Gifts Under $50 For Giant Nerds + Contest!

Posted by Alex Zalben

[$40, Midtown Comics]

Earlier this week, we told you how to grab some choice gifts for nerds under $25; now we've bumped up the income bracket, so to help ease your wallet a little bit, we're giving this away:

- Watchmen: Hardcover Edition, courtesy of Midtown Comics (pictured above).

All you have to do is comment on this post (*See below for official rules) by Monday, December 6th, and you'll be able to win your own copy, completely free.

Now, in case you DON'T win, check out several more nerdtastic gift ideas:

For The Movie Nerd: It's a cookie jar! Cookies, and H.R. Giger, two great tastes that go great together.

[$49, Amazon]


For The Social Gamer Nerd: Rayman Raving Rabbids is the most fun game for the Wii. Raving Rabbids 2 was not quite as good, but still super fun. This third installment has butt shuffling games using the Wii Balance Board, which spells a good return to form. And hey, even nerds have to hang out with real people from time to time.

[$47, Amazon]


For The Star Wars/Sports Nerd: Are there any of those? Anyway, this hoodie is awesome. I love the distressed font.

[$49.99, StarWars.com]


For The Nintendo Sixty-FOOOOOOOOOOUR Nerd: I'm trying to not be too repetitious (i.e., two Nintendo things in one post), but how great is this Mario Kart RC Car? The RC controller is a N64 controller Gamecube controller! Yay!

[$49.99, Think Geek]


*Official Rules for MM Contests:

- You can comment as many times as you want, as long as there's at least one comment between you and the previous commenter.

- Please leave some way of contacting you, whether a link to your Nerve account, an e-mail, or otherwise.

- The end of the contest will be announced in the comment section, and winner(s) will be announced in a separate post on the following business day.

Comments

Shaun Seneviratne said:

i don't know why i comment when i'm probably exempt from these contests, hah

December 4, 2008 1:49 PM

jen said:

Anxiously awaiting for the movie - lovely way to tide me over...

shefallsalot@gmail.com

December 4, 2008 3:51 PM

bunnyrabid said:

I want.

December 4, 2008 4:02 PM

Alex Erde said:

Totally missing out on boardgames Alex, I suggest picking up Munchkin Quest www.sjgames.com/.../munchkinquest and Ticket To Ride www.daysofwonder.com/.../en

December 4, 2008 4:02 PM

Evan Mosher said:

Nerds!  Hi, Alex.

(There's been a nerd theme lately amongst the Awesomes, coincidentally.)

December 4, 2008 4:10 PM

James Shafie said:

MEEEEEE.

December 4, 2008 4:25 PM

Adam said:

I am commenting on this post. I would not eat cookies from a xenomorph. I would drink Mountain Dew from one though.

December 4, 2008 4:25 PM

Derek Asaff said:

Who watches the Zalben?

jokerzwyldd@yahoo.com

December 4, 2008 4:30 PM

Kelly said:

Oh Please Oh Please Oh Please... Pick ME!!!!!

kellywood23 at yahoo dot com

December 4, 2008 4:40 PM

Kristen said:

Came here from Alex's Twitter. I'm a sucker for a tinyurl.

If I win this I'll be able to give my husband a Christmas present- otherwise he's just getting a bag of Malt-O-Meal cereal.  Probably the one that can be compared to Fruity Pebbles.

kms.kristen at gmail

December 4, 2008 4:41 PM

Alissa said:

More nerd clothes need to be made in girl sizes/fit.

If I win the hardcover Watchmen I can regift my paperback Watchmen; pick me!

b3ttyb0t@gmail.com

December 4, 2008 5:06 PM

Josh said:

Alex,

Does the fact that I watch cbclub, read u here, watch the elephant larry stuff, and read the horror rankings make me a stalker?  I don't wanna be a stalker, it's an accident!  It's the internet...there are so many..links.  I don't even know you!

ps, ill take that watchmen since your gonna twist my arm about it.

jawshoowah at gmail dot com

December 4, 2008 5:36 PM

Kelly said:

So far my nerdy boyfriend is getting a tire tread iphone cover.  he needs a christmas miracle and a better girlfriend.  Please pick me.  

kellywood23 at yahoo dot com

December 4, 2008 6:05 PM

Jooby said:

Not an N64 controller.  It's actually a Gamecube controller.

December 4, 2008 6:48 PM

Isis242 said:

isisfnord2242 <insert at symbol> yahoo <dot> com

December 4, 2008 7:05 PM

Derek Asaff said:

sweet

jokerzwyldd@yahoo.com

December 4, 2008 10:21 PM

b said:

besides the fact that there is no monday december 6th this year (the 6th is a saturday...) i'm still sort of lusting after that watchmen book. i keep giving watchmen to friends as gifts but don't actually have a copy of my own.

tracesray at yahoo dot com

December 4, 2008 10:53 PM

Karen said:

ooh! I'd love a copy of Watchmen. kindle at gmail dot com

December 4, 2008 11:08 PM

Derek Asaff said:

Have I won yet?

Jokerzwyldd@yahoo.com

December 4, 2008 11:35 PM

Isis242 said:

win?

isisfnord2242 <at> yahoo <dot> com

December 5, 2008 10:41 AM

nerve911 said:

anna at nerve dot com

yes, please

December 5, 2008 10:57 AM

Kristen said:

Commenting again, because Malt-O-Meal cereal makes for a sad Christmas.

kms.kristen at gmail

December 5, 2008 11:51 AM

Kelly said:

Please pick me.  

kellywood23 at yahoo dot com

December 5, 2008 12:02 PM

Charlotte said:

Give it to me so I can keep up with my IT geek friends.

charlotte dot roh at gmail

December 5, 2008 1:16 PM

cavemanlawyer said:

I KNOW gifting the Watchmen will get me laid this Christmas ...

December 5, 2008 3:22 PM

Nikki said:

I love hockey in any form.

nikkihaney at gmail.com

December 5, 2008 3:25 PM

Kelly said:

I heart giant nerds.  I'm going to use this as giant nerd bait!

kellywood23 at yahoo dot com

December 5, 2008 3:56 PM

Isis242 said:

i can see the fnords

isisfnord2242 <at> yahoo <dot> com

December 5, 2008 5:39 PM

Stella said:

ooh, a gift for my husband! rockstarwife@hotmail.com

December 5, 2008 9:21 PM

Kelly said:

excellent contest!

kellywood23 at yahoo dot com

December 5, 2008 10:47 PM

Binu Paulose said:

I'm psyched!  

bpaulose at gmail dot com

December 6, 2008 2:14 AM

Daniel H-T said:

Just a comment? Why I want it all. I want it so bad I am spending my time here at 4:59 at a radio station in Boston while DJ'ing to win a comic book.

daniel.hillel(REMOVETHISTHANKS)tuchATgmailDOTcom

December 6, 2008 4:57 AM

girlOne said:

in fact, there's this dork who i'm desperately trying to woo. give me this and help the love lives of dorks everywhere!

etccoffee (at) bellsouth (dot) net

December 6, 2008 10:01 AM

freemonth said:

What a coincidence! Because two of the things I did today to avoid getting started on serious work was 1) Re-read a portion of ... ta-daa ... Watchmen. 2) Browse this blog. Winning would be a sort of trifecta of coincidence, right?

walterkjazz@gmail.com

December 6, 2008 10:08 AM

Isis242 said:

isisfnord2242 <at> yahoo <dot> com

December 6, 2008 5:55 PM

fattonyfour said:

I'm in.

fattonyfour at aim dot com

December 6, 2008 7:14 PM

pomoboy said:

Very cool, good luck to all!

December 6, 2008 7:28 PM

Carah Kristel said:

Must win. carahkristel@gmail.com

December 6, 2008 9:13 PM

Bill said:

Dammit, I never win anything...so pick me!

boredatty1969 at comcast dot net

December 6, 2008 11:06 PM

David said:

I'm in it to win it. I'm also quite skilled in being lucky, so watch out, y'all.

DeWittDL@gmail.com

December 6, 2008 11:39 PM

Derek Asaff said:

did I win?

jokerzwyldd@yahoo.com

December 7, 2008 12:21 PM

Becky said:

Watchmen!

phillipr at reed dot edu

December 7, 2008 1:24 PM

Drew Harris said:

Hope I win!

dharris001@gmail.com

December 7, 2008 1:25 PM

b said:

aww you corrected the date! yay! might as well enter twice

tracesray at yahoo dot com

December 7, 2008 11:09 PM

TCK said:

I hope it's me. . .

tkenison (at) gmail (dot) com

December 7, 2008 11:46 PM

Coral said:

I actually have Raving Rabbits II and like it a lot. :)

coral at cmu dot edu

December 8, 2008 12:57 AM

RevTen said:

well i'll take a fair and sporting chance at winning a prize! to the victor go the spoils. best of luck ship ship cheerio!!!

December 8, 2008 1:20 AM

glenmccoy said:

gmccoy@tds.net

December 8, 2008 9:27 AM

Kelly said:

I want to win!

kellywood23 at yahoo dot com

December 8, 2008 10:19 AM

Nikki said:

Make me a winner!

nikkihaney at gmail.com

December 8, 2008 11:15 AM

jateke said:

This I'd love to win.

jateke at hotmail dot com

December 8, 2008 11:46 AM

Kelly said:

Pick me!

kellywood23 at yahoo dot com

December 8, 2008 11:47 AM

Nikki said:

if at first you don't succeed...

nikkihaney at gmail dot com

December 8, 2008 1:27 PM

Anna said:

ooooo i hope I win this, I love collecting nerd stuff like this, lol

December 8, 2008 2:35 PM

KElly said:

I want to win!  I am a nerd!

Kellywood23 at yahoo dot com

December 8, 2008 3:18 PM

JakeP said:

Please, please!

jake.petry@okstate.edu

December 8, 2008 4:23 PM

Kelly said:

I already know which nerd to give this to for Christmas.

kellywood23 at yahoo dot com

December 8, 2008 4:54 PM

neoimagiste said:

I'm a nerd

December 8, 2008 8:07 PM

jateke said:

Win, win, win. Nerd, nerd, nerd.

jateke at hotmail dot com

December 8, 2008 9:15 PM

bunnyjones said:

alison_wondrlnd at hotmail dot com

for the win

December 8, 2008 9:56 PM

jateke said:

Strength in numbers. Of comments.

jateke at hotmail dot com

December 8, 2008 10:08 PM

Alex Zalben said:

Contest is closed! Winner will be announced tomorrow morning, so check back then.

And, there's still a crazy amount of contests coming, so stay with us; we here at MM want to make your holiday shopping a little bit easier :)

December 8, 2008 11:25 PM

Karen said:

Whoops, need to include my email! kindle at gmail dot com

December 9, 2008 12:19 AM

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