Topps Announces Plans for its Newest Collectible Card Franchise
After a nearly 25-year hiatus, Topps is back together with Indiana Jones.
The storied card marketer, who offered Raiders of the Lost Ark cards in 1981 and Temple of Doom cards in 1984, plans an ongoing program around everyone’s favorite action-adventure hero.
In comic and hobby stores today, Indiana Jones Heritage takes a retrospective look back at the original movies – Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade. Complete with packaging and card designs inspired by Topps earlier work with the property, Indiana Jones Heritage has a decidedly vintage, “old school” feel. Many memorable, iconic scenes are included in this 90-card, triple movie treat. Plus, reminiscent of Topps cards from yesteryear, packs include one piece of bubble gum.
ToppsTV's new video, which spotlights the company’s artist sketch cards, has just debuted on multiple sites, including YouTube and Veoh.com. It most prominently features Topps' latest series to include sketches – Indiana Jones Heritage. This video explains what sketch cards are, explores their history and includes an interview with one of the sketch artists. It can be viewed here:
YouTube - ToppsTV Spotlight on Topps Artist Sketch Cards
The second phase of the program commences prior to the theatrical release of the new movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. While the film premieres in theaters on Memorial Day weekend, Topps will ship its all-movie series to hobby, specialty and mass merchandisers on May 1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie cards promise to be a worthy companion to the highly anticipated film and a treasured keepsake for years to come.
The Indiana Jones property has inspired many talented artists whose work has adorned familiar movie posters as well as the covers of numerous books and comics. A fine selection of these breathtaking images – plus newly commissioned, never-before-seen works – will comprise the program’s third card series, Indiana Jones Masterpieces. Planned for release around the holidays, Indiana Jones Masterpieces follows in the tradition of Topps’ highly successful, all-art-based Lord of the Rings Masterpieces.
“The marketplace is enormously excited that we’re back in business with Indiana Jones,” states Ira Friedman, Topps VP of Publishing. “It helps that most of our customers are fans who grew up on the original films and, just like Star Wars (another Lucas creation), consider these properties near and dear to their hearts”, says Friedman.