I have begun work on the graphics for the 1973 card. I am really happy with how they are turning out and wanted to share some of the elements.
Here is the base image of the card. Unlike 1972 this is the same for every card. It is the first one I've made with a vertical back
Here are some Icons to indicate the position of the player on the front of the card. The first two are traced from images of actual 1973 Topps cards off of
TCDB.com, the second two are so the card will support leagues with the DH position in 1973 and are traced from images of real MLB players, see if you can guess who.
Finally the image in my signature is the first and so far only completed fun fact for the back of the card. These illustrated factoids are by far some of my favorite card elements and are a huge reason why 2006 Topps is one of my top 3 sets of all time. I think I'll do 10 different fun facts because the alternative is to do 100 with the first one taking several hours on its own and each one having to be stored in the game data directory.