Trading Cards
Est. 2010
The Art Hustle has hosted two independent trading card conventions in NYC alongside partners Suckadelic and SideKick Media, and has been represented at the San Diego Comic Con and New York Comic Con. Event exclusive cards were available at several of these events (see below). Stay connected with The Art Hustle for announcements of future events and related happenings.
DKE Toys hosted a scavenger hunt at the San Diego Comic Con. All who persevered and completed the difficult quest became owners of this rare set of signed and stamped "SDCC" Comic Con exclusives, and an exclusive and rare signed Travis Louie profile card (only available in Series 1 Factory Sets).
Series 1 profile cards in this scavenger hunt include (clockwise above): Tara McPherson, Frank Kozik, Buff Monster, Travis Louie, Alex Pardee and Ron English.
November 5, 2010
Toy Tokyo Underground, NYC
Black foil-stamped cards were handed out to attendees of the first 2nd Avenue Trading Card Convention. Cards included The Art Hustle profile card (not included in packs) and the Travis Louie profile card (only available in Series 2 Factory Sets).
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January 11, 2011 - January 23, 2011
Stamped “Boo-Hooray” Series 1 Vectar the Intolerable Card (The Sucklord profile variant). Only available during the closing party at the Boo-Hooray Gallery on January 23, 2011. They were “hidden”...and if you happened to be looking on the floor, you’d find them.
DKE Toys gave away a different Series 2 SDCC 2011 gold stamped exclusive card each day by request only. Exclusives included the Dave Kinsey and Amanda Visell Series 2 Promo Cards, and the Series 2 KRK Ryden Profile Card and Art Card (#327 & #328).
The exclusive NYCC 2011 gold stamped The Art Hustle card and the Series 2 KRK Ryden Profile Card and Art Card (#327 & #328) were handed out and available only from The Art Hustle.
One-of-a-kind stamped sketch card by Kosby
Found only at the 2013 TCC
February 16, 2013
Toy Tokyo Underground, NYC
The second event of its kind, hosted by The Art Hustle, Suckadelic and SideKick Media. The 2013 TCC featured a lively sketch card table organized by Making Deals Zine. All convention attendees were invited to sketch, trade, or pick out a sketch card, which could be taken to the Sidekick Media table to be stamped with the gold-foil "2nd Ave TCC 2013" stamp. All stamped cards were exclusive to this event.
SDCC 2010
NYCC 2010
2nd Avenue TCC 2010
Boo-Hooray x Suckadelic
SDCC 2011
NYCC 2011
2nd Avenue TCC 2012
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