How I’d Do It: Episode 9

Aaaaaaaand we’re back. Sorry about last week, but I’ve been doing this non-stop for three months and kinda needed a break.

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This week marks the first part of a three-week series. I’ve spent the past two months talking about different elements of card design in a vacuum. I think I’ve covered all the fundamentals, so now we’re ready to move onto something a bit more advanced: we’re going to put it all together and make an Essential Collection. This week, I’m going to cover “the good guys”, and next week is “the bad guys”. In these two articles, I’ll only be bringing up their key cards– the full card lists, and my final thoughts, will be in week 3.

The subject matter for this little excercise will be my favourite ongoing series: Robert Kirkman’s Invincible.

Caption Contest #2

Well, wasn’t Contest #1 more fun than shoving a weasel down your trousers? Why, I haven’t had a good time like that since I first discovered that Human Torch: Hotshot was actually flammable!

As promised, the winner has been chosen by a completely disinterested third party – an old pal from Australia whose paths crossed with mine again a couple of weeks back. He has no idea what the heck VS even is, so I thought it only fitting that he choose the winning caption.

The winning entry: ”After thirty years, the beast within Richard Simmons was awakened. Despite being a harsh dictator, his new form seemed like an improvement to me.”

Huzzah! And applause and stuff. Ra’s Al Cool, email me your mailing address and I’ll get the prize package on the way to you.

Meantime, here’s a brand new image! Once again, the winning caption will receive a price package of three cards selected from my stockpile of prize cards and Modern-legal rares.

In keeping with it being Crime Lords preview week, it’s even got Kingpin and Red Skull!

Are you geddin’ it?

Armageddon it!

Another superb Crime Lords preview from Marvel Universe, this time from our home base over at VSRealms, where the towels are oh, so fluffy!

Now, I admit I was kinda sorta hoping for the Mandarin’s immense flying dragon fortress, but heck, these thing’ll do… they kinda remind me of skittles.

Flying skittles.

Of death.