Speed Duel GX: Duelist of Shadows

Konami is adding to their Speed Duel TCG dynamic with GX: Duelist of Shadows Collector’s Set. This box set will contain eight pre-constructed decks to do battle with. Their have been five out of the eight themed decks revealed to date: The Supreme King; Camula the Vampire; The Shadow Duelist Titan; Tania the Amazon Warrior; and Amnael the Alchemist. The complete box will contain a total of 228 cards. However, the total set of cards will be 244 with the following breakdown: 200 Commons; 20 Skill Cards; and 8 of 24 Secret Rare Cards. The MSRP for this set is currently looking to be around $29.99. No release date has yet to be set.

Konami just Released Power of the Elements Today

Today most of the specialty stores and department stores should have put out the newest Yu-Gi-Oh! booster set, “Power of the Elements”. This set is a Core booster set featuring Jaden Yuki from GX! The set well have new Elemental HERO monsters, three new themes to build a deck around, and new, legacy, and free agent cards.

The set has 100 cards with the following breakdown: 50 Commons, 26 Super Rares, 14 Ultra Rares, and 10 Secret Rares. The packs have an MSRP of 4.19 per pack and each pack will contain 9 cards. So with the weekend upon us check out your local stores and pick up the “Power of the Elements” booster packs for your collection and card play.

Ep 24 Comicpop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Ignition Assault Booster Packs Pt 1

It’s time to duel again!  Logan and Richard discuss and review the Yu-Gi-Oh! Ignition Assault cards.  We have a whole booster box again from Konami and Hill & Knowlton Strategies to break out in three parts.  Join us as we start the journey with Ignition Assault!

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Ignition Assualt Booster Packs, Konami, 2020. This set contains 100 cards: 48 Commons; 20 Rares; 14 Super Rares; 10 Ultra Rares; 8 Secrets Rares; and 4 Starlight Rares (only in the 1st Edition set.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Ignition”, Portable Sounds LP, Toby Mac, Forefront Records, 2007.
  2. “Black Magic”, Get Weird LP, Little Mix, Syco, 2015.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

Don Horan’s Amazon Link

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

Ep 22 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Secret Edition

Did you have fun with the Yu-Gi-Oh! movie The Dark Side of Dimensions?  We did and we also enjoy the artwork that Konami and it’s artists did for the card set they made for the movie.  With the Secret Editions one gets three booster packs and a chance to get three out of six Ultra Rare card subset.  Check out what Logan and Richard thought about these new booster sets as they discuss and review Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Secret Edition. 

Thanks to Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies for their continued support of ComicPop Library.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Secret Edition, Konami, 2020. This set contains 57 cards and 6 Ultra Rare variant cards.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Breath”, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Soundtrack, Yoshihiro Ike – Composer, MARVELOUS, 2016.
  2. “Daydream”, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Soundtrack, Yoshihiro Ike – Composer, MARVELOUS, 2016.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

William Schlichter’s Facebook Page

William Schlichter’s BHC Press Authors Page

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

Ep 21 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Chaos Impact Booster Packs, Pt 3

Part 3, and last, of our opening of a complete booster box of the Chaos Impact booster packs.  This recording was done before the stay-at-home orders several States enacted.  So until everything goes back to some semi-normalcy stay safe.  When the gaming shops reopen or if they happen to have online ordering (remember the quarantine steps for packages) go and give them your support.  These shops part of the life blood for Trading Card Game collecting and playing.

Thank you to Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies for their continued support of ComicPop Library.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Chaos Impact Booster Packs, Konami, 2019. This set contains 100 cards consisting of: 48 Commons; 20 Rares; 14 Super Rares; 10 Ultra Rares; and 8 Secret Rares.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “finger eleven – Paralyzer but it’s a synthwave remix”, The Nick Show, YouTube, 2019.
  2. “In the End”, Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones LP, Black Veil Brides, Lava/Universal Republic Records, 2013.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

Angel Edenburn’s Website

Angel Edenburn’s Author Facebook Page

Isys The Vampire Blog

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

Ep 20 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Chaos Impact Booster Packs, Pt 2

It’s a return to chaos for Logan and Richard!  Why would we do this?  Because we enjoy it so much.  So join us as we find out what new Yu-Gi-Oh cards we get with the next eight booster packs of Chaos Impact.  Many thanks to Hill and Knowlton Strategies and Konami for their continued support.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Chaos Impact Booster Packs, Konami, 2019. This set contains 100 cards consisting of: 48 Commons; 20 Rares; 14 Super Rares; 10 Ultra Rares; and 8 Secret Rares.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Poker Face Metal Cover”, Leo Moracchioli, Frog Leap Studios YouTube Channel, 2013.
  2. “The End”, Reanimation, Linkin Park, Warner Records, 2002.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

Strangefruit’s Facebook Page

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

New Yu-Gi-Oh! Forthcoming at Toy Fair

Konami will have a presence at the upcoming Toy Fair. They will be showing new product for this year for Yu-Gi-Oh!. Thanks to Hill and Knowlton Strategies news update we have tentative release dates and product names:

March 6 – Ignition Assault Special Edition; March 30 – Duel Overload; April 3 an all foil Secret Slayers; April 17 – Mechanized Madness Structure Deck; and May 1 – Eternity Code.

As with any release dates things can always change, but this gives our listeners an idea of how they might want to plan their year with budgeting.

More Speed Duels Coming in May

Arriving May 15, Speed Duel Starter Decks: Match of the Millennium & Twisted Nightmares (SRP: $9.99) each contain 2 fully customizable Decks, 4 brand-new Skill Cards, and 2 Ultra Rare variant cards.

Speed Duel Starter Decks: Match of the Millennium is themed after the epic clash between Yugi and Pegasus from the end of Duelist Kingdom, while Speed Duel Starter Decks: Twisted Nightmares pits two masters of the Shadow Realm – Bakura and Marik – against each other.

Speed Duels allows for an avenue for people to check out Yu-Gi-Oh! before diving into the complete world of Yu-Gi-Oh! dueling. Speed Duels is also a new way for existing fans to play the game with different dynamics.

Ep 19 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Chaos Impact Booster Packs, Pt 1

The ComicPop Crew gets Chaotic with this review and discussion.  Why get Chaotic?  Because sometimes it just feels good to let go!  To begin the Chaos, this episode is Part 1 of 3, because Hill and Knowlton Strategies, through Konami, have sent us a full box of Chaos Impact Booster Packs!  So join us as we open the first 8 packs to see what we think of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Chaos Impact Booster Packs.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Chaos Impact Booster Packs, Konami, 2019. This set contains 100 cards consisting of: 48 Commons; 20 Rares; 14 Super Rares; 10 Ultra Rares; and 8 Secret Rares.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Under the Sea”, Disney Goes Hardcore, The Ocean Cure, Ghost Killer Entertainment YouTube Channel, 2017.
  2. “Legends Never Dire (ft. Against the Current), Worlds 2017, League of Legends YouTube Channel, 2017.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

The Slant’s Facebook Page

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

Yu-Gi-Oh! Friday is Upon Us with New Product!

Get ready all of our Yu-Gi-Oh! duelists and/or trading card collectors. This Friday, the 17, new product will be hitting the shelves! Are you ready for the newest booster packs and accessories?

First from Konami we get the Legendary Duelists Magical Hero booster packs. This set features Yugi’s Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl. For the first time ever the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl will be able to fight together as a single Fusion Monster – Dark Magicians! One new card you will possibly pull from a booster pack is Magicians’ Souls, a new effect monster that guarantees you to summon either the Dark Magician or Dark Magician Girl when you need them.

The total cards in this Legendary Duelist Magical Hero booster set is 56 to include: 29 Commons; 10 Rares; 8 Super Rares; and 9 Ultra Rares.

But that’s not all that will be hitting stores this Friday. There is also the Ash Blossom Accessories! These are coming to you earlier than expected. The release date was originally February 14, but Konami wanted to give everyone a surprise, so they moved up the release date to this Friday! Accessories that will be available will be: a Gaming Mat; Card Sleeves; a Card Case; and a Duelist Portfolio. For images of the accessories and other products you can check them out here: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/products/accessories.html

That’s a lot, but I know our Yu-Gi-Oh! listeners will be excited that all of this is hitting their store shelves this Friday. Many thanks to Hill & Knowlton Strategies for the heads up so we can pass it along to you.