Buffy 10th Anniversary Trading Cards
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: 10th ANNIVERSARY PREMIUM TRADING CARDS FROM INKWORKS
MORRISVILLE, NC - July, 2007 - Ten years ago, a new, ground-breaking television series, under the helm of creative genius Joss Whedon, started the phenomena of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Through seven years of apocalypses, loves and losses, fans followed Buffy and the Scooby Gang as they made TV history.
The new 90-card premium base set from Inkworks features 18 pt. card stock and includes images from the series that have never before appeared on trading cards. Two of the new subsets in this release include: JOSS' NOTES, which are exclusive cards for each season from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer himself, Joss Whedon and BUFFY "SEASON 8" CARDS which are eight cards featuring new Dark Horse Comics "Season 8" Buffy comic book storylines and their amazing cover art. Although there was not a Season 8 ever broadcast, Joss Whedon conceived and wrote this installment to be realized in publication from Dark Horse Comics.
"SLAYER'S ESSENTIAL" PROPWORKS™ CARD - Own a piece of the stake! This special card features a piece of the genuine resin stake used in the filming of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Each card will be sequentially numbered. (1 card - inserted approx. 1:2,304 packs).
PIECEWORKS® CARDS - ONE PER BOX! 14 different cards featuring pieces of the actual costumes worn on-screen during Buffy the Vampire Slayer including: Coat worn by Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy (Season 5 "Shadow"), pants worn by Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy (Season 4 "Doomed"), jacket worn by Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy (Season 6 'Seeing Red"), jacket worn by Alyson Hannigan as Willow (Season 4 "Something Blue"), dual-costume card: T-Shirt and Jeans worn by Nicholas Brendon as Xander (Season 6 episode "Life Serial"), shirt worn by Nicholas Brendon as Xander (Season 7 "Potential"), sweater worn by Anthony Head as Giles (Season 4 "New Moon Rising"), dress worn by Emma Caulfield as Anya (Season 5 "Tough Love"), dual-costume card: top and pants worn by Emma Caulfield as Anya (Season 6 "Villains"), pajama pants worn by Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn (Season 6 "Once More, With Feeling"), dual-costume card: top and pants worn by Iyari Limon as Kennedy (Season 7 "Potential"), Knit cap worn by Felicia Day as Vi (Season 7 "Potential"), Purse worn by Ashanti as Lissa (Season 7 "First Date"), dual-costume card: shirt and pants comprising the official Double Meat Palace uniform (Season 6 "Double Meat Palace"). (14 different cards - inserted appx. 1:24 packs).
WELCOME TO SUNNYDALE - Special pocket guide map folds out to show the scenic locations of Sunnydale! (1 card - inserted approx. 1:145 packs).
FRIENDS FOREVER - PIECEWORKS® PUZZLE CARDS - Four puzzle Pieceworks® cards featuring the costumes of Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles! (4 cards - inserted approx. 1:287 packs).
FOREVER - Exclusive nine-card commemorative puzzle that looks back at the seven amazing seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (9 different cards - inserted approximately 1:11 packs).
RECOLLECTIONS - Joss Whedon shares his exclusive insights about your favorite Buffy characters on eight cards. (8 different cards - inserted approximately 1:17 packs).
LEADER OF SLAYERS - A very special three-card bonus level. (3 cards - Inserted approximately 1:23 packs).
PLUS - A special case loader "LEGENDARY" (1 card - 1 per shipping case).
Each pack of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: 10TH ANNIVERSARY trading cards contains eight ultra-premium trading cards and has a suggested retail price of $3.49. Display boxes contain 24 packs. Cases contain 12 display boxes. There will also be a new BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: 10TH ANNIVERSARY collector album (SRP $19.95). 250 sequentially numbered uncut mini-press sheets of the "Forever" puzzle will be available (SRP $69.95).
ABOUT BUFFY
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, which concluded its seventh and final season in May, 2003, is an Emmy Award -winning action-packed thriller/comedy created by Joss Whedon. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Buffy, a quick-witted heroine whose birthright as the Slayer, the Chosen One of her generation with the ability to hunt and destroy vampires, conflicts with her desire to lead a normal life. Armed with a wooden stake, martial arts skills and the help of her friends, Buffy battles against evil and protects the world from total destruction.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER was produced by Mutant Enemy, Inc., Kuzui Enterprises, and Sandollar Productions, in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television.
ABOUT FOX LICENSING & MERCHANDISING
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ABOUT INKWORKS
Inkworks is the award-winning entertainment trading card manufacturer based in Morrisville, North Carolina. Current Inkworks licenses include LOST, THE GOLDEN COMPASS, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SMALLVILLE, HELLBOY ANIMATED: SWORD OF STORMS, VERONICA MARS, JERICHO, CHARMED, SUPERNATURAL, AVP: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, THE 4400, THE DARK IS RISING and many 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.
Upcoming products from Inkworks include JERICHO: SEASON ONE (August), SUPERNATURAL: SEASON TWO (September) and THE DARK IS RISING (October).
Also, Inkworks has announced events, giveaways and guests at the 2007 San Diego Comic Con: http://www.inkworks.com/shows/sdcc2007
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