MORRISVILLE, NC - October, 2004 - Fox Licensing & Merchandising and Inkworks announce an all-new set of premium trading cards based on the final season of the hit television series, ANGEL. ANGEL: Season Five premium trading cards capture the twists and turns of this fan-favorite series.

The 90-card set includes episodic story coverage, character cards, Dearly Departed cards, and much more. Plus, Inkworks has jam-packed this series with randomly inserted bonus cards including:

- AUTOGRAPHED CARDS - Inserted approximately ONE PER BOX! 12 cards: Mercedes McNab (Harmony), David Fury (Gregor Framkin), Adam Baldwin (Hamilton), Vincent Kartheiser (Connor), Marc Vann (Dr. Sparrow), Jonathan Woodward (Knox), Alec Newman (Drogyn), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Eyal Podell (Lawson), Camden Toy (Prince of Lies), Jennifer Griffin (Trish Burkle), Gary Grubbs (Roger Burkle). (12 cards - Appx. odds 1:36 packs or 1:252 cards).

- PIECEWORKS® CARDS - Inserted approximately ONE PER BOX! Seven different show-worn costume-embedded cards featuring: Fred's Top, Fred's Pants, Angel's Shirt, Wesley's Shirt, Gunn's Shirt, Spike's Shirt, Lorne's Shirt. (Seven cards - Appx. odds 1:36 packs or 1:252 cards).

- "BREAKING THE CIRCLE" CARDS - Nine-card foil puzzle featuring the battles to break the Circle of Black Thorns (Nine cards - Appx. odds 1:11 packs).

- "THE LAST DAYS" CARDS - Six foil and embossed cards featuring fan-favorite characters and how they chose to spend their possible "last day". (Six cards - Appx. odds 1:17 packs).

- PLUS - BOX LOADER and CASE LOADER CARDS - Three different "MYSTICAL MUTATIONS" box loader cards (one card per sealed display box) and one "CHAMPIONS" case loader card (one card per sealed case).

Packs of ANGEL: SEASON FIVE cards have a suggested retail price of $2.29. Each pack contains seven cards with 36 packs in each sealed display box. An all-new ANGEL: SEASON FIVE collector album (SRP $19.95) has been created for this set. 299 sequentially numbered uncut mini-press sheets of the "Breaking the Circle" puzzle are available for a suggested retail price of $69.95 per sheet.

ABOUT ANGEL

ANGEL was a spin-off of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER that starred David Boreanaz as Angel, a 200+ year old vampire. After years of suffering under the effects of a gypsy curse, he left Sunnydale and Buffy to move to Los Angeles where he sought to regain his humanity by saving lost souls. Joss Whedon, creator of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ANGEL, served as executive producer.

ANGEL was produced by Mutant Enemy, Inc., Kuzui Enterprises, and Sandollar Productions, in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.

ABOUT FOX LICENSING & MERCHANDISING

A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as third party lines. The division is aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast networks.

ABOUT INKWORKS

Inkworks is an award-winning entertainment trading card manufacturer based in Morrisville, North Carolina. Current Inkworks licenses include ANGEL, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SCOOBY-DOO, THE X-FILES, SMALLVILLE, ALIAS, JUSTICE LEAGUE, ROBOTS, CATWOMAN, HELLBOY, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, CHARMED, FAMILY GUY, SERENITY, and others. For a complete product release schedule, more information on Inkworks products or to find out how to get free collector cards, please visit the Inkworks web site at www.inkworks.com.