Mother’s Day Gift Ideas From DC Entertainment
By Steve Lam
DC Entertainment gives us some great gift ideas to spruce up Mother’s Day.
Let’s face it, the jobs that mothers do are pretty much on par with our favorite superheroes: making school lunches at a moment’s notice; arriving faster than a speeding bullet to pick you up from wherever; quickly bandaging up those scrapes and bruises when you fail at flying like Superman; and showing superhuman feats of strength if a car falls on you.
Okay, hopefully, that last one never happened and never will happen to you … but it did happen to someone else. And that person is probably super (pun intended) grateful that Mom was there. What’s my point? Moms, like your favorite superheroes, are always there when you need them … even when you don’t know you need them. Hmm, telepathy? Okay, add that to a mother’s list of amazing abilities.
So this Mother’s Day, when she gets bored of receiving all those mundane flowers and cards, show her that you can also read her mind and know what she needs — some exciting gifts that will brighten her day. DC Entertainment has a whole slew of gift ideas for the person who always awarded your best macaroni art with a spot on the fridge. The company’s collection of statues and graphic novels are sure to make any mom happy … even if she tells you that seeing you is all that matters. Show her that you worship her just like the comic characters you love with these items:
Batman Black & White: Harley Quinn V.2 By Paul Dini Statue
On sale in May
MSRP: $80.00
Designed by Paul Dini
Sculpted by Steve Kiwus
Based off Paul Dini’s original concept for Harley Quinn
DC Comics Bombshells Cheetah Statue
On sale in May
MSRP: $125
Designed by Ant Lucia
Sculpted by Sam Greenwell
Black Canary Vol. 1: Kicking and Screaming
After years as a crimefighter, Dinah Lance never imagined herself as a singer…but now she’d die to protect her new band of misfits and trouble magnets! Collects issues #1-7 of the red-hot new series, plus the sneak peek story from CONVERGENCE: BLUE BEETLE #2.
Bombshells Vol. 1: Enlisted
In these stories from issues #1-6 of the hit series, learn the story behind this alternate reality where the Second World War is fought by superpowered women on the front lines and behind the scenes! It all begins with the stories of Batwoman, Wonder Woman and Supergirl.
Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile (Vertigo/DC)
When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters created their own secret society-within an exclusive luxury apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side-called Fabletown. But when Snow White’s party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it is up to Bigby, Fabletown’s sheriff, and a reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to determine if the culprit is Bluebeard, Rose’s ex-lover and notorious wife killer, or Jack, her current live-in boyfriend and former beanstalk-climber.
Gotham Academy Vol. 1
Gotham City’s most prestigious prep school is a very strange place. It’s got a spooky campus, oddball teachers, and rich benefactors always dropping by…like that weirdo Bruce Wayne. But nothing is as strange as the students! Like, what’s up with Olive Silverlock? Is she crazy or what? Where did she go last summer? And what’s the deal with her creepy mom? And how come that freshman Maps is always following her around? And is she still going out with Kyle? P.S. Did you hear the rumor about the ghost in the North Hall?! It’s all here in these tales from issues #1-6 of the new series!
Get Jiro! (Vertigo/DC)
Don’t miss this original graphic novel from Anthony Bourdain, renowned chef, New York Times bestselling author (Kitchen Confidential, Medium Raw) and star of the Emmy-winning hit travel show No Reservations and the brand new series The Layover! Co-written with Joel Rose (LA PACIFICA, Kill Kill Faster Faster) this stylized send-up of food culture and society features spectacular detailed and dynamic art by Langdon Foss.In a not-too-distant future of food obsessed L.A., where master chefs rule the town like crime lords and people literally kill for a seat at the best restaurant, Jiro, a renegade and ruthless sushi chef arrives in town with strong ideas of his own. It’s a bloody culinary war of epic proportions, and in the end, no chef may be left alive!
Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Hot in the City
The sensational series that gave Harley Quinn her own New 52 spotlight is collected in hardcover for the first time, from the star-studded #0 issue to issue #8! Don’t miss Harley’s big move to Coney Island as she becomes a roller derby queen – all while she carries on in her criminal career!
iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World (Vertigo/DC)
Gwendolyn “Gwen” Dylan is a 20-something gravedigger in an eco-friendly cemetery. Once a month she must eat a human brain to keep from losing her own memories, but in the process she becomes consumed with the thoughts and personality of the dead person – until she eats her next brain. Gwen sets out to fulfill the dead person’s last request, solve a crime or right a wrong. Our zombie girl detective is joined by her best friend, Eleanor, who happens to be a swinging ’60s ghost, a posse of paintball-blasting vampires, a smitten were-dog and a hot but demented mummy.
Supergirl Vol. 1: The Girl of Steel
In these stories from SUPERGIRL #0-10 and 12, Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin from Krypton, adjusts to her life on Earth, crossing paths (and trading blows) with the JSA, the Teen Titans and the Outsiders along the way. But while she’s facing off against other heroes, her cousin’s nemesis Lex Luthor has uncovered a truth that could change the Girl of Steel forever!
If you want to make this Mother’s Day super (again, pun intended) memorable, or you’re just out of ideas, make sure you give these awesome gift ideas from DC Entertainment a good look. Mom will certainly be happy. Hey, it sure beats dried pasta glued to construction paper.