NBC Releases 'Heroes' Trading Cards

oscardahl · 05-22-2008, 11:44 AM

Trading cards used to be cool. For some people, they may be still be cool, but it's safe to say that the trading card heyday is over. It used to be baseball cards and baseball cards only. Then other sports got involved, then it just blew up. Any and all entities were subject to the trading card treatment – comic book characters, political figures, sandwiches, etc. The trading card industry hasn't been as prevalent in recent years (unless it's just me who's out of touch, which is entirely possible) but, nonetheless, NBC and Topps have teamed up this summer to bring Heroes fans trading cards of all their favorite Heroes characters. The first of two sets have just hit stores (the second set will arrive in July) and it contains ninety different cards, including flip motion cards, foil cards, cards with bits of costume material, and cards with special Tim Sale original character sketches.

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hikinggirl70 · 05-22-2008, 08:05 PM

Trading cards are cool for the younger fans but not for the older and more mature group. I would not mind seeing what they look like but I would not purchase them. It looks like Heroes is pulling all the stops in promoting their new series.

LegendLore · 05-23-2008, 05:37 AM

It's not just Heroes. Trading cards are being produced for other television series 24, Battlestar Galactica, CSI, and Stargate (SG-1 and Atlantis). Fans are hoping FOX will license Bones for trading cards.

Hollywood is also making tremendous use of trading card licensing. Recent releases include Spider-Man 3, Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal. Coming later this year watch for Kung Fu Panda, Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, and X-Files: I Want To Believe cards.

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05-22-2008, 11:44 AM	#1
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	Trading cards used to be cool. For some people, they may be still be cool, but it's safe to say that the trading card heyday is over. It used to be baseball cards and baseball cards only. Then other sports got involved, then it just blew up. Any and all entities were subject to the trading card treatment – comic book characters, political figures, sandwiches, etc. The trading card industry hasn't been as prevalent in recent years (unless it's just me who's out of touch, which is entirely possible) but, nonetheless, NBC and Topps have teamed up this summer to bring Heroes fans trading cards of all their favorite Heroes characters. The first of two sets have just hit stores (the second set will arrive in July) and it contains ninety different cards, including flip motion cards, foil cards, cards with bits of costume material, and cards with special Tim Sale original character sketches. To read the rest, click here.

05-22-2008, 08:05 PM	#2
hikinggirl70 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Farmingdale, NY Posts: 546	Trading cards are cool for the younger fans but not for the older and more mature group. I would not mind seeing what they look like but I would not purchase them. It looks like Heroes is pulling all the stops in promoting their new series.

05-23-2008, 05:37 AM	#3
LegendLore Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	It's not just Heroes. Trading cards are being produced for other television series 24, Battlestar Galactica, CSI, and Stargate (SG-1 and Atlantis). Fans are hoping FOX will license Bones for trading cards. Hollywood is also making tremendous use of trading card licensing. Recent releases include Spider-Man 3, Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal. Coming later this year watch for Kung Fu Panda, Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, and X-Files: I Want To Believe cards.