CARLSBAD, Calif., June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upper Deck, a worldwide leader in sports and entertainment collectibles, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products and the NHL, is creating four unique trading card sets that combine DC with prominent NHL prospects, superstars, and legends: – the 2025 DC Fanimation Crossover set, available now for a limited time exclusively on the Upper Deck e-Pack platform. As a trading card licensee of both iconic brands, Upper Deck continues its commitment to provide fans with unique and innovative ways to enjoy collectibles they cannot find anywhere else.
The five high-profile draft prospects have been reimagined in comic book style original art pieces inspired by various DC Super Heroes. Among the athletes, Matthew Schaefer will pay homage to Superman, Michael Misa to Batman, James Hagens to The Flash, Porter Martone to Green Lantern, and Caleb Desnoyers to Nightwing. These five cards combine to be the first of four Crossover sets to be released throughout 2025. The second set of cards in the series, featuring Upper Deck exclusive spokespeople Wayne Gretzky and Connor McDavid, will be available mid-July with designs inspired by DC Studios’ new film “Superman.” From Writer/Director/Producer James Gunn, “Superman” releases in theaters and IMAX® nationally on July 11, from Warner Bros. Pictures.
“Far too often, the sports and entertainment worlds are thought of as separate paths that collectors can never cross. We wanted to bring fans together by reviving an iconic insert to spotlight some incredible Upper Deck athletes whose lives will change on draft day,” said Jason Masherah, President of Upper Deck. “While Fanimation cards have been sought after for decades, combining their unique art style with future NHL stars and the DC Universe is an innovation that collectors have never seen before.”
Fans can purchase 2025 DC Fanimation Crossover cards ($5.99 per pack, 1 card per pack) now through July 7 at 8:59 a.m. ET on Upper Deck’s e-Pack platform. The cards will be offered digitally, then printed and available to ship in 8-10 weeks. Collectors can also visit the Upper Deck Store to find autographed prints, pucks, and jerseys from Schaefer, Misa, and Hagens, as well as DC trading cards. Following each player’s official NHL debut, collectors will find new trading cards and additional memorabilia releases.
About Upper Deck
Upper Deck is a global entertainment company creating trading cards, memorabilia, collectibles, games, and online platforms that deliver the experiences collectors crave. Upper Deck has set the unmatched industry standard for quality, authenticity, and innovation, and continues to bring generations of fans closer to their favorite athletes and characters with unique and authentic sports and entertainment product offerings, as well as its digital trading ecosystem. The company prides itself on creating collectibles that produce invaluable experiences for sports and entertainment's most dedicated and loyal fans, with a goal to deliver excellence to the community across the most coveted properties as a means to develop memorable moments for collectors of all kinds.
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About Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP), part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Revenue & Strategy division, extends the company’s powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBDGCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on award-winning toy, fashion, home décor and publishing programs inspired by the biggest franchises from Warner Bros.’ film, television, animation, and games studios, HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network, HGTV, Eurosport, Adult Swim, and more. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, and promotional partnerships, WBDGCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
About “Superman”
“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who's driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind. DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his own screenplay, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
DC Studios Presents a Troll Court Entertainment/The Safran Company Production, A James Gunn Film, “Superman,” which will be in theaters and IMAX® nationwide on July 11, 2025, and internationally beginning 9 July 2025, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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