Holiday gift suggestions for comics fans
Word Balloons #1244: Compact books and deluxe figures among gift ideas
With a late Thanksgiving this year, it’s finally “Black Friday” 2024.
Have you started holiday shopping yet? I have a few ideas for those shopping for comics fans this holiday shopping season. The day after Thanksgiving, often called “Black Friday,” has long been considered a day to kick off the holiday shopping frenzy. Be sure to consider your local comic shop for gift ideas!
DC Compact Classics
At just $9.99, these classic DC titles in a compact format could slip right into a stocking. Available titles include best-sellers like “Batman: Hush,” “All-Star Superman,” and “Watchmen.”
The One:12 Collective Fantastic Four Deluxe Steel Boxed Set
Mezco creates high-quality action figures with cloth clothes and multiple heads and accessories in roughly a six-inch, or 1:12 scale.
Fantastic Four One:12 Collective Deluxe Steel Boxed Set collects the classic four of Marvel's first family: Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, the Thing… along with the robot H.E.R.B.I.E.!
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Vol. 1
Writer Larry Hama continues to write the adventures of the G.I. Joe team in the “Real American Hero” continuity that started in the 1980s. The “G.I Joe: A Real American Hero” compendium collects G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #1-50, originally published by Marvel, in this Skybound/Image Comics/Hasbro release.
DC Vs. Marvel Omnibus (Jim Lee Direct Market Variant)
Starting with 1976’s Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man and ending with 2000’s Batman/Daredevil, this compendium puts together the crossovers between American comics’ two top publishers.
This volume collects Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man #1, Marvel Treasury Edition #28, DC Special Series #27, Marvel and DC Present: Featuring the Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans #1, Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire #1, Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights #1, Darkseid Vs. Galactus: The Hunger #1, Spider-Man and Batman #1, Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances #1, Silver Surfer/Superman #1, Batman/Captain America #1, Daredevil/Batman #1, Batman/Spider-Man #1, Superman/Fantastic Four #1, Incredible Hulk Vs. Superman #1, and Batman/Daredevil #1.
Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1: Married With Children
In a world where the Marvel heroes didn’t develop in the same way, Peter Parker doesn’t become Spider-Man as a teen but instead marries Mary Jane, works at the Daily Bugle, and has two kids. But, when he’s sent a genetically enhanced spider, is destiny calling again?
Part of the new Utimate line spearheaded by Jonathan Hickman, “Ultimate Spider-Man” Vol. 1 is by the creative team of writer Hickman and artist Marco Checchetto.
If you're not sure what to get, ask your local comic shop for ideas! And if your local shop is Speeding Bullet Comics, 614 N. Porter Ave. in Norman, OK, here are this weekend’s specials!
Speeding Bullet Black Friday & weekend specials
Specials for Black Friday, and Small Business Saturday and Sunday at Speeding Bullet Comics are as follows:
- Select trades will be $5 and $10! (Look for the markdown table!)
- Comic Book Sets will be 25 percent off!
- Statues will be Buy One Get One Free!
- Toys will be Buy Two Get One Free!
- Back issues in the bins priced at $3 or under are just $1!
Matthew Price, matthew@matthewLprice.com, has written about the comics industry for more than two decades. He is the co-owner of Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman.