Today I'm going to start a project to post all the 90's MTG comics, in somewhat chronological order. Though I'm not sure if Taysir or Urza comes first in lore, I'm at least partially sure its Taysir, since he was the original strongest planeswalker.
We start with our hero Taysir, killing Taysir.The lore to Arabian Nights is somehow Rabiah, was reflected over itself a thousand times, making their 1001 similar planes stacked onto each other. Taysir, however, was copied only 5 times, one for each color of mana. The rest of the plot, sort of works like Highlander. If one was to kill the others, he'd be absurdly powerful, and more importantly, a planeswalker.
Taysir early on was intended to be 'The Main Character'
>>97656100Nice. Somebody posted some of the old MtG comics last year, including this one, but not all of them. I don't think he got to any of the stuff involving Urza.
As such, Taysir of Rabiah appears in a decent number of pre-Revisionist stories, and is credited as the writer of Encyclopedia Dominia. He was also one of the Nine Titans of Urza, and had it not been for the kill switch, might have had a good fight against Urza.Sadly his image appears
>>97656131Honestly, that was me. I'm hoping to fix that this time.
Desert Nomads a favorite card of mine and I love it.
>>97656114>Alexander MaleevI'd no idea he'd worked on MTG. Cool.>>97656133I don't know if that's her hair or an invisibility cloak or whatever but I kinda love it.
Interesting they included Allah in the comic. I guess, at the end of the day, Allah means God, and it's hard to imagine Arabia without it.
>>97656148Guay's first appearance in MTG isn't Alliances, but the Homelands comic. There's some great names in these comics. Much better than the Boom! Comics that were around for a while.Also it's indeed her hair.
I always liked how they attempted to incorporate actual characters from both the set, and the Arabian Nights. Here we see Abu Ja'far explaining why he's a leper, and mentioning El_Hajjaj, the first creature with lifelinl.
>>97656183oops
Oubliette use to be 'The Black Lotus of pauper'.
Sorry for some reason post order got mixed up
She unfortunately, did get a Planeswalker card
Drain life is a bitch
I recently sold my MTG collection, which included none other than, A Ring of Ma'Ruf.
Here ends 1 of 2, of Arabian Nights.Come back later for the thrilling conclusion and the creation of one of the most interesting Planeswalkers in the setting.
Here is our daring conclusion!
According to Peter Venters (the original holder of continuity), Taysir is the hapless mage on the art of Phyrexian Dreadnaught. Out of this, his only other appearance on a Magic card is Urza Assembles the Titans, where he can be seen with the other eight titans.
>>97656100Wouldn't/co/ have more sense for this storytime?Wednesday wouldn't have been the best day for it but it is the comics boardssomeone even storytimed the recent Dark Horse comic on /co/
>>97656154Even Warhammer Fantasy Araby has Allah, so it seems to be an odd staple for Western fantasy settings that have orientalist-inspired locations to be monotheistic in comparison to the more polytheistic European or far east asian settings
>>97656920I'm not interested in /co/omers. Hopefully I killed a nogame thread.>>97656947Yeah, it definitely is.
Oubliette is one of the most drastically errata'd cards in the game. The original targeted on cast (it infamously could be countered with Avoid Fate), removed the target from the game, and worked as that. Sometime around Classic 6th edition, it was errata'd to phase the target creature out until it left play, and had a cip trigger. Sometime, when MaRo was made with 'restoring functionality' on errata, he changed it back to exiling the target, which works closer to the original intention, before it being reprinted with phasing, thanks to the popularity of EDH.
There we have the foundation of Taysir of Rabiah. One of the more interesting and badass walkers of the early MTG lore.
>>97656100Arabian Nightsssssss - Alladin, Disney
>>97656100Doing God's work anon. I appreciate you. I will read them all. I doubt I'll post much but I'll be following along.
can u guys use AI to lewd up these comics AXA-style?? it would be grtolety appreciated
>>97656901Characterization is weird sometimes, why is the dervish in love with the sorceress? It feels like his and raghibs lines are switched sometimes
>>97660622what is this alt art?!?
>>97665135Hiroshima
Based. Thanks OP. >>97656100Reminds me of ye olden times with ampney crucis and the REDEEMER
>>97657306Swamp Thing?
>>97665521Force of Nature i think
>>97665521>>97666398It's either a Force of Nature, because it looks like it, or a Guardian Beast, because Arabian Nights.>>97660622>>97665141>>97665244Should I just continue into the Brothers/Antiquities war in this thread?
>>97666855Please do continue.
Just how was old MtG anyways?
>>97667908The traditional answer is 1993
This evening, we will be doing The oldest printed version of The Brothers War, since the notes and stories from the development team was unfortunately never published.
Although this version is credited as being written by Taysir of Rabiah (as many of these comics are), this isn't the 'canon version' of the story, BUT is canon in the lore, thanks to an ingenious first page by Jeff Grubb, which I will include in the next panel.
"The Story of Mishra and Urza is the best known tale in Terisiare and has been carried to all corners of Dominaria. That is not to be said it's a complete or entirely coherent narrative, as there have been several versions of the tale over the years, each reflecting the tenor of its age. During the time known as The Dark, Urza and Mishra were presented as black-hearted villains, responsible for the fallen state of the world they left in their passing. During the long Ice Age, they were reinvented as potential saviors, patron saints of a long-dead technology that could yet save the world. In the present age they have been alternatively presented as heroes and villains, savants and fools, exulted to the heavens or condemned to the flaming pits of Phyrexia. This version attempts to portray them as they were, people of their time, affecting and affected by the world around them.The version you hold in your hands, like almost all recognized version, takes a primary source, The Antiquities War, an epic poem-cycle by Kayla bin-Kroog. It's one of the few complete records to survive from the age of the Brother's War. In addition, the author has been scrupulous in tracking down what few primary sources exist from that period, and has painstakingly pored through later editions of the tale, removing those parts that were either patently untrue or shaped by the desires and wishes of later scribes.The result is the most complete and modern account of Urza and Mishra and the conflict that swallowed them and their world. It's a rendition of the classic tale set to the present age. The reader should trust this version and no other."There is also a passage about Dominaria dual dating system, AR (Argivian Reckoning), and PF (Penregon Founding) which would have been used in their time.Interestingly enough, in the old comics, a third dating system is presented, The Reckoning of the Sages of Minorad, which we will get to later.
A third Urza and Mishra story exists, a manga, that takes a great deal of liberties with the story as well, could also be considered canon in universe thanks to that passage.Honestly its amazing world building that WotC, or anyone really, would dare try anymore.
You'll also get plenty of commentary from me, because complaints about retcons certainly exist. Right now, we are in a good spot though.
Sorry posted slightly out of order. My apologies.
Although I haven't seen the magazine ad in ages, the original Antiquities magazine ad described the time as a when there was only one color of mana. I always liked the concept of both The Thran, and their colorless powerstones...
>>97669401Grapeshot Catapult was one of the earlier cards I owned. I probably valued it higher than I should have, because it could hit fliers, which was a major issue for me when I got into the game.
Roc's appear alot in older lore. Then after Weatherlight, no new Roc's were printed for at least a decade.
>>97656100ARABIAN NIIIIIIGHTSLIKE ARABIAN DAAAAYSTagging this thread to enjoy the storytime, thanks for posting it based OP. It's important to remember the days when Magic's fluff (and Magic in general) didn't suck eggs.
I always liked how 'heroic' Urza looks in this, before they decided he should look more 'schemer'. He looks like the kind of man who would declare war on an entire world.
>>97669537It's amazing how much they botched world building in such a short time. I mean, it been going bad since War of the Spark, but it keeps getting worse.
I repeat, I really like the concept of The Thran. While the book itself is great, the reason for them collapsing is much better.
That's a minimum of 4 damage
With this, we end volume one of the 8 volume antiquities war series. After that, comes Fallen Empires, Ice Age, and then,
>>97667908Wonderful.
>>97667908It really was something special. Before the Weatherlight Saga, the game didn't have stories, as much as it had settings.There was also a lack of available new cards for a while, as big box stores didn't carry MTG. So you would have to go to game stores, hobby shops, or craft shops to get them.
>>97669732>It really was something special. Before the Weatherlight Saga, the game didn't have stories, as much as it had settings.This is an apt way of putting it. Defenders of the modern paradigm, particularly UB, like to trot out the old "this thing was NEVER good" argument as a way of shaming oldheads for not liking the direction the game has taken. They point to the fact that Jace isn't as recognizable in pop culture as Pikachu or Yugi Moto as proof. Putting aside the multimedia blitz that those latter two benefitted from, Magic of old focused on developing its worlds, making settings for stories to emerge from, worlds you wanted to explore, places you'd, well, want to planeswalk to. The characters emerged from that, and departed when their story was done. There was no Hello Kitty style mascot. Maybe that was a mistake from a marketing perspective, but it certainly was no failure.
>>97670091The original mascot was plenty recognized, Hurloon Minotaur
Cant sleep, showing a few comic ads
>>97670120Hurly was kind of just an internal joke at Wizards, he never had a big push or a lot of characterization (though the Hurloon DID get some excellent early stories)
>>97670348Hurloon's face was literally on almost every product.>>97670340
>>97670370He was around, but he was never the Marketable Plushie that Pikachu and Yugi are. The game never revolved around him. There's no card immortalizing his friendship with Llanowar Elf by forcing your opponent to shake hands with you, for example. (Apologies to OP for the image)
>>97670422Well no, but there isn't any card doing that with Pikachu either
Bump
Happy Saturday anons! Today we will be looking into issue two of four of Antiquities, and of eight whole comics about the war.
We start with Tocasia trying to mend the feud between Urza and Mishra.
Mishra discovers the true nature of the weakstone
Urza becomes a humble clock mechanic.
Urza's Avenger is one of my absolute favorite old school cards.I saved the same image twice by accident.
>>97672720huh intersting to see some early Phil Hester work before he became more well-known due to his Green Arrow and Clerks comics
I love Dragon Engines. I was pissed they flied in 'Brother's War' expansion.
>>97672805>autism beam noises
did he go to a vacation?
>>97656100Just post the mega, not gonna click each page to read that shit.
>>97676138That's gay senpai>>97675646Just busy
>>97676291thanks for posting those, anon. I was in nightshift so the timing was perfect too. amazing art, especially the first volume
>>97676291>That's gayNot as gay as you, faggot. Now post it.
>>97676449I don't have a mega lol
>>97672854>white KaylaBlasphemy!
We start tonight of book 3 of Antiquities. This is the one where the war starts.
We start with some archeologists getting caught stealing from the recently united and empowered Fallaji nomads.
A battle for the power crystals, later known as powerstones, starts.
Mishra in these comics are a bit different from the novels that would come out later in the decade, but so is Urza. Though Urza ignoring his wife, and people all together, is a common theme both of them have.
I've always theorized, Urza is autistic. Just the general way he acts.
One of my biggest issues, more so than black Kayla, is how they changed Ashnod, from a brtual femme fatale with experiments, to some victorian esque nerd. It fucking sucks.Here we see one of the major retcons between the Comic version and the novel. Urza in the novel receives the Jalum Tome on his wedding night, and leaves Kayla alone on her bed while he pours over its pages.
It is mentioned Urza is having a child...
Here we see the deal go quickly south, with no fault of Urza's at all.
I almost feel sorry for Urza in this adaption.
One of my big issues with The Brother's War set is how clean and modern everything looked. The brother's war is supposed to be more like 'imagine if Mesopotamia (and Egypt) suddenly got WW2 tech and the means to replicate them.
Here we see the end of the issue 3, and the start of The Brother's War.
I'll be taking a small break but here is cover 4.
>>97678832He's simply on that sigma grindset.Disregard thots, acquire cool snake.
>>97678978None of these words appear in The Bible...
Again WW2 vibes
Damn misquotes.>>97678900>One of my big issues with The Brother's War set is how clean and modern everything looked.A symptom of the new border affecting the mentality. Artifacts are now clean and shiny, perhaps battle-scarred but polished and maintained, rather than rusty old relics wrenched from the earth.>>97678913Every artificier battle should involve a dive kick.>>97678989But what about the Jalum Tome?
You'll soon see from what I understand the first canon depiction of Phyrexia, outside the card Yawgmoth Demon.
The 5 colors of Magic
Phyrexia, in it's technicolor glory
flamboyant demon
This will be the last comic in this thread. The next two comics, Urza-Mishra, are two 'prestige format' comics, and each on it about 60 pages each. I'll be making a new thread for them. As for now, good night.
>>97672854>>97672907>"Very well. The princess shall be married to this 12 foot tall metal robot."
>>97678862Given how the name "Kayla bin Kroog" is clearly middle-eastern coded and the kingdom is next to a desert populated by Bedouin-like nomads, her looking like a generic middle-European fantasy royalty feels more odd. Cute autistic dork Ashnod is cute, even if it is a very different characterization from cold femme fatale Ashnod.
>>97679289A third of the middle east is Caucasian
>>97679289>Cute autistic dork Ashnod is cuteShe is
