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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.
Sketchcards are here to stay, and the Saloon is your source for breaking news and a smorgasboard of visual intoxication. Thanks for stopping by, come back and see us again real soon.
The Sketchcard Saloon is designed and written by Rian Fike.
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Category Archives: Announcements
Meghan and Axebone and Katie, Oh My! Classic Mythology From Perna Studios.
In the Cosmos of the sketchcard community, there are some big names with an infinite ability to contain and translate immense power onto little pieces of cardboard. Usually the myths involve pop culture icons like Wolverine or Squirrel Girl. Now … Continue reading
Steve Scott Is Making A Sketchcard Splash!
For anyone out there that loves the sketchcard hobby as much as we do, we have a smashing announcement. Steve Scott will be drawing some tremendous tiny treasures for Upper Deck’s upcoming Avengers and Marvel Beginnings 2 sets! The man … Continue reading
Bendis Makes Squirrel Girl Go Bad.
That’s the tweet. From the keyboard of Brian Michael Bendis, like a dagger to the heart. See, here is the page. It seems to say that our hero will be doing something really bad in New Avengers #20. The storyline … Continue reading
Sanford Greene Enters The Sketchcard Ring!
Something is dropping from the sky, and it threatens to blow the doors off our world. Upper Deck is bringing the brilliant strokes of Sanford Greene to their upcoming Marvel Beginnings 2 and Avengers trading card sets! The man is … Continue reading
Adriana Melo Takes Our Breath Away.
When Marvel Comics had a celebration of the different decades, they asked Adriana Melo to create an homage to the 90’s for the variant edition of X-Men Legacy. She did Rogue doing the Vogue. As you can plainly see, it … Continue reading
Marat Mychaels Is Undoubtedly Epic.
He did that Wade Wilson, which already makes him a legend in my eyes. He landed a gig creating the art for the Deadpool Corps comic book, which makes him one of the luckiest men alive. He is Marat Mychaels, … Continue reading
New Blood in the Sketchcard Pool Tastes Like Ash.
If you are a huge Army of Darkness fan like we are, get ready for some crossover comic art madness. Upper Deck is gearing up for the upcoming Marvel Beginnings 2 and The Avengers trading card sets. They will be … Continue reading
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Official Screenshots Released: Squirrel Girl In A Video Game!
That is real. Official. Legitimate. Squirrel Girl is appearing in the upcoming Marvel Super Hero Squad Comic Combat game by THQ. The game interacts with the uDraw pad, so you can scribble all over the place to your heart’s content … Continue reading
Today Is The Day! Kree Skrull War Released!
It. Is. On. Today is the day. Upper Deck’s Kree Skrull War cards are being released into the collective consciousness of the humans. Melike Acar is one of the sketchcard artists that have created original art miniature masterpieces thrown into … Continue reading
The Best Part of Comic Con 2011.
Forget the Earth-shattering announcement about Squirrel Girl for a second. If you are lucky enough to be at Comic Con 2011 tomorrow, you can be one of the fortunate few to gain possession of the new George “Geo” Davis sketchbook. … Continue reading
Sketchcard Secret Identities.
What do those four top sketchcard masters have in common? Their secret identities as guest artists for the Kickstarter Edition of Ocho!
Nina Fike And Melike Acar Are Putting Squirrel Girl Into The Kree Skrull War.
That is a Squirrel Girl painting by Nina Fike. It is an original art sketch card that was approved by the mothership at Marvel Comics and will be inserted into Upper Deck’s new Kree Skrull War trading card set. Starting … Continue reading
New Marvel Artist In Kree Skrull War.
That card is only three inches across but it will absorb your soul. When Upper Deck releases the latest chapter in Marvel Comics’ Kree Skrull War this summer, one lucky collector will own a unique piece of original art by … Continue reading
Melike Acar. Captain America. History.
That is the first Melike Acar Upper Deck card ever seen in public. It was just pulled from a pack by an identified collector who is currently the luckiest person on Earth. The card is a magnificent original art portrait … Continue reading
The Sketchcard Saloon. 