I’ve been behind lately, but not so behind that I haven’t been thinking about what to add to my yearly geek christmas list. Last year on my old site I wrote a bunch of things down, but it’s a new year and these are my top picks for the geek that may have everything. Then again, maybe they don’t have everything….here are some geek christmas ideas…well mostly comic books:
The Long Halloween
Absolute Batman The Long Halloween is my first and biggest pick for something to purchase a geek. The plot of the story was a major influence for the Dark Knight and this thing is massive. The graphic novel is a collection of a twelve issue comic book series that featured a “holiday” serial killer, and made the debut of Two Face, amongst other things. It has some of the best artwork, and features an intense story line that really jumps off the page. It shows that Batman is not just some “cartoony” character to read. This noir/crime novel is amazing, and really is something to get your grubby hands on. Batman The Long Halloween is one of my personal favorites, and this absolute edition is just perfect.
Neil Gaiman pushed through something great when he started writing Death. Absolute Death is the ultimate packaging of Neil Gaiman’s masterpieces sewn together with such amazing artwork. If you’re not familiar with Death, then you’re missing out.
Of course, there’s a ton of other things you can purchase in regards to comic books, I mean you could get Scalped Volume 1 - 5, which I highly recommend. Or you could check out so much more, this is no way a definitive list, just some ideas.
Watchmen Director’s Cut Nite Owl Ship edition dvd set is one of the best things I’ve seen in regards to collectibles. Yes, I saw the Terminator skull box set, and I’ve seen so many other unique box sets, including the Big Lebowski bowling ball edition, however this is interesting to note as well. This thing is an amazon exclusive, so you may not even see it in stores. I recommend it, even though I didn’t exactly love the movie.
The final piece to my little geek gift ideas post is something that I’m sure no one thought I’d mention. This is definitely the wild card, because it’s more of a personal thing than anything else. I even spent some serious money getting this on vhs. I had to buy it via vhs, one by one, but this week it was released in a box set!
Silent Night Deadly Night III - V Box Set
Silent Deadly Night III - V finishes off the 5 films from the famous killer santa claus cult classic film. I’ve loved this series since I was a kid, and until recently you could only get this on vhs edited. So now you can get yourself all the films in a dvd box set. There’s not a whole lot to say about these films, they are terrible but if you’re a fan of the series, you have sentimental appreciation for the films. I just wish I knew it was coming to dvd. I now have a set of vhs tapes that no one will buy…oh well.
There you go, a quick list of geek christmas ideas. This is not a comprehensive list by any stretch of the imagination. It’s just something fast, in case you’re reading this site out of the blue and forgot to buy someone in your life a special something. I’ll be back with more posts…I’m just getting lazy.