Holiday2012

The Best of Archie Comics Book 1 and Book 2 Available From: Amazon / ArchieComics.com / Your local comic book store Price: $9.99 each, or $17 for the set at ArchieComics.com Between the $40 pinboards, the $35 mugs and the occasional $1,000 framed sketch of Batman riding a unicorn, this year's gift guide has skewed a little towards the pricey side of things...

As you might expect, Santa Claus is a fixture in Christmas comics, but he's rarely having a very good time of it. At the very least, he tends to need help saving Christmas from just not happening, and often, he's in pretty bad shape himself...

Superhero Pinboards Available From: Pottery Barn Kids Price: $39.00 For comic book fans, art is always a pretty safe choice for gift-giving, but as great as it is to have an original of Batman riding a unicorn or whatever, the major flaw is that you are not generally encouraged to stick things into it with thumbtacks...

If you're like me, you wait until the last minute to do things (like this post) and you're a fetishist for expensive hardcover books that are available only in absurdly limited numbers and packaged in exquisite slipcases and loaded with supplemental material and artwork...

Michel Fiffe's COPRA Available From: Etsy / MichelFiffe.com Price: $5 per issue ($60 for the whole 12-issue subscription) As a holiday gift-giver, one of your goals should be the elusive "gift that keeps on giving," something that will delight your giftee for the entire year...

The holidays are here, and on War Rocket Ajax, that means only one thing: Special guest Matt Fraction joining us for our annual Christmas party! We talk a little about his comics, including Hawkeye and the upcoming Sex Criminals, then we discuss the best (and worst) Christmas songs, movies, specials and comics in a yuletide spectacular the likes of which have never been seen -- and you can listen

The Beartato Tot Squishable Mini-Plush Available From: TopatoCo Price: $19.00 Let's face it, every now and then we all need a hug. And what better to hug than a rotund (and accurate) real-life version of Beartato, the star of Anthony Clark's Nedroid comic...

The Supervillain Handbook Available From: Amazon / Seedier, Less Reputable Bookstores Price: $10.36 I think it's safe to say that all of you have thought "Hey, being able to read articles by these brilliant and physically attractive ComicsAlliance contributors several times a day for free is great, but it's just not enough...

The Batman Hooded Cozy Available From: Amazon Price: $31.99 If you followed along with last year's gift guide, you may recall my endorsement of the Batman Blanket-With-Sleeves, a product that I actually own (because of course I do). Apparently, the intervening year has seen a comfy arms race with the Forever Lazy, because snuggie technology has now advanced: The Batman Blanket now has a cowl... R

Neal Adams Sketch of Batman Riding a Unicorn Available From: eBay Price: $1,000.00 This is a sketch of Batman riding a unicorn by Neal Adams. It costs $1,000.00. Price includes frame. Not really sure if there's anything else I can add to that...