That Card Collectors Podcast

New shoes??? Yes – we’re back to our roots – with a wider remit to talk about not JUST Marvel cards. Season 2 starts here… This week we talk about the ‘why’ of the change and then get into it with Star wars autos, Upper Deck’s Halo set and … plane cards? Yes, plane - those flying things that take us places. Our links are all here; https://linktr.ee/ThatCCPod ======== Music; I Got a Stick Arr Bryan...

Following the recent sad news that artist Greg Hildebrandt has passed away, for this episode we wanted to come together and celebrate his work - Marvel and otherwise. Best known to card collectors as one half of the Hildebrandt Brothers - Greg and Tim - who created the Marvel Masterpieces 1994 set beloved by many, we share our own and collector remembrances of Greg. To enhance your life with some...

We’re in the Endgame now… as the last months of the Upper Deck Marvel Era (or UDME as we must start calling it) goes out with a bang. Marvel Studios Series One promises TWO autographs per box and focuses on the Disney+ MCU shows. Will we be entertained? You certainly will be! In the absence of Kevin Bacon, this episode's Artist Intro is from TONY AND ELAINE PERNA - you can find their great sets he...

Brethren, join us to say a fond farewell to Marvel Annual as the (most likely) final edition is out and we open some! Plus Wesley tells of NYCC 2024, and guests aplenty show up randomly. Crazy shit about to go down on our Lazy River chill ride. Artist Intro – MARLO MARTOS joined the stream and so he also opens this episode and you can find Marlo on his Instagram feed here; https://www.instagram.co...

Lots happening in the Marvel Masterpieces firmament this episode, as MM2022 finally drops on Upper Deck e-Pack. How’s it been for you? We discuss the drop. what we pulled, what we’ve seen of the reaction and open a book on when it will sell out. Plus we open some MM2022 on e-Pack and a box of Marvel Masterpieces XL. Artist Intro – who else but DAN DOS SANTOS to open this episode and you can find D...

It's been a while but HOBBY QUESTIONS are back, Back, BACK baby! Originally broadcast live on Sunday 29 September, we asked collectors to ask questions about Marvel cards current, past, and future for the team to chew on. Always a fun time, and often some engaging conversation. Plus, who knows, we may even see Keith make an appearance. Artist Intro – HUGE thanks to the master BORIS VALLEJO for thi...

TJ Shevlin and Joe Sorensen return to exclusively preview the new Marvel Fleer Throwbacks 1959-63 set coming to the Upper Dack e-Pack platform. We see exclusive (and actual) 'First Look' at the cards and designs, and we also have the checklist here as an exclusive first - hit this link; https://tinyurl.com/FleerThrowbacks2 Thanks again to the Upper Deck team for allowing us this access and...

Recorded Sunday 15 September, our first YouTube live show where we opened some AVENGERS METAL UNIVERSE and much discussion about the Marvel card license change now that it's been officially announced. By repeated popular request. (well, from Jake anyways) you can hear the suave and sultry tones of Michael Munshaw on the audio version of this episode - and eyeball his glory here; https://www.in...

Marvel Beginnings! Yes, they're back and this week we get into a box of Volume 2 Series 2 to see what's inside (spoiler - Keith isn't in the box). Mad box hits aplenty plus we have room for even more MMXL love, and our first speculation on the 'what next' of the Marvel licence. Finally, we dive into the first ever UK exclusive Topps Marvel Chrome release – link here https://lau...

This week, we look at the positive efforts being made in The Hobby to ensure that card information is democratically open to all. Keith Boyle of Hobby Archival (and the I Want More Comics store in Thornton, CO) joins us to talk about his open source 'wiki' using the Fandom platform. We talk about Keith's efforts to scan over 30 thousand cards to date, how the site is designed and how e...

Recorded in May 2024, this delayed episode sees Ian gets his GOAT on with a Thor Love & Thunder review, and a late review of Marvel Annual 2022-23. There's some love for the Glebe Twins, shock at how that sweet sweet PC card you JUST got gets flipped, and then we talk Hobby Misinformation - musing on how collectors find accurate and 'true' information about cards. What happens when...

A rather HUGE experience this week as we open some of the Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces XL cards. A controversial release, and this episode was recorded prior to Joe Jusko posting that he had ‘come to an agreement’ with UD. Nevertheless, we dig it – the art at this scale is vibrant and enormously impactful, deserving of the fresh perspective the larger format brings. We get confused by the checkl...

Joe Sorensen from Upper Deck returns this week to talk about his adventures at San Diego Comic Con, and the madness of Hall H! He also talks in depth about the development of the convention exclusive X-Men '97 set. We get into different foil parallels (and how hard they are sometimes to distinguish), and past SDCC exclusives. Then, Joe hits us with some EXCLUSIVE news about future Upper Deck M...

Recorded in late June 2024 (yeah, we're late - shoot us), Jason, Wesley and Ian get some Marvel Studios She-Hulk and some Marvel Flair 2024 from Upper Deck under our noses and appreciate some shiny original art awesomeness. There's also a bout of patriotism, some Mental Con love, and healing prayers sent to our intro artist (audio) - Greg Hildebrandt, who's fighting his way back to hea...

A dive this week into a dark possibility.... what if Upper Deck's e-Pack site went down... and didn't come back? What do the website terms say are our rights as collectors? Are we s*&t out of luck? Before that we explore how MCU autograph values have changed as more become available, and Wesley reads a BIG list! This week’s visuals credit to the great COREY CHENG! Thank you, sir! This...

Oliver Harbour, the UK based artist responsible for 13 (yes 13!!) of the most incredible original artworks in the Marvel Flair 2024 set, joins the gang this week. Not only do we hear Oliver's journey into the giddy world of Marvel cards, but we also get an insight into his process, the concepts behind each piece AND how he's making the thumbnail sketches of this work available for collecto...

Another journey down the Lazy River this week, as the full team return to set sail into waters unknown. Our voyage takes us to our thoughts on the latest Marvel Annual checklist (yeah, the episode is late out - sue us), the Marvel sets from Finding Unicorn, and framing cards for display. Sketch card artist Floris Hoolhorst is BACK on the new Upper Deck sets, and he intros this week’s audio version...

Artist Ben Bradi joins the podcast this week from his home in Australia, and tells us about his work on Marvel Platinum. We hear about his background and of how his work with Upper Deck came about, and hear some tidbits on what's yet to come from Ben and Upper Deck. Ben kindly walks us through his conception and execution of the pieces he created for Platinum and is a truly bonza fella! You ca...

A HUGE announcement from Upper Deck of a new Marvel Masterpieces set... or is it new? MMXL is due to release later in 2024 and reproduces the work of Joe Jusko in Masterpieces 2016 in a larger format. What say we on this? Wesley, Ian, and Keith review the info known so far, speculate on how this will look and feel, and relay some initial community thoughts about the set. Note - the episode was rec...

Matt Ditullio guests on this week’s episode to talk about his journey as an art collector and representative. He talks of his love of Simone Bianchi’s art, and of his subsequent work with Simone to bring his work to a wider audience in America. Hear about original comic art, grail comic books, sketch cards and more as we get into it over two hours that simply flew by. You can find Matt’s website h...

The full crew are back this week to dive into the new Upper Deck MARVEL PLATINUM set – and boy, what a ton of fun we had. Hear what we liked, what we didn’t – and what we pulled (hint – there’s a 1/1 for y’all to rejoice over). Blasters! Hobby boxes! Foiling to die for! It’s all here. We are BLESSED to have the mighty talent of MYLES WOHL for this week's audio version opener - you can find his...

Jason and Ian take a leisurely stroll through the works of artist DrewL this week, before announcing the winner of our Episode 200 sketch giveaway, of a cracking Marvel Anime AP by DrewL. Then we get into a listener email from “Ben from Surrey” and show off some new acquisitions. THANK YOU to DrewL for the generous support of our sketch giveaway – check out his great stuff here; https://www.instag...

Rejoice for TheMCCPod has reached 200 episodes, and to celebrate – this week’s episode is an open house. The link was public, and nobody knew who would drop in to celebrate with us. Unbelievable, Unscripted, Unsanitary? Find out who shows up – there’s laughs, there’s stories, there are giveaways! THANK YOU to everyone who has been a part of the podcast; co-hosts, artists, collectors, heroes – onwa...

Marvel Platinum is here! Joining the podcast this week are Grant Sandground and TJ Shevlin from Upper Deck to give us the insider scoop on the set. We hear about the set breakdown, the sheer scale of the checklist and how that translates to better pack odds and hit ratios. Grant touches on 'parallel nervosa' feedback and shows us a whole lot of really cool looking cards. TJ talks about the...

We throwdown with Fleer Throwbacks ’89 this week as we review the set and discuss its reception. Then we wade into the newly released checklist for Marvel Platinum, being released 13 March 2024. And boy – we wade DEEP and we swim in its vastness. Some great advance visuals to chew on (go to YouTube to see) and some gorgeous original art coming. Here’s the link to that incredible Marvel Platinum ch...