13/09/2022
Thirty years ago, a trading card series was released that would forever change the non-sport card industry.
The “1992 Marvel Masterpieces.”
Because of the sheer popularity of this series, it took an unprecedented 350,000 boxes to quench the thirst of card collectors worldwide. Nothing like it has been seen before or since.
This series would not have become the monumental success that it did, had artist Joe Jusko not produced 104 mind-boggling paintings! Joe literally set the standard for all the Marvel Masterpieces series that were to follow. Each of the 104 paintings have become iconic portrayals of the great Marvel characters, and these cards hold such a special place in the hearts of collectors of all ages—many of whom were young, single-digit or teenaged fans at the time of the series release.
It goes without saying that a large art book which highlights the amazing work Joe created is long overdue. The art needs to be presented at a larger-than-trading-card size. That’s exactly what you will get in “Joe Jusko’s Art of the 1992 Marvel Masterpieces,” a new deluxe, 8.5” x 11”, 300-page, hardcover volume from FPG.
This celebratory book will include all 104 of the paintings Joe produced for the original release, as well as the 20 additional paintings created for the four-issue comic collection published the following year. It will also detail the history of the series: how it came to be and the magnitude of attention that it received through numerous promotions. And finally, being published for the first time are Joe’s original pencil sketches for each of the 104 trading card paintings.
There will be three editions available:
- A deluxe, hardcover edition, which will be $59.
- A signed and numbered, slipcased edition, which will be limited to just 1992 copies. Each of these copies will contain a very exclusive, soon-to-be-announced extra.
- An "Original Painted Masterpieces" Edition. Limited to only 104 copies, each will have an original fantastic character painting that is Joe’s homage to the paintings he produced 30 years ago. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and Joe will be creating only one painting of each character.
This is a book that we have planned to publish for a very long time. And, we are very grateful to be working alongside the good folks at Marvel Comics. It is worth noting that this is a groundbreaking offering via Kickstarter; our first-of-many officially licensed Marvel projects that will be available there. We have listened to thousands of collectors over the past several years; there are many who no longer have easy access to local shops. Through Kickstarter, we will bring “Joe Jusko’s Art of the 1992 Marvel Masterpieces” directly to your door! The scheduled Kickstarter launch date is November 1st.
We will continue to post updates during the countdown to November 1st. Please feel free to contact Sam Levin at [email protected] if you have any questions. THANK YOU!