Inkworks: Firefly Trading Cards
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FIREFLY: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION PREMIUM TRADING CARDS FROM INKWORKS
MORRISVILLE, NC - May, 2006 - Inkworks and Fox Licensing & Merchandising announce the release of the cards that FIREFLY fans have been waiting for - FIREFLY: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION PREMIUM TRADING CARDS. Inkworks reports that, although the product should still be available for purchase at retailers and distributors, it is already sold out at the manufacturer level.
The limited 72-card series based on Joss Whedon's classic sci-fi adventure television series will capture the stories as told in the order originally planned including the three episodes that never aired. The set will include behind-the-scenes shots, character cards and much more. In addition to the base set, collectors can look for several levels of randomly inserted bonus cards including:
- AUTOGRAPH CARDS - ONE PER BOX! Eleven different cards signed by stars of FIREFLY: Nathan Fillion (as Malcolm Reynolds), Gina Torres (as Zoe Washburne), Adam Baldwin (as Jayne Cobb), Morena Baccarin (as Inara Serra), Jewel Staite (as Kaylee Frye), Sean Maher (as Dr. Simon Tam), Ron Glass (as Shepherd Book), Michael Fairman (as Adlai Niska), Gregg Henry (as Sheriff Bourne), Christina Hendricks (as Saffron), Jonathan M. Woodward (Tracey). (11 different cards - Inserted approximately 1:36 packs).
- "FIREFLY FOREVER" - A nine-card foil puzzle that features the crew of Serenity. (9 different cards - inserted approximately 1:11 packs).
- "THE BATTLE OF SERENITY" - Six foil cards depicting the battle of Serenity. (6 different cards - inserted approximately 1:17 packs).
- BOX LOADER CARDS - Three cards "PARTNERS" (3 different cards - one per display box).
- CASE LOADER CARD - One card "OUTLAWS" (1 card - one per shipping case).
Packs of FIREFLY: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION PREMIUM TRADING CARDS have a suggested retail price of $2.49. Each pack contains six cards with 36 packs in each sealed display box. A FIREFLY: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION collector album (SRP $19.95) has been created especially for this set and is the ideal way to store the cards. The "Firefly Forever" nine-card puzzle is also available as an uncut mini-press sheet. Only 199 of the sequentially numbered uncut puzzles are available (SRP $69.95).
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 the award-winning entertainment trading card manufacturer based in Morrisville, North Carolina. Current Inkworks licenses include ANGEL, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, THE X-FILES, FAMILY GUY, LOST, CHARMED, SERENITY, FIREFLY, THE 4400, VERONICA MARS, SMALLVILLE, ALIAS, THE SOPRANOS, SUPERNATURAL and others. For 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.
Upcoming products from Inkworks include Charmed: Destiny (June 2006) and The 4400: Season One (July 2006).
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