28 Non-Sport Update
D
esigned for the
deluxe, ultra-
premium mar-
ket, the 2017 Marvel
Premier card set from
Upper Deck returns
— with a few new
surprises. As with past
configurations, each
box comes with just
five cards: two base
cards or parallels, one
single panel sketch,
one oversize/multi-
panel sketch, and one
premium insert.
With a base set of 55
original artwork cards
featuring Marvel’s most vibrant characters,
the numbering will be up to 125. There will
also be three Base Set Foil Parallels, including
Blue #’d to 50; Gold #’d to 10; Black #’d to 5.
Sketch cards, limited to one per box, include
single, dual, triple, and quad panel cards,
as well as oversized 5" x 7" cards. Artwork
includes the work of artists such as Clint
Langley, Ariel Olivetti and many others.
Premium insert
cards (1 per box)
include Die-cut Bronze
Bust cards 1:2 and
Die-cut Bronze Busts
LTFX versions, #’d to
- New to the set are
Hellfire Club Portrait
Sketch cards featur-
ing favorites from
the Hellfire Club in
framed portrait cards
(#’d to 30). Classic Art
Shadowbox cards add
a Marvel twist, using
characters in a multi-
layered, multidimen-
sional looking card,
while posing characters in a familiar, yet
non-comic setting. Shipping in July, this
is the perfect set to collect for fans of the
high-end market.
new & noteworthy
the return of Marvel Premier
welcome to the Amazing (Side)Show
By Charlie Novinskie
t
his aptly named card set, first in a series, is Welcome To The
Show, a 20-card set showcasing some of the greatest sideshow
performers of our time. This card set is a fully independent
release from the Mike James Gallery, with all art and design by Mike
James. The set has a global feel to it, with performers from all over
the world, including Canada, US, UK, Finland, and Australia. The
set is filled with
Guinness World
Record Holders,
and loaded with
people who have
made tons of
television appear-
ances on shows
like America’s Got
Ta l e n t, Britain’s
Got Talent and
Canada’s Got Tal-
ent...not to men-
tion numerous appearances in Ripley’s: Believe it or Not.
Some of the amazing performers highlighted are Jim Rose,
The Lizardman, Donny Vomit, Lassi, Zoe L’Amore, Reggie Bug-
muncher, The Great Orbax, Sweet Pepper Klopek, James Taylor,
Bobo’s Loco Carneval, Titano Oddfellow, The Space Cowboy, Dok
Haze and more. The set was successfully crowdfunded through
Indiegogo and is
now available.
Obtainable as
a 20-card set, it
can be checked
out at facebook.
com/groups/wel-
come2theshow/,
or purchased
directly through
Mike at facebook.
com/MikeJames.
Artist.