Trading card collectors and Mars
Attacks fans will love this new card series! “Uprising” is a
sequel to the 2015 card series, “Mars Attacks: Occupation”, but
these cards can most definitely be enjoyed on their own. Featuring
art by Ed Repka (the “King of Thrash Metal Artwork”, best known
for his work with Megadeth), Carlos Valenzuela (IDW Publishing cover
artist), and WIllaim Skaar (creator of “Deanna of the Dead”).
Adding to the nostalgia factor, the cards are retro-style, complete
with that familiar waxy wrapping paper of trading card past. All that
is missing is the nasty gum.
In this “sequel”, the entire planet
is in an uprising against the Martians. Each card shows
gruesome fates for Martians at the hands of some of Earth’s most
frightening creatures. The first four cards of the sample set I got
to look at only whet my appetite for more, so I know I will be
collecting these to try to complete the set. My favorite card
so far is “Attacked By Plants”. The title really says it all, and
the copy on the back reads like poetry, “Living vegetation burrows
straight through his chestplate and into his abdomen, rising rapidly
up into his throat, choking him from within.” Yikes!
The sample set also includes a special
chase card, “Mars Motors”, which is a mashup of the Mars Attacks
and Hot Rod Card series. Head on over to the Kickstarter site
(https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sidekicklab/mars-attacks-uprising),
check out the @sidekicklab IG, or the Mars Attacks Uprising Facebook
page to see more of what will be available in this series. The
Kickstarter campaign has ended, but keep on the lookout because these
trading cards will be available to purchase soon.
-Mara Powell