Has anybody heard about this? I accidentally discovered it today while looking for info on older card sets. Seems like it comes out soon.
http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2016-upper-deck-alien-anthology-trading
http://www.beckett.com/news/2016/01/2016-upper-deck-alien-anthology/
Oh. My. God
I need this.
I'm huge Into mtg and collecting in general. I'm so stoked.
Wonder what signed tags will go for.
Wonder who signed stuff.
Custom art drawn directly on cards?
Ahhhhh
Edit:
After doing some sleuthing, it's due out at the end of the month. But there's almost no info about it. No hype. Nothing.
Looks like a box will run me about $130 CAD. Pretty steep.
I'm not sure what to think about this, something tells me it won't sell well.
I hadn't seen that at all! Nice find!
QuoteChronicling each of the four movies in cardboard form, 2016 Upper Deck Alien Anthology looks back at the storied franchise with a comprehensive release. Top options include sketch cards and actor autographs.
Focusing on artwork instead of movie images, classic scenes are depicted with a variety of original art across a 100-card base set. Foil base parallels combine with standard insert to average one per pack.
A list of signers is not yet available but a key component of the release will be Autographs for top names in the overall film series and some will be short-printed. Another premium option, one-of-one Sketch cards offer original interpretations for notable characters and moments in Alien history.
Adding a non-traditional wrinkle to the mix, replica Marine Dog Tags (1:20 packs) can also be found as well as a limited Dog Tag Autograph (1:4 cases - #/5) parallel that is signed by select actors.
More traditional inserts each fall at 1:7.5 packs and include Character Bios, Weyland Yutani Propaganda Posters and artwork from the Legendary Encounters deck-building game.
Building on the base and select inserts are one-of-one Press Plates.
Several card products have been released for the Alien movies over the years, with the first coming from Topps in 1979.
Check back as more 2016 Upper Deck Alien Anthology information is revealed.
Estimated Release Date: Late March, 2016
Product Configuration: 5 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case
Price Point: Low to Mid-Level Entertainment
Target Audience: Alien Collectors, Sci-Fi Fans, Entertainment Collectors
2016 Upper Deck Alien Anthology Box Break
1 Actor Autograph, Artist Autograph or Sketch Card
1 Space Marine Dog Tag
8 Inserts
100 Total Cards
2016 Upper Deck Alien Anthology Case Break
6 Actor Autographs
2 Artist Autographs
3 Sketch Cards
1 Dual Actor Autograph or Space Marine Dog Tag Autograph
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I absolutely
love that these will be original art! I'm a little disappointed about no Prometheus but I really can't wait for this. Going to have to ask my local about prices! I'll post this up on the front page later.
Quote from: elemental-of-all on Mar 16, 2016, 04:21:29 AM
Custom art drawn directly on cards?
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Looks like this is what you can expect from the sketch cards.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 16, 2016, 08:24:20 AM
I'll post this up on the front page later.
Yea, get this out there for sure. I'm surprised I've never heard of this yet. It's so cool.
I've always liked those hockey cards with pieces of Jersey or helmet on them. I finally have a chance at that with my favorite movie franchise.
Must have, yet wallet empty
Quote from: elemental-of-all on Mar 16, 2016, 02:24:40 PM
Yea, get this out there for sure. I'm surprised I've never heard of this yet. It's so cool.
I'm quite excited for these ones too. I have a weakness for trading cards.
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I've always liked those hockey cards with pieces of Jersey or helmet on them. I finally have a chance at that with my favorite movie franchise.
I don't think these will have any piecework cards in them. I imagine those costumes are long gone now. Probably in the hands of various collectors.
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I don't think these will have any piecework cards in them. I imagine those costumes are long gone now. Probably in the hands of various collectors.
Oh for sure. I meant more like the dogtags/autographs. Usually autographs are on those little white cloth pieces on thick cards. I've always had a fondness for those. Just feel like quality items.
Makes me wonder if the dogtags will be actual dogtags or just some imprinted thin layer of tin.
I couldn't imagine actual set pieces and costume parts from alien. I'd buy so many boxs. >.>
Yeah I was surprised when I found it because I had not heard a single thing about it and it supposedly comes out this month. It seems like you usually know about most things way ahead of time.
At first I was confused and thought they were describing the old Alien Legacy set or something; then there was excitement because yay new Alien cards; then there was the ugh more stuff I need to spend money on feeling lol.
Quote from: elemental-of-all on Mar 16, 2016, 02:24:40 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 16, 2016, 08:24:20 AM
I'll post this up on the front page later.
Yea, get this out there for sure. I'm surprised I've never heard of this yet. It's so cool.
I've always liked those hockey cards with pieces of Jersey or helmet on them. I finally have a chance at that with my favorite movie franchise.
There are costume cards for the two AvP movies in case you didn't already know. Yeah the movies aren't great but I guess they are technically in the universe.
Looking at the ratio for those chase cards, this is going to be a challenging one to complete.
I'm will be at least be attempting to try & get all of these they look great!
I also have the full set of Alien 3 trading cards these would go nicely with :)
Not sure if I want to invest just because I know as a Magic the Gathering player how consuming it can become. The art and style looks great though!
Quote from: PRJ_since1990 on Mar 17, 2016, 01:36:14 PM
Not sure if I want to invest just because I know as a Magic the Gathering player how consuming it can become. The art and style looks great though!
That's the beauty of trading cards, rather than the trading card games. They're a static set.
Looks cool but this is where I draw the line. Maybe if I was 10...
I mean if they released a coffee table book with this art in it, I'd probably be into that, but how do you explain to your wife a new trading card set. Not that I have a wife, but... word to the wise, make sure to get all your toys before you get married...
Lmfao!! Perfect Organism, you have no idea how hard i laughed after seeing your comment! But yeah i'm gettin there XD
Interesting, though admittedly, I haven't collected any sort of cards since I was 10. So I don't know if I'll bite on this release. I do love the art though. I wonder who the artist/s are for this line?
Different strokes for different folks. Personally I still enjoy collecting these kind of things.
More interestingly for me though - I wonder if this means we'll be seeing some new artists on the Legendary Encounters lines. I'd like to see more artists of this kind of calibre.
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Like Hicks said I still enjoy collecting the card sets even though I am older. I think part of it is nostalgic from when I collected sports cards as a kid and also because they have cool art/styles from a franchise I love. Also like Hicks said it seems some things will be difficult to get since its not like the old sets with a base and some chase subsets. It is more like the Topps 75th Anniversary set that has parallels for everything including special autographs for each one that seem to be almost impossible to get. We will have to wait and see I guess.
Quote from: XenoZipper on Mar 17, 2016, 10:41:11 AM
I'm will be at least be attempting to try & get all of these they look great!
I also have the full set of Alien 3 trading cards these would go nicely with :)
If you don't already have a binder for your Alien 3 set XenoZipper, check out my custom binder thread in the merchandise forum. They are really cool!
Oh and Hicks, thanks for giving me credit on the front page for the find!
Nice!
Having only recently picked up some of the older Alien trading card sets, I'm actually pretty interested in this!
Anyone else notice Bill Baxton on Hudsons card?
Quote from: LordCassusSnow on Mar 17, 2016, 03:53:51 PM
Anyone else notice Bill Baxton on Hudsons card?
I'd hope so otherwise it'd be wrong. lol
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 17, 2016, 03:17:29 PM
Different strokes for different folks. Personally I still enjoy collecting these kind of things.
More interestingly for me though - I wonder if this means we'll be seeing some new artists on the Legendary Encounters lines. I'd like to see more artists of this kind of calibre.
http://beckett-www.s3.amazonaws.com/news/news-content/uploads/2016/01/2016-Upper-Deck-Alien-Anthology-Base.jpg
Agreed, I would never mock anyone for their hobbies. It's not that I'm not interested in collecting the cards. I just haven't done so since I was younger. But the prospect of these sketches on the cards makes them enticing. I wouldn't know how or where to begin in terms of collecting them all.
Phoned around town. Looks like it's gonna cost $140+ for a box. That's more than $1 per card.
I'm not sure if I should just buy the base set online and hunt down the cool higher end cards.
I personally still love collecting things like trading cards as well but I understand
where you guys are coming from that don't. True while it would be nice if an actual
book came out with full page art of the trading cards but there isn't so it's the only
way.
Quote from: Machiko Naguchi on Mar 17, 2016, 03:28:46 PM
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If you don't already have a binder for your Alien 3 set XenoZipper, check out my custom binder thread in the merchandise forum. They are really cool!
I do have a binder that all my trading card sit in but I'll definitely go take a look man thanks! If I ever one day buy full sets for other Alien related cards something custom would be awesome for them to sit in so they're separate from my other cards. I have been keeping my eyes on ebay for the 1979 Topps Alien cards.
Might have to bust a few packs. The autos are definitely tempting.
I am wondering if there will be a binder for these. I haven't seen anything about it but the more recent sets have all had them I think.
Quote from: elemental-of-all on Mar 17, 2016, 05:26:56 PMI'm not sure if I should just buy the base set online and hunt down the cool higher end cards.
That's pretty much what I'm thinking.
Quote from: Machiko Naguchi on Mar 18, 2016, 03:18:33 AM
I am wondering if there will be a binder for these. I haven't seen anything about it but the more recent sets have all had them I think.
I asked my local and he said there were none on the orders. :-\ Which I'm gutted about.
Quote from: Machiko Naguchi on Mar 17, 2016, 03:28:46 PM
Oh and Hicks, thanks for giving me credit on the front page for the find!
No need to thank, Machiko! I always give credit where it's due. :)
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Quote from: elemental-of-all on Mar 17, 2016, 05:26:56 PMI'm not sure if I should just buy the base set online and hunt down the cool higher end cards.
That's pretty much what I'm thinking.
I'm thinking of picking up a box or two so I'll have a look and see how many base sets I can put together from it. Might be able to help you guys out.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 18, 2016, 08:36:57 AMI'm thinking of picking up a box or two so I'll have a look and see how many base sets I can put together from it. Might be able to help you guys out.
That would be great if you did!
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 17, 2016, 03:17:29 PM
Different strokes for different folks. Personally I still enjoy collecting these kind of things.
More interestingly for me though - I wonder if this means we'll be seeing some new artists on the Legendary Encounters lines. I'd like to see more artists of this kind of calibre.
http://beckett-www.s3.amazonaws.com/news/news-content/uploads/2016/01/2016-Upper-Deck-Alien-Anthology-Base.jpg
That's my favourite so far.An artist's interpretation of Lambert's final moments would be nice too.
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Mar 17, 2016, 02:09:04 PM
Looks cool but this is where I draw the line. Maybe if I was 10...
I mean if they released a coffee table book with this art in it, I'd probably be into that, but how do you explain to your wife a new trading card set. Not that I have a wife, but... word to the wise, make sure to get all your toys before you get married...
Lol check out some of my pictures in the collectors thread. My wife and I got a two bedroom apartment so I could fit it all in there. She knew I was into it. It's simply a hobby. The trick is to find that future wife who will support your interests, even if she's not into them herself.
And as long as you don't spend every dime on the crap. That's grounds for waking up finding all of your stuff in the trash.
Get your bills paid, make sure enough food is in the fridge and put a few dollars into savings each pay day, be it $5 or $50. Anything left over is yours to do what ever the Hell you want. Anything. Whether it be fill your life with trading cards, over priced ugly assed toys or anything else; it becomes a justifiable reward when all that other RL shit is outta the way.
There's no arguments, then. Especially if you make it clear to her that she's just as entitled as you are to spending the excess funds on whatever you like. We work hard to keep our house afloat, it's only fair we get rewarded for our efforts.
-Windebieste.
If there is no binder with it then I guess its back to the custom binder guy on ebay lol
The more I think about it I think I do want to get a few packs when this releases. I'm sorry for asking, but when is this set to come out?
Quote from: PRJ_since1990 on Mar 20, 2016, 12:07:41 AM
The more I think about it I think I do want to get a few packs when this releases. I'm sorry for asking, but when is this set to come out?
End of the month, I believe.
That's what it has said on the sites I have seen. Though since they have had hardly any promotion I have wondered if it is going to get delayed or something.
Ugh...here's hoping these will still be available for a while. All my funding's being devoted to trying to make the Aliens cast reunion at Comicpalooza for the moment.
I asked my local about this again and no new info yet.
http://gogts.net/2016-upper-deck-alien-anthology-trading-cards/
I've come across the Upper Deck presentation on the set though.
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Haha loving the idea of those propaganda cards, although why are they done in such a 1930s style?
I went to my local sports/non sports cards retailer yesterday and asked about these. He said they might get a box or two. He also claimed that they will more than likely not get a case due to that they don't want to sit on the unsold boxes. I told them that the boxes will have no problem selling, esp. since they are on ebay and such ;D
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 23, 2016, 12:18:43 PM
Haha loving the idea of those propaganda cards, although why are they done in such a 1930s style?
As a product designer, I can tell you that design can be cyclical. Old ideas often resurface in the strangest of ways, and with new twists. Most likely the designers of the posters are just referencing the classic posters of that era as a terrific propaganda tool. They could also be doing that "in-universe", whereby the style of the 1930's could resurface in the 2100's (or whatever the era happens to be). There really is no rhyme or reason for it. Sometimes, individual designers or architects will come up with something clever, and the rest of the design community will follow along like sheep. Take the ipod for example. How many products have we seen which follow its overall contours since it came out? Lots. In the future, there may be this vibe of trying to convince people to do something heroic and monumental and move out to the stars. What better way to convince people to do that then by referencing some of the most potent propaganda posters in history?
By the same token, the old-school look of the Nostromo gear could be intended to act as an "instrument of comfort" for space travellers. The designers of the future may be living in a zeitgeist which harkens back to a by-gone era, and designing their products accordingly. All products tend to be a reflection of their times, or an intentional counter-point of their times. Consider the Mini brand of automobiles. They deliver a styling which was at its zenith in the 1950's. And yet, it is perfectly on point today, precisely because it counter-points what is happening in design.
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 23, 2016, 12:18:43 PM
Haha loving the idea of those propaganda cards, although why are they done in such a 1930s style?
I really like them too HuDa, but I think the 30's style is very reminiscent of the "used-future" look, not to mention similar posters were ubiquitous throughout Amanda's travels on Sevastapol.
It's more that we've never seen that style used in the series at all before now. Hence why it strikes me as an odd choice.
As PRJ said though, Isolation had some similar style posters throughout Sevastapol.
Did it?
I honestly don't recall seeing those. I swear I missed so much in that game because I was just too terrified to do any sightseeing :laugh:
'ALIEN: Isolation' deserves its own set of trading cards.
-Windebieste.
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 24, 2016, 08:50:45 AM
Did it?
I honestly don't recall seeing those. I swear I missed so much in that game because I was just too terrified to do any sightseeing :laugh:
I completely understand. I took it so slow the first time because I wanted to fully immerse myself in the game. They really nailed everything in terms of keeping it in the ALIEN universe. And the posters and other propaganda felt right at home, despite the profoundly different style.
Quote from: windebieste on Mar 24, 2016, 11:26:37 AM
'ALIEN: Isolation' deserves its own set of trading cards.
-Windebieste.
Really does. Perhaps they'll do just that if this sells well. So everybody in this thread needs to buy some! Lol
I plan on getting at least 1 box. But the lack of advertising baffles me. I bet 95% of the people that WOULD be interested in this dont know it exists. Which kinda sucks.
Quote from: elemental-of-all on Mar 26, 2016, 02:39:10 PM
I plan on getting at least 1 box. But the lack of advertising baffles me. I bet 95% of the people that WOULD be interested in this dont know it exists. Which kinda sucks.
Gotta spread the word lol
Quote from: PRJ_since1990 on Mar 26, 2016, 04:34:41 PM
Quote from: elemental-of-all on Mar 26, 2016, 02:39:10 PM
I plan on getting at least 1 box. But the lack of advertising baffles me. I bet 95% of the people that WOULD be interested in this dont know it exists. Which kinda sucks.
Gotta spread the word lol
This thread alone should sell a few boxs so that's good.
If anyone ends up getting one before I do, would you mind uploading some pics? Or even do an unboxing?
Hopefully I'll have a box mid April.
Quote from: elemental-of-all on Mar 27, 2016, 03:56:48 PM
Quote from: PRJ_since1990 on Mar 26, 2016, 04:34:41 PM
Quote from: elemental-of-all on Mar 26, 2016, 02:39:10 PM
I plan on getting at least 1 box. But the lack of advertising baffles me. I bet 95% of the people that WOULD be interested in this dont know it exists. Which kinda sucks.
Gotta spread the word lol
This thread alone should sell a few boxs so that's good.
If anyone ends up getting one before I do, would you mind uploading some pics? Or even do an unboxing?
Hopefully I'll have a box mid April.
I will absolutely do an unboxing video on my YouTube channel. Here's one of my newer videos and it's completely relevant! Would love if you guys would subscribe to me!
Now I think I do want to get a box at least...
Very nice collection. It's like an advanced version of mine. Same thing, me and my old lady's spare bedroom decked out with alien and pred figs. Except she's the predator nut. I'm the demo addict. Tough fighting over shelf space :P
My audio was crap so I wasent able to hear. But with your Palisades how are the collector numbers? Low? I always wondered how important that was to collectors.
Upper Deck have said we should get some more info on the set next week.
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https://twitter.com/GTSDistribution/status/714906870205530113
Quote from: PRJ_since1990 on Mar 25, 2016, 10:09:40 PM
Quote from: windebieste on Mar 24, 2016, 11:26:37 AM
'ALIEN: Isolation' deserves its own set of trading cards.
-Windebieste.
Really does.
So Winde is a man who likes to get stuff done!
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QuoteWith the recent announcement of #AlienDay426, I got the approval to show these #artist #sketchcards I did for #UpperDeck celebrating the 40th anniversary! #Alien #Aliens #facehugger #xenomorph #alienanthology
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QuoteWith the recent announcement of #AlienDay426, I got the approval to show these #artist #sketchcards I did for #UpperDeck celebrating the 40th anniversary! #Alien #Aliens #facehugger #xenomorph #alienanthology
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Sick!
So it looks like they take a few artists and give them a a handful of blank cards, and they draw up the same drawing a bunch of times and number them.
So for example those 3 above there may be 10-20 of each of them?
That's how it seemed to work when I looked into the firefly ones. Unless these are 1:1. But that seems unlikely.
I think those are the sketch cards. According to the releases they're, "Another premium option, one-of-one Sketch cards offer original interpretations for notable characters and moments in Alien history."
Another one.
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Some other artists are posting theirs up too -
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https://twitter.com/MelikeAcar/status/706589100883775488
Also saw this: https://www.instagram.com/p/BAvEyZ5LnfC/
Not sure why she's signing though. Are they doing artist signed cards?
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 31, 2016, 07:44:30 AMNot sure why she's signing though. Are they doing artist signed cards?
Didn't the blurb mention it would be artists as well as actors?
I am starting to think the sketch cards will be higher chased than the autos. Either way, looks like I will be getting a box! Aside from no "high end" pulls, I will donate cards to those on here that need/want them for their collection. You pay shipping costs of course ;D
Wow. All 1:1. Love unique stuff like that.
No way to collect the whole set though.
So the announcement said something about this set being released on Alien Day so I wonder why the previous sites had the end of March listed. You would have thought that Alien Day would have been the best time to do it all along.
Does the trading card industry have a special "new release day" anyone? I mean, comics come out on Wednesdays in America, music is released on Tuesdays I think...
Friday for Magic the Gathering sets. I would guess Friday unless it's slated for April 26.
Oh man. It's looking better and better.
Lots of info coming out here.
http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/non-sports/966424-upper-deck-alien-anthology-trading-cards-4.html
People are starting to crack boxs.
Can't find anything on eBay though.
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The sheer amount of unique sketch cards make this seem a little daft. Do they usually have that many?
Just messaged my local again to ask. Gotta wait until Monday to find out from UK suppliers. :(
Checklist -
100 cards.
Parallels:
Silver Foil
Autographs
ACTOR AUTOGRAPHS
16 cards.
SA-BP Bill Paxton
SA-CD Charles S. Dutton
SA-CH Carrie Henn
SA-CS Cynthia Scott
SA-DK Daniel Kash
SA-DP Dominique Pinon
SA-GD Gary Dourdan
SA-HS Harry Dean Stanton
SA-LH Lance Henriksen
SA-MR Mark Rolston
SA-PR Paul Reiser
SA-RP Ron Perlman
SA-RR Ricco Ross
SA-SW Sigourney Weaver
SA-TS Tom Skerritt
SA-VC Veronica Cartwright
DUAL ACTOR AUTOGRAPHS
15 cards.
DA-CH Lance Henriksen , Carrie Henn
DA-CS Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright
DA-DD Charles Dance, Charles S. Dutton
DA-DR Daniel Kash, Ricco Ross
DA-HR Mark Rolston, Lance Henriksen
DA-PD Dominique Pinon, Gary Dourdan
DA-PH Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen
DA-PR Mark Rolston, Bill Paxton
DA-PW Bill Paxton, Sigourney Weaver
DA-RH Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser
DA-SC Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright
DA-SR Ricco Ross, Cynthia Scott
DA-SS Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Skerritt
DA-WH Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn
DA-WS Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt
LEGENDARY GAME ART AUTOGRAPHS
10 cards.
LA-1 Kevin Enhart
LA-2 Kevin Enhart
LA-3 Adam Brown
LA-4 Adam Brown
LA-5 Kevin Enhart
LA-6 Vinz Tabanaz
LA-7 Vinz Tabanaz
LA-8 Kevin Enhart
LA-9 Adam Brown
LA-10 Vincenzo Cucca
SPACE MARINE DOG TAG AUTOGRAPHS
15 cards.
DTA-BS Lance Henriksen /5
DTA-BU Paul Reiser /5
DTA-CR Gary Dourdan /5
DTA-DA Tom Skerritt /5
DTA-DI Cynthia Scott /5
DTA-DR Mark Rolston /5
DTA-ER Sigourney Weaver /5
DTA-JL Veronica Cartwright /5
DTA-JO Ron Perlman /5
DTA-LD Charles S. Dutton /5
DTA-RJ Carrie Henn /5
DTA-RR Ricco Ross /5
DTA-SB Harry Dean Stanton /5
DTA-VR Dominique Pinon /5
DTA-WH Bill Paxton /5
WEYLAND YUTANI PROPAGANDA POSTERS AUTOGRAPHS
10 cards.
WY-1 Patty Earp /70
WY-2 Patty Earp /70
WY-3 Patty Earp /70
WY-4 Patty Earp /70
WY-5 Patty Earp /70
WY-6 Patty Earp /70
WY-7 Patty Earp /70
WY-8 Patty Earp /70
WY-9 Patty Earp /70
WY-10 Patty Earp /70
Inserts
CHARACTER BIOS
12 cards.
CB-AC Annalee Call
CB-DA Dallas Arthur
CB-DP Dennis Parker
CB-ER Ellen Ripley
CB-FE Frank Elgyn
CB-JG Jonathan Gediman
CB-JL Joan Lambert
CB-JO Johner
CB-JV John Vriess
CB-LB Lance Bishop
CB-MP Martin Perez
CB-WH William Hudson
LEGENDARY ENCOUNTERS ART
10 cards.
LA-1
LA-2
LA-3
LA-4
LA-5
LA-6
LA-7
LA-8
LA-9
LA-10
SPACE MARINE DOG TAGS
15 cards.
DT-BS Bishop
DT-BU Burke
DT-CR Christie
DT-DA Dallas Arthur
DT-DH Dwayne Hicks
DT-DI Cpl. Dietrich
DT-DR Drake
DT-GE Gediman
DT-JL Joan Lambert
DT-JO Johner
DT-LD Leonard Dillon
DT-PA Parker
DT-RJ Rebecca "Newt" Jorden
DT-SB Samuel Brett
DT-VR Vriess
WEYLAND YUTANI PROPAGANDA POSTERS
10 cards.
WY-1
WY-2
WY-3
WY-4
WY-5
WY-6
WY-7
WY-8
WY-9
WY-10
Sketch Cards
38 artists.
Melike Acar
Jason Adams
Mitch Ballard
Federico Blee
Benjo Camay
Neil Camera
Luiz Campelo
Patricio Carrasco
Marco Carrillo
Justin Castaneda
Jason Crosby
JJ Dzialowski
Harold Edge
Mauro Fodra
Allen Geneta
Abdul Ghofur
Mick and Matt Glebe
Daniel Gorman
Charles Hall
John Haun
Elvin Hernandez
David Hindelang
Jade Isaig
Rustico Limosinero
Julian Lytle
Adriana Melo
Barush Merling
Rich Molinelli
Nathan Ohlendorf
Fabian Quintero
Ken Racho
Jezreel Rojales
Tim Shay
Bryan "SilverBaX" Sheppard
Anthony Tan
Ron Tan
Lydi Li Tubillara
George Vega
How much of all that is part of the base 100 i wonder?
I assume they are all sub sets?
I would guess so. Be nice to see more of the actual base set too.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 01, 2016, 10:15:01 PM
I would guess so. Be nice to see more of the actual base set too.
Considering that's mostly what we'll be pulling out of the packs. :P
That Charles Dance/Charles Dutton dual auto is gonna be S I C K!
Of course everything else will be too :P
Sent a tweet asking Upper Deck where to buy these. Hobby stores only. Nothing on Amazon or at big box retailers.
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I really do want to collect these. The more ones I see the more interested I become.
I wonder if the actors are being paid for having their likeness in these..
Yeah I just noticed the HR Giggler typo myself, must have missed that, doesn't sound as eerie and threatening a HR Giger :P
Quote from: XENOMORPHOSIS on Apr 04, 2016, 02:48:15 AM
Yeah I just noticed the HR Giggler typo myself, must have missed that, doesn't sound as eerie and threatening a HR Giger :P
That made me "giggle"...
Just checked out some of the stuff on ebay from this set. The regular set and basic inserts aren't too bad but anything else is nuts expensive. Things like dog tags, sketches and all the autographs are pretty high. Initial thoughts are that its a nightmare for somebody that tries to be a comprehensive collector. Not just because of price but also because there are so many 1 of 1 and autograph parallels and such.
Oh and I also just realized there is a silver foil parallel for the entire base set as well.
I had my concerns about that too - especially because of how few of the chase cards you seem to get in a box. You'll have to be buying entire boxes and cases to get all those chase cards.
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https://twitter.com/Randy_Martinez/status/717068875427262464
Just checking out some of the eBay auctions. Holy Jesus Christ, how much are people daring to charge for shipping?! £30+ for a single card! Some people are just out to take the piss. Get real.
The actual card prices seem quite reasonable to me. £10-20 is what I'd expect.
Edit: never mind, I've got to the silly hundreds for some autographs. Le sigh.
My local also reckons it's not looking good for receiving them over here. What the f**k are Upper Deck playing at with this?
Yeah, I just checked out some of the prices for the autos. As a current (and big time former) sports trading card collector, I can say that I am not surprised. Still keeping my eyes out for the Dance/Dutton dual auto (nothing yet).
Remember: The quicker the boxes get broken open, the higher the price will be to get one (or two, or three, or four ;D )
So far I have had no luck finding any. The prices for some of the signed main cast cards are absolutely ridiculous but not surprised.
Yeah there are some expensive prices definitely. I will just try to get the basics and then try to find some sketches and autographs every once in a while if the price is right. Even the artist autograph ones can be pricey for what they are. I appreciate the uniqueness of the 1 of 1 stuff but it makes it difficult to try to get any kind of completion.
I just bought the base set from ebay.
The prices are all over the place on the dog tags and autograph cards. I'm not an experienced card buyer. Do prices go up or down as time goes on? By time I mean 6 months?
Besides the prices making me wary of the sketch cards, most of them seem to be fairly ugly in my opinion and not worth the money. Anybody else feel the same way?
Quote from: Machiko Naguchi on Apr 14, 2016, 01:52:31 AM
Besides the prices making me wary of the sketch cards, most of them seem to be fairly ugly in my opinion and not worth the money. Anybody else feel the same way?
Firstly, I'm not into trading cards, but to give you my 2 cents on this subject, I completely agree. The sketches are very meh. One could argue that they are after all just sketches, but consider a sketch by someone like Syd Mead. Mindblowing. The only way to describe what that would be. What I'm saying is that a sketch doesn't have to be average or weak. It can truly be inspired. I haven't seen anything in the set that I would think would fall in that category. They're ok. No more. What really is not cool is that nobody will ever have the complete set. I feel bad for the hard-core collectors who are completists. The circuits in their brains must be blowing as we speak..
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Apr 14, 2016, 02:44:12 AM
Quote from: Machiko Naguchi on Apr 14, 2016, 01:52:31 AM
Besides the prices making me wary of the sketch cards, most of them seem to be fairly ugly in my opinion and not worth the money. Anybody else feel the same way?
Firstly, I'm not into trading cards, but to give you my 2 cents on this subject, I completely agree. The sketches are very meh. One could argue that they are after all just sketches, but consider a sketch by someone like Syd Mead. Mindblowing. The only way to describe what that would be. What I'm saying is that a sketch doesn't have to be average or weak. It can truly be inspired. I haven't seen anything in the set that I would think would fall in that category. They're ok. No more. What really is not cool is that nobody will ever have the complete set. I feel bad for the hard-core collectors who are completists. The circuits in their brains must be blowing as we speak..
And I believe that was exactly the point. It will drive business as collectors attempt to collect them all and since the cards are rather scarce, they will buy the best value available which is the full box, which should be around $100. Sell base sets and convert them into the next box.
Limited edition things are very sensitive.
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Still trying to get hold of some locally.
Full checklist is available on Cardboard Connections: http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2016-upper-deck-alien-anthology-trading
100 card base set with a duplicate foil set.
16 single autograph cards
SA-BP Bill Paxton as Hudson
SA-CD Charles S. Dutton as Dillon
SA-CH Carrie Henn as Newt
SA-CS Cynthia Scott as Cpl. Dietrich
SA-DK Daniel Kash as Pvt. Spunkmeyer
SA-DP Dominique Pinon as Vriess
SA-GD Gary Dourdan as Christie
SA-HS Harry Dean Stanton as BrettSA-LH Lance Henriksen as Bishop
SA-MR Mark Rolston as Pvt. Drake
SA-PR Paul Reiser as Burke
SA-RP Ron Perlman as Johner
SA-RR Ricco Ross as Pvt. Frost
SA-SW Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
SA-TS Tom Skerritt as Dallas
SA-VC Veronica Cartwright as Lamber
15 dual signature cards
DA-CH Lance Henriksen
Carrie Henn
DA-CS Harry Dean Stanton
Veronica Cartwright
DA-DD Charles Dance
Charles S. Dutton
DA-DR Daniel Kash
Ricco Ross
DA-HR Mark Rolston
Lance Henriksen
DA-PD Dominique Pinon
Gary Dourdan
DA-PH Bill Paxton
Lance Henriksen
DA-PR Mark Rolston
Bill PaxtonDA-PW Bill Paxton
Sigourney Weaver
DA-RH Carrie Henn
Paul Reiser
DA-SC Tom Skerritt
Veronica Cartwright
DA-SR Ricco Ross
Cynthia Scott
DA-SS Harry Dean Stanton
Tom Skerritt
DA-WH Sigourney Weaver
Carrie Henn
DA-WS Sigourney Weaver
Tom Skerritt
Character Bios Set Checklist
12 cards.
CB-AC Annalee Call
CB-DA Dallas Arthur
CB-DP Dennis Parker
CB-ER Ellen Ripley
CB-FE Frank Elgyn
CB-JG Jonathan GedimanCB-JL Joan Lambert
CB-JO Johner
CB-JV John Vriess
CB-LB Lance Bishop
CB-MP Martin Perez
CB-WH William Hudson
Legendary Game Artwork Set Checklist
10 cards. Specific artists listed below.
PARALLEL CARDS: Autographed versions
LA-1 Kevin Enhart
LA-2 Kevin Enhart
LA-3 Adam Brown
LA-4 Adam Brown
LA-5 Kevin Enhart
LA-6 Vinz Tabanaz
LA-7 Vinz Tabanaz
LA-8 Kevin Enhart
LA-9 Adam Brown
LA-10 Vincenzo Cucca
Space Marine Dog Tags Set Checklist
15 cards.
DT-BS Bishop
DT-BU Burke
DT-CR Christie
DT-DA Dallas Arthur
DT-DH Dwayne Hicks
DT-DI Cpl. Dietrich
DT-DR Drake
DT-GE GedimanDT-JL Joan Lambert
DT-JO Johner
DT-LD Leonard Dillon
DT-PA Parker
DT-RJ Rebecca "Newt" Jorden
DT-SB Samuel Brett
DT-VR Vriess
Space Marine Dog Tag Actor Autographs Set Checklist
15 cards. Serial Numbered #/5.
DTA-BS Lance Henriksen
DTA-BU Paul Reiser
DTA-CR Gary Dourdan
DTA-DA Tom Skerritt
DTA-DI Cynthia Scott
DTA-DR Mark Rolston
DTA-ER Sigourney Weaver
DTA-JL Veronica Cartwright
Weyland Yutani Propaganda Posters Set Checklist
10 cards.
PARALLEL CARDS: Patty McPancakes Autographs #/70
Sketch Artists Checklist
38 artists.
Abdul Ghofur
Adriana Melo
Allen Geneta
Anthony Tan
Barush Merling
Benjo Camay
Bryan "SilverBaX" Sheppard
Charles Hall
Daniel Gorman
David Hindelang
Elvin Hernandez
Fabian Quintero
Federico Blee
George Vega
Harold Edge
Jade Isaig
Jason Adams
Jason Crosby
Jezreel RojalesJJ Dzialowski
John Haun
Julian Lytle
Justin Castaneda
Ken Racho
Luiz Campelo
Lydi Li Tubillara
Marco Carrillo
Mauro Fodra
Melike Acar
Mick and Matt Glebe
Mitch Ballard
Nathan Ohlendorf
Neil Camera
Patricio Carrasco
Rich Molinelli
Ron Tan
Rustico Limosinero
Tim Shay
And ordered a hobby box via Cardboard Connections. Will see how many base sets I pull out of this. Hopefully get enough for any of you interested.
I wouldn't mind a base set actually, if there's one going spare.
Will see what this box yields! :)
Good luck!
Let me know if that Dance-Dutton dual autograph shows up! :D
I'm hoping I get some of those dual autographs. I don't think I'm going to get one complete base set out of this. 20 packs per box, 5 cards per pack.
So I pretty much regretted buying this as soon as I figured I wouldn't get the full set. I hoped I'd pull a decent chase card worth forking out the money for the box. As I expected, no full set. 75 out of 100 cards. 12 of the parallel foil cards which are just the same as the base cards with a foil W-Y symbol in the background. 2 Legendary Encounters art cards, 3 artist insights, 3 crew cards, Mark Rolston autograph and Bishop dogtag. Absolutely piss poor distribution. Really disappointed in Upper Deck in this set. Terrible ratio in the box (am I the only one who remembers when you got 2 base sets from a booster box?) and couldn't find them anywhere in England - had to order from the States. It's annoying because they're a f**king gorgeous set! It's going to cost a ridiculous amount to collect this one.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 07, 2016, 10:53:13 AM
So I pretty much regretted buying this as soon as I figured I wouldn't get the full set. I hoped I'd pull a decent chase card worth forking out the money for the box. As I expected, no full set. 75 out of 100 cards. 12 of the parallel foil cards which are just the same as the base cards with a foil W-Y symbol in the background. 2 Legendary Encounters art cards, 3 artist insights, 3 crew cards, Mark Rolston autograph and Bishop dogtag. Absolutely piss poor distribution. Really disappointed in Upper Deck in this set. Terrible ratio in the box (am I the only one who remembers when you got 2 base sets from a booster box?) and couldn't find them anywhere in England - had to order from the States. It's annoying because they're a f**king gorgeous set! It's going to cost a ridiculous amount of collect this one.
I'm sorry to hear this.
I wanted to wait and see what the distribution was per box. There's a chance you just got unlucky, but it's not worth the risk. Probably just gonna buy the base set+ the sub sets.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 07, 2016, 10:53:13 AM
So I pretty much regretted buying this as soon as I figured I wouldn't get the full set. I hoped I'd pull a decent chase card worth forking out the money for the box. As I expected, no full set. 75 out of 100 cards. 12 of the parallel foil cards which are just the same as the base cards with a foil W-Y symbol in the background. 2 Legendary Encounters art cards, 3 artist insights, 3 crew cards, Mark Rolston autograph and Bishop dogtag. Absolutely piss poor distribution. Really disappointed in Upper Deck in this set. Terrible ratio in the box (am I the only one who remembers when you got 2 base sets from a booster box?) and couldn't find them anywhere in England - had to order from the States. It's annoying because they're a f**king gorgeous set! It's going to cost a ridiculous amount to collect this one.
So would you recommend this at all? Do you believe it's worth the money?
Considering boxes are going for 150$ on ebay (the only place I found them so far), I don't think it's worth it. I still want the Charles Dance / Charles Dutton dual autograph tho (still no luck on finding one) and will buy it when it comes up.
Sorry your box yielded not too much excitement, CHicks. I was awaiting to see your sketch card from the box... :(
Quote from: PRJ_since1990 on May 08, 2016, 11:07:31 PM
So would you recommend this at all? Do you believe it's worth the money?
Grab a base set and call it quits.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 09, 2016, 07:45:59 AM
Quote from: PRJ_since1990 on May 08, 2016, 11:07:31 PM
So would you recommend this at all? Do you believe it's worth the money?
Grab a base set and call it quits.
Kind of takes the fun out of it you know? Such a shame. I'm sorry your box wasn't as you were expecting :( I guess I will hold off on getting these until I can find them for cheap.
With the last few sets, I just brought a box and filled in my collection via eBay with the chase cards and such. It's just disappointing I couldn't even get a base set out of this.
Love trading cards to pieces but I really don't dig the art for this so it's gonna be a pass for sure. I'm more interested in getting my hands on the full set for Alien & Aliens. I have the full Alien 3 set but that's it so far for Alien related trading cards. They're not easy to find in Canada & our dollar is so piss poor at the moment, buying from the US is just not worth it in the end.
Aliens never had its own separate trading card set as far as I'm aware.
No Aliens but there was an Alien. As far as I know the only trading card sets we got were Alien, Alien 3, Alien Predator Universe, Alien Legacy, AvP, AvPR and now Alien Anthology.
Hmm, weird. I could have sworn I've seen Aliens as well. Ah well, I doubt my ever getting any of those sets complete if any at all.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 12, 2016, 11:57:09 AM
No Aliens but there was an Alien. As far as I know the only trading card sets we got were Alien, Alien 3, Alien Predator Universe, Alien Legacy, AvP, AvPR and now Alien Anthology.
Of those, I've got complete base sets of each of them except for Alien Anthology.
Quote from: XenoZipper on May 12, 2016, 03:49:20 PM
Hmm, weird. I could have sworn I've seen Aliens as well. Ah well, I doubt my ever getting any of those sets complete if any at all.
What you may have seen was a horror anthology card set from the late 80s. They featured Aliens as well as many other films. I had some when I was a kid, but they're all gone with the wind now. They were actually pretty cool..
I just found the card set on line". It was called Fright Flicks. It Alien, Aliens, and Predator in it I think. Check out some cards at this link..
http://monstermemories.blogspot.ca/2009/08/fright-flicks-trading-cards-post-2.html
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on May 12, 2016, 09:38:09 PM
What you may have seen was a horror anthology card set from the late 80s. They featured Aliens as well as many other films. I had some when I was a kid, but they're all gone with the wind now. They were actually pretty cool..
I just found the card set on line". It was called Fright Flicks. It Alien, Aliens, and Predator in it I think. Check out some cards at this link..
http://monstermemories.blogspot.ca/2009/08/fright-flicks-trading-cards-post-2.html
YES! Those were EXACTLY the cards I was thinking of! I knew I had seen Aliens cards exist somewhere haha So I'm not crazy after all. Well... I still may be crazy but at least I know the cards were real now :p There's a site for 80s cards that I've liked on Facebook which has ALL of those you mentioned but there's no full sets to buy from the site, only individual packs & they wanted $5 per pack for Alien & I just wasn't too keen on that. I'd rather find a full unopened box for better chances to complete or at least get a base set done. But thanks for finding the link!
Quote from: XenoZipper on May 13, 2016, 03:07:32 AM
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on May 12, 2016, 09:38:09 PM
What you may have seen was a horror anthology card set from the late 80s. They featured Aliens as well as many other films. I had some when I was a kid, but they're all gone with the wind now. They were actually pretty cool..
I just found the card set on line". It was called Fright Flicks. It Alien, Aliens, and Predator in it I think. Check out some cards at this link..
http://monstermemories.blogspot.ca/2009/08/fright-flicks-trading-cards-post-2.html
YES! Those were EXACTLY the cards I was thinking of! I knew I had seen Aliens cards exist somewhere haha So I'm not crazy after all. Well... I still may be crazy but at least I know the cards were real now :p There's a site for 80s cards that I've liked on Facebook which has ALL of those you mentioned but there's no full sets to buy from the site, only individual packs & they wanted $5 per pack for Alien & I just wasn't too keen on that. I'd rather find a full unopened box for better chances to complete or at least get a base set done. But thanks for finding the link!
No problem Xenozipper! It would be neat to find out which cards specifically from that series were the actual Aliens and Predator cards. The ones in the link were just a few, but I think there were at least 10 Aliens / Alien / Predator cards in there...
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on May 13, 2016, 03:12:56 AM
No problem Xenozipper! It would be neat to find out which cards specifically from that series were the actual Aliens and Predator cards. The ones in the link were just a few, but I think there were at least 10 Aliens / Alien / Predator cards in there...
Yea that I would like to know too. Here's the site I was talking about but sadly there's no checklist on the page that I can see to know exactly what's in them. The Alien cards on the site are separate on their own under either Sci-Fi or Horror, can't remember which one they listed it under. They got tons of trading cards there though that's for sure!
http://www.80scards.com/product/frightflicks (http://www.80scards.com/product/frightflicks)
Unrelated to Aliens but still on trading cards, I really really need to buy this set one of these days. I've been obsessed with getting my hands on them for a while now haha I loved them as a kid..
http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Attack-Trading-Cards-Stickers/dp/B0098AD9S8 (http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Attack-Trading-Cards-Stickers/dp/B0098AD9S8)
Quote from: XenoZipper on May 12, 2016, 03:49:20 PM
Hmm, weird. I could have sworn I've seen Aliens as well. Ah well, I doubt my ever getting any of those sets complete if any at all.
The base sets are all quite easy to get hold of and they generally don't cost a lot either. Should be fairly easy and cheap for you to pick up.
Those sets mentioned are the only ones that I know of as far as cards. I am in pretty good shape since I have complete master sets for all those past ones except for avpr which I am missing costumes and autographs. I also have official binders for the ones that have it and the ones that don't i got custom ones from ebay.
I also have the entire set of fright flicks cards and stickers if anyone wants to see what cards there are. I also have some other random comic, promotional and Topps 75th Anniversary cards.
Quote from: Machiko Naguchi on May 13, 2016, 03:25:30 PM
Those sets mentioned are the only ones that I know of as far as cards. I am in pretty good shape since I have complete master sets for all those past ones except for avpr which I am missing costumes and autographs. I also have official binders for the ones that have it and the ones that don't i got custom ones from ebay.
I also have the entire set of fright flicks cards and stickers if anyone wants to see what cards there are. I also have some other random comic, promotional and Topps 75th Anniversary cards.
I would be curious to see the Fright Flicks cards and to know the numbers of the cards with Aliens stuff on them.
Ok I will try to get some pics up at some point
So...funnily enough today I took the lady friend to a DC TV and movies themed convention so she could meet Jason Momoa to get him to sign some Stargate Atlantis stuff she's got. We were in the retailers area checking out some trading cards and they had the Alien Anthology base set for £20 so I picked it up. They said they had some of the chase stuff but didn't bring it with them but looks like they're regulars to conventions in the UK.
I was pretty happy to find a complete base set - still miffed at having brought that booster box but happy to have gotten the base set not long after being disappointed.
So I guess we won't be seeing a reissue of this at any point? Seems like such a limited release that few have heard of it and fewer have it for sale.
I talked to a guy at my trading card hobby store yesterday and he said that there were only a few hundred cases printed. He does have two boxes available, but the asking price is 180$ each.
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on May 24, 2016, 01:40:48 AM
I talked to a guy at my trading card hobby store yesterday and he said that there were only a few hundred cases printed. He does have two boxes available, but the asking price is 180$ each.
Oh goodness. That's awful. I am getting quite tired of all this "limited run" stuff being so limited that almost no one can get their hands on it without spending an arm and a leg.
Absolutely awful distribution by Upper Deck. What the hell were they thinking with this release?
Seriously. Like I mentioned before, I told my hobby store to order a case (they sell online also, of course) and they would definitely sell! He said they got a few boxes in and immediately sold them... ::) We all need to contact Upper Deck and tell them this great release was piss poor advertised along with the fore mentioned awful distribution.
I recently purchased a preopened case of cards online in order to get what I wanted out of this set. As a result I have a lot of extra cards leftover and wanted to see if anyone on here would be interested for a nominal fee.
Here is what I have:
7 complete base sets
Approx. 70% parallel base set
2 legendary art subsets
2 WeYu poster sets
1 character bio set (plus multiple extras of several characters like Ripley and bishop)
Plenty of empty boxes and wrappers
Let me know if anybody is interested
I wouldn't mind a base set and a W-Y poster set...
How much are you looking for?
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I told Huda I thought $5.00 per each set that you wanted seemed reasonable.
Speaking of which, I already requested a base set, a poster set and the bio set. I dunno if that counts as bagsies... :P
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 01, 2016, 09:58:07 PM
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The sheer amount of unique sketch cards make this seem a little daft. Do they usually have that many?
I bought a base set on ebay a few weeks ago for fun, was only 10$ shipping included. Didn't know there was all these subsets. Anyhow, these Glebe sketch cards are amazing but too expensive and rare for my butt. The 2nd card from the 2nd column is one of the best Alien drawings I've ever seen. How come these ones are not on the checklist?
Myself i'd go for the Base Set, W-Y Poster Set and the Legendary Art set ;)
I'd be interested in a Poster and Legendary Art set.
While I am on this page, I will mention that I have not seen a Charles Dance/Charles Dutton dual autograph yet ANYWHERE online. Starting to wonder if they are an extremely short print (to 5 or less) or if they even did it... ???
Shame boxes are still pricey or I would try a few.
Hicks let me check and make sure what I still have and I will let you know.
Thank you kindly.
If you have an extra legendary or poster set or singles I'll buy some too!
Oh, I'm interested in the character bios and the parallels too.
Did they release a Card book with this? like they used to for alot of card sets from movies and such
What do you mean?
Out of curiosity, what actually are the legendary art cards?
Just artwork from the Legendary Encounters game.
Hey Machiko, would you happen to have LA-1 & LA-5? Really just interested in those 2 Legendary Art Ones. The Nostromo and the Auriga I believe it is? A poster set would be cool too.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 29, 2016, 11:56:08 AM
What do you mean?
Something like this only official
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152182811985?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Oh, a binder. No, nothing unfortunately.
You would have thought they would have considering how many cards are available.
Oh well gonna have to look for a custom made one then lol
Is making official binders even a thing at the minute?
Mine is at the back of my Requiem binder.
I have no idea, i just thought they would have done one.
Guess Ill have to put all mine, (Once i buy them lol) in the back on my Alien/Predator Universe one
Anyone have this set "Alien Legacy by Inkworks" from 1998. It's got some pretty cards in there.
http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewAllSet.cfm/sid/75458
Complete Alien Card Sets:
http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewResults.cfm?q=alien&Type=Non-Sport
Inkworks first Alien set. It should be easily available on evilBay if you're interested. The binder is harder to get hold of though.
Yeah it kinda stinks that they didn't make an official binder for the set. From what I have seen there are still a decent number of official binders made for other non-sport card sets that are coming out.
The link to that custom Alien Predator Universe binder is a guy that I worked with to get custom binders for all of my alien sets that didn't have an official one. I actually suggested that cover design to him. ;) I have already talked to him and he said he would be making one for alien anthology at some point.
Also, I have the entire master set for Alien Legacy along with the official binder that Hicks mentioned if anybody wants to know what it looks like or what insert cards it contains.
Managed to pick up the SDCC promo on eBay.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 31, 2016, 08:26:32 AM
Managed to pick up the SDCC promo on eBay.
Goodbye money. :P
Is that the ePack thing with just one card? How much did you get it for?
On auction...about £3 for the card itself but for some reason, people are charging like £10-15 for shipping on single cards this last year. f**king ridiculous. Cost me about £17 over all.
Quote from: Nostromo on Jul 29, 2016, 03:11:08 PMAnyone have this set "Alien Legacy by Inkworks" from 1998. It's got some pretty cards in there.
Yeah, I've got it. Only cost me about a tenner on eBay, and that was quite recently.
Hopefully I will have a chance to go through the cards tonight and let you guys know what I still have left for each of your requests.
Awesome. Much appreciated. Thanks. :)
That would be great. Thanks :)
Okay I went through the cards and filled the requests in the order they were received. Here is what I came up with:
HuDaFuk: Base set, poster set, bio set
whiskeybrewer: Base set, legendary set, poster set
Hicks: legendary set, foil parallels (approx 70%)
The leftover cards are:
5x base sets
LA3 & LA9
WY2 & WY6
2x ripley, gediman, 2x bishop, perez, 2x hudson
plenty of empty boxes and wrappers
Quote from: Machiko Naguchi on Aug 04, 2016, 05:15:23 AM
Okay I went through the cards and filled the requests in the order they were received. Here is what I came up with:
HuDaFuk: Base set, poster set, bio set
whiskeybrewer: Base set, legendary set, poster set
Hicks: legendary set, foil parallels (approx 70%)
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Thats fantastic :)
Coolio. :) Can you send the total damages and your PayPal address?
My cards have arrived, thanks very much Machiko!
Loving the artwork. Also really interesting how the cards follow the extended cuts of the films, especially when it comes to Alien 3. But does anyone else get the impression the blurbs on the back were written by someone who doesn't speak English as their first language? The prose is terrible!
Oh and I got a big lol at how the mangled Bishop on card 60 looks like Sylvester Stallone :laugh:
Hicks I can probably get your stuff sent out tomorrow if you have a chance to send me your address.
Sent as requested. :)
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Aug 23, 2016, 07:53:27 AM
My cards have arrived, thanks very much Machiko!
Loving the artwork. Also really interesting how the cards follow the extended cuts of the films, especially when it comes to Alien 3. But does anyone else get the impression the blurbs on the back were written by someone who doesn't speak English as their first language? The prose is terrible!
Oh and I got a big lol at how the mangled Bishop on card 60 looks like Sylvester Stallone :laugh:
How long did it take to get to you? :)
Not very long at all. A week to 10 days, I was actually away when they arrived.
Ah cool. Mine should be arriving anytime now then lol
I still have multiple base sets and a few random inserts if anyone is interested. I just want to get rid of them so I can basically just give it to you for the shipping cost.
While I am here, I will say that there is still no sign of the Charles Dance/Charles Dutton dual autograph card anywhere yet. WTF man!
Quote from: Machiko Naguchi on Sep 19, 2016, 01:18:09 PM
I still have multiple base sets and a few random inserts if anyonne is interested. I just want to get rid of them so I can basically just give it to you for the shipping cost.
I'll take a base set if you are just getting rid of them then. I can pay shipping, not sure how it all works but I have a PayPal account.
Sounds good. I will send you a private message with more details. Do you want any of the inserts? I already sold off the complete sets but I have some leftovers of the character bios, the propaganda posters and the legendary encounters art. There are also some random foil parallels from the base set.
Hey there, would you happen to have any non basic cards of spaceships? :)
I think I checked the inserts already, but I can see if any of the base foil parallels I have left show any ships if that would help.
Bought two boxes online and they arrived today. Pulled a Bill Paxton and Mark Rolston dual autograph card which was a fantastic pull and a Paul Reiser autograph as well. Also got two dog tags, Mark Rolston and Brad Dourif. The artwork on all of the cards are phenomenal.
Congratulations on the dual autograph! That's a nice pull! Did you manage a full base set from 2 boxes?
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 29, 2016, 06:42:26 PM
Congratulations on the dual autograph! That's a nice pull! Did you manage a full base set from 2 boxes?
Thanks and yes, I got a full base set out of the two boxes with a lot of duplicates.
A little info on the packs for anyone interested, the Dog Tag packs don't give you a full five cards, only two. You get the Dog Tag and one insert, I was trying to pick out which ones had Dog Tags and which didn't but Upper Deck did a great job at making them weigh the same and making them look like full 5 card packs. They are expensive boxes, I don't live in the U.S.A so shipping them and the import charges killed me but they are well worth it for the autographs and sketch cards.
Also, the Upper Deck online store no longer has them in stock so if you are eyeing them online at a decent price get them while you can.
Overall I love these cards, they are made for the Alien fan. Some of the cards have opinions on the back of them from the artists, which is always a fun read, if you have the cards you will know what I mean. Last thing is that these cards pay very close attention to detail, the base set and inserts both reference the special edition and theatrical version from all movies, so you will find both the dog and the ox cards from Alien 3 for example.
I finally got to see what was in the last box at my local hobby shop (someone else busted the box)
Spoiler
A common auto and spunk dog tag
There is officially one box left at the other hobby shop... may have to bust that sometime soon.
Also, still no sign of the Dance/Dutton dual auto :( Where the heck are they?!?!
Happy Alien Day!
This is my first box ever of this product and decided to bust a few packs when I woke up. In the second pack, this gorgeous sketch card was in it. Definitely one of the highly desirable ones, get ready to have a field day Corp Hicks...
Spoiler
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Wonder what goodies remain in the box? If none, I'm quite happy with this card! Results later!
We swap, yes?
Seriously though, very nice!! I've not really pursued my collection of this set. Really wasn't happy with the distribution of it.
You jammy git Fury
^I have no idea what that means, but thank you I guess? :P
I knew you would like that card Hicks! I did some digging and found Charles Hall's deviantart page, along with a much better picture of the exact card I pulled:
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His other sketch cards were really good as well! It appears he did only 9 or 10, all of which were really sick. I will post a direct link below if y'all are interested to check em out. As far as the remainder of the box, I got a Ron Perlman dog tag, Frank Elgyn and Jonathan Gediman profiles, Legendary Encounters #3,6, and 9, WY propaganda posters #3 and 7. The base cards are cool too, the Alien3 cards are def becoming pc'ed (personal collection).
After seeing so many sub par and hate to say it, downright laughable sketch cards, I am so happy I pulled one of the extremely rare artists! The box was the last one in my "local" shop for a long time, very glad I decided to get it! Happy Alien Day!
https://charles-hall.deviantart.com/art/alien-anthology-oil-sketch-card-5-601969943
He's got some cool artwork on there! Thanks for sharing. I'll start buying more of the chase cards at some point.
Nice art on that Hicks sketch card. 8) 5 STARS! * * * * *
I bought a complete base set when it came out. After realizing home many sub sets,chase cards I stopped. I recently bought a complete set of the dog tags at a local comic show. I wish Ripley would have been included. The vendor told me Sigourney wouldn't agree to it. Lambert was one of them so I was very happy bout that. ;D
I have been looking at the signature cards on ebay. Thinking this might be a good way to get authentic autographs.
I like card series you get art or pictures from the films..behind scenes...puzzles..info. I think the first ALIEN Series the back of the cards assemble to form a jigsaw puzzle.
You've got me thinking of putting the base cards of this set in sleeves and a binder. Another project! :laugh:
Oh yeah, pics do not do justice on that card. I imagine I could get an easy $300+ for it if I wanted to sell it. His nicer Star Trek sketch cards are asking 200+, and he did well over 50 for those products. Rest assured it's not going anywhere.
I would suggest getting a binder and good sleeves (I'm sure there are some at your local card shops) or a card storage box.
While I'm here, I did a comparison while watching Aliens yesterday:
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"It's the only way to be sure." ;)
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 28, 2018, 01:35:56 AM
Oh yeah, pics do not do justice on that card. I imagine I could get an easy $300+ for it if I wanted to sell it. His nicer Star Trek sketch cards are asking 200+, and he did well over 50 for those products. Rest assured it's not going anywhere.
I would suggest getting a binder and good sleeves (I'm sure there are some at your local card shops) or a card storage box.
While I'm here, I did a comparison while watching Aliens yesterday:
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"It's the only way to be sure." ;)
Nice
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 28, 2018, 01:35:56 AMOh yeah, pics do not do justice on that card. I imagine I could get an easy $300+ for it if I wanted to sell it.
I'll give you £5.
£5 bid.
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I was just looking at the card set of the "Space Marine Dog Tag" series. 8)
Brett,Lambert,Parker & Dallas are classified as Weyland-Yutani employees USCSS Nostromo.
Dillon is Fury 161, Gediman USN Auriga
Christie,Johner & Varies Independent Betty
Dietrich,Hicks, & Drake are Colonial Marine USS Sulaco. Both Burke & Bishop are Weyland-Yutani USS Sulaco
Rebecca "Newt" Jorden is LV - 426 XS? I would have thought an abbreviation or initial for Colonists? Dependant? Civilian? Anyone have an idea or know what XS stands for?
All of them have their blood types on the tag except Bishop. ;)
Extrasolar? As in outside the solar system?
If it was one of the marines. Might be a "rate" or job description "corpsman"? A colonist ???
XS in clothing is Extra Small. :D She is that compared to the Squad.
I sometimes get service numbers written in very old Blue Jacket Manuals. I'll have to look the next time I come across one and see if it matches the sequence/format on the dog tags. I thought the service number is your social security number? Prior to this?
I don't recall the year but I know our government changed the name of the "War Department" to the "Department of Defense". I sometimes get publications under the original title.
Are these cards still available?
Doesn't look like it's available from Upper Deck but they seem to be on eBay.
Well, I'm not disappointed in what I'm seeing on EBay. The prices are all outta whack, though, and I'm guessing anything with Bill Paxton's signature was bought and held onto after he passed. I'd be willing to pay $60-$70 for that, but not for Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, or Michael Biehn. Those are the only ones I'm after. The Weyland-Yutani business cards are pretty cool, but I'm limiting myself to characters/actors I like. Illustration, too.
Just sayin' what I'm finding. I'm open to tips and stuff like that on how to find these things. I want to start a small merch collection, and even though I don't have anything, it gives my mind something else to think about.
Quote from: TheSailingRabbit on Nov 28, 2018, 06:57:55 PM
I'd be willing to pay $60-$70 for that, but not for Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, or Michael Biehn.
I'm going to tell them you said that. >:(
Quote from: TheSailingRabbit on Nov 28, 2018, 06:57:55 PM
I want to start a small merch collection
That's what they all say, at first.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Nov 28, 2018, 11:42:47 PM
Quote from: TheSailingRabbit on Nov 28, 2018, 06:57:55 PM
I'd be willing to pay $60-$70 for that, but not for Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, or Michael Biehn.
I'm going to tell them you said that. >:(
I didn't mean it that way! Don't say anything, please.
This is gonna look really bad, isn't it? I'm in some real fruity shit now.
Ok everyone, be ready tomorrow to see the pull of the product, which I am the proud new owner of... stay tuned!
Which set?
Here it is, the chestburster scene from Alien, by Charles Hall:
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This painting is absolutely stunning in person, so realistic. I managed to talk the seller down to $500, which I thought was fair. The seller said he was glad to know it will be appreciated, or else he would not have sold it at all. His art can sell for so much because he is so talented. I plan to have it authenticated and encapsulated by PSA, along with the Hicks card I pulled from a box last year. He told me he made 10 scenes for the new Alien3 product, can't wait to see them and possibly buy one or two, price pending. Hope you enjoyed viewing the best available sketch card (which is the only one made btw), Happy Alien Day 2019!
$500? damn son. I didnt spend that much on a Rare OOP book that only had 1 print run
I consider it an investment of fine art 😉 It is the only one ever made, it has only upward in value for potential in the future.
Very ture, but still. Damn :laugh:
Totally worth it 😂 I guess I'm not afraid to drop money on potential investments anymore, as my sports ticket and card collection has completely exploded, again, for future potential to skyrocket even further in value. Some Michael Jordan tickets I bought for 350$ each will be worth 3,000$ each in about ten years... just playing the waiting game ;)
I don't understand card collecting at all, but you do you.
Sorry to necro-thread, but has anyone ever come across a list of the artists who drew the regular cards? Is it the same people who did the sketch cards?
I'm looking at my cards now and I can't see any artist credits anywhere. Even on the poster cards, which have quotes from the artist responsible but no names ???
I havent no. Gonna have to look at my cards now and see
Happy Alien Day 2020 everyone! To answer your question, I don't know either.
I wanted to get a box of 2018 Upper Deck ALIENS for today, but none ever came up until last week. While I am here, I'll let everyone know I contacted Upper Deck a few weeks ago to see when Alien3 will be released, they said there is no definite date, even for this year. It will be worth the wait tho :) I also almost purchased a Sigourney Weaver "Actor Reactor" autograph from the UD Aliens set, but backed away.
I looked into getting the recent film-specific Upper Deck sets recently, but the prices they seem to be going for are outrageous :o
25% off today at https://www.upperdeckepack.com/Store/Index