Last year, I offered up my list of the hottest gifts for comic book fans, sci-fi geeks, and just all around nerdy folk. You know… my people.

This year, I’ve enlisted a little help from my friends. I’ll also be adding in my own two cents. But, it’s less than two weeks until Christmas, so let’s get this party started.

From Lindsay Jane – Geek girl extraordinaire

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow

“Not only is it well-written and incredibly well-drawn, it’s message is timely, considering what the video game industry has gone through in the last half of the year.” -Lindsay

Preview available at Amazon.com

Symbolia

 

“It contains true stories and journalism pieces drawn and illustrated by a variety of comic artists. You can get back issues and art prints on their site for a reasonable price.” -Lindsay

I’ve never heard of it, but it looks cool. Appears to be available only on iOS devices for now.

Here’s a description from their web site:

Symbolia merges thrilling true stories with amazing illustration and comics. We’ve been hailed as one of the top reasons to switch to digital comics by io9 and FastCo named Symbolia one of 2012′s best digital comics.

Every other month, we publish a themed issue containing 3 – 5 lively stories from around the world. Each issue includes sound, links, animations, interactive charts and more.

Build Your Own European-Style Charm Bracelet and Charm

Not technically a comic or pop-culture gift, I’ll let it go because Lindsay has about the best fashion sense of anyone I know. Plus, it’s on ThinkGeek, so it’s at least nerd-adjacent. There do appear to be some pop-culture charms available on the order page.

“And every geek girl I know is pining after one or more of these” – Lindsay

From Jeff Shields – Retro Toy Nut and DC Comics Apologist

Retro Mego Action Figures

There’s a metric ton of these things now available all over the web. Jeff sent me a link to Figures Toy Company, which he says has the best collection. I’ll be the judge of that…

Well, they’ve got Speedy and Kid Flash, so I guess I’ll concede the point to Jeff.

“I’ve been collecting since they started the retro MEGOs last year.  I keep them MOC, so I can’t vouch for playability, but the reproductions are nearly note-perfect, and their originals look great, too.” – Jeff

Captain America (1979) / Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979)

Wow… I didn’t even know this existed on DVD, but Amazon has it for less than $9.

“Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear before Marvel had a clue about what they were doing.” – Jeff

Legends Of The Super Heroes

Here’s another great addition to your DVD collection. You can finally get rid of that terrible bootleg VHS you’ve got on your shelf. (Or maybe that’s just me.)

“Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear before DC had a clue about copying what Marvel was doing.” – Jeff

As for me? I’m going to go ahead and post my #1 Hot Gift for Comic Fans here, just in case I don’t get around to the planned part 2 of this series.

Dancing Groot

If you’ve seen Guardian’s of the Galaxy, you know what I’m talking about here.

If you haven’t, well add the Guardians of the Galaxy Blu Ray to your list, too.

Thanks for checking in. Happy Holidays! And thanks again to my guest contributors, Lindsay and Jeff.

Cheers!

– CCG