That Card Collectors Podcast

You Ask, We Answer makes a return for the first time this year, as Ian is joined by three TITANS in the hobby. Together, we tackle zingers such as ‘what is a collector anyway?’, ‘will Marvel cards ever NOT be niche?’, ‘are you happy with your current cable provider?’ – and many more. Some deep thinking and witty banter awaits! As always, feel free to send over any Hobby Questions ANYTIME! Thanks f...

As one of this week’s guest succinctly puts it – 3 artists and Ian this week as the first attempt at herding cats… I mean artists – is revealed to you all. Join Dre, J and Mike for a lively conversation about sketch card values, grading, artist treatment and blanks – and more gratuitous fun. Strong language throughout and some great insights into being a sketch card artist in 2023! Thanks for the...

Jake McManus and Nathan Brabon (yes, again!) join Ian this week to continue the conversation started on the ‘Marvel Jerks’ podcast about mental health in the hobby. We talk about the pressures of groups like MCCW, how people react and interact on social media, and what they do to escape from it all. Some deep waters lie within before they announce Mental Con ’23, coming 23/24 June 2023 – a 24 hour...

Nathan Brabon is known as ‘Velvet Thunder’ to his buddies, due to his smooth deep velvety vocal tones that make him a PERFECT content creator on YouTube. Nathan joins Ian to talk about how he got (back) into Marvel cards, how he approaches the hobby and his channel True Blue Collectibles. We also hear about the Marvel Roundtable, a weekly get-together of collectors and ‘Chat’ (a collection of virt...

Rhiannon Owens has been working in sketch cards for almost 15 years – and in comic art for far longer than that. Her work is, for many collectors, a quality mark for their collection and her unmistakable style is sought after. Rhi joins Ian for a fun dive into how she got started, her approach to the work (and how it’s evolved), and her passion for all things X-Men. There’s also some crazy hair ac...

Keith Boyle is a collector and ‘pop culture entertainment’ store owner – and he goes HARD on collecting sets. We have a fun chat about his goals, his limits when it comes to collecting and about ‘Savouring the moments you enjoy’ in the hobby. Keith details how it works for him as a retailer, and how Upper Deck’s distribution model works – we talk blasters, we talk comics (a lot!) and we pimp Drawe...

Noah and Troy are small humans who LOVE Marvel cards (and Pokémon). This week they, and parents Nef and Honey, join Ian to talk cards and get into Fleer Ultra Avengers 2022 from Upper Deck. What score does FUA get? What did we like? What didn’t we like? Favourite cards, surprise mail calls, gifts and missed eBay auctions – all this and more.  If these two boys are the next generation of card colle...

Tom Fleming, the OG artist from the Marvel Fleer Ultra sets, as well as many other fine works – joins Ian and guest host Donny Caltrider this week. We hear about Tom’s career, his WWE work and of course his start in comic work via DC and the Marvel. There are tales within of short deadlines, professionalism and the glory that is rainbow foiling. We review each piece in the new Fleer Ultra Avengers...

The collector, artist and oozy blob know as Joseph Reed joins Ian this week to talk about his Venom love. We hear about Joseph’s vast Venom and Symbiote comic collection, of how that now sprawled into cards and of wearing two hats as a collector and creator. We also get into influencers, old comics and impending fatherhood. Episode ‘tasting notes’ - featuring any images and links we discuss - can...

Dave Palumbo, amazing artist responsible for Marvel Masterpieces 2020, and all-round nice guy, joins Ian for a great long-form conversation this week. We have a thoughtful chat about stepping off from social media, flipping, and Dave’s thoughts about sketch cards. Dave also exclusively reveals an imminent ‘drop’ of some amazing Marvel Masterpieces pieces that he will be making available to collect...

Greg McLaughlin – host of the Star Wars themed ‘Rebel Case Card Podcast’ returns to guest host this week. Inspired by the recent State of the Hobby trilogy, Greg tells us how he’s reassessing his collecting focus, and how the connective tissue of Star Wars fandom is a constant source of inspiring content for his podcast (and collecting!). We reminisce over 80’s Marvel comics, ooh and aah over some...

Don your bow ties, as Billy is back! A fun catch-up convo from the artist formerly known as Watch Me Open! Billy tells us what’s been happening for him since he took a sudden hard exit from the hobby last year, how his game show ‘Marvel On The Brain’ is making a triumphant return, and how Whatnot is his new jam. We open more packs of the European ‘Marvel Versus’ set from Panini, and Ian reviews th...

LFG!!! A new reality dawns for the podcast, as this week my first guest host is Brad Galli, all round good egg, sports broadcaster and MCU fan. We review the latest release from Upper Deck – WandaVision. The first in a slew of Disney+ shows, and sets, to come out – we get into the cards, quality, set design and (long) odds for the big cards. We also then go brainstorming what would make a good MCU...

He’s FINALLY here! Find out what happens when TWO Black Cat collectors meet on a podcast, as we welcome Wesley Webb, aka WebbyVision. We talk a lot about character collecting, and Wesley comes armed with some great questions. Ian gets into plates, and Norrin gets all Dickensian. This episode was recorded December 2022, but got bumped due to life and shizzle. It’s also the last episode recording wi...

The final part of our 2023 opening look at THE STATE OF THE HOBBY. This week, we asked the community about their collecting goals for 2023, and also what advice they’d have for newbies entering the hobby – think of it as a Cards 101 update, if you will. Ian speaks Vulcan, and we open some Lego. That’s how we roll. Our ‘tasting notes’ - featuring any images and links we discuss - can be found via o...

Part 2 of our check in with your badass selves, as we continue to take the pulse of THE STATE OF THE HOBBY. This week, we move to a more positive zone and ask – how are collectors adapting to the new normal? Hear tales of focus, of new product vs old product, and of a new(ish) trend of ‘quiet collecting’. Our ‘tasting notes’ - featuring any images and links we discuss - can be found via our Facebo...

Norrin and Ian are back, and in a thoughtful mood - kicking off 2023 with a pause button series of episodes exploring how collectors are feeling about ‘The Hobby’ after a rollercoaster 2022. In part 1 this week, we asked the community - have you quit? If so, why? And the response was overwhelming. Join us for therapy as we talk market manipulators, hashtags, influencers, friend requests and much m...

(In an, at times, crazed and confused manner) Norrin and Ian round up a bonkers year in Marvel cards.  We discuss highlights, lowlights and thoughts on the hobby happenings of 2022 and look ahead to 2023; for our personal journey in the hobby and hopes for bigger things. We do get a little spicy, we do go on tangents - but hey, it wouldn’t be ‘us’ if we didn’t. And Erik... I’m sorry man, plea...

Best laid plans... and all that, as our guest this week stays firmly in the wings to be SEEN but not heard. So that’s for NEXT week, and in the meantime Ian shows off some new acquisitions and we open a pack of SDCC 2022 Marvel Studios cards, featuring some of the recent Disney+ shows. Did we get Lucky? And then some! Our ‘tasting notes’ - featuring any images and links we discuss - can be found v...

A giddy episode this week - as we review the new Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse set from Upper Deck, fresh off opening a box so hot it burnt my fingers man!. What did we think, how are the cards, and who’s 7 year old will likely steal her daddy’s fresh pulls? Our ‘tasting notes’ - featuring any images and links we discuss - can be found via our Facebook page. ALSO - the video of us recording thi...

Rejoice - while we’ve had a rather barren year in terms of new releases from Upper Deck, there’s a whole host of great sets waiting in the wings and this week, we preview them. Alas, just us and nobody from UD this time but stay tuned for more from UD soon. New sets based on the Disney+ shows, new movie sets including The Eternals, and of course - Tony Perna manages to crash the party again. Our ‘...

Artist Jay Peteranetz joins us, from a variety of angles, to talk about his awesome work on Marvel sketch cards. Jay gets into the frustrations of sketch rejections, the perils of not securing your social media accounts and colour reproduction of original art. We spend time bigging up another artist (or two) and take a leisurely walk through Jay’s Spider-Verse sketches on his new Instagram account...

Our giant sized 150th issue spectacular is here with very special guest JOE JUSKO ! We’re thrilled to have spent two hours with Joe to talk about starting out in New York, being a cop, hanging out at Marvel and, of course, Marvel Masterpieces. Joe shares memories and insight into his process then, and now, and we also talk about the upcoming book “Joe Jusko's Art of the 1992 Marvel Masterpieces” w...

Back for more of your GORGEOUS hobby questions and this week we tackle such gems as; will you keep buying if boxes are over $500, why don’t artists get feedback for rejected sketches, why is there so much recycled art and many, many more. Radish! Our ‘tasting notes’ - featuring any images and links we discuss - can be found via our Facebook page. ALSO – the video of us recording this will be avail...

A small CGC Cards and Ian (the Hurricane, not the co-host) induced break, we’re back to talk about Norrin/Fausto/Sketch’s (delete as applicable) time at New York Comic Con, and to dive into a new batch of fresh collector questions. Ian also reveals a new Panini Spider-man 60thAnniversary sticker and card (Europe only baby) set, and one of us loses the power of speech by the end of it all. Our ‘tas...