Comical Holidays: Gifts with a Comic Heart

Hello again everyone! I hope everyone has had a safe and happy holiday weekend, and taken advantage of some of the amazing sales that have been flouting around the net and stores nationwide.  I though that I'd help out some of you late or frustrated shoppers and show some different avenues to consider and gifts for some different people in your circle of friends and family.

So to start off, here is a nice little list of some places to check out for some good sales and back catalogs:

1. Amazon

2. Marvel Online Shop

3. WBshop for DC Comics

4. Midtown Comics Online Store

5. Boom Studios Online Store

Now that we have some links and stores to check out, I think it only fair to put a few tips out for those of us shopping both with and without a strong understanding of comics or the way the industry sells them. So here is a little guide of things to consider:

- If you're looking for a specific story or character, you should probably aim more towards what are referred to as Trade Paper Backs (or TPB for short). These usually collect full arcs within an ongoing series so the reader can enjoy the arc all together, so finding a specific story is a lot easier as these act as collected volumes.

- If you're looking for a larger/complete story arc or potentially a large scale event you may want to look at an grabbing up an Omnibus. An Omnibus can consist of more story arcs than a normal TPB or even an entire series print run, so catching up on a large amount of material or getting a more substantial collection of stories are much easier to compile.


Now that we have all the official business out of the way, here is the fun part; here are some of my personal recommendations for good stories and excellent comics, as well as a few other things to tickle your comic loving funny bone. (I will make each series a link to a wikipedia page so you can decide if the comic is right for you, and if you find it is then scroll up and hit up those sellers!)

Current Series to Check Out:

1. Venom

2. Amazing Spider-Man

3. Wolverine

4. Captain America

5. Daken: Dark Wolverine

6. F.F. (Future Foundation)

Classic Series to Check Out:

1. Akira

2. Transmetropolitan

3. Watchmen

4. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

5. V for Vendetta

6. The Umbrella Academy

These should definitely get you started, but there is so much out there that the only way to see it is to get out there and check it out! So good luck, and happy hunting!


Libellus Pagina Amitorious,
Matt