Here's our annual look at cool things folks who read this blog might be interested in giving or receiving this year. Click the links for info from Amazon.
DVDs
2008 was a big year for comic book movies, and now those big features are coming out on DVD.
Here's a batch of fresh-to-disk superhero titles and other DVDs of interest:
Batman - The Complete Animated Series
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Incredible Hulk
The Dark Knight
Lost - The Complete Fourth Season
Sleeping Beauty (Two-Disc Platinum Edition)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series
Get Smart - Season 1 (The Original TV Series)
James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set
The Original Christmas Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town/Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol/Little Drummer Boy/Cricket on the Hearth)
Classic Cartoon Favorites, Vol. 9 - Classic Holiday Stories (The Small One/Pluto's Christmas Tree/Mickey's Christmas Carol)
CD box sets
In this age of downloads, it's still nice to get a big bundle of music, lovingly packaged and annotated.
The Soul of Rock and Roll ~ Orbison, Roy
Love Train:The Sound of Philadelphia ~ Various Artists
The Unreleased Recordings ~ Hank Williams
Time Life Oldies But Goodies 10 CD Set ~ Various
Picture Book ~ The Kinks
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 11A: 1971~ Various Artists
Anthology 1966-1972 ~ The Move
The Golden Era of Rock 'n' Roll: 1954-1963 ~ Various Artists
Rare Rock 'N' Roll Rampage ~ Various
Pop culture books
Here's a selection of newish books about movies, comics, music and more.
"Have You Seen . . . ?": A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films ~ David Thomson
Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts ~ Rob Smith
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story ~ Richard Schickel
Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom ~ Brian Chidester
The Near Complete Essential Hembeck Archives Omnibus ~ Fred Hembeck
Marvel Chronicle ~ Tom DeFalco, Peter Sanderson
The DC Vault ~ Martin Pasko
Best American Comics ~ edited by Lynda Barry
The Adventures of Tintin Collector's Edition
Bat Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan ~ Chip Kidd
The Best Music You've Never Heard ~ Nigel Williamson
Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy ~ John C. Winn
Books about comic book artists
This has been a banner year for tomes about some of America's greatest comic book and comic strip artists. Here's a selection of some of the most notable:
Man of Rock: Joe Kubert ~ Bill Schelly
Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles
Brush with Passion: Dave Stevens
Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko ~ Blake Bell
Kirby: King of Comics ~ Mark Evanier
Retro toys
Wii? Bah, Humbug! Let's go back to the classics:
Retro/Mego Star Trek Figures
Star Trek Retro/Mego Bridge Playset
Retro/Mego Planet of the Apes Figures
Bozo Bop Bag
G.I. Joe Kung Fu Grip figures
Comic book reprints
This decade has been a golden era for reprints of classic comics, with the various Showcase, Essentials, Archives, Masterworks and other reprint lines from DC and Marvel going strong.
Click on the links to go to Amazon's listings of each:
DC Showcase Presents
DC Archives
Marvel Omnibus
Marvel Essentials
EC Comics Archives
Dark Horse Comics Archives
Dark Horse Comics Omnibus books
Action Figures
It seems like you can find nearly every mainstream superhero in action figure form these days. Click the links to see entries in the following popular toy lines:
Marvel Legends Action Figures
DC Direct Action Figures
DC Universe Classics Figures
Hot Wheels Batmobile toys
Hot Wheels has launched a series of toys based on the 1960s Batman TV show vehicles. Take a look at what's available.
DVDs
2008 was a big year for comic book movies, and now those big features are coming out on DVD.
Here's a batch of fresh-to-disk superhero titles and other DVDs of interest:
Batman - The Complete Animated Series
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Incredible Hulk
The Dark Knight
Lost - The Complete Fourth Season
Sleeping Beauty (Two-Disc Platinum Edition)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series
Get Smart - Season 1 (The Original TV Series)
James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set
The Original Christmas Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town/Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol/Little Drummer Boy/Cricket on the Hearth)
Classic Cartoon Favorites, Vol. 9 - Classic Holiday Stories (The Small One/Pluto's Christmas Tree/Mickey's Christmas Carol)
CD box sets
In this age of downloads, it's still nice to get a big bundle of music, lovingly packaged and annotated.
The Soul of Rock and Roll ~ Orbison, Roy
Love Train:The Sound of Philadelphia ~ Various Artists
The Unreleased Recordings ~ Hank Williams
Time Life Oldies But Goodies 10 CD Set ~ Various
Picture Book ~ The Kinks
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 11A: 1971~ Various Artists
Anthology 1966-1972 ~ The Move
The Golden Era of Rock 'n' Roll: 1954-1963 ~ Various Artists
Rare Rock 'N' Roll Rampage ~ Various
Pop culture books
Here's a selection of newish books about movies, comics, music and more.
"Have You Seen . . . ?": A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films ~ David Thomson
Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts ~ Rob Smith
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story ~ Richard Schickel
Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom ~ Brian Chidester
The Near Complete Essential Hembeck Archives Omnibus ~ Fred Hembeck
Marvel Chronicle ~ Tom DeFalco, Peter Sanderson
The DC Vault ~ Martin Pasko
Best American Comics ~ edited by Lynda Barry
The Adventures of Tintin Collector's Edition
Bat Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan ~ Chip Kidd
The Best Music You've Never Heard ~ Nigel Williamson
Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles' Recorded Legacy ~ John C. Winn
Books about comic book artists
This has been a banner year for tomes about some of America's greatest comic book and comic strip artists. Here's a selection of some of the most notable:
Man of Rock: Joe Kubert ~ Bill Schelly
Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles
Brush with Passion: Dave Stevens
Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko ~ Blake Bell
Kirby: King of Comics ~ Mark Evanier
Retro toys
Wii? Bah, Humbug! Let's go back to the classics:
Retro/Mego Star Trek Figures
Star Trek Retro/Mego Bridge Playset
Retro/Mego Planet of the Apes Figures
Bozo Bop Bag
G.I. Joe Kung Fu Grip figures
Comic book reprints
This decade has been a golden era for reprints of classic comics, with the various Showcase, Essentials, Archives, Masterworks and other reprint lines from DC and Marvel going strong.
Click on the links to go to Amazon's listings of each:
DC Showcase Presents
DC Archives
Marvel Omnibus
Marvel Essentials
EC Comics Archives
Dark Horse Comics Archives
Dark Horse Comics Omnibus books
Action Figures
It seems like you can find nearly every mainstream superhero in action figure form these days. Click the links to see entries in the following popular toy lines:
Marvel Legends Action Figures
DC Direct Action Figures
DC Universe Classics Figures
Hot Wheels Batmobile toys
Hot Wheels has launched a series of toys based on the 1960s Batman TV show vehicles. Take a look
at what's available.
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