2021 Upper Deck Marvel Black Diamond Trading Cards

gosanostra · 10-15-2020, 04:35 PM

https://www.cardboardconnection.com/...-trading-cards

No images yet. Its a 'premium' product aimed at the MCU

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Product Details

Offering fans more trading cards from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), 2021 Upper Deck Marvel Black Diamond pushes further into the high-end collecting world.

Similar to 2019 Upper Deck Marvel Studios First Ten Years, the new product takes an overall approach to the popular Marvel Studios films.

2021 Upper Deck Marvel Black Diamond Base / Inserts
Featuring the Infinity Saga, which encompasses 23 movies, going from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019), 2021 Upper Deck Marvel Black Diamond is packed with superhero potential.

The Black Diamond base set includes 100 cards. These are numbered to 149 copies.

Falling one per box, on average, collectors can find limited Exquisite Collection cards, as well. The lineup totals 50 cards and adds one-of-one Black parallels.

The one-of-one Exquisite Collection CMYK Plate Booklet cards are a chase option showcasing all four printing plates from a specific Exquisite card.

Taking inspiration from diamonds are the Diamond Cutters and Diamond Facet inserts. These feature embedded acetate window designs.

2021 Marvel Black Diamond Autographs / Diamonds / Hits
Headlining the 2021 Upper Deck Marvel Black Diamond checklist is a star-studded lineup of signers.

These autographs take several forms.

2021 Upper Deck Marvel Black Diamond Autographs Breakdown

Black Diamond Base Set Gold Autograph (#'d)
Black Diamond Base Set Red Autograph (1/1)
Exquisite Collection Autograph Black Foil (1/1)
Diamond Facet Autographs (#'d)
Diamond Plate
Diamond Plate Black Autographs (#'d)
Diamond Plate and Triskelion
In addition, Diamond Shards comes in single, dual, triple and autographed memorabilia versions, which Polished Patches offers single patch, puzzle patch and autograph patch cards.

Tying into the 2021 Upper Deck Marvel Black Diamond brand name are the many lab-created diamond relic cards. For the base Black Diamond set, there is a limited Diamond (#/5) parallel, and Exquisite Collection offers Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple Diamond Relics parallels (#/23) in honor of the Infinity Stones.

Retro Diamond Relics goes the throwback route with 2015-16 (#/15), 2016-17 (#/16), 2017-18 (#/17) and 2018-19 (#/18) designs. In true Black Diamond fashion, the selection includes single, double, triple and quad editions.

Merging the hits, Gemography (#/25) pairs diamonds and actor autographs.

Finally, there are one-of-one Black Diamond and Exquisite Collection Sketch cards.

Estimated Release Date: February 2021 TBD
Product Configuration: 6 cards per pack, 1 pack per box, 10 boxes per case (2 inners)

2021 Upper Deck Marvel Black Diamond Hobby Box Average
1 Hit (Autograph, Diamond or Sketch card)
1 Exquisite Collection Card

Card Gallery:
Mock-up images to be added when available.

Set Checklist
2021 Upper Deck Marvel Black Diamond Checklist
This is a preliminary checklist and subject to change. The full checklist will be added as soon as it is available.

Autograph Signers Set Checklist
Anthony Mackie
Chris Evans
Chris Hemsworth
Elizabeth Debicki
Elizabeth Olsen
Georges St-Pierre
Karen Gillan
Paul Bettany
Sebastian Stan
Tilda Swinton
Tim Blake Nelson
Winston Duke*

Zeldafanatic15 · 10-15-2020, 04:37 PM

I saw that this morning, looks interesting. Preliminary signer list is good, Anthony Mackie and Paul Bettany are both first time signers for UD correct? Really been wanting a Mackie auto for awhile.

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mmbtvs · 10-15-2020, 04:56 PM

This has my interest.

jdandns · 10-15-2020, 05:03 PM

Diggin' that Tim Blake Nelson is on the list.

Where super-hero properties are concerned, he was also excellent as Looking Glass in the acclaimed HBO "Watchmen" sequel last year.

Zeldafanatic15 · 10-15-2020, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jdandns

Diggin' that Tim Blake Nelson is on the list.

Where super-hero properties are concerned, he was also excellent as Looking Glass in the acclaimed HBO "Watchmen" sequel last year.

1) had no idea who that was until you said Looking Glass, so that's awesome

2) had no idea what Marvel movie he was in, and had to look that up. Probably only seen Incredible Hulk twice. LOL Spoilers - he plays Samuel Sterns in that movie, who one day would become The Leader, which they did tease, but nothing ever came of it.

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glorbgorb · 10-15-2020, 05:13 PM

I was excited until I saw this was MCU-related. I'll still be looking forward to box breaks, but would have preferred comic-related.

DrGhostbuster · 10-15-2020, 06:23 PM

Let me be the mandatory poster for any given card set thread asking this question.

On Card Autographs?

We know it wont be, but it sure would be nice if it was.

jdandns · 10-15-2020, 06:39 PM

I wonder if people like Downey Jr. just tell the card companies something like, "Never ask me to sign your cards again!". If not, Upper Deck should be constantly asking him, especially for these premium products. You'd think he might be willing to sign a few by now for a high fee that goes to his favorite charity.

glorbgorb · 10-15-2020, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DrGhostbuster

Let me be the mandatory poster for any given card set thread asking this question.

On Card Autographs?

We know it wont be, but it sure would be nice if it was.

I thought the same thing until I saw Hemsworth. He must have signed thousands of stickers as he seems to be in every MCU product.

HiltonL · 10-15-2020, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by glorbgorb

I was excited until I saw this was MCU-related. I'll still be looking forward to box breaks, but would have preferred comic-related.

Hear, hear! You and me both

marvelfan2019 · 10-15-2020, 08:11 PM

Seems like an interesting set.

I wonder what will happen to the Exquisite cards from UD Endgame since this includes a new 50 card set of Exquisite. The Exquisite from Endgame are very nicely done with the diamonds though.

ORLMagicFan · 10-15-2020, 10:32 PM

Elizabeth Debicki
Sold

jasonplo · 10-16-2020, 01:19 PM

Great news. Any new MCU product is welcome and with new signers, its a no brainer for me. Gonna start saving for Epack now.

newhobbygeek · 10-16-2020, 03:14 PM

You had me at Anthony Mackie!!!

These are Marvel MCU first time signers with UD??
Anthony Mackie
Paul Bettany
Winston Duke
Elizabeth Debicki
Tim Blake Nelson

Georges St-Pierre would be a new signer for me... so 6 possible new autographs to add to the collection...

This list would of been great for the MCU10 set... but you have my attention again UD.

vc15nba · 10-21-2020, 01:17 AM

New images !
http://bbs.ysponder.com.tw/forum.php...extra=page%3D1

Rictor · 10-21-2020, 03:44 AM

The auto pics show that they are definitely sticker autos.

Also was hoping that this was a comic set and not MCU.

Brobocop · 10-21-2020, 07:39 AM

I'd be all over this. Feels like the MCU doesn't get the cards they deserve. I know some want comic sets, but come on, aren't there enough of those? Didn't one just get released this week?

glorbgorb · 10-21-2020, 09:01 AM

Yep, Marvel Anime, which is a new set with original art and concepts. MM20 was last month (maybe July?) that was all original art.

With MCU, there are limited frames to pull from; pretty much every movie has a set, plus the catch-all sets that came out that cover multiple movies.

At least MCU seems to be the middle ground. Look at SW. They will have Journey To sets, plus two series for one film. That's a litle silly.

discostu · 10-21-2020, 11:19 AM

The plate booklets are a nice idea. Curious to see how they look.

glorbgorb · 10-21-2020, 11:31 AM

UD did this in some hockey products. They are basically 4-panel foldout cards. They look nice, but are hard to display.

notoriousrmb · 10-21-2020, 12:19 PM

I love Marvel cards. I love the MCU.

I do not love $240 boxes with manufactured patches, fake diamonds and sticker autos.

Rictor · 10-21-2020, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by notoriousrmb

I love Marvel cards. I love the MCU.

I do not love $240 boxes with manufactured patches, fake diamonds and sticker autos.

Yah, considering manufactured diamonds cost about 25 cents each, I'm surprised the numbered diamond cards sell for as much as they do.

They definitely don't cost much to produce. I'm surprised Upper Deck hasn't included parallels with other manufactured gemstones like opals, rubies, sapphires...they are all cheap but at least look cool when embedded in cards.

discostu · 10-22-2020, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Rictor

Yah, considering manufactured diamonds cost about 25 cents each, I'm surprised the numbered diamond cards sell for as much as they do.

They definitely don't cost much to produce. I'm surprised Upper Deck hasn't included parallels with other manufactured gemstones like opals, rubies, sapphires...they are all cheap but at least look cool when embedded in cards.

Not sure where you're getting the idea that "manufactured diamonds cost about 25 cents" but you're not close on these.

If these are indeed lab grown diamonds, they are diamonds. And they are not 25 cents.

There is no indication that these are CZ or similar, and the fact that they are using the term "diamond" it's most certainly a diamond...lab grown or not.

newhobbygeek · 10-22-2020, 01:50 AM

Some cool info in those images. Pom Klementieff and Ray Stevenson as possible signers too? The 6 diamond/stone infinity cards look cool. I was hoping for something like that in the Endgame set. I'll be happy if they do 'relic autos' vs. 'patch autos'. Looks like both are being done.

I'm excited for this set, but I'm cautious. Easily could see changes to signer list and final cards. I think probably best to wait for official release/checklist vs. pre-ordering unless pre-order is obviously low, which I doubt with current market.

glorbgorb · 10-22-2020, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by discostu

Not sure where you're getting the idea that "manufactured diamonds cost about 25 cents" but you're not close on these.

While I agree with this, I personally see them as no better than cards with manufactured patches. The only hook is that this is Black DIAMOND, so I get the idea.

10-15-2020, 04:56 PM	#3
mmbtvs unregistered Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,517	This has my interest. __________________ -"Close your eyes and remember this. It won't be back again, it's almost gone. Even times that don't seem like much will be your only crutch when you're alone. Time moves slow when you're seventeen and then it picks up steam at twenty-one."

10-15-2020, 05:03 PM	#4
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,602	Diggin' that Tim Blake Nelson is on the list. Where super-hero properties are concerned, he was also excellent as Looking Glass in the acclaimed HBO "Watchmen" sequel last year. __________________ Amidst the mists and fiercest frosts, with barest wrists, and stoutest boasts, he thrusts his fists against the posts, and still insists he sees the ghosts.

10-15-2020, 05:13 PM	#6
glorbgorb Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,926 weasel-king weaselking	I was excited until I saw this was MCU-related. I'll still be looking forward to box breaks, but would have preferred comic-related. __________________ Go green--reuse toploaders! Tons of cards available: https://rhinosgonecrazy.com/html/index_avail.html

10-15-2020, 06:23 PM	#7
DrGhostbuster Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,710 arealghostbuster DrGhostbuster	Let me be the mandatory poster for any given card set thread asking this question. On Card Autographs? We know it wont be, but it sure would be nice if it was. __________________ Looking for Cryptozoic GHOSTBUSTERS Sketches & Printing Plates!

10-15-2020, 06:39 PM	#8
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,602	I wonder if people like Downey Jr. just tell the card companies something like, "Never ask me to sign your cards again!". If not, Upper Deck should be constantly asking him, especially for these premium products. You'd think he might be willing to sign a few by now for a high fee that goes to his favorite charity. __________________ Amidst the mists and fiercest frosts, with barest wrists, and stoutest boasts, he thrusts his fists against the posts, and still insists he sees the ghosts.

10-15-2020, 04:37 PM	#2
Zeldafanatic15 Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,169 Zeldafanatic15 Zeldafanatic	I saw that this morning, looks interesting. Preliminary signer list is good, Anthony Mackie and Paul Bettany are both first time signers for UD correct? Really been wanting a Mackie auto for awhile. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

10-15-2020, 08:11 PM	#11
marvelfan2019 Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 716	Seems like an interesting set. I wonder what will happen to the Exquisite cards from UD Endgame since this includes a new 50 card set of Exquisite. The Exquisite from Endgame are very nicely done with the diamonds though.

10-15-2020, 10:32 PM	#12
ORLMagicFan Banned - PBM Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 334	Elizabeth Debicki Sold

10-16-2020, 01:19 PM	#13
jasonplo Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 934 jasonplo	Great news. Any new MCU product is welcome and with new signers, its a no brainer for me. Gonna start saving for Epack now.

10-16-2020, 03:14 PM	#14
newhobbygeek Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 621 newhobbygeek	You had me at Anthony Mackie!!! These are Marvel MCU first time signers with UD?? Anthony Mackie Paul Bettany Winston Duke Elizabeth Debicki Tim Blake Nelson Georges St-Pierre would be a new signer for me... so 6 possible new autographs to add to the collection... This list would of been great for the MCU10 set... but you have my attention again UD.

10-21-2020, 01:17 AM	#15
vc15nba Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PingTung,Taiwan Posts: 315 jefch_10	New images ! http://bbs.ysponder.com.tw/forum.php...extra=page%3D1

10-21-2020, 03:44 AM	#16
Rictor Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,870 rictor1 rictor	The auto pics show that they are definitely sticker autos. Also was hoping that this was a comic set and not MCU.

10-21-2020, 07:39 AM	#17
Brobocop Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 13,608 brobocop2	I'd be all over this. Feels like the MCU doesn't get the cards they deserve. I know some want comic sets, but come on, aren't there enough of those? Didn't one just get released this week?

10-21-2020, 09:01 AM	#18
glorbgorb Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,926 weasel-king weaselking	Yep, Marvel Anime, which is a new set with original art and concepts. MM20 was last month (maybe July?) that was all original art. With MCU, there are limited frames to pull from; pretty much every movie has a set, plus the catch-all sets that came out that cover multiple movies. At least MCU seems to be the middle ground. Look at SW. They will have Journey To sets, plus two series for one film. That's a litle silly. __________________ Go green--reuse toploaders! Tons of cards available: https://rhinosgonecrazy.com/html/index_avail.html

10-21-2020, 11:19 AM	#19
discostu Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,990	The plate booklets are a nice idea. Curious to see how they look. __________________ Every day I start to ooze.

10-21-2020, 11:31 AM	#20
glorbgorb Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,926 weasel-king weaselking	UD did this in some hockey products. They are basically 4-panel foldout cards. They look nice, but are hard to display. __________________ Go green--reuse toploaders! Tons of cards available: https://rhinosgonecrazy.com/html/index_avail.html

10-21-2020, 12:19 PM	#21
notoriousrmb Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,796	I love Marvel cards. I love the MCU. I do not love $240 boxes with manufactured patches, fake diamonds and sticker autos.

10-22-2020, 01:50 AM	#24
newhobbygeek Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 621 newhobbygeek	Some cool info in those images. Pom Klementieff and Ray Stevenson as possible signers too? The 6 diamond/stone infinity cards look cool. I was hoping for something like that in the Endgame set. I'll be happy if they do 'relic autos' vs. 'patch autos'. Looks like both are being done. I'm excited for this set, but I'm cautious. Easily could see changes to signer list and final cards. I think probably best to wait for official release/checklist vs. pre-ordering unless pre-order is obviously low, which I doubt with current market.