2024 Upper Deck Marvel Studios Series 2: Cinematic Blaster

Studios Cinematic 2024: Chris Hemsworth does a great Thor.  I've always been a fan of his character though I do believe his character went too far with the over-the-top humor.  Still, Hemsworth does a great job.

I really like this shot with all the chaos in the background.  Thor: Love and Thunder is not a movie I care for.  I thought it had a lot going for it, but it went with too much comedy which overshadowed what good it did have.

The base set here continues numbering from Series 1.  Like Series 1, the designs are the same which are fine.  I like the middle design here the most.  The other is design is okay and reminds me of a Fleer Ultra look.

These are pretty simple, but I really like the card and concept.  As a kid I had a Marvel lunch box so this takes me back.  I like the Lunch Box Legends cards.

Here are two UD Debut inserts.  The one on the right is an Outburst Parallel.  I like the UD inserts. 

UD Canvas are nice cards and something we see across Upper Deck sets.

This is the Jumbo Parallel I pulled.  They are okay but I have no idea what to do with oversized cards.

The backs are fine.  I like how the set's focus on the actors as well as the characters from the movies.  I like the appearances listing as well for some reason.

Specifically, this set showcases cards from the Marvel movies Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Eternals, Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.  

These inserts aren't bad.  We have UD Portraits, Dazzlers Green and 1995 Collectors Choice SE Retros.  The Collector's Choice is my favorite though I wish they had gone with white borders.

I always liked the Lady Sif character and thought they could have done more with her and the Warriors Three.  I like this set but I'm more excited about Series 1 and the television shows covered there.  

Fun box of cards.  I'll pick off singles, but I won't be doing full blasters.  We'll end it with Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff/Scarlett Johansson who is always fun and a favorite of mine.

BREAKDOWN:

35 – Total Cards

3 – UD Debut

1 – Jumbo

1 – UD Canvas

1 – Dazzlers Green

1 – Outburst Parallel

1 – UD Portraits Gold

1 – Lunch Box Legends

1 – 1995 Collectors Choice SE Retros

2024 Upper Deck Marvel Studios Series 1 Blaster

UD Marvel Studios Series 1:  I really like the Yelena Belova character in the Marvel cinematic universe.  Played by Florence Pugh, she's similar but very different at the same time, from Scarlett Johansson who played Black Widow.

Found these recently at Target (toy aisle where they also have cards).  I like them.  The design on the first 50 cards come like this Baron Zemo card.  Looks similar to Upper Deck's 1997 Legends Football set.  The next 50 look like the Star-Lord and Hulk cards.

We get horizontal offerings as well.  This design isn't a favorite of mine, but it is simple and works okay.  I do like how the actor's/actresses' names are part of the fronts.

We get some shiny type cards in the form of Dazzlers and HoloGrFX inserts.  I like Dazzlers but the HoloGrFX cards don't do much for me.

I really like this card.  Might be the colors within the scene and the design.  Whatever it is, I like it.

The Debut cards make up cards 101-130 of the base set.  Then we get Canvas and Portraits inserts.  All three of these are fine with Canvas being my favorite.  I'm still not sure about Portraits.

Series 1 of Marvel Studios focus on Marvel television series while Series 2 is focused on their latest movies.  I'll definitely pick up a box of Series 2 when I get a chance.

The backs are pretty simple, but I like the information provided including appearances in the cinematic universe.

There is a Jumbo insert in each blaster about the size of the blaster.  They are okay but I'm never sure what to do with oversized cards.

These are fun.  Having watched all the television shows these take you back which is enjoyable.  There are autographs possible if you get the hobby boxes.  I may pick off singles here.  A few more characters/actors I'd like to have.  

Looks like Wanda is getting ready for Valentine's Day...

BREAKDOWN:

35 – Total Cards

2 – Debut

2 – Dazzlers Green

1 - Jumbo

1 - Canvas

1 – Footage

1 – Portraits

1 - HoloGrFX