The 19 best big gifts for comic fans

Dungeon Crawler Carl, deluxe

Dungeon Crawler Carl: Deluxe Edition

For fans of the Dungeon Crawler Carl books who already have the regular copies. This deluxe hardcover comes out Nov 17, so it is an easy pick for a gift under the tree. It gives a reader of the series a nicer edition to keep. If you know someone who talks about Carl, this is the one to look at.

Best for Fans of the book series

Show fans, start here

Invincible Compendium HC Vol 1

For people who got into Invincible through the Prime Video show and want to read where it started. This oversized hardcover collects the first 48 issues, Invincible #0 to 47, by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley. That is a huge stretch of the story in one book. It is a heavy gift for a show fan who is ready to read the comics.

Best for Fans of the Prime Video show

Every Hellboy omnibus together

Hellboy Omnibus Boxed Set

For anyone who liked the Hellboy movies and wants the actual comics. The box holds all four Hellboy omnibuses: Seed of Destruction, Strange Places, The Wild Hunt, and Hellboy in Hell. The slipcase has new art by Mike Mignola, colored by Dave Stewart. It is the main Hellboy story in one box, so the reader does not have to hunt down volumes.

Best for Anyone who liked the Hellboy films

Bone in full color

Bone HC Full Color One Volume Edition

For the Bone fan you want to impress. Jeff Smith's whole 1300+ page saga is here in full color, in an illustrated slipcase with a satin ribbon bookmark. It adds 32 pages of bonus material, including a new essay by Smith and a 20 year timeline. This is a gift that looks like a big deal when it comes out of the wrapping.

Best for The Bone fan you really want to impress

Superman, designed by Bermejo

Superman (Red Blue) by Lee Bermejo 1:10 statue

This is for the collector with a shelf to fill. It is a McFarlane 1:10 scale resin Superman statue, designed by Lee Bermejo, in the classic red and blue. It stands about 10.3 inches tall including the base. It is a clean, simple pose for fans who like Superman straight up, and it gives a display shelf a clear centerpiece.

Best for Display shelf collectors

Hellboy at original art size

Hellboy in Hell Artist's Edition Book 2

For the serious collector, or a Mike Mignola fan who has everything else. This Artist's Edition has the last five issues of Hellboy in Hell, plus covers and illustrations, printed at the same size as the original art. The pages are scanned in color, so you can see the pencil lines and ink. It is a big, heavy book that someone will keep for years.

Best for The serious collector

The first 37 issues, one book

The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 1

This is for the Sandman fan who wants everything in one go. It collects the first 37 issues of Neil Gaiman's series about Morpheus, Lord of the Dreaming, in a single omnibus. It is a big book and a long read, so it suits someone who already likes the story. A thick volume like this makes a gift that stays in use for months.

Best for The Sandman fan who wants it all at once

Eight Mighty Nein origins

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins Boxed Set

For Critical Role fans who follow the Mighty Nein. The box holds all eight hardcover origin books, one each for Jester, Fjord, Caleb, Mollymauk, Nott, Yasha, Caduceus, and Beau. Each is made with the Critical Role cast. A fan gets eight backstories on the shelf, and the box keeps them together. A big gift for someone who knows every character by name.

Best for Critical Role fans

Archie all grown up

Archie: The Married Life Omnibus Vol 1

For Archie readers who are curious about the grown up version of the gang. This omnibus collects Archie: The Married Life in one volume and comes out Dec 1. It is a big book, so it gives a reader a lot to go through. A longtime Archie fan can read it start to finish without chasing single issues.

Best for Archie readers

D&D history in a box

D&D Art & Arcana Special Edition (boxed)

For D&D players who care about the game's history. This special edition has the illustrated Art & Arcana book, with over seven hundred pieces of artwork, plus 10 prints and other reproduction ephemera. The clamshell box has art by Hydro74. It was a Hugo Award finalist. A gamer can display it or page through it before a session.

Best for D&D players

Invincible plus the Spider-Man team up

Invincible Omnibus HC Vol 1

For Invincible fans who want the biggest first volume. This omnibus collects the first nine volumes, Invincible #0 to 47, from Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, and Cory Walker, and it adds the Marvel Team-Up #14 Spider-Man crossover. That crossover story is the extra reason to pick it over the compendium. A show watcher gets a big stack of comics in one book.

Best for Fans of the Prime Video show

Where Conan began in comics

Conan the Barbarian: Original Comics Omnibus Vol 1

For fans of the Schwarzenegger Conan film who want to meet the character in print. This oversized omnibus starts Marvel's original 1970s Conan the Barbarian comics, written by Roy Thomas and drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith, with each issue restored. A young Conan leaves home and works as a thief, mercenary, and pirate. A big, heavy book for a barbarian fan.

Best for Fans of the Schwarzenegger film

Three Conan books in a slipcase

Savage Sword of Conan HC Vol 1-3 Slipcase Set

For fantasy and Conan fans. This slipcase set holds the first three hardcover volumes of the new Savage Sword of Conan, with black and white comic strips from writers like Roy Thomas, Jim Zub, and John Arcudi. It also has a Solomon Kane strip. The slipcase makes it look right on a shelf, and it was nominated for a Ringo Award for best anthology.

Best for Fantasy and Conan fans

Star Trek's 60th year

Star Trek: The Original Voyages (Hardcover)

For Star Trek fans. The Original Voyages is a new hardcover coming Nov 10, in the show's 60th anniversary year. That timing makes it a natural gift for a longtime fan. It looks good on a shelf next to the other Trek books. Anyone who grew up with the original series will get a kick out of it.

Best for Star Trek fans

Mondo's Godzilla, in one book

Mondo: The Art of Godzilla (Hardcover)

For Godzilla fans and poster collectors. This hardcover gathers Mondo's official Godzilla artwork, including posters, statues, records, pins, and apparel, with comments from the artists and designers. Chip Carter wrote it. It also looks at Mondo's own history. For anyone who has wanted the poster on the wall, this is the book version.

Walking Dead, first 48 issues

The Walking Dead Compendium Vol 1

For fans of the show who want to read the comics it came from. This big paperback collects The Walking Dead #1 to 48, the first eight volumes, from Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. It is not for kids, as the publisher notes it may not suit all ages. For an adult fan, that is a lot of reading for the money.

Best for Fans of the show

New D&D monster book

Dungeons & Dragons: Fiends & Foes (Hardcover)

For Dungeons & Dragons players who like reading about monsters. Fiends & Foes is a new D&D hardcover out Nov 24, so it lands right in the holiday window. A player or Dungeon Master can use it for ideas at the table. If someone in your house plays D&D, this is an easy gift that is not another dice set.

Best for D&D players

Saga, volume four

Saga Deluxe Edition HC Vol 4

For Saga readers who want the deluxe hardcovers. Volume four collects Saga #55 to 72, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, including the storyline that won the series its second Hugo Award. It has a new Staples cover and a gallery of art from other creators. A good add for someone building the set.

Best for Saga readers

Hail Mary, deluxe edition

Project Hail Mary (Deluxe Edition)

For people who loved Project Hail Mary, whether they read the book, saw the movie, or did both. This is a deluxe edition out Dec 1. It is a nicer copy for a reader who already knows the story and wants it on the shelf. Easy to wrap and easy to order ahead for a December gift.

Best for Fans of the book and the movie