If you didn't back the Topps Mars Attacks Occupation Trading Card Kickstarter, you basically failed.

Why? Because Topps has just released this teaser of the STACKS of original art sketch cards that will be included in the packs. ORIGINAL ART by some of the most talented artists working today!

Here's their latest update:

This week we took some time to collect, sort and catalog the many sketch cards we've received from our artists.  Below is a list of names that we have in-hand (in alphabetical order):

Brad Albright, Jorge Baeza, Dwayne Biddix, Joel Biske, Dana Black, James Bukauskus, Carlos    Cabaleiro, Neil Camera, Jason Chalker, Jeff Chandler, Rick Cortes,  Roy Cover, Jason Crosby, Ted Dastick , Brian DeGuire, Layron Dejarnette, Pablo Diaz, Jason Flowers, Patrick Giles, Benjamin    Glendenning, Kieth Graham, Charles Hall, Patrick Hamill, Mark Hammermeister, Joe Hogan, Val    Hoschberg, Marck Labas, Andy Lee, Russ Maheras, Chris Mason, Bill Maus, Christopher McMillen, Rich Molinelli, Luke Parker, Kris Penix, Tim Proctor, Peter Santa Maria, Amber Shelton, Joe Simko, Eric Van Elslande, Chris West, Jeff Zapata

For reference, we are -- for the very first time ever-- scanning every single card.  We're not sure what we'll do with these scans, if anything, but they are good for sharing in updates-- and maybe there will be some use for them in the future.

Starting this weekend, we'll be posting a sampling from each artist.  What's really great about this series is that, due to the lower number of needed sketches, each artist was only asked to do 25-50 cards each (only three artists opted to do more) meaning the quality is a lot more consistent.  
And apart from a handful of exceptions (literally)-- the cards are ALL in full color!

IF YOU FAILED TO BACK THIS AWESOME KICKSTARTER, WE GOT YOU COVERED: Tenacious Toys will be one of only a handful of retail shops that will be stocking these packs of cards! So... stay tuned. We will be selling full sets and we will also have retailer-exclusive metal cards with our sets. BOOM!

Mars Attacks Occupation Trading Card Kickstarter Ends Monday

Have you backed this insane card series yet? If not, click here and fix that problem. You're gonna regret it later if you don't throw down a little bit now!

One box of Mars Attacks: Occupation will contain 24 packs.
Each pack will contain:

• 4 base cards
• 1 “insert” card.

Insert Cards include:

• Chase Cards (10 Per Box)
• Foil Parallel Variants (4 Per Box) - all 72 cards
• Heritage Parallel Variants (6 Per Box) - 45 story cards
• Concept Parallel Variants (2 Per Box) - 45 story cards
• Super Rare "Hit" Cards (2 Per Box)

Super Rare Cards will include:

• Sketch Cards (1 guaranteed per box)
• Metal Cards (55 Designs to collect, reprinting the original 1962 series on solid metal)
• Hand-Made Letter-Press Cards with Woodcut Design (4 designs to collect) - First-ever card type never before produced by Topps!
• Creator Autographs (signed by artists and writers of the series)

Topps Highlights Sidekick Labs for Backers of Mars Attacks Occupation Kickstarter

 Topps has just posted a new update in their over-funded campaign for the Mars Attacks trading cards on Kickstarter. This newest update highlights our friends at Sidekick Labs and their unique production capabilities. This is not really news to those of us who have collected The Art Hustle, Buff's Melty Misfits or Suckadelic's Suckpax, but Sidekick might actually be a new name for people who collect other types of trading cards. Click the link below to check out the full update:

Mars Attacks Occupation Trading Cards by The Topps Company — Kickstarter

Topps Mars Attacks Occupation trading card series FUNDED on Kickstarter

 

Topps Mars Attacks Occupation trading card series FUNDED on Kickstarter with 20 days to go! That means you still have time to get your pledge in! This KS campaign is going full steam so make sure you pledge before your favorite reward tier is sold out (some of them already are). I just backed it!

Best of all, this card series will be printed up OLD-SKOOL STYLE by our friends at Sidekick Labs, the planet's premier vintage-style trading card printers! The Art Hustle cards were printed by Sidekick, and you gotta love those! This is a huge project for Sidekick, to partner with Topps- probably the world's most recognizable name in trading cards. Big ups to Sidekick for taking on this project, and HUGE props to Topps for choosing an extremely capable DOMESTIC production partner. I can't think of a better choice for this project.

Check this ridiculous intro video, where they actually explain that the Mars Attacks property was developed in the 60s as trading cards:

Below is the press release from May 6th, an awesome press release because I think they wanted to send it out just as the KS was launching - the way it reads, the PR was sent the day after launch... well, I bet they had to rewrite it at the last minute because the campaign was fully funded within 7 HOURS of launch! Man, I wish all my press releases started off like this...

TOPPS LAUNCHES (AND FUNDS) MARS ATTACKS CARD SET ON KICKSTARTER

May 6, 2015 - Yesterday afternoon at 1:00PM EST, The Topps Company launched the all–new trading card series, Mars Attacks: Occupation on Kickstarter.   After just 7 hours, the funding goal of $50,000 was achieved and several stretch goals have already been met, including a new subset featuring the long-awaited return of the 1980's card series Dinosaurs Attack!, in a crossover with the dastardly Martians.

On Kickstarter, fans and collectors can pledge at a variety of levels to pre-order boxes, complete sets, bundles of items or even unique rewards such as the opportunity to have their likeness appear in the series!  Add-on items include: “hot packs” guaranteed to contain sought-after super-rare "hit” cards; chase cards and parallel variants; plus collector binders and more!   Stretch goals will add new cards, bonus items and special features. 

The initial funding goal will create a 72 base card set with 18 chase cards (now 24 with Dinosaurs Attack!), 3 levels of parallels and incredible hits like sketch cards, metal cards, autographs and letter-press cards.

But that's not all!  Backers who get in early will have access to limited-edition bundle pledges that include large master collections-- and other valuable reward levels-- so fans should be encouraged to act quickly.  More stretch goals, new add-on items and additional features will be unveiled as the campaign builds steam.

Once the campaign concludes on June 1, Mars Attacks: Occupation will go into production, with a scheduled ship-date of December 15th.

Kickstarter Project Page
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mars-attacks/mars-attacks-occupation-trading-cards

Kickstarter Video (Youtube Link)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xChJ99bDRMw

Artwork and presentation is super tight

Tell me this isn't bad ass?

Because I am super special, I get to show you a bunch of recently unveiled artwork from this project:

Dude, OK- aliens, dinosaurs, robots, and gruesome graphic violence? SIGN ME THE F*CK UP.

Back the Kickstarter here.

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-The Highest Fever

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