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Sketchcards are one-of-a-kind original pieces of art. They are drawn or painted directly on the trading card surface and then inserted into random packs. If you get lucky you might pull a miniature masterpiece.
Sketchcards allow astonishing artistic freedom to manipulate the modern myths of Marvel Comics. We find funky eye-frying versions of our favorite characters that would have never existed without these unique interpretations.
Sketchcards are a marriage made in Heaven for those of us who happen to get massive pleasure from Superheroes and Art. As an unrepentant fanboy it doesn't get any better than this.
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The Sketchcard Saloon is designed and written by Rian Fike.
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Old School Big Name Art Adams Marvel Masterpieces.
You know Art Adams? The man responsible for Longshot? The original Mulletman artist himself? The guy who drew this? Well check it out. Art Adams did 25 sketch cards in the original Marvel Masterpieces set. Yes, THAT Art Adams. Feast … Continue reading
Artist Spotlight: Chris “Cabbie” Bradberry.
For those of us who live with the immaterial characters of the Marvel Universe as members of our inner circle, there is no such thing as too much. The sketch card portfolio of Chris “Cabbie” Bradberry from the Marvel 70th … Continue reading
Best. Card. Ever. George Calloway.
Marvel Comics has a Man-Thing. It is a mythological muck monster that usually looks quite ugly. Given the limitless talents of George Calloway, however, this particular Man-Thing is magnificent. Regal. Royal. Resplendent. Standing ovation in the swamp.
Artist Spotlight: Cat Staggs.
Cat Staggs creates frozen moments from the center of the soul. Bold strokes capture the subtlest emotions and share them with superheroic flavor. These are some of her sketch cards from the Marvel 70th Anniversary set. They aim for the … Continue reading
The Biggest Thanksgiving Feast.
Galactus, by Dan Quiles, from the Marvel 70th Anniversary set. Happy Turkey Day, to you and yours!
Party On With Sonny Strait.
Sonny Strait. The name is synonymous with silly skill of the highest caliber. On the eve of Thanksgiving, with two hours left until school is out, we present one of the greatest celebrations ever held. Sonny Strait’s dance cards from the … Continue reading
Artist Spotlight: Remy “Eisu” Mokhtar.
As the bountiful harvest of the cornucopia of Thanksgiving starts to fill the air, we are gonna stuff your eyes until they burst. One artist, on one set, with a nearly infinite array of spectacular skills. Remy “Eisu” Mokhtar. Marvel … Continue reading
All The Strange You Can Handle.
That is the sketch card that holds my face. Gooney Toons used my actual physical features as the basis for the Sorceror Supreme in the Marvel Heroes and Villains set. The original image has obviously been mirrored to complete the Nightmare, and it … Continue reading
Brandon Kenney’s Perfect Storm.
Brandon Kenney has created more than 1000 sketch cards, but his watercolor-based experiments for the Marvel 70th Anniversary set were unlike anything this community has ever seen. Magnificent miniature mythology indeed.
Best. Card. Ever. Jeff Zugale.
That brilliant portrait of Mystique is only three inches tall but it captures a room full of feeling. Bravo, Jeff Zugale. Bravo.
Artist Spotlight: Renae De Liz.
Her style is distinctive and delicious. Chewy, meaty, thick lines and gestures gel into seductive smudges settling sweetly into thick transcendent truth. Like a slab of heaven on a slip of cardboard. That’s Renae De Liz.
Dancing With Spiral.
That is an amazingly sensitive portrait of Spiral by Kathryn Layno Lewis. She is usually seen flailing her six arms wildly in the service of the evil Mojo, unless she is being controlled by the thumbs of button smashers … Continue reading
Artist Spotlight: Chad Hardin.
Some sketchcard artists posess a quality of line that blows the mind. To think that such exquisite effect can be achieved in such a small space serves to shut down the brain and elicit a standing ovation. Chad Hardin, … Continue reading
Opposites Attract.
It is that time again. Once a year on the streets of Miami we take Primary Flight and transform the walls of our city. That fresh paint is a Ron English piece and it makes us wonder. Here at Sketchcard … Continue reading
Artist Spotlight: Jennifer Mercer.
In the realm of original art sketch cards, there is an experience that fills the belly and overwhelms the mind. Each different set of cards provides a new portfolio of amazing accomplishment – one artist at a time. Viewing each … Continue reading
Best. Card. Ever. Lynne Anderson.
Some sketch cards tickle the eyes until the soul laughs uncontrollably with excessive visual pleasure. Such is this. Spider-Woman by Lynne Anderson from the Iron Man 2 set.
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