On Friday in Dragon*Con's largest panel, artist Len Peralta announced Geek a Week 2.0, the sequel to his popular set of collectible cards featuring 52 geeks.
The original set of Geek a Week cards were released once a week for a full year, with Peralta creating the artwork and musical duo Paul and Storm writing the card backs. Each was also released with a podcast interview with the geek.
Jonathan Coulton, the first Geek a Week card, joined other cards from the first set--Ken Plume, Paul and Storm, Veronica Belmont, "Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait, Tom Merritt, Aaron Douglas, Trace Beaulieu, Bill Corbett, Frank Conniff, and Molly Lewis--to talk about why they enjoyed being part of the project.
Peralta announced that Geek a Week 2.0 will be a 16-card set funded through Kickstarter. As the project gets more funding, more geek cards and podcasts will be unlocked. Ten dollars will get you a set of the cards; $1200 will get you your own Geek a Week style portrait and cardback with 250 copies of it.
The Geek a Week 2.0 set will include:
- Paul Dini
- Penny Arcade
- Paul F. Tompkins
- Jeri Ryan
- George R. R. Martin
- Craig Ferguson
- The Big Bang Theory cast
Watch the Geek a Week Kickstarter video to see another special guest or two, then make your pledge.
