Inspiration from Deadpool?

I once was a huge fan of comic books with my favorite characters being the X books.  I am also a fan of all things Pittsburgh sports so it was no surprise that when I saw this Deadpool card  inspired by the 1987 Fleer Barry Bonds I had to have it.

This card is so awesome!!!  I give Upper Deck credit for coming up with a great idea like this.

Once it was in my hand I got to thinking, what are some of the most influential sets of all time?


T206

1933 Goudey

1952 Topps

1989 Upper Deck

1993 Topps Finest for introducing the refractor technology?

(How cool is that image of Cutch wearing a Jackie Robinson jersey?)

What are some sets that you think are the most influential and will be collected and used for future designs in the many years to come?

Leave your comments below

Happy International Polar Bear Day!!!

Today is International Polar Bear Day

To those of you that forgot to mark your calendars, don't fret.  Hallmark hasn't popularized this day nearly as much as Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.  No one will be expecting a greeting card or friendly phone call to celebrate this day.

It is still pretty important though as we should all think about the dangers that global warming has on the arctic animal and do our due diligence to prevent future generations of this awesome creature from going extinct.

What better way to celebrate than with a Polar Bear back (Topps Mini)?

This SP mini is from 2009 Topps 206 series. It is a very tough to find rookie of Cutch.  The Polar Bear minis were inserted only two per hobby box.  There was a 300 card set of these to collect, making this very difficult to obtain.  The Cycle backs were numbered to 99 copies and were inserted on average 1 per hobby box.  It is suspected that these, although not numbered, had a production run of only 200 copies per player.

The Piedmont Mini is the much more plentiful and common back.

Anyone else have any polar bear cards to show off today? Post em up!