This year marks 61 years of Stilt-Man, aka Wilbur Day, a figure that’s beloved by some 1 and oft maligned by others. 2 In his decades of existence, this character (whose primary differentiator is he can get real tall thanks to his stilts) has never starred in his own solo story, with only a handful of appearances — arguably just one! — that could be catalogued as a co-lead role. That might even be generous. To me, and almost certainly to Day himself, that’s a grave injustice, and the type of thing that needed to be corrected.

And now it will be, as Stilt-Man is getting what I believe is his first solo story in the Marvel Winter Break Special #1 that arrives in comic shops on December 30th. Even better? And more insane?

I’m writing it.

Brought to you by myself, artist Javier Pulido — who is drawing and coloring this story, which by itself is so wild — letterer Joe Caramagna, and editor Wil Moss, this three-page story will be a Stilt-Man tale quite unlike any you’ve read before. Much of that is Pulido, an absolute ace who maximizes the limited real estate and elevates the concept into its very best self, just like it does with the D-list villain lead who can’t help but dream of something more. That’s all I’ll say about it, besides the fact that even when I factor in how I come to it with a clear bias, the story itself is a real treat.

There’s plenty more to be excited about in this anthology one-shot — for example, Ryan North’s writing the headline story, and from what I’ve seen, it’s going to be amazing — so if you’re interested in learning what it’d be like if a) Stilt-Man had a solo story and/or b) I wrote a comic, you can find your answers and more to both in this one comic. Below are all the details for that release, so maybe consider pre-ordering it at your local comic book shop, as final order cut-off for it is next Monday, the 16th of November.

Marvel Winter Break Special 2026 #1
Written by Ryan North, Christina Strain, David Harper (??), and more
Art by Javier Pulido, Pete Woods, Javier Garrón, Lucas Werneck, and more
40 pages – $5.99 – Final Order Cutoff on November 16th

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