The PopCulteer
November 29, 2024
It took the entire month of November, but we have finally arrived at The Master List of every single thing I recommended in The 2024 PopCult Gift Guide. I decided to change up what I’d told you I was going to do in the intro post, and run the Master List on Black Friday instead of making you wait a week. It seemed like I really lightened my workload, but there are still fifty-five items here.
As in previous years, I made some changes to The Gift Guide. This year I did two posts a day, only on weekdays, with some containing multiple items. All of them have some kind of pop culture angle, and I hope all of them help to inspire somebody’s gift giving. This year our readership has exceeded any previous year’s PopCult Gift Guide, even with fewer entries. For that, I thank you folks for sharing the links and spreading the word.
This is the first year in my memory where I didn’t once have to wake up early and crank out that day’s Gift Guide entries. Even though my writing schedule was interrupted by some family health issues, a magazine deadline and two out-of-town road trips, I managed to get this whole thing written ahead of time. In fact, I’m compiling this Master List post before Thanksgiving. It’s just a few hours before Thanksgiving, but that counts.
Because of the nature of how I did the gift guide this year, some of the links will take you to the post that includes the items listed, but you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact item you’re looking for. Due to popular demand, this year I will incorporate the Turkey Day gag gifts into the regular list.
With that said, let’s dive into the Master List…
TOYS
The 2024 HESS Fire TruckThe Svengoolie Collector’s Box
Prehistoric Scenes Model Kits by Atlantis
Animal Warriors of the Kingdom
Beginner Train Sets from Menards
The Lincoln Monsters Action Figures
Wicked MonopolyLEGO Wicked Welcome To Emerald City
Wolfman Figure Set by Cotswold Collectibles
Bootleg Coke Bottle Transformer
BOOKS/MAGAZINES/COMICS
Bearclaw’s Realms of Fantasy Volume 1
CLOAKED CRUSADER GEORGE WASHINGTON IN COMICS & POP CULTURE
The Time Tummlers by Frank Conniff
The Beatles A Hard Days Night (And More) by Bruce Spizer
The Closest Thing To Crazy by Mike Batt
Broadway Poster Art : 1945–1969 By Nicholas van Hoogstraten
Aging Your Best Until You Stop: What To Expect And What To Do by Danny Kuhn
G.H.O.S.T. Agents Treasury Comics
Prevailing Wind by Thomas Dolby
MUSIC
King Crimson “Red” 50th Anniversary
“One Hand Clapping” by Paul McCartney & Wings
“Mind Games” Super Deluxe by John Lennon
“Living In The Material World” Super Deluxe by George Harrison
The Beatles 1964: US Albums In Mono
“Midnight Garden” by Frenchy & The Punk
“Easy as Pie” by The Surfrajettes
“Wicked” Original Soundtrack Album
Music From Local and Independent Artists, as heard on RFC
“Into The Gap” Deluxe Anniversary Edition by Thompson Twins
VIDEO
SpongeBob Squarepants on DVD and Blu Ray
CLOTHING
Overlook Hotel SwagFleischer Animation Stuff at Rockin’ Pins
EVERYTHING ELSE
The Zerostreet Store featuring the art of Robert Jimenez
Cruddy Christmas by Retro-A-Go-Go
Tiki MugsAnd with that we wrap up The 2024 PopCult Gift Guide and also give you this week’s PopCulteer. It is truly a relief to have this behind me. However, there is no rest for the haven’t-yet-seen-Wicked, as next week, part of our return to semi-normalcy will see us continue to provide fresh content every day along with a few very special holiday video treats.
0 Comments
1 Pingback