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Every Magic The Gathering Card vs Every Yugioh Card
🕑 Added 2021-01-25 18:11:02 +0000 UTCBing bang boom. A simple one. I usually try to put more effort into the artwork of the comics these days, but I'm not sure I should've bothered trying to replicate Magic's James Gurney-esque oil painting or Yugioh's bright and catchy airbrushed look. I'm a completely amateur painter, and I think the overly detailed and accuracy-intended look of the art may actually distract from the punch of the joke. Using the same simple artstyle for both cards might heighten the differences and increase the humor. Ah well.
One additional aspect I didn't get to focus on in the comic is the difference in description styles between the cards. Magic cards always try to seem more clever than they are, with some quip, pun, or bit of hacky ominous wisdom in their card descriptions. For instance, if Evil Hot Dog had MTG flavor text, it would say something like "Men hunger for the taste of food. Food hungers for the taste of blood." or some such corny shit. Yugioh, on the other hand, is very matter-of-fact, in a way that feels almost humorously off-kilter. If he wasn't an effect monster, Evil Hot Dog's flavor text in Yugioh might read: "A hot dog that was overcome by the power of darkness. His unpredictable movements and sharpshooting skills make him a fearsome opponent." It always takes itself way too seriously, and favors describing stuff as if it actually happened, whether or not that makes for an enticing description.
"This young evildoer used to have an evil heart, but by meeting a special person, he discovered justice." That's the flavor text on Gagagigo, some fuckin lizard warrior man. Nothing about his attacks, or a pun or quip or anything-- just some ridiculously vague allusion about his past that we would have no way of knowing based on his image. Incredible! Wizards of the Coast could never.
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evil hot dog is fucking sick
Quinn Hanschen
I think part of the reason YGO is so campy in comparison is that it was created as an afterthought (well, cash grab) companion to the manga that became wildly popular but it’s original inclusion in the manga was as a gimmick that wasn’t intended to become a central plot mechanic.
Your comparison comics are always so good! The art here is so spot on for Old Magic and YGO cards
