That Card Collectors Podcast

The team set sail this week without a course charted, and end up on the lazy river of podcasting. We cover cool Marvel Lego minifigs, discuss what we would (and do) PC on the side, and swoon aplenty over the great work from artist Chris Foreman. You can find Chris's work here; https://www.instagram.com/chrisforemanartist/ Do please support our featured artists, appreciate their work, and tell...

A treat this week, as Upper Deck champions Joe Sorenson and TJ Shevlin join the team to talk exclusively about the new Upper Deck e-Pack exclusive Fleer Throwbacks 1989 Marvel Edition trading card set. Hear about how TJ brought his mad comic knowledge skillz to bear on creating the product, and Joe tells us about the set format and structure. There's sketches, there's parallels, and there&...

Bwahahahahahaaaaaaaaa! Behold fiends of the night, as we creep into the freakshow event of the Marvel card year; Fleer Ultra Midnight Sons from Upper Deck. Was it a ghoulish experience? Are the cards horrific? Or did we gaily skip with light and love towards our review show? Hear what Ian, Wesley, Josh, Jason and Keith think. And also… Falcon? Seriously Upper Deck guys? What gives… Our friend Simo...

Black Cat first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man issue 194 and that’s about all you need to know for why this episode is this episode. A giddy romp into all things Felicia as Wesley and Ian stroke each other’s collections from afar. Josh, Jason, and Keith look on in horror. Big love to Tayler for the audio intro! Audio (the full experience); The main audio format of this podcast episode is here; htt...

A great and potentially hot button topic this week – as we get into the concept of ‘card custodianship’; specially for limited number or 1/1 cards, where do the rights of the card owner to do with the card whatever they wish, meet the concept of being just a custodian of that card in its journey through our hobby world. How do we protect it? Should we grade it? Should we get it signed? And what ab...

Recorded in late October 2023, Ian is joined by Ingrid KV Hardy (Long Dog Cards) and Lindsey Greyling (Leg Day Cards) who are the co-hosts of the Pencilled in Podcast. With over 90 episodes and counting, they talk to artists, collectors, and hobby advocates – and in many ways are a sister podcast to this very show. Two podcasts collide and this was a fun convo; hear about their own card sets, thei...

2023 was quite the year for Marvel cards, with more releases in one year than the previous three combined. We attempt to review the year which – given the sheer number of sets – proves to be a challenge. Nevertheless, tune in to find out the answers to the questions; was Allure alluring, was Anime the enemy, What If there was a set with no sketches or autos, and was Marvel Premier? Join Jason, Kei...

Rejoice for the OG Marvel cards podcast is BACK baby! This week meet (again) the new co-host line-up and hear why the actual F&@$ they decided to join the show. We get into their highlights and lowlights of 2023, and generally take the mickey out of each other. Give the lads some follow love here; - Jason; https://www.instagram.com/jrm894/ AND https://www.instagram.com/heroesnhops/ - Josh; htt...

Aye'up! The Brits are here to confuse your brains and befuddle your sensibilities as we're a sweary lot so probably NSFW from the very start. Carl Varney and Jake "The Jerk" McManus climb aboard and we get into the perils and pleasures of collecting something made and sold on another continent. We also BIG UP artist Dave Palumbo as Carl exclusively reveals his latest commission f...

Keith Speroni is a collector experiencing a crisis of faith, and this episode is both an intervention and a therapy session rolled into one. Keith talks of his path leading to his current plight and we ponder why, as a collector Keith is now lost. Torn between wanting to collect a set? One character? Days of Variants and Parallels? ... Keith asks "How the f*$k do I collect?". The video o...

Josh James Kennedy-Smith has a lotta names – but one simple love; Marvel Masterpieces. Josh joins Ian to talk about how he got into MM2016, and how that started his passion for the modern MM sets. We jive about Jusko, bloom over Bianchi, pant over Palumbo and drool over dos Santos – for 2 hours. Seriously disgusting and entertaining all at the same time. Josh also talks about getting into comics w...

This week, a long overdue catch-up with Grant Sandground, Head of Product Development at Upper Deck. Grant and Ian look back at the roller-coaster 2023 releases so far, THEN look ahead at what’s to come from now until early 2024. Find out why Angelina Jolie is missing. Find out why MM2022 green are less than green. Plan for MM2022 being on e-Pack. PLUS THERE’S MORE… Hear about top TOP talent autos...

Hot on the heels of Amanda Z, is Eugene Hu - for his second podcast appearance. Eugene talks about the National 2023, his panel with Amanda, and of how the hobby - and the wider reaction to Marvel cards - has changed since the 2022 National. We talk about the ‘power & responsibility’ of content creators, the need for newer collectors to ‘Do Your Own Research’, and of building a network of trus...

Amanda Z of The Graded Gamer returns this week to reflect on her recent trip to The National, and catch-up on her hobby happenings the past few years. We get into her love of base cards, and the undiscovered gems of Upper Deck's e-Pack exclusive achievements and parallels. A fun, relaxed conversation and some nerdy behaviour lies within! The video of this recording is available on YouTube here...

Joining Ian this week are guest hosts Nathan Brabon and Jay Bye - and we pick up on a fabulous question posed by Jordan Poon who muses on what the endgame is for our collections. Achieve all and sell up? Collect something else? Pass to others when we pass away? Lots of great community thoughts and a fascinating discussion which includes taxidermy, Rob Liefeld’s ability to procreate and much more....

Andrew Nguyen, fellow Black Cat, Spidey and cool card collector joins Ian this week to tell his story. He talks of his moment of inspiration to start Southern Hype Collects, about sketches that tell a story, and about his adventures on WhatNot. Truly a lovely guy with a passion for cards and collectors! The artist known as Ecanhoj also gets much much love! Any images we discuss are on the tasting...

Luis Alonso of Alonso Collectibles joins Ian this week to hear about how Luis got into cards, into Marvel and his experiences so far. Endorsing a fab ethos of 'ripping responsibly', Luis talks about investing, and finding a passion for his PC. We talk beards (obvs), we talk Masterpieces (this was recorded just prior to MM2023 being released) and Pack Of The Week makes a return. Some audio...

This week - lots of swearing and no bleeps so maybe not one for listening with the kids, eh? Nathan Brabon and Billy Vezzosi join Ian for a review of how Mental Con 2023 went, and the plans for the 2024 edition. Then we turn our attention to first reactions to the new Marvel Masterpieces set; how is the art, what gives with the green /25 that aren’t green, and what’s with these crazy prices anyway...

Steve Charendoff has worked on more card sets than probably anyone else around. From his early career at Fleer Skybox, to establishing Rittenhouse Archives over 20 years ago, Steve has overseen one of the most creative and revered periods of Marvel trading cards (not to mention the incredible curation of other global IP such as Star Trek, James Bond, Stargate, and many more). Steve tells of his pr...

Dan dos Santos is an acclaimed and award-winning illustrator, and in June 2023 was officially announced as the artist for the new Marvel Masterpieces set. Joining Ian and guest host Donny Caltrider, Dan talks about his earliest influences, his love for comics and his aspiration to land this ‘gig’. Dan walks us through the pieces released so far, and also answers questions from other Marvel Masterp...

Alrik is here! Vive la France! Adrien hails from Normandy and is a talented illustrator and tattooist. Returning to Marvel sketch cards, since his start in 2016/2017, Adrien talks about his history, his style and we dig into some of his newest sketches from the Fleer Ultra Avengers set from Upper Deck. There’s some mutual appreciation of Mark Bagley’s work, and the ‘dark reasons’ of characters bei...

Rejoice, for a new Marvel Masterpieces set is nigh! MM2023 has been announced by Upper Deck, with renowned award-winning artist Dan dos Santos behind the canvas for over 130 new paintings. Donny Caltrider comes onboard for Ian’s first proper look at the images released, the sell-sheet and the list of paintings. Some beautiful stuff, new parallels and card designs, and a whole lotta excitement. Fir...

Joshua Legg, aka MarvelMadnessMCU, joins Ian this week for a deep dive through the Marvel Masterpieces sets of 2007 and 2008. Often overlooked and misunderstood in equal measure, hear & see what makes them special, their flaws and their highlights - of which there are many. We also touch on the joy that was #MentalCon23, parting with sets you may own out of ‘obligation’ (or simply acquired for...

It started innocently enough as collector and guest Alan Beauchamp declared his love of Bishop to collect. Then, other guest Barry ‘RollWithEm’ Brunet comes in with his Daredevil hat on and says - tell us your secrets about Character Collecting. So, they both wrote a load of REALLY GOOD questions and spent 90 minutes with Ian, as he shows them his list, his sources, and his views on where to set l...

Stephen Smith - collector and (former) comic store owner joins Ian to talk about his love of Mike Zeck, about his approach to collecting and some great e-Pack etiquette advice. Steve also offers his views on how the market is going, supply vs demand, and much more. Thanks to Steve for joining this week and the video of this recording is available on YouTube here ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/MarvelCa...