… and we’re PISSED! There, we said it. It doesn’t get us any of the highly desirable product from this massive collaboration but it briefly took away some of the pain we recently felt when we realized… we were too late. Now, if you don’t want to have a similar reaction of disappointment, STOP READING NOW. What we are about to share with you will immediately have you reaching for your wallet but… put it away, because THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE.
So let’s back up a bit. Marvel did a massive collaboration with Kith, ASICS and Upper Deck to celebrate the X-men 60th anniversary. We are old school sneaker fanatics so this one stings even more. They created sensational products for Storm, Beast, Cyclops, Gambit, Rogue, and our favorite, Wolverine. Here is the shoe portion of what was released through Kith.
In an exclusive collaboration with Marvel, Kith and ASICS reimagine the GEL-LYTE III, honoring the 60th anniversary of the X-Men franchise. Designed in seven X-Men-inspired colorways and materials–including one ultra limited-edition holographic silhouette–each sneaker arrives as a mystery, packaged in a co-branded blind box.
Reminiscent of the anticipation for the unknown when tearing open a pack of trading cards, the Marvel | Kith for ASICS GEL-LYTE III Remastered arrives in a custom blind box, showcasing co-branded all-over Kith, Marvel, and ASICS artwork. Carefully remove its tearaway seal to reveal a holographic mylar bag concealing one of the seven limited-edition pairs. Each blind box will also include one newly created and encased Marvel | Kith for Upper Deck trading card featuring the character of the received model. Trading cards range in rarity with some select cards featuring PSA-graded tabs.
Marvel | Kith for ASICS GEL-LYTE III Remastered – Wolverine 1980
Inspired by Wolverine’s classic suit debuting in 1980, the Wolverine 1980 GEL-LYTE III Remastered silhouette features white eyelets, a yellow perforated pigskin suede vamp, a brown leather upper, and red formstripes on the side panels. It is designed with a split tongue and finished with Kith, ASICS, and X-Men co-branding throughout.
Product Details:
- Packaged in a special edition Marvel, Kith, and ASICS co-branded blind box. Please open with care
- Wrapped in a holographic sealed bag featuring all-over Marvel | Kith for ASICS co-branded artwork
- Remastered Gel-Lyte III silhouette
- Leather upper
- Pigskin suede vamp
- Split tongue
- White eyelets
- Leather form stripes on the side panel
- Includes flat cotton white laces, hiking laces, and coordinating color laces
- Fieg, ASICS, and Marvel co-branding throughout the interior and exterior of the shoe
- Special thematic Wolverine label on insole
- Rubber outsole
- PSA-graded character trading card included as a gift with purchase
Each shoe got this incredible attention to detail making each one a collector’s dream. (Yes we’re still pissed we missed these.) Here is info regarding the Upper Deck portion of the overall collab.
Marvel | Kith for Upper Deck with Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA)
Kith and Marvel’s partnership with X-Men mark the first time in PSA history that another brand’s logo will appear on a PSA-authenticated trading tab. Accompanying the Marvel | Kith for Upper Deck trading card are original renditions of the Uncanny X-Men from 1992 and are exclusively available with the purchase of the Marvel | Kith for Asics GEL-LYTE II Remastered. All trading cards feature Marvel and Kith co-branding alongside original artwork and foil application and range from 1-of-1 to 1-of-10 and beyond in rarity.
These originally sold through Kith for $195 a pair and as you can imagine, eBay prices are out of our price range as they are now going for well over $300. DAMN IT! This is going to be hard to let go, sorry we had to share our burden of grief with you.