Friends and foes of Daredevil from Marvel Masterpieces Series 2!
Which one is your favorite?
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That's a wrap on Marvel Masterpieces Series 2, a set w/some high highs (Bret Blevins! More Jusko!) and some disappointing lows (so many 2099 characters).
Next up, a small set that is even MORE of its time: the trading cards from the 1993 Marvel annuals!
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Marvel Masterpieces Series 2. The 90s called, they want their villains back.
Which card is your favorite?
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S8 - Xi'an
AKA Future Professor X
All jokes aside, I have always appreciated that the X-Men 2099 Professor X figure - the one around whom the X-Men gravitate - isn't a telepath.
Scans via @tradingcarddb
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S7 - Skullfire
AKA Future Cyclops/Havok
More or less the POV character of X-Men 2099, Tim is also a first ballot honoree in the "Ron Lim Hands" Hall of Fame.
Scans via tradingcarddb.com
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S6 - Bloodhawk
AKA Future AngelWolverine
The "In the Year 2099" fact could really read "In the Year 2026", amiright?
Scans via tradingcarddb.com
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S5 - Serpentina
AKA Future Thunderbird (cuz she died early on)
I'm honestly surprised Moore kept Serpentina dead.
Scans via @tradingcarddb
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S4 - Metalhead
AKA Future Colossus
Metalhead's eventual transformation into a melty metal man blew my young mind far more than Serpentina's earlier death did.
Scans via tradingcarddb.com
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S3 - Krystalin
AKA Future Storm, Kinda
Despite my "AKA" bit, one of the interesting things about X-Men 2099 is that a lot of them don't map neatly onto a "present day" X-Men analog; Krystalin is a good example of that.
Scans via tradingcarddb.com
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Marvel Masterpieces Series 2 original X-Men!
(Sorry Iceman, you don't get a card in this set).
Which card is your favorite?
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S2 - Cerebra
AKA Future Jean Grey
What are the odds Grant Morrison was aware of this character when they debuted the souped version of Cerebro of the same name?
Scans via @tradingcarddb
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More 2099 fun from Marvel Masterpieces Series 2!
Which card is your favorite?
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S1 - Meanstreak
AKA Future Quicksilver (w/a little Gambit)
Continuing this series' embrace of the 2099 universe, the chase cards are devoted to X-Men 2099
They are also all "Dyna-Etch" cards, featuring a metallic foil treatment
Scans via TradingCardDB
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090 - Checklist
Oooh, checklist!
With some credits, which is much appreciated, including current X-Men head editor Tom Brevoort.
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089 - Vulture 2099
With all due respect to Vulture 2099, he concludes the set's base cards with much more of a whimper than a bang.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Vulture2099 #SpiderMan2099 #KentWilliams
088 - Terrax
Fabry does Terrax justice, but the awkward framing of the card (cutting off the top of his weapon) makes it look like Terrax is about to axe himself in the head.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Terrax #FantasticFour #GlennFabry
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087 - Drax
I've always had a soft spot for the short-lived "Jim Starlin-drawn First Appearance Drax" look, when he's much more just a green dude w/a cape and severe Widow's Peak.
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When the Avengers' Big Three need a break!
Which one is your favorite?
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Avengers #USAgent #WarMachine #Thunderstrike #BetaRayBill #FrankSpings #JoeJusko #JoePhillips
086 - Crystal
Probably would have been too on the nose, but putting a little campfire on the rock to have all four elements featured could have been cute.
Can you spot the typo on the cardback?
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Crystal #Avengers #BretBlevins
Marvel Masterpieces Series 2 X-Force cards!
Which one is your favorite?
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085 - Phoenix
Cool idea, so-so execution (I really don't like Rachel's hair and "tada!" posing).
The Phoenix bird's beady eyes haunt me.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Phoenix #Excalibur #XMen #LouHarrison
084 - Havok
Given Kent Williams worked on this set, seems like a missed opportunity to not have him do the Havok card.
Havok tends to trading card well, but I don't love this; too loosey-goosey.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Havok #XFactor #XMen #JoePhillips
083 - Nova
I like the idea of showing Nova flying out of a city vs. dropping him into a space setting. Nice zag.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Nova #NewWarriors #RayLago
082 - Hercules
"Take THAT dad!" Clever idea for a Hercules card.
I love the Leather Jacket Avengers, but Hercules' metal shoulder pads have never done it for me.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Hercules #Avengers #RayLago
081 - Falcon
It's not a bad look, but it's a shame all of Falcon's trading cards feature his short-lived 90s look and not his more classic one.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Falcon #Avengers #KentWilliams
080 - Lilith
Shortly after appearing in this card, Lilith left to kick off the musical festival that would bear her name.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Lilith #GhostRider #KentWilliams
079 - Red Skull
Don't love this - too much of a Homer Simpson head - but I do like the kind of noir-ish 40s vibe.
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