Card 111: Rogue
Not a big fan of the almost fearful look Rogue has on the cardfront, but the large headshot on the back is quite nice and almost makes up for it.
#MU4
Card 111: Beast
Tucking the figure under the right hand border makes it another card w/a subject that feels "big".
I did not know that Did You Know fact, and am pretty sure this is the only place it's been mentioned.
Card 110: Archangel
His wings get clipped (high oh!) by the nine panel grid, but I do like how his body extends past the bottom border. In general,
Thibert does a good job making these figures feel bigger on the card.
Card 109: Storm
New page: X-Men! The moment no small number of you were waiting for in 1993.
Not sure what's going on with Storm's eyebrows there.
Full #MidnightSons page from Marvel Universe Series 4! I still have no idea what the big yellow thing in the background is supposed to be, nor why they used outer space as a backdrop for supernatural-based characters.
Card 108: Nightstalkers
Another concept that would make a fun TV series.
I still love how Frank Drake just bumbles into reviving Dracula.
Card 107: Morbius
It's Morbin' time!
I like how his tattered cape almost makes it seem like he's bursting through the card like he's the sensational character find of 1993.
Card 106: Darkhold Redeemers
This is basically just a team of sexy librarians, right?
Card 105: Ghost Rider
The outer space background of this grid has always puzzled me, particularly because the arguable star of the group is defined by two things (being on fire & riding a motorcycle) that can't happen in space.
Card 104: Basilisk
Given Marvel's 70s horror output, it's kind of odd it took them this long to have a character inspired by a basilisk.
Card 103: Blaze
Even at this point in time, I'm pretty sure it was well-established that, contrary to the DYK fact, the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider was not the first Ghost Rider.
Card 102: Heart Attack
Man, John Grisham was EVERYWHERE in the early 90s!
Card 101: Lilith
Is she meant to be the Biblical Lilith (and the card is just sidestepping all that) or something else?
Going to start referring to my kids as "Austiths."
Marvel Universe Series 4 Page 11: The #Avengers from #RonFrenz & #TomPalmer, in all their leather jacket glory!
#TradingCardADay #MU4 #BlackKnight #Crystal #Sersi #Thuderstrike #CaptainAmerica #Hercules #Bloodaxe #RedSkull #Proctor
Card 100: Deathwatch
New page: let's call it #MidnightSons! Not sure which artist did these. Any guesses?
Deathwatch (now missing the mask made him look so cool) is one of those characters who seems like he got a trading card boost
Card 099: Proctor
He's just a guy with red eyes and luscious locks on the card, but if you're only going to give one #Avengers baddie a card in 1993, there's no way it's not the unfortunately-named Proctor.
Card 098: Red Skull
The #Avengers baddies are the poster children for the "here's some busts to fill out the group shot" approach.
Kudos to referencing the "cloned body of #CaptainAmerica" bit, right in the Origin, no less!
Card 097: Bloodaxe
All the Avengers villains get slotted into the bottom row, starting with this Thunderstrike baddie, another character I'm sure we all remember!
#TradingCardADay #MU4 #Avengers #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #Thunderstrike #Blooadaxe
Card 096: Hercules
Hercules with his first trading card!
It's kinda funny that his mace gets called in the DYK fact when it barely gets any play during his time in the Leather Jacket Avengers.
#TradingCardADay #MU4 #Avengers #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #Hercules
Card 095: Captain America
With the Avengers new HQ in the background; since that was the HQ when I started reading, I assumed it had been around a long time. Ultimately, it lasted maybe 3-ish years.
#TradingCardADay #MU4 #Avengers #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #CaptainAmerica
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