The PopCulteer
November 9, 2018

Well, I made it through the month. There were a few times when I thought I might not. The 2018 PopCult Gift Guide is in the books, and this is the index. Below you will find all the items I recommended as holiday gift ideas this year, with their names being live links so that you can jump right to the post where I make my suggestion.

This year I decided to try to spread the gift guide over the entire month of November, with two or three posts every day. I think it’s safe to say that I won’t be doing that again. It seesm like I kicked into things too early, and burned myself out in the process. So next year I might do the gift guide after Thanksgiving, and maybe have five to ten posts each day for a week to ten days.  However, aside from the grueling pace I created for myself and the forced withdrawal from social media or watching television, I think this might be the best Gift Guide that I’ve ever done. So here, organizized into rough catagories, is The 2018 PopCult Gift Guide:

(Note that some items are listed more than once because I’m lazy or something)

APPAREL

Lady D ‘s Not Just Music

Mitch O’Connell Leave It To Beaver Monster Shirts

TranslunaGen Shirts

Greenlight Tees

 

BEATLES

John Lennon: Imagine – The Ultimate Collection/Complete Fan Bundle

The Beatles (White Album) Super Deluxe Edition

The Beatles Yellow Submarine Graphic Novel

Paul McCartney “Egypt Station”

The Roof: The Beatles’ Final Concert

 

BOOKS

Pinpricks: A Book of Tiny and Terrible Oddities.

Bastard Battalion: A History of the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion in World War II

Comic Book Implosion

Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America

Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down: The Official Behind-the-Scenes Companion

Forever Nerdy: Living My Dorky Dreams and Staying Metal

The Best Of SHOCKED AND AMAZED! – On & Off the Midway

New GI Joe Books From Thomas Wheeler

The Joy of Joe: Memories of America’s Movable Fighting Man from Today’s Grown-Up Kids

Exotica Moderne Magazine

The Roof: The Beatles’ Final Concert

 

COMICS

Frankenstein Alive Alive

Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set

The Prisoner Jack Kirby Gil Kane Art Edition

The Creeps Magazine Fan Club

The Beatles Yellow Submarine Graphic Novel

Super Patriotic Heroes

Charlton Comics Classics

A Bunch of Jews (and other stuff)

The Best of Don Winslow of the Navy

Batman: The Complete Animated Series (Deluxe Limited Edition)

Reefer Madness Comics

Joe Kubert’s Tarzan of the Apes Artist’s Edition

DC Universe

Forbidden Gallery #3

 

GAMES

Rick and Morty Games

Yeti In My Spaghetti

Relative Insanity The Party Game About Crazy Relatives

 

LOCAL CREATORS OR SHOPS

Pinpricks: A Book of Tiny and Terrible Oddities.

Karen Allen: Here We Are Now

Bastard Battalion: A History of the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion in World War II

William Matheny: Moon Over Kenova/”Christian Name”

Local Spotlight: Oddbird Emporium

Todd Burge: The First Album and Your Reflection Will Kill You

Glen Brogan Art

Lady D ‘s Not Just Music

Local Spotlight: Two Tinkers Jewelry and Fine Art

Ann Magnuson: “The Sun Don’t Care”

Local Spotlight: Art Emporium

Moonage Daydream: The David Bowie Songbook

Local Spotlight: Kin Ship Goods

Eat Local

Local Spotlight: Record Store Day Special Release

Rabin’s Relics

Local Spotlight: Route 60 Music

TranslunaGen Shirts

Local Spotlight: The Purple Moon

Greenlight Tees

 

MUSIC

Karen Allen: Here We Are Now

John Lennon: Imagine – The Ultimate Collection/Complete Fan Bundle

William Matheny: Moon Over Kenova/”Christian Name”

Dr. Demento: Covered In Punk

SpongeBob Squarepants The Musical Original Cast Recording

Todd Burge: The First Album and Your Reflection Will Kill You

The Beatles (White Album) Super Deluxe Edition

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

Lady D ‘s Not Just Music

Small Faces “Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake”

Ann Magnuson: “The Sun Don’t Care”

Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC

Moonage Daydream: The David Bowie Songbook

Matt Berry:Television Themes

Music From Big Pink – 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Deluxe Box Set

Paul McCartney “Egypt Station”

I Don’t Know How They Found Me, But They Did: 1981 Extended Play

 

TOYS

THE 2018 HESS RV WITH ATV AND MOTORBIKE

IAMElemental Action Figure Gift Sets

LEGO Creator Expert James Bond Aston Martin DB5

BLUE LIGHTNING – E-Z APP TRAIN CONTROL Train Set

LEGO Harry Potter 71043 Hogwarts Castle

Auto World 10′ Route 66 Slot Race Set

Hot Wheels Track Builder System Race Crate

STRESS MANATEE

MEGO Figures at Target

Fresh Dolls/Fresh Squad

 

VIDEO

The IT Crowd: The Complete Series

Best of Warner Bros 20 Film Collection: Best Pictures

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley

Batman: The Complete Animated Series (Deluxe Limited Edition)

Tex Avery’s Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection

DC Universe

 

OTHER COOL STUFF

The Creeps Magazine Fan Club

Retro Planet Tiki Mugs

Glen Brogan Art

Local Spotlight: Two Tinkers Jewelry and Fine Art

Ann Magnuson: “The Sun Don’t Care”

Pulling Gifts Out of Uranus

MST3K trading cards

STRESS MANATEE

The Lights of Broadway Show Cards

Cyber Monday Guide

Rabin’s Relics

Earth III Guitar Straps

Local Spotlight: Route 60 Music

Local Spotlight: The Purple Moon

Exotica Moderne Magazine

 

There you have The 2018 PopCult Gift Guide Master List. I hope this has been a useful endeavor for my readers, and maybe alerted you to some great gift ideas for your loved ones…;or yourself.

Tomorrow PopCult reverts back to its normal (ish) self, with our regular features and at least one post per day. Next week on The AIR we’re scrambling the schedule and running marathons so that those of you who have yet to take the plunge can tune in and sample some different programs.