Monday, March 9, 2009

Ventress...


I've been hearing about Star Wars Galaxy 4 since November. It's a landmark set for Topps, revisiting the very popular Star Wars Galaxy sets of the early 1990s, but this time with even more hoopla and anticipation brought about by probably the greatest sketch card set ever produced. Most of the best sketch card artist were included in this set, and everyone puts out their best work for Star Wars.. it's the pinnacle of Non-Sports. Artists were able to pull from any and all references including the 6 full-action movies: "Star Wars" (later renamed "Episode IV A New Hope"), "The Empire Strikes Back" (Episode V), "Return of the Jedi" (Episode VI), "Episode I The Phantom Menace", "Episode II Attack of the Clones", and "Episode III Revenge of the Sith", plus the 2008 Animated movie and subsequent TV Series "The Clone Wars". Artist have even chosen to pull characters from Star Wars Books, Comic Books, and Reference Materials. In short, the best of the best Artists doing everything and anything Star Wars. The results have been fantastic. I ordered one case, ended up buying a second case the day it arrived, and a third case a week later. My favorite artist is in the set- Michael Duron- and so far I've only been able to pick up one of his cards from this set- a cool Ventress sketch. His multi-character sketch cards have been selling strong (a Darth Vader and Darth Sidious sold for $110+), so I'll keep trying. In the meantime, thanks for reading...

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