That Card Collectors Podcast

Rick Ortiz joins us from his New York home to talk about his love of sketch cards, and his chosen Holy Trinity of characters that he collects. He and Norrin are blood brothers in the hobby, and we go on tangents that include retro video games, obsolete media formats, and other collectables. Our ‘tasting notes’ - featuring images we discuss - can be found via our Facebook page. Plus it’s TWO WEEKS...

Some cool and very collectable promo cards get our attention this week – trading card promos that promote comics, that either came in comics or distributed via comic shops. We’ll be covering more promos in future episodes, but for now, tasting note visuals are essential for this episode. Also #RoadToEpisode50 starts here! Our ‘tasting notes’ - featuring images we discuss - can be found via our Fac...

Our guest this week, Peter Scanlan, one of the quartet of talent who created Marvel Masterpieces 1995, along with work on Fleer Ultra X-Men and Fleer Ultra Spider-Man. It was a thrill to speak with Peter, from his New Jersey studio, and we talked his love of 70’s marvel comics, how this lead up to his Marvel work, how the paintings were created, and what he’s been up to since. There’s a Plague Bea...

Only took us 30 episodes to return to our loose, perhaps not entirely detailed, history of sketch cards in the Marvel trading card arena. We discuss how Rittenhouse Archives changed the sketch card design, how sketches were used as dealer incentives, and how artists started to really play with the format. Joining us this week are Chris Mixer https://twitter.com/sketchcards and our friend Kevin St...

Continuing our global skype-fest with some excellent people, we discuss error cards and find the origin story of the episode title, in case anyone had wondered. There’s more talk of The Set Who Cannot Be Named, Alcione Silva’s work is drooled over plus guest appearance from Bill Sienkiewicz’s butt. Our guests; Andrei Ausch https://www.instagram.com/drestudios/ Greg McLaughlin https://www.instagram...

Something new this week – as close to a live call in show as we can get for a first time try, and some great guests from all over the world, coming together to talk Marvel cards. Our guests; Andrei Ausch https://www.instagram.com/drestudios/ Greg McLaughlin https://www.instagram.com/rebelbasecard/ Chris Mixer https://twitter.com/sketchcards Mark Bartle https://www.instagram.com/iammarkbartle/ And...

We opened our gates to hobby questions and had a TON of fun. Hear our thoughts about Marvel Weekly 2020, digital vs physical, the state of the hobby, and why sports will always be a different beast. Our ‘tasting notes’ - featuring images of cards we discuss - can as always be found via our podcast Facebook page. Our YouTube channel; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJx2Ddsda7tRKBzWW1OMCrA Nathan F...

Know your wishlists, your filtering, searching for trades and users, and more – with our second guide to the Upper Deck e-Pack system. This episode will be best savoured as a video version available on our page and also on YouTube a couple days after the audio version drops. Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our podcast Facebook page – this week they are minimal, as the video version...

Beards come off people, beards go on people – a heady brew this week, with new MCU set releases, a sad departure and a retro Pack of the Week. This episode will also be available as our first video format episode. Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include Ian’s latest rainbow action, Norrin as you’ve never seen him befor...

This week, we talk to Ingrid KV Hardy – long-time sketch card artist and author of a brand new book called The Art of Sketch Cards . So, if you’ve ever wanted to know about what sketch cards are, how they came to be, how to become a sketch card artist, and tips on collecting them, you are in the right place. Ian also get Ingrid’s name wrong within seconds. Doh! There are samples of Ingrid’s work i...

We hope to bring some colour into your lives this week, and talk Rainbows, MM2018 Preliminary Art sets, Strange Change and Walmart exclusives. Huey Lewis makes an appearance and caution; there are Wookies. Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include our rainbow works, and more. Free MM2018 PA wallpaper; https://drive.googl...

First in a (hopefully) regular collector focus interview episode, this first one with Harry Crosland, who tells us about his journey in pop culture collecting, cosplay and cards. He also talks about his photography, we open another Pack of the Week and, apparently, we’re ‘enablers’. Who knew? Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/– this week...

Back to some hostful goodness this week, as Norrin starts a trend and must answer for his actions! We then do hard time discussing Premier 2019 ePack release, sports card #fliplife and #OneTakeJerry as we now call our latest intro artist. Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include Moonstar, Calypso, and more. Category One...

We bring you breaking, and probably by now old, news. Because we care.

Thrilled to be joined this week by Matt Rogers, Product Development Manager for Upper Deck Entertainment. We (gently) grill Matt about 2020 releases, talk about set planning, design and release, and it was a whole ton of fun. And – if you could see one thing in a Marvel trading card set, what would it be? Your wildest dreams, sky’s the limit – comment, email or leave us a voicemail! You can find M...

Long-time friend of the show, artist J. Lynn Warner, joins us for a fabulous conversation. We go into Marvel licencing, discuss keeping political views out of the hobby, keeping things fresh and losing trains of thought (a lot). There’s also discussion of drawing banned characters on the downlow, and selling blank sketch cards. Plus we preview Marvel Meowsterpieces. We could have easily gone on an...

AKA The Search for Spot; Once more with feeling as Norrin goes on a Spot Quest (spoiler, he has since succeeded), we FINALLY answer Tyler’s voicemail, and Ian goes eBay mad. Andrew; J’arrive! Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include The Search For Spot plus some of Ian’s eBay haul. You can see the majesty of Sp...

After the giddy highs of Character Club, we muse about Star Trek Picard, Ian opens a package on air and Norrin drops a hugely exciting new venture from the fine folks at Kirby's Comic Art. All from Ian’s bathroom, again. Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include the Black Cat from Marlo and the Kirby's Comic Art...

Welcome to Character Club. Leave your inhibitions (and your wallet) at the door and prepare for a life of noodles, as we discuss those who chase specific characters WITH those who chase specific characters. There’s a child and a dog also on the podcast. It gets busy. Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include the...

Norrin gets complimented, we revel in feedback from listeners, and talk about the Pepsi Challenge of character A vs B in sketch cards. There’s a shoutout to some fine e-Pack folk, plus we open a new Marvel promo pack live on air. Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include comic clippings, Cats and Dawn of X promo...

Everything we planned on talking about went outta the window as Upper Deck dropped a surprise release – so we get into Marvel 80th, and then Norrin drops yet ANOTHER collector bombshell on yo collective behinds. Our ‘tasting notes’ can as always be found via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include Marvel 80th & Norrin’s latest acquisition. Here’s a lin...

We get straight back into it with appreciation of Ian’s mail calls, retrospective on 2019 released sets, and a look ahead to the sets we know of, and are rumoured, for 2020. There’s also hold music. Our tasting notes visuals can as always be found via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include Ian's mail calls, Deadpool bombing and some cool sketchy stuff. He...

We get all Christmassy up in here, as we indulge in Fantasy Christmas Dinner parties, and welcome many valued friends from the Marvel Cards Fan Collective to come rejoice in the holiday spirit with us. And as we mentioned… ‘niiice’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdWJpHt1Xws Our tasting notes visuals can as always be found via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week th...

We bask in the glory of the most awesome power couple in cards today, Tony & Elaine Perna, without whom no sketch collection is complete. We celebrate the artists we discovered on Marvel works who go on to make creator owned sets, muse about sketches on e-Pack, and talk Alpha & Omega collecting. We also record in our underwear. There is much discussion of creator owned sets, touching on se...

EPISODE 25 – Hail to the King, baby! A mystery is solved, secrets are revealed, and we find out that Norrin wins Marvel Trading Cards. End of. Our tasting notes visuals can as always be found via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/MTCCW/ – this week they include the Powerblast e-Pack exclusive from Flair 2019, Marcia Dye Cats and Norrin’s winning hand. Paul Whitehouse as Rowley Birk...