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PRESS START: 6 Gifts Gamers Can Give Themselves

by Troy-Jeffrey Allen


2017’s final boss may not yet be defeated*, but you can rest easy! Because here’s an all-new installment of PRESS START,  PREVIEWSworld’s monthly article zeroing in on all things gaming-related inside our monthly catalog.

As always, PRESS START is here to continue the adventure once your eyes have burned out from looking at your game screen for too long (Switch, smartphone, 4K screen…um, you get the idea). Just because the keyboard or the controller is off doesn't mean the experience is over. Far from it! Your local comic shop has tons of toys, apparel, artbooks, statues, and continuing adventures from your favorite side-scroller, FPS, RPG, fighter, or platformer.

With a ton of accessories, fighting game figures, and companion pieces to choose from, it REALLY wasn’t easy to narrow down this month’s selection of pre-order items. But we did it! So…let’s take a look at 6 must-haves from inside December’s PREVIEWS catalog! Simply PRESS START to continue...

 

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The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition Hardcover

Any legend worth passing from generation to generation needs a tome, and Dark Horse’s Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition Hardcover (DEC170073) is exactly the way Hyrule’s greatest saga should be commemorated.

Collecting Dark Horse’s Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, Art of Artifacts hardcover, and Hyrule Historia hardcover, this 320-page bible covers 2 decades of one of the greatest mythologies in fantasy fiction and gaming.

 

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The Dark Souls Cover Collection

If you’ve found yourself fixated on those gorgeous covers to Titan Comics’ Dark Souls comic series then you’re in luck! Those haunting, action-packed images have all been collected into one the Dark Souls Cover Collection Hardcover (DEC171860).

Featuring artwork by Josh Cassara (Marvel’s Secret Empire), Nat Jones (Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer), Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night), and more!

 

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Killer Instinct #6

The final thrilling issue of Dynamite Entertainment’s Killer Instinct series is here with Killer Instinct #6 (DEC171484). Based on the popular, 23-year-old fighter franchise, issue #6 see Kim Wu and the rest of the heroes of Killer Instinct face-to-face with an enemy fans will be excited to see return…the dreaded gargoyle-like Lord Gargos!

Let’s hope a killer instinct is enough.

 

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Swordquest TP

It’s 1984 on the Orwellian calendar! The year of Ghostbusters, Born in the U.S.A., and parachute pants. It’s also the year that Peter Case was set to become the Swordquest champion – taking home a $50,000 cash prize courtesy of Atari. Too bad it never happened.

Jump forward about 30 years later, and Peter is still living in the past and now losing the game of life. But when he discovers that his childhood dream of becoming Swordquest champ could become an adulthood reality, Case will do anything to reclaim what is rightfully his. Even breaking into the World Arcade Museum with his own team of losers for the ultimate heist!

Collects the entire Swordquest (DEC171507) mini-series from Dynamite.

 

 

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The Bioshock Big Daddy vinyl figure

Upon first look, Big Daddy, a genetically altered steampunk mutant, is a terrifying colossus. However, as fans of the Bioshock franchise already know, this gargantuan defender is actually responsible for some of the more touching moments in the series. So, we like to think that this Bioshock Big Daddy 4.5 inch vinyl (DEC172412) from Crowded Coop actually represents the devoted defender inside the monster. Awwwww…

 

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Kojima Production’s Ludens action figure

Okay. Okay. Technically, this isn’t a video game item. I mean, Ludens is the mascot of Kojima Productions, the name behind the beloved Metal Gear series. But its never been a playable character. So do we deduct “Press Start” points for the fact that Luden is an NPC? Naaaaah! Ludens is a certified bad @$$ regardless of who is or isn’t controlling it/him/her.

This 1/6th scale Kojima Productions Ludens action figure (DEC172774) contains both PVC, ABS, and cloth parts and sports 46 points of articulation. Sprung from the fertile imagination of Hideo Kojima, Ludens is ready for new frontiers, new play, and new found independence.

 

*For those of you wondering: 2017’s final boss is the holiday season. So look alive out there!

 

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Troy-Jeffrey Allen is the consumer marketing editor for PREVIEWSworld.com and the DCD family of sites. His comics work includes BAMN, Fight of the Century, and the Harvey Award-nominated District Comics.

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