The Rebel Base Card Podcast

Sketch artist and collector Brent Scotchmer is on the program talking cards, being a collector in Australia, his artistic process and adventures in American breakfast cereals. Brent sketches for Topps, Upper Deck, Fright Rags, Dynamite, RrParks, Cryptozoic and has his own business doing glass surface coatings. This is a two-part podcast special - The Summer of Scotch Event begins! In part two next...

A lot of content in a small episode. We break down Topps’ upcoming the Rise of Skywalker series 2 release coming out this week and the surprise ‘I am your Father online set, along with the answers to our questions to artist David Rabbitte and a sneak preview of the ‘Summer of Scotch’ event with Brent Scotchmer. Full show notes to be posted on www.rebelbasecard.com

John Griffith runs CNCPT, which is an entirely remote based studio that specializes in high end pre-visualization for film and TV, but he also does visual effects and animation for feature film and VR experiences. A former Previs Director at 20th Century Fox he has a bunch of Visual effects credits to his name if you check out his IMDB page, and even did a little previs work on Revenge of the Sith...

This week it’s a great conversation with two awesome members of the Star Wars community who I can always count on for good trades, SW content and positive vibes. Franc Mulder and David Nicely talk about their introduction to Star Wars, coming to Celebration Chicago, and experiences with Card Trader. Simply a good group Star Wars chat that was a lot of fun. Franc Mulder on Twitter/Instagram/Card Tr...

40 years after the Empire Strikes Back amazed and inspired fans, the classic toys and vintage cards have found their way into the hands of a new generation of fandom. Collector and Instagramer Chris, aka retro rebels 77 has created a unique mashup - using Kenner figures to recreate the scenes from the 1980 Topps Empire cards. We would be honored if you would join us in our continuing Celebration o...

40 years after the initial release of the Empire Strikes Back, audiences have revisited this classic Star Wars chapter time and time again. And since then, Topps has also returned to the film in a number of card sets, in wide formats, 3D effects and black & white. With me is returning guest Steven Stolk, aka Star Wars Topps Cards on Instagram talk about the dedicated sets and notable Empire cards...

On Thursday May 21st, Topps’ Star Wars Card Trader held a unique event, celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Empire Strikes Back by hosting a watch party in the app. Topps encouraged fans to cue up the movie at 5pm Eastern and dropped selected packs of cards that in some cases, coincided with the events happening on screen. Returning guest Daniel Lo from Fantha Tracks, and Franc Mulder, aka @mr...

On the heels of the film's official premiere on May 21st, Topps and O-Pee-Chee released the trading cards in the U.S. and Canada to an eager audience who cracked open packs featuring new bold designs, more cards, inserts, stickers, and that classic piece of gum. Michael Delaney, aka @hoth_ion_control on Instagram, along with returning guest Tom Gross, from Coffee with Kenobi, help look back and ce...

‘Into a larger world’ is a monthly Star Wars Fanzine created by Kara DJ which harkens back to the classic days of community created periodicals. It engages the reader with vivid, multi-color layouts and right sized pieces of content sure to inform and entertain. She also brings in numerous contributions from the community. You can find her on Instagram at @sacredsomethingbykara - Full show can be...

Isaac is a Texas A&M alum & Star Wars fan who started showing off his large collection on his Instagram page. He's seen his audience grow, but along with that, a positive connection with the SW community he didn't expect. Since Rogue One was one of his favorite movies, pulling a Felicity Jones autograph from a Topps Women of Star Wars box was pretty special. You can find him on Instagram @thestarw...

Residing in the northwest Chicago suburbs, Sammy Gomez is a sketch card artist for Topps, Rittenhouse and RRParks cards. Sammy talks about how he got started, his kitchen studio, and making it work during these crazy times. You can find Sammy online at Instagram and Twitter @sammyg2323. Full show notes to be posted on www.rebelbasecard.com

One of the breakout stars of the Disney+ series 'The Mandalorian' was the creature known, only as 'the Child.' Just about everyone from the hard core fan to the causal non-viewer has seen this pint sized character show up in popular culture and has helped move the show move beyond its traditional base. Ahead of a traditional physical full set this fall, Topps has come out with this mini 32 complet...

Ashley Villers is a sketch card artist for Topps, who resides in Texas with her husband and their cats. An art major in school and a former Middle School Art Teacher, her card work in the recent Women of Star Wars set can trace its roots all the way back to an art show in her native state of Ohio where she designed some Star Wars themed playing cards for an art show. Ashley broke into the Topps St...

A passion project two years in the making, Tom Rosy, Mike Determan and others volunteering their time are working on a film that chronicles the members of the 501st Midwest Garrison in Illinois. According to the website, the documentary highlights - 'Star Wars Enthusiasts–showing how they are much more than adults playing dress-up. The 501st are compassionate, charitable, and down to earth people...

Interview with Fabio and Ross of Tatooinetimes.com 'Women of the Galaxy’ is a celebration of voices and stories from and about women, non-binary, multi-cultural creators, and fans in the Star Wars universe.' Founded in 2017 Tatooine Times strives to be an online location for insightful, sometimes long form and always respectful Star Wars content. Founder Fabio Fiori and Ross Hollebon put their com...

Topps will release the Women of Star Wars Set in late March 2020: "The first trading card release to celebrate the iconic and The first trading card release to celebrate the iconic and important women in the Star Wars galaxy, this set features an eclectic mix of all-female characters from heroes to villains (and even a little scum)." We take a deep dive into the release and more, talking to contri...

A tri-fold 'Leia on Speeder Bike' sketch card pulled from a Return of the Jedi Black & White Hobby box became more than just a ‘Great Pull, Kid!’ That Sketch card artist, Kelly Baber, and his long time friend and collector of his cards, Mac Dietrich, talked about the origins of that card's design, Mac’s large collection of Kelly's cards, and their friendship of over 30 years. Kelly and Mac appeare...

Brandon is a graphic designer, sketch card artist, cosplayer, collector, prop maker, husband and parent who lives in the D.C. Area. He is also one of the hosts, along with David, Kam and Slade, of the Black Squadron Podcast, a Star Wars Podcast that started up in the fall of 2019. You can find Brandon on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook by searching for Black Squadron and find the podcast on most m...

The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, or C2E2 as it is more commonly known, is one of the largest pop-culture conventions in the midwest, taking place in downtown Chicago at the McCormick Place convention center. This year, 2020, it was held the weekend of February 28th to March 1st. Celebrities, artists, authors, fans, cosplayers, collectors, and vendors, converge all in one place to meet, sh...

First exposed to baseball cards when he saw his first at age 9, Mike has had his passion reinvigorated after a long absence, and has strived to help make his collection and collecting help pay for itself. With waxpackhero.com, his website and podcast is aimed at helping you collect, sell and ship more efficiently, so you can get the most out of your hobby. You can find Mike on Twitter, Facebook an...

This episode welcomes back Nadia Kovacs and Bobby Sussman, otherwise known as the Galaxy's Edge Explorers. They have an Instagram page that gives advice and views of the Disney Star Wars Park that can be helpful for first timers as well as repeat visitors. They talk about the newly opened 'Rise of the Resistance' attraction as well as the meetups that they have either attended or helped organize a...

This episode we get deep into the cards with one of the biggest Star Wars card collectors I know. Steven Stolk has been collecting since the first Star Wars cards came out in 1977 and talks about his large collection of open and sealed boxes as well as how he organizes, stores and shows his cards on his Instagram page, @star_wars_topps_cards ******************** Podcast Listeners: Friend of the sh...

With a list of credits a mile long, you will find Mark eventually when looking for any news and commentary on Star Wars. Mark has been writing since the early 80's and has contributed for various publications about Star Wars and Star Trek since the mid 90's. He has been writing for Star Wars Insider Magazine since '06. After years with the online site Jedi News, he helped create Fantha Tracks in 2...

This is part 2 of a 2 part episode. Additional interviews with writer Ross Hollebon , author/CWK co-founder Cory Clubb, ‬Raymond B Hartsock of the Midwest Garrison of the 501st‪, Mark Berry of the Mandalorian Mercs, writer/podcaster Megan Cullinan, Dan Zehr, teacher and co-founder of CWK.‬ ‪Part 2 also contains the podcast episode recorded live on the podcast stage.‬ Held at Washington Community H...

Held at Washington Community High School Saturday, January 11th., S.T.E.A.M. into Star Wars Day celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math, wrapped in a Star Wars theme. Local artists, authors, podcasters as well as members of the 501st Midwest Garrison, Rebel Legion and Mandalorian Mercs were on hand. The event looked to be one of the largest attended that they had held. Tom Gross...