You have a geek in your life and you are stuck on what to give them for Christmas. The last gift you bought them was a sweater and they gave you a look like Dark Phoenix gave Cyclops when Jean Grey was completely inhabited. Your problem is, you don’t even know what that last sentence means.
No need to fret. Your friendly neighborhood geeks are here to perform a little mutant magic this holiday season. Ashlee and I are going to give you some training that Master Yoda would’ve been jealous of. If you use the force…of shopping….you will survive the holidays and avoid the dark side.
iCade: Okay, so no one really NEEDS an iPad, but this ThinkGeek exclusive gives you another reason to justify the purchase. Using an old-school video arcade cabinet, this retro beauty comes with a fully functional joystick and arcade buttons. With more than 100 classic games available from the App store, that special geek in your life will be rockin’ Asteroids like it’s 1984. This time, without the mullet.
Han Solo ice cube tray: Another ThinkGeek gem lets you bring home every Star Wars fan’s favorite rebel smuggler in convenient 3-inch blocks. Freeze him, make him chocolately, just don’t call him scruffy. Jaba has several in his freezer, I’ve heard.
Holiday Yoda: Sideshow Collectibles offers the Jedi Master dressed in his holiday finest. Based on a 1981 greeting card, Holiday Yoda comes complete with an articulated body and over flowing sack of presents. You can find him at www.sideshowtoy.com
Star Wars cooking essentials: Williams-Sonoma offers several options for making Star Wars-themed goodies including Heroes and Villains cookie cutters, Darth Vader pancake molds Millennium Falcon sandwich cutters and an apron to keep your geek’s Stormtrooper uniform flour free!
The Big Bang Theory Seasons 1-4: Geeks appreciate a shout-out. The Big Bang Theory works very hard to keep geeks happy. This show is on every geek’s wishlist, if they don’t already have it, and can be found on amazon.com
Subscription to comic books: It’s not hard to find out what a geek’s favorite character is. What is hard is for them to keep up with that character all year long. You can get a gift subscription to their favorite comic book at www.marvel.com/comic_books or www.dccomics.com generally, they may have an independent company as a favorite as well.
Comic book original art: Looking for something a little more upscale in price? Something that you know they don’t have because there’s only one of it in the world? Something that will garner a single tear rolling down the face of that geek? Here’s your answer: Get them original comic book or comic strip artwork. There’s several affordable ways to do that, but almost all of them can be found at www.comicartshop.com
True Blood Busts: HBO has a certified hit on their hands with True Blood. DC Direct knows this, and has released individual, realistic busts of the characters who made blood sucking sexy. You can find the vampires your geek is craving for less than you’d think at www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/
Autographed movie poster or 8 x 10: Every geek is a geek because of a movie, a television series, or a book that turned them onto a universe they hadn’t been aware of before. With a certificate of authenticity and a signature, you can make your geek’s holiday special with a photo or poster of their favorite movie or television stars guaranteed to be just what the Doctor Who ordered. Don’t fall for knock-offs or copies, you can get originals at www.prestigeautographs.com
Lego sets: Trust me, Legos are not just for kids. There are Star Wars and Harry Potter Lego sets right now that would scare most children. There are Pirates of the Caribbean sets, Heroica sets, and DC Universe sets that will take an adult days to assemble. Prices vary, as do the level of difficulty, but the geek happiness never changes. You can check it out at www.lego.com
Doctor Who Lenticular Animated Chess Set: You don’t need to know what it is, as long as they know you care. If they like the good Doctor and British Science Fiction, then they need this more than a sweater. You can find it at www.thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsunder50/e8d3/
There you have it. Something for every price range and every style of geek. You don’t have much time left for shopping, you slacker, but you can do express delivery on most items in time for the holidays. Hope this helps bring some joy to those most deserving, the geeks.
