Friday, June 18, 2010

Big-Time Autograph Checklist Announced for Topps' Avatar 3D Widevision

As soon as it was announced, I was very interested in Topps' Avatar 3D Widevision. The base set alone put it on my radar as the strong visuals of the film promised a gorgeous set. Now that Topps has announced the preliminary (as in, it might change but likely not) autograph checklist, I'm really looking forward to the October release. Basically, every big name (and a few not so big) involved is committed to signing those shiny stickers for Topps:

James Cameron Director
Jon Landau Producer
Sam Worthington Jake Sully
Zoe Saldana Neytiri
Sigourney Weaver Dr. Grace Augustine
Stephen Lang Col. Miles Quaritch
Joel Moore Norm Spellman
Giovanni Ribisi Parker Selfridge
Michelle Rodriguez Trudy Chacon
Laz Alonso Tsu' Tey
Wes Studi Eytukan
CCH Pounder Moat
Dilpeep Rao Dr. Max Patel


More than half of those I'd be ecstatic with pulling. While I want to save for a case, the x-factor is going to be the insertion rates. The larger checklist makes me think that they'll be fairly common, however Topps' recent Empire Strikes Back Widevision 3D had autographs at insane odds.

Avatar 3D Widevision is scheduled for an October release. The base set will have 48 cards. With just three cards per pack, putting together a set should be more challenging than most non-sport releases. The only other announced inserts are sketch cards, although early sales materials aren't offering too much on them as they're pending approvals and such. Given the CG nature of the film, I'd think this could be a tough license to pull off in sketch form.

1 comments:

Fuji said...

I agree... nice checklist. The Cameron, Weaver, Ribisi, or Rodriguez would be at the top of the list for me.