MORRISVILLE, NC - January, 2005 - Inkworks has announced that it has acquired the licensing rights to produce trading cards for the critically acclaimed and award-winning HBO® hit television series THE SOPRANOS®. The first trading card set featuring the drama series will be THE SOPRANOS®: SEASON ONE PREMIUM TRADING CARDS, which will be released in June, 2005.

THE SOPRANOS®: SEASON ONE PREMIUM TRADING CARDS will include character cards and complete episodic coverage of the first season of the ground breaking series. The set will also include several levels of randomly inserted bonus cards including autographs. Additional information about the set will be available in the coming weeks.

Last September, THE SOPRANOS® received four Emmys® including Drama Series; Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Michael Imperioli); Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Drea de Matteo); and Writing for a Drama Series (Terence Winter, "Long Term Parking"). THE SOPRANOS® is a production of HBO Original Programming, Brad Grey Television and Chase Films; executive producers, David Chase, Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess, Brad Grey, Ilene S. Landress, Terence Winter; co-executive producer, Henry J. Bronchtein; supervising producer, Matthew Weiner; producer, Martin Bruestle.

Inkworks is an award-winning entertainment trading card manufacturer based in Morrisville, North Carolina. Current Inkworks licenses include ANGEL, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SCOOBY-DOO, THE X-FILES, SMALLVILLE, ALIAS, JUSTICE LEAGUE, ROBOTS, CHARMED, FAMILY GUY, SERENITY, and others. For a complete product release schedule, more information on Inkworks products or to find out how to get free collector cards, please visit the Inkworks web site at www.inkworks.com.

Upcoming products from Inkworks include Spike: The Complete Story (February, 2005), Robots (March, 2005) and Family Guy: Season One (April, 2005).

HBO® and THE SOPRANOS® are service marks of Home Box Office, Inc.