The Lord of the Rings - Evolution News
- Xoanon @ 21:57 PST
The folks from TOPPS send along some more details of thier 'Lord of the Rings: Evolution' series. [Visit Topps.com]
* Similar to the Star Wars - Evolution set from 2001, this is an all-character series (a first for Lord of the Rings, as all 7 past sets have been story-based). It will be printed on silver-foil stock and will feature double-image front designs (a primary big image, and a secondary, smaller image). There will be 72 cards, which will be broken into Character, Races and Creatures subsets (plus a title/checklist card).
* There will also be rare Evolution A and Evolution B insert variants, showing some of the characters in different costumes for the secondary front image and back image. These are two different sets of insert cards. They are not a subset of the regular base cards. They are variants of those cards, but they are two different sets of chase. There are 20 Evolution As, at a ratio of 1:4, and 12 Evolution Bs, at a ratio of 1:12. They are both in the Hobby and Retail versions of the product.
* Perhaps of even greater interest to the Hobby, is that this product will include -- for the first time ever -- Lord of the Rings Sketch Cards. This will feature all new art created by 47 artists. Each card will again be a 1 of 1, unique card. The Star Wars Sketch Cards have proven tremendously popular, and we're confident Rings fans will be just as excited about these, as well. The list of artists participating in the sketch card program is attached in a Word document. These are in the Hobby only.
* Additional inserts include Stained Glass cards, featuring the Fellowship of the Ring plus Bilbo. There are 10 Stained Glass cards, at a ratio of 1:6. This is in both the Hobby and Retail versions of the product.
* The Retail product, instead of sketch cards, will have 9 new memorabilia cards. These are 9 all new relics, i.e., material we have NOT used before in any set. They are only in the Retail version of the product.
* The Relic Cards and Sketch Card ratios are still TBD at this time, however the goal we are aiming for is one per box. However, if you note that in the article, please also note that we can't guarantee those ratios at this time.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS – EVOLUTION SKETCH ARTIST LIST
Allison Sohn
Amy Pronovost
Brent Woodside
Brian Rood
Cat Staggs
Chris Eliopoulos
Christian Dalla Vecchia
Cynthia Cummens
Dan Norton
Dan Parsons
Dave Dorman
David Rabbitte
Davide Fabbri
Dennis Budd
Gabriel Hernandez
Grant Gould
Howard Shum
Jake Myler
James Hodgkins
Jan Duursema
Jeff Chandler
Jeff Zapata
Joe Corroney
John McCrea
Joseph Booth
Juan Carlos Ramos
Justin Chung
Mary Mitchell
Matt Busch
Michael Duron
Mike Lilly
Monte Moore
Otis Frampton
Paul Gutierrez
Rafael Kayanan
Randy Martinez
Ray Dillon
Renae De Liz
Rich Molinelli
Robert Teranishi
Russ Walks
Ryan Benjamin
Sarah Wilkinson
Scott Erwert
Thomas Hodges
Tom Mandrake
William O'Neill