Continuing promotion that commenced with last summer's
Thor and
Captain America: The First Avenger films, it seems
Upper Deck will be reteaming with Marvel Studios, producing trading cards for
The Avengers movie. The first details have recently been revealed courtesy of
Sports Card Info.
You remember last year, exclusive still photos from
Thor and
Captain America movies were featured on most of the trading cards, so we have
that to look forward to in a couple months. Anyhow, with more detailed info to be announced, check out presentation slides and their transcript below.
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Avengers Assemble Box Break
One Sketch Card
24 Inserts
168 Total Cards
Avengers Assemble Product Highlights:
180-card base set brings together previous Marvel films featuring the characters from The Avengers, including Thor, Incredible Hulk, Captain America and Iron Man. It will also include a preview of the new Avengers film.
Hobby boxes include one hand-drawn sketch card featuring characters from the Marvel Universe.
Every hobby pack includes one exclusive insert:
Classic Covers
Heroes and Villains
Concept Series
Autograph Cards and Costume Cards will also be included (names and characters to be named later).
Stickers (30 cards, 1:1) are a retail exclusive.
Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”--the super hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.
Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, & directed by Joss Whedon from a screenplay by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble on May 4, 2012. The film is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. In addition to "Marvel's The Avengers," Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including "Iron Man 3" on May 3, 2013!; and “Thor 2” on November 15, 2013.