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New Denny’s Promo For Solo: A Star Wars Story

Denny’s is teaming up with Lucasfilm for a Solo: A Star Wars Story cross-promotion campaign. This is a cool promo spot that features kid versions of Han Solo and Lando Calrissian playing a game of sabacc in some seedy cantina in the Star Wars universe. Chewbacca is here too, along with a lot of neat aliens. This is to promote the fact that Denny’s has a movie-inspired menu and trading card packs that can be purchased. Proceeds from the trading card packs will benefit the charity, No Kid Hungry. Some of the cards reveal some new characters. One with the ridiculous name of Therm Scissorpunch.

by Scifi Staff — April 3, 2018 in Movies/TV 0

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – The Original Topps Trading Card Series Volume Three

The third installment of the Star Wars Topps books is coming in August. We covered the previous books here. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – The Original Topps Trading Card Series Volume Three covers the final installment of George Lucas’s original Star Wars trilogy. All 220 cards and 55 stickers are reprinted in one deluxe volume. This book features the fronts and backs of each card, including character profiles and puzzles featuring all of your favorite scenes from Return of the Jedi. You also get four bonus trading cards, rare promotional images, and an introduction and commentary by Gary Gerani. I love these books and plan to get this one too.

by Scifi Staff — June 27, 2016 in Books 0

Star Wars Trading Cards With Vintage Kenner Toys

If there are two things that summarize the best parts of my childhood, they would be the vintage Star Wars action figures from Kenner and the Star Wars trading cards. I collected as many as I could find of both. So imagine my surprise when I came across this. Matt Davenport’s homemade Star Wars figure trading cards are awesome. He recreates these vintage cards using vintage Kenner action figures.

They look so good you would swear they came out of the packages and have a bubble gum smell. Matt is a news anchor in Idaho and obviously he has been a Star Wars fan his whole life. The idea came to him when he was taking pictures of his toys. I would so love to collect these cards.

via Death By Toys

by Scifi Staff — February 22, 2016 in Art 0

Star Trek: The Original Topps Trading Card Series Book

In 1976, Star Trek was enjoying a surge in popularity in syndication, so Topps released a series of collectible trading cards that featured full-color images from the television series. This Star Trek: The Original Topps Trading Card Series Book is the first-ever compilation and it includes the fronts and backs of all 88 cards and 22 stickers.

Most of us who collected these no longer have these cards so this will be a welcome trip down memory lane. The book also includes text and commentary. I love paging through books like this. These cards and so many more were a huge part of my childhood.

by Scifi Staff — October 13, 2015 in Books 0

Transformers Head Trading Cards

Artist Miguel Camilo started this project in the Fall of 2012 and he never completely finished it. This was going to be a poster featuring all of these Transformers, but he has revisited the project now and turned them into a series of retro Trading cards.

I approve. I would have totally collected these when I was a kid. Heck, I would collect them now.

by Scifi Staff — September 30, 2015 in Art 0

Star Wars: The Original Topps Trading Card Series Book

When I was a kid, collecting Star Wars cards was the best thing ever. The movies just came alive before your eyes with the images and captions and fun facts/image puzzle pieces on back. The Star Wars: The Original Topps Trading Card Series Book celebrates these vintage cards from Topps.

Topps first published the cards in 1977 and 1978. They are reprinted here for the first time, featuring all five sets of collectible cards and stickers. This deluxe compilation includes the fronts and backs of all 330 cards and 55 stickers/ There are also movie facts, story summaries, actor profiles, and puzzle cards featuring all your favorite characters and scenes from the first Star Wars movie.

It also has four bonus trading cards and an introduction and commentary by Gary Gerani, the original editor of the Star Wars Topps series. It is a must own for Star Wars fans who grew up with these cards.

The Empire Strikes Back version is coming in 2016!

by Scifi Staff — September 30, 2015 in Books 0

Firefly Pulp Novel Covers

Do you love Firefly? How about trading cards? Well, I have some great news for you. Upper Deck is putting together a set of Firefly trading cards. Robert Jimenez is one of the artists that are involved in the project. Check out these stunning cards of Joss Whedon’s series as pulp novel covers. They are all kinds of shiny.

When Upper Deck was bringing on artists to draw up some Firefly cards, Jimenez used the opportunity to bring together two of his passions: Firefly and pulp art. I love these images. Upper Deck did too, so they asked for some propaganda-type posters for the cards. The results are pretty awesome. I would love to have them as art pieces. Jimenez will be offering some for sale in the future!

via io9

by Scifi Staff — August 17, 2015 in Art 0

Mark Hamill Knows How To Autograph Star Wars Trading Cards

Who knew that Mark Hamill could have so much fun signing autographs on Star wars Trading cards? The images below tell the whole story. Luke Skywalker proves once again that he is the coolest guy ever.

It is so awesome that Hamill is this cool with his fans. He has a great sense of humor. I would love to see even more of his autograph mischief.

via Geek Tyrant