Celebrate The Dad In Your Life With Our Comicon Father’s Day Gift Guide
by Tom Smithyman
Dad. Papa. Patriarch. Griller-in-chief. Geek. With Father’s Day only a little more than a week away, how do you say “thank you” to the guy who helped bring you into this world – and kindled a love of all nerdy things?
Comicon has assembled a list of some popular gift ideas for that Geek Dad in your life.
Let Dad Geek Out – Lets being with the obvious choice. It’s an oldie but a goodie. Written by Ken Denmead, Geek Dad is a blueprint for dads to follow when they want their offspring to follow in their footsteps. Ideas include creating your own cartoon, crocheting a bag to hold your role-playing game dice and building an outdoor movie theater.
Show Off His Nerdy Style – Is dad jonesing for more stories from The Mandalorian? Is he missing his little Grogu? BoxLunch has racing T-shirts that include podracing and X-wing fighters. And best of all, they’re on sale!
More Geeky Ts – Target does a good job of giving dad’s cost-effective, yet geekily fashionable sartorial choices. From Harry Potter to Captain America to Stranger Things, there’s no shortage of genre items to choose from.
Help Dad Imbibe – Let’s face it, you’re at least partially responsible for dad’s drinking habits. Well blend the alcohol with geekdom and get him Gotham City Cocktails so he can perfect his libations. Where else can you create a Dark Nightcap, a Full Deck and a Diamond Thief?
Keep Dad Clean – Gamers don’t have the best reputation when it comes to personal hygiene. Make sure your dad doesn’t fall into that trap by heading over to Dr. Squatch and picking up a bundle inspired by Halo. It includes Spartan Scrub soap and some Spartan Shield deodorant. If he’s more of a Star Wars fan, the doctor also has a couple of bundles from a galaxy far, far away.
It’s In the Cards – For the old school dad who likes card games, but is still a geek at heart, Theory 11 has a number of high-end genre playing cards to sample. Highlights include The Lord of the Rings, James Bond and Dune.
Deconstructing Old Tech – If dad is an engineer or just has an interest in older tech and how things work, Grid Studio may have the thing for him. The company takes older electronics, disassembles them and then displays them in a collage frame. It’s a unique way to avoid a landfill while turning your old iPod Touch or Game Boy into a work of art.
Let Him Build – How many times have you heard dad scream out in pain after he stepped on a Lego? Now’s your chance to make it up to him by giving him Lego sets of his own. There are plenty to choose from but take advantage of the new movie and buy him one of the new Indiana Jones sets.
Show Him He Isn’t the Worst – Being a dad is tough. No matter how prepared you think you are, there’s always some situation you’re not prepared for. For example, in The Closet, James Tynion IV and Gavin Fullerton explore a literal monster in the closet that is terrorizing a young boy. Dads will want to pay attention to this one.
Gift cards – Yes they are easy. But avoid this obvious choice. Dad deserves better!
