Originally published at: https://geektherapy.org/lazarus-rising-games-spotlights-beloved-collectible-card-game-overpower-at-comic-con/
Author: Newsroom
BOSTON, MA (July 16, 2025) – Fresh off a dynamic presence at Origin Games Fair, Lazarus Rising Games (LRG) will showcase OverPower and its bevy of new elements and stunning artwork at Comic-Con International in San Diego as the popular 1990s collectible card game continues its impressive resurgence.
OverPower will be featured over the renowned July 24-27 pop culture weekend in both an engaging panel, and an interactive booth on the convention floor. The panel, entitled “OverPower Rising: Bringing Skybound, Top Cow & Edgar Rice Burroughs to CCGs!,” will take place on Saturday, July 26 from 1:45-2:45pm in the 1,000-seat Ballroom 6DE of the San Diego Convention Center.
LRG’s OverPower convention floor space will be located in Booth #2629, and activities at the booth will feature game exhibitions, game-play merchandise (full decks, booster packs, booster boxes, power card stations, starter decks, hats, beanies), and Comic-Con exclusive giveaways – including a limited edition single-player game mat featuring never-before-seen artwork by Raymond Gay of The Darkness, and a special advance promo card from OverPower’s Invincible/Skybound-themed set coming in 2026. The Invincible card – showcasing the titular character Mark Grayson as Invincible – has been created by celebrated artist Philip Tan.
The panel description for OverPower Rising: Bringing Skybound, Top Cow & Edgar Rice Burroughs to CCGs! reads: “In 1995, Fleer launched OverPower to an intensely rabid fanbase, quickly creating a competitive community that spanned the world. Unlike most CCGs of its time, OverPower offered a distinctly different approach to strategy and structure. Though the game was discontinued at the height of its popularity in the late 2000s, pockets of players around the country kept it alive with local communities and regular tournaments. Then a few years ago, four longtime players from across the country – businessmen who had met through tournaments and the online community – bonded together to purchase the company and reinvigorate the game. Today, they are currently producing new sets that include hot pop culture IPs like Skybound (e.g. The Walking Dead, Invincible), Top Cow (e.g. The Darkness, Witchblade, Cyberforce) and Edgar Rice Burroughs (e.g. Tarzan, John Carter), and utilizing the stellar artistry of comics superstars including Phillip Tan, Marc Silvestri, Joe Jusko, Jae Lee, Adam Kubert and more. This is the story of four self-proclaimed geeks who met through their love of a fanboy property, and have come together to revive and thrive the CCG with big plans. The panel will feature Lazarus Rising Games co-founders Ronald Pozzi & Joseph Gagnepain, original Overpower co-creator Ron Peraza, Matt Hawkins (president & COO, Top Cow), and notable comic artists Philip Tan, Jon Lam, Casey Parsons and Ito. All fans attending the panel will receive a limited edition OverPower Invincible CCG card featuring Rex Splode in artwork from Gonzalo Ordonez, and there will be an additional giveaway of some autographed cards to a few lucky winners. Room 6DE
Comic-Con International is the latest stop on OverPower’s tour of popular conventions around the country, including a noticeable presence at Origins Game Fair in June, as well as WonderCon (Anaheim) and PAX East (Boston). Further panels and interactive booth spaces are planned for Fall 2025. LRG has also executed a soft rollout of the game’s new aspects and cards, including two sets that sold out immediately.
LRG has been extremely aggressive over the past nine months in acquiring IP from some of the most popular entities in the industry. In April, Skybound Entertainment joined the OverPower universe as both a tentpole IP and as a perfect complement to late 2024 agreements with Top Cow Productions, Inc. and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Further, LRG continues to expand its stable of world-class artists for upcoming sets that will feature the likes of Marc Silvestri, Joe Jusko, Jae Lee, Adam Kubert, Jim Cheung, Raymond Gay, William Santos, the aforementioned Tan, and more.
In collaboration with Carde.io, LRG has also launched its player portal, which features the card library for the upcoming Edgar Rice Burroughs set, a fully-assembled Deck Builder, National Elo Rankings, an event finder, and a reward shop. Interested players can visit/join the player portal at www.OverPowercardgame.com. OverPower will be available through ACD Distribution and GTS Distribution in the United States, while Universal Distribution will facilitate delivery in Canada.
Formerly known as BMG & Associates, Lazarus Rising Games’ core ownership is comprised of a group of successful professionals who spent their youth playing OverPower – and continue to this day. Their passion for the game is the driving force of the company, and their experience ensures the game’s authenticity to its roots while relentlessly seeking new assets to infuse the game’s resurgence. As the collectible card game market has continued to once again blossom, the LRG team has sought to position OverPower at the center of that revival by appealing to the game’s loyal fans – and prospective new players – with the acquisition of new IPs, an inclusive, creative set of rules for smooth, exciting gameplay, and absolutely stunning artwork from some of the top illustrators in the games and comics industries.