diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicBookInfo/ComicBookInfoProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicBookInfo/ComicBookInfoProvider.cs
index 4ef618b0eb..990d452fb1 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicBookInfo/ComicBookInfoProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicBookInfo/ComicBookInfoProvider.cs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class ComicBookInfoProvider : IComicProvider
         try
         {
             // use first day of the month because this format doesn't include a day
-            return new DateTime(year, month, 1);
+            return new DateTime(year, month, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Unspecified);
         }
         catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException)
         {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/ComicInfoReader.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/ComicInfoReader.cs
index 429a2cf6d5..b8329e7805 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/ComicInfoReader.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/ComicInfoReader.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Books.ComicInfo;
 /// <summary>
 /// ComicInfo reader.
 /// </summary>
-public class ComicInfoReader
+public static class ComicInfoReader
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Filename to check for comic metadata either next to the comic file or inside the archive.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class ComicInfoReader
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="xml">The XDocument to read for comic metadata.</param>
     /// <returns>The resulting book.</returns>
-    public Book? ReadComicBookMetadata(XDocument xml)
+    public static Book? ReadComicBookMetadata(XDocument xml)
     {
         var book = new Book();
         var hasFoundMetadata = false;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class ComicInfoReader
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="xml">The XDocument to read for people metadata.</param>
     /// <param name="metadataResult">The metadata result to update.</param>
-    public void ReadPeopleMetadata(XDocument xml, MetadataResult<Book> metadataResult)
+    public static void ReadPeopleMetadata(XDocument xml, MetadataResult<Book> metadataResult)
     {
         ReadCommaSeparatedStringsInto(xml, "ComicInfo/Writer", authors =>
         {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class ComicInfoReader
     /// <param name="xml">the XDocument to read for metadata.</param>
     /// <param name="xPath">The path to search.</param>
     /// <param name="commitResult">The action to take after parsing all metadata.</param>
-    public void ReadCultureInfoInto(XDocument xml, string xPath, Action<CultureInfo> commitResult)
+    public static void ReadCultureInfoInto(XDocument xml, string xPath, Action<CultureInfo> commitResult)
     {
         string? culture = null;
 
@@ -115,14 +115,8 @@ public class ComicInfoReader
             return;
         }
 
-        try
-        {
-            // culture cannot be null here as the method would have returned earlier
-            commitResult(new CultureInfo(culture!));
-        }
-        catch (CultureNotFoundException)
-        {
-        }
+        // culture cannot be null here as the method would have returned earlier
+        commitResult(new CultureInfo(culture!));
     }
 
     private static bool ReadStringInto(XDocument xml, string xPath, Action<string> commitResult)
@@ -194,7 +188,7 @@ public class ComicInfoReader
 
         try
         {
-            var dateTime = new DateTime(year, month, day);
+            var dateTime = new DateTime(year, month, day, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Unspecified);
 
             commitResult(dateTime);
             return true;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/ExternalComicInfoProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/ExternalComicInfoProvider.cs
index 62fca925c8..8dd76d8b15 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/ExternalComicInfoProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/ExternalComicInfoProvider.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ public class ExternalComicInfoProvider : IComicProvider
 {
     private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
     private readonly ILogger<ExternalComicInfoProvider> _logger;
-    private readonly ComicInfoReader _utilities = new();
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExternalComicInfoProvider"/> class.
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ public class ExternalComicInfoProvider : IComicProvider
             return new MetadataResult<Book> { HasMetadata = false };
         }
 
-        var book = _utilities.ReadComicBookMetadata(comicInfoXml);
+        var book = ComicInfoReader.ReadComicBookMetadata(comicInfoXml);
 
         if (book is null)
         {
@@ -52,8 +51,8 @@ public class ExternalComicInfoProvider : IComicProvider
 
         var metadataResult = new MetadataResult<Book> { Item = book, HasMetadata = true };
 
-        _utilities.ReadPeopleMetadata(comicInfoXml, metadataResult);
-        _utilities.ReadCultureInfoInto(comicInfoXml, "ComicInfo/LanguageISO", cultureInfo => metadataResult.ResultLanguage = cultureInfo.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName);
+        ComicInfoReader.ReadPeopleMetadata(comicInfoXml, metadataResult);
+        ComicInfoReader.ReadCultureInfoInto(comicInfoXml, "ComicInfo/LanguageISO", cultureInfo => metadataResult.ResultLanguage = cultureInfo.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName);
 
         return metadataResult;
     }
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ public class ExternalComicInfoProvider : IComicProvider
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            _logger.LogInformation(e, "Could not load external xml from {Path}. This could mean there is no separate ComicInfo metadata file for this comic or the metadata is bundled within the comic.", path);
+            _logger.LogInformation(e, "Could not load external XML from {Path}. This could mean there is no separate ComicInfo metadata file for this comic or the metadata is bundled within the comic.", path);
             return null;
         }
     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/InternalComicInfoProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/InternalComicInfoProvider.cs
index eff248b8d4..98a6aba7d6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/InternalComicInfoProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Books/ComicInfo/InternalComicInfoProvider.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ public class InternalComicInfoProvider : IComicProvider
 {
     private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
     private readonly ILogger<InternalComicInfoProvider> _logger;
-    private readonly ComicInfoReader _utilities = new();
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="InternalComicInfoProvider"/> class.
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ public class InternalComicInfoProvider : IComicProvider
             return new MetadataResult<Book> { HasMetadata = false };
         }
 
-        var book = _utilities.ReadComicBookMetadata(comicInfoXml);
+        var book = ComicInfoReader.ReadComicBookMetadata(comicInfoXml);
 
         if (book is null)
         {
@@ -50,8 +49,8 @@ public class InternalComicInfoProvider : IComicProvider
 
         var metadataResult = new MetadataResult<Book> { Item = book, HasMetadata = true };
 
-        _utilities.ReadPeopleMetadata(comicInfoXml, metadataResult);
-        _utilities.ReadCultureInfoInto(comicInfoXml, "ComicInfo/LanguageISO", cultureInfo => metadataResult.ResultLanguage = cultureInfo.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName);
+        ComicInfoReader.ReadPeopleMetadata(comicInfoXml, metadataResult);
+        ComicInfoReader.ReadCultureInfoInto(comicInfoXml, "ComicInfo/LanguageISO", cultureInfo => metadataResult.ResultLanguage = cultureInfo.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName);
 
         return metadataResult;
     }