Those shysters at the Roxxon energy corporation are at it again, with a machine that is turning the tropical Savage Land into a frozen wilderness, all in the name of helping to reduce global warming. A big, crossover-worthy group of Marvel heroes head to the prehistoric paradise and try to clean up the mess.

Of course, it’s all a very thinly veiled excuse for a Winter-themed, swimsuit special-style series of cheeky pinups. Despite that, the story is at least incredibly self aware and somewhat meta (with Gwenpool heavily involved, that’s perhaps no surprise), full of amusing dialogue and neat little touches that make it a really enjoyable read.

The worst thing for me is the Greg Land cover; though he’s known for photo referencing from, well, dubious, sources, he continues to get a ton of work even when his art isn’t exactly great. The cover to this special is a great example. It looks great at first glance, but look closer at elements such as Storm’s face and it doesn’t take long for the cracks in the façade to appear. It’s disappointing that this is the main cover, but unfortunately my local comic shop (hello, Vanguard Comics!) only had this one in stock.

Of course, it’s the pinups that are the main event, and there’s a great selection and variety of them. I’m always pleasantly surprised to see the male characters well represented in these specials, and though there’s still an element of cheesiness with the characters, it feels less of an outright sexist leering session when the boys are involved too.

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