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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Alien Anthology'' (trading cards)}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Alien Anthology'' (trading cards)}}
[[File:Anthology Cards Preview.jpg|thumb|200px|A preview image of one of the cards from the set.]]
[[File:Anthology Cards Preview.jpg|thumb|200px|A preview image of one of the cards from the set.]]
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'''''Alien Anthology'''''<ref name="CardboardAnthology">{{cite web|title=The Cardboard Connection - 2016 Upper Deck Alien Anthology Trading Cards|url=http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2016-upper-deck-alien-anthology-trading|accessdate=2016-03-17}}</ref> is a [[2016]] 100-card trading card set based on the films of the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' franchise]], published by [[Upper Deck Entertainment]]
. As opposed to standard film capture images, the cards will featuring new artwork based on key scenes from the film series
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'''''Alien Anthology'''''<ref name="CardboardAnthology">{{cite web|title=The Cardboard Connection - 2016 Upper Deck Alien Anthology Trading Cards|url=http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2016-upper-deck-alien-anthology-trading|accessdate=2016-03-17}}</ref> is a [[2016]] 100-card trading card set based on the films of the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' franchise]], published by [[Upper Deck Entertainment]].
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==Overview==
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The cards are arranged into four main subsets:
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*25 {{A1}} cards.
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*25 {{A2}} cards.
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*25 {{A3}} cards.
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*25 {{A4}} cards.
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As opposed to standard film capture images, the cards feature new artwork by various artists based on key scenes from the film series.
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===Chase cards===
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To coincide with the ''Alien Anthology'' trading cards, [[Upper Deck Entertainment]] also published several sets of limited edition chase cards, including:
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*10 "Weyland-Yutani Propaganda Poster" cards, featuring mock company propaganda posters; included in 1 out of every 8 packs.<ref name="GTS Anthology">{{cite web|title=Go GTS - 2016 Upper Deck Alien Anthology Trading Cards|url=http://gogts.net/2016-upper-deck-alien-anthology-trading-cards/|accessdate=2016-09-07}}</ref>
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*12 "Character Bio" cards, featuring biographies for select characters; included in 1 out of every 8 packs.<ref name="GTS Anthology"/>
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*10 "Legendary Encounters Art" cards, featuring artwork from the ''[[Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game|Legendary Encounters]]'' game; included in 1 out of every 8 packs.<ref name="GTS Anthology"/>
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*15 "Space Marine Dog Tag" cards, featuring [[United States Colonial Marine Corps|Colonial Marine]] dog tags for various characters; included in 1 out of every 20 packs.<ref name="GTS Anthology"/>
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*16 "Actor Autograph" cards, featuring the autographs of various actors who have appeared in the series.
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*15 "Dual Actor Autograph" cards, featuring two autographs per card.
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*38 "Sketch" cards, unique, one-off sketches of other cards by various artists.
==References==
==References==