Writer/director Fede Alvarez has uploaded the first pack of Alien: Romulus “trading cards” to his social media accounts! Styled after Topps’ trading card set for the original Alien, these cards are our first look at what appear to be cast portraits from Alien: Romulus. Check them out below!
Fede referred to these as Package #1, so I believe it’s safe to assume we’ll be seeing the rest of the cast in this fantastic retro style!
The Alien franchise has had many trading card sets over the decades since 1979, including the original set published by Topps in 1979 which the above is based on. In 1992 Star Pics published a set of Alien 3 trading cards. InkWorks picked up the license in 1998 and published the Alien Legacy series, based on all 4 films, as well as publishing sets for both Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.
In 2016 Upper Deck began publishing Alien trading cards, beginning with the Alien Anthology set that featured original art depictions covering the first four Alien films. They would go on to publish more traditional screenshot cards for Alien (2017), Aliens (2018) and Alien 3 (2021). Would you like to see a full trading card set for Alien: Romulus? Sound off below!
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Update: Fede Alvarez has posted the second set of cards featuring Kay, Andy, Cocoon and Echo Probe.
Yeah, that stance is gnarly.
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Well, I guess for anyone who missed it, I'll be the one to say it: it's an allusion to a foreskin.
I love these
Electricity very prominent in Scorched's dome here.
It's off with one of our editors for the first pass. Waiting for it back!
I am really digging these. I've always loved collecting trading cards and aside from the Topps Aliens/Predator Universe and the Upper Deck's Alien (think I've got Aliens and Alien 3) I've got the base sets of all the previous sets. I never did put too much effort into getting the various chase cards (though I think I completed InkWork's AvPR set though) though. The Upper Deck's stuff in particular is really hard to get hold of, the distribution on them is awful, as is the distribution in the packs.
But I'd be all over a physical release! I'd totally love one!
Not shocked at all to hear that this is one of Hallett's designs.
I have the entire original set of Alien trading cards including the collectible stickers! Oh, and the limited Foil Edition card of Big Chap called "It Lives to Destroy!" that was re-released in 2013 for Topps' 75th anniversary.
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And of course, love the Cocoon.
Don't ban me for posting the cocoon please
Do you think they will release a novelization?
I forgot about the Alien Legacy cards.I still have them somewhere, maybe I can go online and fill in what I missed.
I second that
Loved collecting those trading cards, growing up! Fede is in touch with the franchise as a fan himself, so this will be awesome!!
Off topic but is there an AVP Galaxy Romulus podcast dropping soon? I'm excited to hear the discussion!