>For this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, comiXology is looking to spark interest with a full slate of comics-friendly programming and a surprise callback to the 1990s comics trading card craze.
>CBR has the exclusive first look at comiXology's programming for SDCC, which features How To talks on making comics, starting publishers and more as well as desert island picks from top creators and talkback sessions on their popular digital apps.
>The digital powerhouse will also be releasing a set of creator-centric "Comic Book All-Stars" trading cards featuring modern talent from Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson to Mike Mignola and Los Bros Hernandez. The set of cards will be available at the comiXology booth and their ten panels over the SDCC weekend.
>"We want to make everyone on the planet a comics fan," comiXology CEO David Steinberger said in a statement. "And we like to have fun while doing it. These cards are a fun throwback, and hopefully collectors will discover their next favorite creator while collecting the whole set."
>Though borrowing the style of late '80s/early '90s Topps trading cards, the cards are in many ways a callback to Eclipse's somewhat infamous 1992 comic creator set which featured everyone from Jack Kirby to a shirtless Todd McFarlane. Those have become internet favorites in the age of Tumblr and inspired a similar promotion from the CBLDF in 2011.
>mfw I can finally own a rare Bendis
>>84333460
> No Morrison
Well, it's obvious that they are on THAT side
>>84333460
They better have another take on cards, some of the photos are ugly, example Babs Tarr & Scott Snyder photo
>>84333460
Hah, OK, at first I thought this was stupid, but if it's got Simon Hanselmann and Mike Mignola being the only side-ways card then it can't be all bad.
Of course I'm not going to Comic-con so this doesn't really effect me.
>>84333460
>Tula Lotay
How did she get here from the 30th century? Time Sphere?
Bump
>>84335163
Will trade my duplicate Larson for a Bendis.
>>84333460
>trading cards
Wew lad
Is it 1929?
>>84333460
I'll take Jaime, Gilbert, Simon, Sakai, Yang, and Mingola
>>84333460
I'd love a Mignola car.
Will there be a holographic Benis, 1st Edition
>>84333460
>mfw I only know Azzarello, Hanselmann and Nihei
I don't even want to know who those other fucks are
>>84335421
>not knowing Mignola, Xaime and Beto
And you're somehow proud of yourself?
>>84335421
>not knowing Mignola
>not knowing the Hernandez Brothers
No, you're just a casual and enjoy wallowing in your casual filth.
>>84335219
Okay this meme is getting ridiculous.
I work in a trading card factory. My life is dependent on the sales of trading cards. You're an simple little faggot aren't you, so I'll explain this simply to you.
>no trading card sales
>no demand
>no supply
>factory shuts down
That's my place of work that shuts down. Let that sink in a moment. Now believe me when I say that I do not care for trading cards. Why would I? I have to see the bloody things at work all the time.
However, memes like this perpetuate the idea that trading cards are out of fashion. Youngsters, the biggest consumers of trading cards, are easily impressionable. They will read posts like yours and stop buying. Next time they're at toys r us with their parents they'll ask for a beyblade or a bionicle instead. And then their friends will be playing with bionicle. And then my factory closes down. And then my family has to starve because I lose my job and can't provide for them.
This is really serious you edgelord. I don't want my family to go hungry and I'm sure you don't either. Stop these stupid memes. Please.
>>84333460
Not a nigga in sight.
>>84335504
>Shawn Martinbrough
>>84335504
Get your eyes checked and look at the fourth row again
Someone explain Simon Hanselmann to me.
>>84335545
He's a cartoonist.
>>84335545
He's an Australian who likes to crossdress
He draws Megg, Mogg, and Owl
>>84335545
Crossdressing druggie slav
>>84335545
He's australian, likes to crossdress, and makes Megg, Mogg and Owl.
>>84335566
>Australians are slavs
What?
>>84335545
He's the only tranny who should be left alive after the day of the rope.
>>84335626
>>84335621
He looks like he belongs in a tracksuit
>>84335545
nobody likes his comics anymore
>>84335691
I still don't like his comic, but I can respect wanting to be escorted around like a pretty princess, and then achieving that desire.
>>84333460
>This sea of whiteness
sugoi
Two asians and two Hernandezes.
bravo industry
>>84335626
He's not a tranny though.
>>84335739
Say what you will about his sense of style, but nigga does what he wants
>>84335492
Dont mtg and yugioh sell like crack?
For gods sake mtg's secondary market ALONE is worth tens of millions
>>84335785
>two asians
>two
>>84335492
>However, memes like this perpetuate the idea that trading cards are out of fashion.
But aside from Magic, they are.
I hope that's not the final design, some of those pictures suck.
And I hope the cards will have stats on the back, like recommended reading, and what their first published work was, maybe a quote.
>>84333518
morrison won't be at SDCC...
>>84335523
>>84335531
one black man in all of comics
>>84335985
Really? Shit!
Was hoping we'd finally get some updates on Multiversity Too and Batman Black&White.
>>84333460
I want to hate-fuck the shit out of Amanda Connerwith me dressed as Harley
>>84336021
Holy shit, this place really is /co/mblr
>>84333460
>ywn go to the beach with Stan Sakai
>>84335822
>implying
Actually four.
>>84335492
Talking about memes... is there a meme TCG?
>>84337935
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a kickstarter at some point to make one.