Category Archives: Holiday

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28 Days of Geek Giving: DC Super Friends Hawkman

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Who says comic book geeks have to be in the 30s?  If you have a little tyke you’re trying to convert to the dark side, one sure fire way to get him (or her) to pick up and play with those DC Super Friends again, is to give them the latest addition to the line – Hawkman.

This 6″ scale, chunky figure is fully-articulated (including articulated wings) and arrives ready for battle in his new brown war deco and Hawk Jet.

Yes, it is certainly cool, but Mattel doesn’t say if Hawkman comes with his own Nth Metal mace for kicking Lex Luthor’s butt.

via Matty Collector

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28 Days of Geek Giving: Video Game Console Ornaments

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If you don’t already have holiday tree decorated in geek-dom, next year will be the year to remember with the video game console ornaments from Etsy.  Everything from Xbox 360, Playstation, and the Wiimote are available, and if you are old school, you can also pick up N64, NES, and Genesis controller ornaments.  They come in white or red, but sadly the $25.00 collection is currently sold out.  That’s okay, because you won’t want to put them on the tree this year – 2010 will be the year to show off your gaming tree.

Etsy via dvice

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Marvel giving away free stuff

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The December 30th comic releases may arrive at your comic shop, and it may not depending on how your shop owner has things scheduled for the holidays.  For those participating in the Marvel program, the company has announced it’s bring the new year in early with a bunch of free stuff, including calendars, comics and more.  With end of the year being a crazy time, and holidays totally screwing with shipping, this event from Marvel might end up being a way for store owners to bring in those extra bucks.

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28 Days of Geek Giving: General Zod

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Who doesn’t like Terence Stamp as General Zod from Superman II?  For those who can’t get enough Zod action, Matty Collector has a 12-inch articulated figure that can interact with the other 12-inch DC figures from the company.  General Zod has a cloth replica uniform, 2 “crude noisemaker” weapons, extra hands, and a stand for the geek in your life to proudly display his action figure.

via Matty Collector

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28 Days of Geek Giving: TMNT Donatello Comiquette

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If you’ve waited this long, chances are any gift you order now won’t make it to your door by the big day, so you might as well give the geek in your life something to look forward to in the new year.  Sideshow Collectibles has announced the latest turtle in its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Comiquette line will be Donatello, and for the big fan, this is one fine looking statue.

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Stan Lee debuts original story on Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited

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Marvel has announced that Stan Lee is making his Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited debut with a special Fantastic Four tale.

The Thing teaches the rest of Marvel’s First Family all about Chanukah, and in turn, they impart some lessons of their own on some would-be street toughs. All this plus an art cameo by Lee’s FF co-creator Jack Kirby in a one-of-a-kind story that should not be missed!

This is a four-part story that is available now at  the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited site, with new installments arriving weekly.

via Marvel

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28 Days of Geek Giving: Tauntaun Sleeping Bag

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What started out as an April Fool’s joke a few years ago, turned into an actual product, and is perfect for Star Wars fans.  The Tauntaun sleeping bag is a bit friendlier looking than the ones that appeared in the movie, and while sleeping bags should look cool on the outside, the inside is really nice, as it features an intestine pattern.  Best of all, there’s a lightsaber zipper to open and close the sleeping bag.

All the info, and a video, after the jump!

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28 Days of Geek Giving: Batman’s Cowl

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Any true Batman fan probably has a cheap rubber cowl sitting in their closet somewhere.  The thing smells bad, tears at your skin when you put them on, and the rubber ears don’t stand up right… or so I’ve heard…

This year, make the smile on the face of your Bat-Fan shine brighter than the Bat Signal with the actual cowl from Batman Returns.

The Bat-Cowl has been professionally crafted from the original prop worn in Tim Burton’s 1992 film. Composed of sturdy fiberglass, the non-wearable Bat-Cowl hangs on a utility-belt-styled display stand.

The lot is limited to 500 units, and you’re going to have to drop $475 for it, but this replica is so uber-cool, simply having it on display will up the geek cred of the geek in your life by a million and one.

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28 Days of Geek Giving: Stormtrooper Mimobot USB Drive

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I remember when Mimobot first introduced its line of Star Wars USB drives. The first in the line was the Stormtrooper drive, that sold out pretty quickly.  Mimobot has re-released the Series 1 Stormtrooper drive with a limited run of 2,500 units.  Even at $100, the units will go quickly, so you better pick one up for the geek in your life if you want to impress this holiday season.

via Mimobot

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Mark Waid is Jolly!

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Press Release

It’s about that time again when holiday spirit takes over Meltdown Comics in the form of the BOOM! Studios Holiday Party!

Everyone and anyone is invited to our holiday event next Friday, December 18th, as we spread some merry cheer at Meltdown Comics.

Who: The BOOM! Crew. Mix and mingle with Mark Waid, Ross Richie, Michael Alan Nelson, Matt Gagnon and more!

When: Friday, December 18th, 8:00pm – till they kick us out!

Where: Meltdown Comics & Collectibles
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA, 90046

Why: FREE BEER while supplies last!

About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry’s biggest talents, including Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company’s FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM Kids!, with Pixar’s THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney’s THE MUPPETS, DONALD DUCK, UNCLE SCROOGE and WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fourth anniversary.