Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope

Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope is a trading card set to be released by Topps in November 6, 2013. The 100-card set will depict scenes not seen in the movie, such as those heard in the original Star Wars radio drama.

The card set will have three base card parallels: Black parallels, Bronze parallels, and Gold parallels, which will amount to 1:12 packs, 1:24 packs, and #/10. The Gold parallels will be strictly for hobby usage only. Besides the parallels, there will also be several different sets within each pack, including:


 * One Year Earlier (1:2 Packs), detailing events that appeared a year prior to the events of A New Hope (1 BBY). Also included a 18-card checklist;


 * Movie Poster Artists Reinterpretations (1:3), a set of nine cards each depicting an artist's interpretation of the A New Hope movie poster;


 * Etched Foil Radio Drama Puzzle (1:8), six foil cards that recreate a scene from the radio drama;


 * The Mission: Destroy the Death Star (1:12), a set of twelve cards, plus a checklist, detailing the specific steps to the Battle of Yavin. Also included a bonus Death Star card issued to any players who will register all twelve cards. These cards also have codes on the back that can be redeemed online to listen to a clip from the radio drama that corresponds with that particular card.

In addition, the main box will also include additional features, such as a panorama sketch card, 35mm film cells taken from a print of the original film, called "Film Cell Relics", printing plates for a base card, and autographed cards from various voice actors who contributed to the radio drama.

Behind the scenes
To coincide with the release of this set, HighBridge Company will re-release the original Star Wars radio drama in two limited-edition CDs: Star Wars: A New Hope - The Original Radio Drama, "Light Side" and "Dark Side". Each volume will come with an exclusive Topps card drawn either by Matt Busch ("Light Side" edition) or Randy Martinez ("Dark Side" edition).

Two sets of two exclusive promo cards will also be offered with Star Wars Insider 145. They are "Searching Mos Eisley," "The Rebellion's Imminent Victory," "Creating the Radio Play," and "The Cast in Action."