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Showing posts with label wonder woman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wonder woman. Show all posts
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
My Christmas haul
This has been one of the best Christmases for a geek like me, so I thought I would share my booty with you all.
It has been a hard decision but I think this is my most favourite present this year, a little Wonder Woman, so very very cute I love it. Not sure about what to do with it, think I am going to have to rethink my mantlepiece, which currently stores a variety of crap including a random pot of pens, several different sided dice, half a bottle of bubbles with no lid, two watches, three candles, a wizard and lots of important papers that can't be lost. I would much rather it displayed my superheroes, there's a job for the rest of the holiday period.
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| Yes, they are awesome Superman PJs |
Some more Wonder Woman themed gifts. Wonder Woman #32 signed by George Perez, thank you mum and dad, a Wonder Woman apron which I opened to be told by my husband "Now you can bake me brownies in style". Guess I'm baking brownies at some point this Christmas break. Also a Wonder Woman dress up top complete with a little cape, unfortunately there isn't a picture of me in it because it attracted some unwanted attention from my husband, christmas morning is crazy enough without having to fend him off.
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| Signed by George Perez |
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| So I look cool in the kitchen, apparently. |
To be fair to my husband he has done well for me this year. Christmas present buying hasn't always been his strong point, once he bought me an inflatable backpack, not really sure why, but it has taken nearly 15 years and he got so very right. The apron and little Wonder Woman I have already mentioned, but alongside those he bought me 5 graphic novels. I must hold my hands up at this point and state I did create an Amazon wishlist as a huge huge hint. The one I am most excited about has to be the Astonishing X-Men omnibus, it is huge, so much X-Men fun in one place. I have started reading and made only a very small dent, which is good because I want it to last.
He also got me a very sweet Doctor Who themed necklace. I won't lie I am a little concerned it say 'FREE FOR USE OF PUBLIC' but rest assured anyone trying to take advantage of that will get a swift kick in the leg.
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So there it is a round up of the geek themed gifts I got this year. I got many more wonderful gifts which I am very grateful for, far too many to share, and consider myself to be very lucky that I have family and friends that care. I hope you all had a great geek christmas and I'll leave you with a little picture of my family on christmas day.
Monday, 19 December 2011
Saturday, 17 December 2011
Wonder woman looking classier then ever
This artwork by FlashDaz won first place in the Superhero Modren contest on 1000worth.com. I would love are large print hanging in my fantasy library of my fantasy house mansion.
Thursday, 15 December 2011
My ultimate Christmas geek themed wish list...
So it’s the time of year where people are asking me what I want for Christmas. This is a really hard question, there are many things I want none of which I ever feel comfortable asking for. May be it’s because I am too polite, maybe it’s because without some kind of price guides I feel cheeky no matter what the cost may be. This year, too make things a little easier, I decided to create an Amazon wish list and found myself filling it with graphic novels. Not that this is a bad thing, they are reasonably priced and I would never tire of receiving them, but my lovely husband said I should be a bit more adventurous. So I started browsing and OMG there is so much stuff I want, unfortunately it mostly falls into the ‘need to be some kind of millionaire to justify paying that’ category.
So instead of moping around angry at the world because despite us both working full time I can’t afford the things I want, I thought I'd disperse my frustration by sharing my hearts desire with you guys. That way should a kind hearted generous millionaire wish to surprise me with my ideal gift they know exactly what I want.
Just to clarify these pick are related to the theme of geek, that’s what would make me happiest , though a new house with say, 4 bedrooms, indoor pool, home theatre and custom built gaming room wouldn’t go amiss.
So lets kick off with a simple and most know fact about me - I love Wonder Woman since being a small child spinning around to the full grown adult comic collector I am today. So here are just a couple of my picks for a Wonder Woman fan.
This particular statue I favour because I believe it to be one of the most beautiful renderings I have seen. At a cool £99.85 from Amazon it is certainly out of my reach whilst my children are young. Unfortunately clothing and feeding children is a statutory requirement so most of my funds are focused there. This piece would, indeed, have pride of place on my mantelpiece and I’m pretty sure seeing it everyday would instill me with a sense of confidence only an amazon can invoke.
This piece of original comic art by Ed Benes is a dream purchase for a fan like me available for £599.99 from Reedcomics.com. Though its origin isn't clear, the website suggests it may be from a Justice League collectible card, I would still snap it up in an instant and hang it proudly in my (as yet non-existent) comic art gallery. Here is a link should any of you wish to steal it away from. Not that I can ever picture having that kind of money, but I'll keep buying the lottery tickets cos you never know.
Okay so this one may not be completely out of my reach (£16.99) and I am sure one generous relative may one day buy this, but I've just come across them and realised I can't actually get them in the UK without paying an extortionate delivery charge. Which is something that annoys me why can't we get the same merchandise as is available in the USA. I pay my money for my comics, I go to the pictures to watch my heroes on the silver screen, so why can't have have the same merchandise to waste my hard earned pennies on!
Anyway, breath, classic X-Men what's not to love? good ol' Jean, Beast before he turned blue, Cyclops before he turned into a huge douche (once again, still a little bitter 'bout the whole Emma Frost affair) and Iceman before...well Iceman.
Next up Tenth Doctor Coat.
There are not many people I know who are not aware of my deep and ever lasting love for the 10th Doctor, David Tennant did it for me so perfectly. Whilst I am still a massive fan I find it hard to believe that I will ever enjoy a regeneration of the Doctor as much I did 10. This would also look awesome along side the life size cutout my lovely hubby got for me.
£203ish is a lot for a coat that I am pretty sure would look ridiculous on me due to my short stature. Still there would be nothing to stop me running around the house sonicing everything as I go. All I would want next is a Rose Tyler jacket and me the the other half can roleplay to our hearts content. Just to point out I would be wearing the Rose Tyler jacket and him the Doctors, we don't gender reverse roleplay or anything.
Spock's badass tunes or, more accurately, Star Trek Original Series Vulcan Lute Prop Replica. At a whooping $2,009.99 its some serious collectors item and most definately a talking point. Just imagine some hipster dude you are ashamed to know, stops by and whips out his acoustic guitar and starts jamming, you confidently produce your alien lute and blow his hipster mind. Of course you would have to learn to play it first, but it would be so worth it. Plus how hard can it be?
A few options from Firebox, who, I have recently discovered, have a large range of expensive geek related items in their WTF?! department.
1. Replica Dalek - £3,496 Again a classic piece of sci fi history first appearing in 1963 and something my son is terrified of so this would come in very handy during the months of the year that the threat of Father Christmas watching doesn't work.
2. Fuck yeah a Batmobile! - £120,000 is probably a steal considering the amount Batman must have paid to build his. Granted this probably doesn't come with any of the awesome offensive and defensive tech Batmans has, but there is nothing to stop you having ago at fitting a drawing pin trap on the back or may be a makeshift ejector seat. Please note: I do not accept any liability should some unqualified dumbass try and do this and get themselves maimed or killed.
3. Freaking awesome Bat Mirror to match your batmobile. I think this is a classy piece. Not obvious or in your face, wouldn't look out of place above your mantle piece yet sends a message to your visitors about you. Mainly you're a mega geek who would spend £399.99 on mirror with the Batman logo.
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| Evil cat not included |
There are many many more items on Firebox which I believe are the ultimate geek must haves, including Class M-3 Model B9 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot of Lost in Space fame. Not sure where one would keep it but I guess if you can afford to buy it at £25,500 you can afford to buy the mansion required to store all this stuff. Also what lair would be complete without one of these babies, a good old fashioned Bond style Villains Chair for £4,500. You'd have to get your own white pussycat and sharks with fricking laserbeams and don't ask Seaworld, they don't approve.
At the last minute I found this and couldn't let it go without a mention 'cos you know he wouldn't. A must have for any comic lover to have as pride of place on their desk. The Deadpool 6 Inch Pencil Cup Desk Accessory currently priced at £97.99 from Forbidden Planet. I believe the anti-hero himself would approve of this handy yet cool pencil holder.
So there it is my first few picks of stuff I can't afford but desperately want. I guess not all the options will be completely out of my reach forever, one day the kids will grow (fingers crossed) leave to start their own geekdom (fingers crossed), may be then just may be I might get my hands on a Batmobile. Up until that point lottery tickets it is, it's good to have a dream and many of these items fufill those dreams, you may call me materialistic but if I'm happy with love, family and friends what else do I dream of? Things! lots and lots of things!
Saturday, 26 November 2011
Tee's for comic fangirls
I often browse the net looking for comic themed clothes. Nothing like coming home after a long day working and slipping into by batman PJ bottoms and Marvel Heroes hoodie. But I find most of these are located in the men's department of the particular store I am perusing. Why is this? The other day a work colleague showed me some Marvel slippers in the Avon catalogue (she knows me so well) great I thought I'll have some, but no, they only do men's sizes 8 and up (UK) WHY? Anyway because of the lack of consideration on the part of retailers for the needs of the geek and nerd fangirls I have trawled the Internet and found some of my favourite tee's for the girl comic fan.
This is a design by TheRandomFactor who has a lot of geek themed designs, but I choose this one because good ol' Jean Grey is one of my favourite heroines. I think that's mainly because I'm a romantic softy, and no I don't think I will ever forgive Cyclops. This is available to buy here.
I love this one featuring Wonder Woman, shame its only in pink, I'm not a huge fan of pink (apart for work clothes) but I think the design of this would persuade me on this occasion, to wear pink in my own time. Available here.
I like this because of the colour and it features some of the superheroes I like to read. Except of course for Green Lantern, I'm just not a huge fan, tried to read some comics but they didn't really really grip me, still simply for being in the Justice League he retains some cool factor. Available here.
One for the Scott Pilgrim fans. I put my hands up, I haven't yet read the comics just seen the film, but I enjoyed that enough to want to read the comics so I'll be adding it to my christmas list. Available here
Ahh Wolverine and Jean, what more can I say, Love the look and colour of this one and of course classic x-men storyline. Available here
Feeling a little evil? Don't always want to be the hero? Pop on this tee dedicated to the DC female super villains. Available here
Finally a simple design featuring Tony Starks very own Stark Industries logo. Love the colour plus the bonus of free delivery. Available here
On occasion you may be lucky enough to find a tee in the mainstream shops. For instance I bought two awesome Wonder Woman tee's from Primark this summer. I sometimes buy from the men's department but find the fit a bit iffy and always feel strangled by the collars. Anyway, keep an eye out you don't know where they may pop up next, plus with the influx of superheroes movies bringing these long loved heroes into the mainstream, fingers crossed, we may get more designs for the girls. So there it is, some tee's for the girls. Stand up and show the world you are comic fan and proud!
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