Ellen Ripley, Snake Plissken, and Neo Finally Get the Trading Cards They Deserve

Two things that do n’t normally go together arescience fabrication and sports . There are exceptions , like Rollerball andReal Steel , but for the most part , you get sci - fi movie or you get sport motion-picture show . Rarely both .

Smith is about to release three new placard , all sci - fi - themed . There ’s Escape From LA and Alien Resurrection , boast Pb characters Snake and Ripley looking quick to shoot some hoops . Then he also take one of the most fun scenes inThe Matrix , Neo learn kung fu , and turn it into a special lenticular card marking # 250 in the serial .

“ I actually had this Neo card as part of my last show , but I was n’t capable to shew the look and feel that I wanted , ” Smith told io9 via email . “ When I come out designing the other two cards that were science fiction themed , I knew I had to include Neo . I vividly remember seeing the flick for the first time and how much the visuals had an encroachment on me . I ’ve always want to do a modulation from Neo to the One . Showcasing the computer code of The Matrix and contribute the 3D profundity to it just contract it to a whole other level . ”

Image: Cuyler Smith

See io9 ’s single debut of that circuit card , both as a JPEG and GIF , in the slideshow , as well as expert looks at Snake and Ripley . All three go on cut-rate sale Thursday , September 7 at Gallery1988.com . They be $ 25 each with a limited number of matching sets for $ 75 .

“ I would wish the thank Gallery 1988 for their continue support with my trading carte series and to all of the fan and gatherer that have helped this ambition become a reality , ” Smith allege . “ I never imagined that I would create 250 posting and I see forward to continuing to grow and evolve the serial publication in the future tense . ”

Oh , and as a bonus , we ’ve kick the bucket back through the archive to pull in a few of Smith ’s onetime sci - fi cards .

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