AoD Writer, Jim Kuhoric summed up his collaboration with Dave Simons and the upcoming AoD one-shot, “When the folks at Dynamite pitched their ideas for an Army of Darkness Holiday Special, I was excited to finally get to tell a different kind of story for Ash. Finding out that Dave Simons, who worked on Tomb of Dracula and Ghost Rider during their classic Marvel runs, would be doing the art was what really sealed the deal. Ash’s Christmas Horror isn’t what you expect.
Sure it has lots of Deadites, geysers of blood, and ridiculous situations, but it’s much more than that. This story gives us a rare look at the human side of Ash, explains why he hates the holidays, and gives him a chance to find out if there is any room left in his hard heart for compassion. That and he ends up transformed into a one armed boomstick carrying Claymation holiday character.