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.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Legendary Duelists Season 3 TCG

TCG players and collectors get ready for the latest in Konami’s latest Yu-Gi-Oh! set. Legendary Duelists Season 3 will be hitting shelves on July 22. With this set Konami is giving you a variety of cards such as Bakura’s Curse Necrofear and Destiny Board, Yuri’s Predaplant Triphyovertum and Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, Yugi’s The Dark Magicians and Magicians’ Soul and many others.

Each box will contain 1 Secret Rare, 2 Standard Ultra Rares, 2 Red Ultra Rares, 2 Blue Ultra Rares, 30 Commons, and 1 Collectible Die. The complete Legendary Duelists Season 3 set will have a total of 100 cards. MSRP is at $15.99. So keep an eye out at your local stores and specialty stores for when they arrive July 22. Thanks to Hill & Knowlton Strategies for the heads up.

Ep 32 ComicPop Game Play with 2021 Yu-Gi-Oh! Ancient Battles Tin Set

The ComicPop Crew has picked up another Yu-Gi-Oh tin.  It’s the latest 2021 Ancient Battles Tin Set.  The tin itself is another striking gold and black coloration with the Dark Magician and Blue Eyes White Dragon on the lid, along with other glyph imagery around the tin.  Join Logan and Richard as they review and discuss the cards they pull from the three Mega-Packs.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Cards 2021 Fall Ancient Battles Tin, Konami, 2021.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Duel Madness”, Yu-Gi-Oh! Music To Duel By, Joel Douek, Dreamworks Records, 2002.
  2. “Walk Like an Egyptian”, Different Light LP, Bangles, Columbia Records, 1986.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

C. Michael Hall Blog

ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

Ep 27 ComicPop Game Play with a Yu-Gi-Oh! Mystery Cube

Another one from the “big move” archive”.  This episode we have Logan, Jonathon, and Richard in the booth.  So what are we reviewing?  Shhh, it’s a mystery…A Yu-Gi-Oh! Mystery Cube that is!

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Mystery Cube, Konami, 2019.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Blind Ambition”, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie Soundtrack, The Deleted, Legacy, 2004.
  2. “We’ll Be There”, Yu-Gi-Oh! Music to Duel By, John Siegler & Julian Schwartz, 4Kids, 2001.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Bonnie Frankel’s Website

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

Ep 25 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh: Shaddoll Showdown Structure Deck

Getting back to some Yu-Gi-Oh cards.  This one is another that we did during the moving madness.  We still have more, just so we wouldn’t run out of content and we are slowly getting them out along with newer content.  So set back as Logan and Richard describe the art on the cards and what the deck is comprised of for collector/players.  So it’s dueling time with the Yu-Gi-Oh!: Shaddoll Showdown Structure Deck from Konami.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Shaddoll Showdown Structure Deck, Konami, 2020. This set contains: 39 Commons; 7 Super Rares; 3 Ultra Rares; 1 Beginner’s Guide; and 1 Double-sided Deluxe Game Mat/Dueling Guide.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “So Much Confusion”, Monster High Freaky Fusion Movie, Windy Wagner, Mattel, 2014.
  2. “Creepy Doll”, Thing a Week Four LP, Jonathan Coulton, 20 Goto 10, Inc., 2006.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

C. Michael Hall Website Blog

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

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 23 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Overload Booster Pack Box

The ComicPop Crew goes back to the gaming realm of Yu-Gi-Oh!  This time with the Duel Overload booster pack box.  Join us as we dive into ten booster packs to see what new cards are coming in this card set of Ultra Rare level cards.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Overload Booster Pack Box, Konami, 2020. This set contains 100 Ultra Rare Cards and 6 Oversize Cards.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Knight of the Wind”, Sonic and the Black Knight Original Soundtrack, Crush 40, Sega 2012.
  2. “Cry of the Dragons”, Cry of the Dragon LP, BrunuhVille featuring Sharm, BrunuhVille, 2014.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Dane G. Kroll’s Website

Dane G. Kroll’s Facebook Page

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 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.