A Very Dark Horse Christmas
12/22/2010 11:50am
Seasons greetings, Dark Horse fans! With Christmas readily approaching, we thought it would be a good idea to put together a little wish list of our own. Read on!
"I would have to say the hands down # 1 item that has been on my Christmas list since I was about 12 years old, is a prop replica of Freddy Krueger’s glove from A Nightmare on Elm Street—the one with the actual steel blades. Is it a little morbid? Yep! Is it awesome? HELL YEAH!! It has basically been my version of Ralphie’s Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle! Not exactly something you’d see Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick pulling out of his big red bag of goodies. Oh well such is life."
--Casey Goodwin, Routing Coordinator,
"I'd like to be able to play Q Lazzarus' Goodbye Horses all day in the office without anyone complaining. "
--Michael Gombos, Director of Asian Licensing
"What I'd most like for Christmas is to drink the sweet wine of victory from the dead skulls of my vanquished foes. And an iPad. "
--Chris Warner, Editor
"Socks."
--Susan Tardif, Digital Art Technician
"I'm a jew, stop asking me what I want for Christmas!"
--Daniel Chabon, Editorial Assistant
"More Fast and Furious movies"
--Patrick Thorpe, Assistant Editor
"For Christmas I'd like for Patrick to get more Fast and Furious movies. "
--Dave Land, Editor
"I'd like to be able to watch Die Hard, a Christmas tradition of mine, with both Bruce Willis and Reginald VelJohnson so that as we sip nog, eat pie and exchange gifts, I can experience a live, interactive commentary of one of my favorite flicks as I sit alongside Bruno the Kid and Karl Winslow! Yep. That's what I'd like. "
--Jim Gibbons, Publicity Coordinator
"I wish I could throw a huge party for all the people I love somewhere on the coast of southern Oregon. There would be lots of musical instruments and art supplies in every room. We'd create and dance and get crazy until the sun came up. In the morning we draft a new constitution and form our own nation in the vein of the Kalakuta Republic. Only, you know, less misogynistic, and with more cats. Cats are awesome."
--Aaron Colter, Marketing Coordinator
"I'll take an iPad and a 1.5 ltr of Vox. "
--Topher Alford, Marketing Coordinator
"I wish I could be transformed into my niece Lydia's favorite Yo Gabba Gabba character, Muno, and then airdropped into her backyard in Louisiana to hear her squeal with delight as I deliver presents!"
--Philip Simon, Editor
"The Thundercasts/Silverhawks crossover I never got, Transformers Masterpiece Hot Rod, and a Red Rider BB Gun "
--Ryan Hill, Digital Art Technician
"All I want is for my boyfriend to be able to find a job in the Portland area. He's made a lot of sacrifices, so that I could chase my dream of working at Dark Horse Comics. Santa would have an endless supply of cookies from me if my guy no longer had to live with his parents (He helps me pay rent here.) and commute to our place from Seattle every weekend. "
--Kari Yadro, Events & Community Manager
"X-Country Ski Poles, I broke one of them in a white out at Todd Lake near Mt Bachelor last year. "
--Patrick Richardson, Comic Retailer Account Executive
"On the Spiritual side... my mother-in-law has cancer and, if she can't be cured, I'm wishing for her to at least be comfortable and surrounded by family. I know the old stereotypes about the mother-in-law but mine is great.. a storyteller with whom I've a had a fun relationship for over 30 years. Also, I'm a'hopin' my wife, Cyn, has a good trip to the hinterlands of Wisconsin and makes it home safe and sound!
On the material side, I want some more analog (i.e. paper) books especially the incredible Industrial Landscapes by Bernd Becher and Hilla Becher. This is an oversize black and white photography book of decaying industrial plants. I cannot get enough of that stuff! For stocking stuffers I'm lookin' to find CDs from Dengue Fever, Johnny Dowd, and any weird psychedelic African anthologies; candy from Portland's own Alma Chocolates (www.almachocolate.com); and new table saw from Sears!
I've been a very good boy over the last year!"
--Michael Martens , Vice President of Book Trade Sales
"This Christmas, I'm really struck by how lucky I am. I have a dream job after graduating with a humanities degree in the middle of a recession, the best friends in the world, and a loving, supportive family.
But if I could, I'd jettison all of that schmaltz to operate the first Corgi kennel on Mars.
We could all put on space suits and bomb around in a bitchin’ rover; dodging Martian windstorms, listening to Slayer, high fiving, and introduce an element sorely lacking from the current search for extraterrestrial intelligence: wacky adventures. It’ll be like Biodome, but not embarrassing."
--John Schork, Assistant Editor
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"I would have to say the hands down # 1 item that has been on my Christmas list since I was about 12 years old, is a prop replica of Freddy Krueger’s glove from A Nightmare on Elm Street—the one with the actual steel blades. Is it a little morbid? Yep! Is it awesome? HELL YEAH!! It has basically been my version of Ralphie’s Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle! Not exactly something you’d see Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick pulling out of his big red bag of goodies. Oh well such is life." --Casey Goodwin, Routing Coordinator,
"I'd like to be able to play Q Lazzarus' Goodbye Horses all day in the office without anyone complaining. " --Michael Gombos, Director of Asian Licensing
"What I'd most like for Christmas is to drink the sweet wine of victory from the dead skulls of my vanquished foes. And an iPad. " --Chris Warner, Editor
"Socks." --Susan Tardif, Digital Art Technician
"I'm a jew, stop asking me what I want for Christmas!" --Daniel Chabon, Editorial Assistant
"More Fast and Furious movies" --Patrick Thorpe, Assistant Editor
"For Christmas I'd like for Patrick to get more Fast and Furious movies. " --Dave Land, Editor
"I'd like to be able to watch Die Hard, a Christmas tradition of mine, with both Bruce Willis and Reginald VelJohnson so that as we sip nog, eat pie and exchange gifts, I can experience a live, interactive commentary of one of my favorite flicks as I sit alongside Bruno the Kid and Karl Winslow! Yep. That's what I'd like. " --Jim Gibbons, Publicity Coordinator
"I wish I could throw a huge party for all the people I love somewhere on the coast of southern Oregon. There would be lots of musical instruments and art supplies in every room. We'd create and dance and get crazy until the sun came up. In the morning we draft a new constitution and form our own nation in the vein of the Kalakuta Republic. Only, you know, less misogynistic, and with more cats. Cats are awesome." --Aaron Colter, Marketing Coordinator
"I'll take an iPad and a 1.5 ltr of Vox. " --Topher Alford, Marketing Coordinator
"I wish I could be transformed into my niece Lydia's favorite Yo Gabba Gabba character, Muno, and then airdropped into her backyard in Louisiana to hear her squeal with delight as I deliver presents!" --Philip Simon, Editor
"The Thundercasts/Silverhawks crossover I never got, Transformers Masterpiece Hot Rod, and a Red Rider BB Gun " --Ryan Hill, Digital Art Technician
"All I want is for my boyfriend to be able to find a job in the Portland area. He's made a lot of sacrifices, so that I could chase my dream of working at Dark Horse Comics. Santa would have an endless supply of cookies from me if my guy no longer had to live with his parents (He helps me pay rent here.) and commute to our place from Seattle every weekend. " --Kari Yadro, Events & Community Manager
"X-Country Ski Poles, I broke one of them in a white out at Todd Lake near Mt Bachelor last year. " --Patrick Richardson, Comic Retailer Account Executive
"On the Spiritual side... my mother-in-law has cancer and, if she can't be cured, I'm wishing for her to at least be comfortable and surrounded by family. I know the old stereotypes about the mother-in-law but mine is great.. a storyteller with whom I've a had a fun relationship for over 30 years. Also, I'm a'hopin' my wife, Cyn, has a good trip to the hinterlands of Wisconsin and makes it home safe and sound!On the material side, I want some more analog (i.e. paper) books especially the incredible Industrial Landscapes by Bernd Becher and Hilla Becher. This is an oversize black and white photography book of decaying industrial plants. I cannot get enough of that stuff! For stocking stuffers I'm lookin' to find CDs from Dengue Fever, Johnny Dowd, and any weird psychedelic African anthologies; candy from Portland's own Alma Chocolates (www.almachocolate.com); and new table saw from Sears!
I've been a very good boy over the last year!"
--Michael Martens , Vice President of Book Trade Sales
"This Christmas, I'm really struck by how lucky I am. I have a dream job after graduating with a humanities degree in the middle of a recession, the best friends in the world, and a loving, supportive family.But if I could, I'd jettison all of that schmaltz to operate the first Corgi kennel on Mars.
We could all put on space suits and bomb around in a bitchin’ rover; dodging Martian windstorms, listening to Slayer, high fiving, and introduce an element sorely lacking from the current search for extraterrestrial intelligence: wacky adventures. It’ll be like Biodome, but not embarrassing."
--John Schork, Assistant Editor
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