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Star Wars Widevision: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One

Series: Topps Star Wars
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In 1995, Topps launched the Widevision series to complement their original Star Wars trading cards, offering cards twice as long as usual to capture the films' widescreen aspect ratio. This deluxe collection reprints every card from the first volume, including rare promotional and limited edition chase cards. Both front and back of each card are featured, with original storyboards, fun facts, quotes from filmmakers, behind-the-scenes images, and exclusive commentary by George Lucas. It also contains four bonus cards, rare promotional images, an introduction by original editor Gary Gerani, and an afterword by Star Wars collector Stephen J. Sansweet.
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Star Wars fans, collectors of film memorabilia, and enthusiasts of trading card art and movie history will find this volume a treasure trove of visual and historical content.

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"This first-ever compliation includes [illustrations of] more than 200 Topps trading cards, including all 120 base cards, chase-card subsets, and rare promotional material from the 1995 Star wars widevision set and the 1997 special edition widevision set, all based on the original Star wars film" -- Page [4] of cover.

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Following the successful release of multi-series trading cards based on the original Star Wars film series (1977-83), Topps released the first volume of its Widevision series in 1995. These special cards were just as tall as the standard Topps trading cards but twice as long - a format that better reflected the widescreen dimensions of the films.

Now, for the first time, every card, as well as rare promotional cards and limited edition chase cards, are reprinted in one deluxe collection. This new volume includes the fronts and backs of each card, showcasing original storyboards, fun facts, filmmaker quotes, behind-the-scenes photos, and exclusive commentary by George Lucas.

Also included are four bonus cards, rare promotional images, an introduction by Gary Gerani, the original editor of the Star Wars Topps series, and an afterword by Star Wars collector Stephen J. Sansweet.

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Total Film describes this collection as a fascinating journey into Topps' archives, showcasing mid-1990s letterboxed trading cards of A New Hope with freeze frames, storyboards, and behind-the-scenes insights. The set highlights memorable and infamous changes made for the 1997 Special Edition, bringing nostalgia and a detailed look at these classic film moments.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419724497

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 April 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams ComicArts

Illustration: 400 Halftones, color

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Stephen Sansweet

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 189.0mm

Weight: 850g

Pages: 432

About the Author

Gary Gerani is the creator, editor, and writer of hundreds of Topps trading card sets and the author of Topps’s Star Wars series. He lives in Los Angeles.

The Topps Company, Inc., founded in 1938, is the preeminent creator and brand marketer of sports cards, entertainment products, and distinctive confectionery.

Stephen J. Sansweet is the president of Rancho Obi-Wan, a nonprofit museum comprising the world’s largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia. He lives in Northern California.

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