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"Geek" is a subjective term. There are many levels of geek-dom, ranging from casual watcher to avid gamer to full-fledged franchise expert. The franchises themselves range too, across TV and gaming, from cinema and books to books-turned-into-movies to games-turned-into-Netflix-shows. Star Wars. Marvel. LEGOs. Seinfeld. It's a complex world. At least there's fun merch that comes out of it. Here, we rounded up some of the best that pays tribute to the most popular branches of geekdom.
The greatest superhero franchise crossover of all time, Marvel and Capcom, graced the arcades. That's the nostalgic Wolverine vs. Ryu content you need to take home in a three-quarters-sized arcade cabinet.
Lightsaber controllers and a tracking beacon make this as fully immersed into the Star Wars galaxy as you can possibly be with a headset and a smartphone.
No text, not even a face, just a statement-making, awe-inspiring logo that Gotham city residents know all too well. And we'll see how Robert Pattinson handles the pressure next.
Here he is: Baby Yoda (or "the child," as Disney insists on calling him). You can get this adorable unisex sweatshirt now before it sells out, and it will; just look at how cute he is.
Use the walkie-talkies, Blinking Lights cards, hideouts, and forts to find Will before the Monster gets you in this Stranger Things Monopoly game inspired by the Upside Down.
Game of Thrones sputtered out, but scotch just gets better with age. For this single malt in particular, inspired by the Greenseer, that means 15 years of aging.
Lord of the Rings is the original geek franchise, and this box set compiles the best of its lore in an atlas, a dictionary of terms, a history of Middle Earth, and more. For some extra reading.