2500 posters. 248 foil variants. 10 signature copies. A collector’s DREAM giveaway! Will you be one of the lucky winners of the Buzz City Series Poster Event? GoCollect has partnered with the Charlotte Hornets on an exciting initiative called the Buzz City Series Poster Event. This set of 5 posters will tell a story incorporating the two brands and features several of the Hornets players.

The Storyline

The City Series posters tell the story of villains selling counterfeit collectibles to fund their mission to overtake the city of Charlotte. The Hornets team catches wind of this and battles the villains to save the city!  When the Hornets come out victorious, a celebration in the city of Charlotte takes place to thank our heroes, the Hornets. The Hornets Buzz City Series brand pays homage to Charlotte's rich history with a fresh and fashionable uniform that is inspired by the city's reputation as a beacon for hope and opportunity.

How to Get These Buzz City Series Posters & Jersey

These limited edition posters will be distributed throughout the city of Charlotte every Saturday starting April 24th and ending on May 22nd. Each week, you need to enter The Draft. You will get emailed your unique draft number, and location to pick up your poster. You will not know if you won a variant or signature copy until you arrive to pick up your poster! Every week you enter the draft and pick up your poster, you will be entered in to win the signed Jersey from the Hornets! You must pick up the posters in order to be entered in this giveaway!

Why Should You Want a Buzz City Series Poster?

Each Saturday, 2,500 posters will be released into the wild. Of those, 199 will be a silver foil variant and 49 will be a gold variant. Of THOSE, posters #1 - #5 of each variant will be signed by the Charlotte Hornets! So when you enter the draft each week - you will be randomly assigned a draft number that will tell us whether or not you won a first print, foil variant, or signature copy! Oh, and every week you enter & pick up your poster, you will be entered to win the grand prize: A Buzz City Minted Jersey SIGNED by the Charlotte Hornets!

That means you can enter up to 5 times! Not only will you get 5 different, uniquely designed posters (with a chance of those variants and signed copies) but you also get a chance to win the jersey! If you're a Charlotte local, collector, or Hornets fan - this is a MUST for you! If that wasn't enough to convince you - check out the amazing artists!

The Buzz City Series Poster Artists

Five notable artists were selected by GoCollect to design the City Series posters. These artists are from the industries of comics and concert posters.

Giovanni Timpano

Giovanni is an Italian comic book artist who has worked for Dynamite Entertainment, IDW, BOOM Studios, and Image Comics. You can learn more about Giovanni and his recent works here.

John Chanthana

John started out working for the character production pipeline art for video games. On his website he says, "Being able to bring a character or painting to life and share it with others has always been a passion of mine." john has also designed the GoCollect logo and we even have an original of his in our entry way!

Le Beau Underwood

Le Beau is an artist/inker for Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse Comics. You can learn more about Le Beau here in a recent interview he did with GoCollect.

Matt Leunig

Matt is an artist who has created gig posters for touring bands such as Widespread Panic, Portugal the Man, String Cheese Incident, and Nine Inch Nails. His company, Scraped Knee, was originally the name of a series of zines and comic books he created but then eventually became the name of his studio. You can check out Matt's artwork here.

Owen Murphy

Owen is a concert poster artist who has worked with bands such as Slightly Stoopid, Dead & Company, and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. His design company, One Drop Design Studio not only creates gig posters for bands but also creates one-of-a-kind logos and artwork for various companies.

Special Shout Out to Our Partners

These wonderful local Charlotte companies were so kind to agree to let us set up in their space! Once you register for the draft, you’ll be assigned to one of these pick-up locations, but if you are in the Charlotte area, then we encourage you to check out all of these local small businesses! 

704 Shop
Charlotte Sports Collectibles
Glory Days Apparel
Heroes Aren't Hard to Find
Hornets Fan Shop
Repo Records 

 

Do you live in Charlotte and want in on this?

The draft will go live for the first week on MONDAY, April 19th! So, keep an eye out for that. The poster pickup dates are 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, and 5/22. If you want to stay on top of this and get notified when this event goes live, become a free subscriber! 

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