Category The Vault

Apr 18 2012

The Vault – Deputy Lantern iPad Cover

The Retcon Punchers spend an awful lot of time looking for ways to celebrate our nerdy obsessions. This means a lot of time sunk into scouring Etsy, Deviant Art, Think Geek or whatever. Sometimes we see things so great we just have to share them… and then clutch them fiercely to our collective chest. Throw it in The Vault.

Website: Zazzle

Who Would Love This: Blackest Night fans, deputy enthusiasts, people who thought The Flash wasn’t already over-powered

Price: $56.20

There are actually a bunch of products with this image on it. I chose this one specifically, because if you own an iPad and you’re on this website, you’re probably reading comics on that thing from time to time. ADMIT IT! This iPad cover depicts the single coolest moment of Blackest Night – the moment the rings seek out deputies on Earth to aid in the fight against Neckron and the Black Lanterns. It’s not likely that we’ll ever see these characters like this again – one of the few downsides of the relaunch… Immortalize this once-in-the-multiverse moment by using the entire emotional spectrum to protect your $600 tablet.

Apr 17 2012

The Vault – Batman Logo Best Friend Pendant

The Retcon Punchers spend an awful lot of time looking for ways to celebrate our nerdy obsessions. This means a lot of time sunk into scouring Etsy, Deviant Art, Think Geek or whatever. Sometimes we see things so great we just have to share them… and then clutch them fiercely to our collective chest. Throw it in The Vault.Batman Logo Best Friend PendantWebsite: Etsy

Who Would Love This: Best friends, duh.

Price: $15.00

Have you ever liked someone as much as you like Batman, but been at a loss for the best way to represent your feelings in jewelry form? Well, look no further. This pendant riffs on the classic broken heart pendant, but rather then completing the universal symbol of love, friends and couples sharing the pieces of this pendant can form the universal symbol of badassery. Everyone will think you love bucktoothed Pac-Men, but only you and your best friend will know the truth. All joking aside, I can think of no greater compliment than “you complete my Batman.”

Apr 16 2012

The Vault – Peronsalized Superhero Action Figures

The Retcon Punchers spend an awful lot of time looking for ways to celebrate our nerdy obsessions. This means a lot of time sunk into scouring Etsy, Deviant Art, Think Geek or whatever. Sometimes we see things so great we just have to share them… and then clutch them fiercely to our collective chest. Throw it in The Vault.

Website: Firebox

Who Would Love This: Narcissists, people who want to pretend to be superheroes but lack imagination, the homely dude they used to model this product

Price: $127.39

Let me be clear, I’m not advocating purchase of this product. First of all, the price tag is astronomical (and oddly specific), but it also suggests that someone wants to pretend that they are a superhero, but can’t do that unless the hero literally has their face. As a kid, I used to hate that my Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves action figures didn’t look like the real characters, I can only imagine how I would have reacted to a Batman figure that looked like me. Oh, and the website makes a special note that the personalized action figures are not toys. Nothing says fun like “for display purposes only.”

Apr 11 2012

The Vault – Vintage Tattoo-Style Wonder Woman

The Retcon Punchers spend an awful lot of time looking for ways to celebrate our nerdy obsessions. This means a lot of time sunk into scouring Etsy, Deviant Art, Think Geek or whatever. Sometimes we see things so great we just have to share them… and then clutch them fiercely to our collective chest. Throw it in The Vault.

Website: Etsy

Who Would Love This: Wonder Woman fans, old-school tattoo fans, rockabillies, and pin-up girls

Price: $25.00

You may not know this, but I love tattoos. I have a couple myself, and can’t wait to get more. This is a perfect marriage of all the things I like: comic books, vintage tattoo design, and secret nerd art. This 18×24 print could, to the untrained eye, just be a cool vintage piece of art, but SURPRISE! It’s a portrait of Wonder Woman! I love the design of her hair, and the roses, and…ok, basically I love everything about this. Is anyone at all remotely surprised by that fact? This practically has my name written all over it.

Apr 10 2012

The Vault – Flash and Green Lantern Prints

The Retcon Punchers spend an awful lot of time looking for ways to celebrate our nerdy obsessions. This means a lot of time sunk into scouring Etsy, Deviant Art, Think Geek or whatever. Sometimes we see things so great we just have to share them… and then clutch them fiercely to our collective chest. Throw it in The Vault.

Website: Etsy

Who Would Love This: Green Lantern fans, Flash fans, cuteness fans, all human life

Price: $10.00

One of my favorite artistic choices of the re-launch has been Francis Manapul’s take on The Flash. There’s something about a vaguely cartoonish depiction of Barry Allen that really works for me. These 8.5 x 8.5 prints take that concept to their logical extreme and deliver the cutest possible versions of Hal and Barry. Or Wally… it’s hard to tell who exactly is under that mask… Plus, squares are awesome – you could mount these things on the wall anyway you want: vertically, horizontally… I guess those are really the only two ways.