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Yu-Gi-Oh! and Konami at SDCC!

If you’re lucky enough to be one of the San Diego Comic Con’s attendees you’ll get to see Yu-Gi-Oh! at the Konami Digital Entertainment booth #3713, between July 18-22.

The booth will be full of activities and features including the return of the green screen photo booth.  The booth will also have the most recent products available to purchase as well as an exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh! game mat just for SDCC.  The mat will feature the imagery of Jaden Yusei along with the Elemental Hero Nebula Neos for $30.00, while supplies last.

You can also do some organized dueling in Play Room #16B, on the Mezzanine level where Konami will host a variety of Yu-Gi-Oh! events including win-mats, 2019 Regional Qualifiers, Attack of the Giant Card!!, and more.

So be sure to stop by their booth and enjoy your time at SDCC!

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Yu-Gi-Oh’s Next Booster Set “Soul Fusion”

Konami is letting everyone know about their new booster set “Soul Fusion” that will be coming out during the fourth quarter of this year.  “Soul Fusion” booster packs are set for release on October 19.  It will be a 100 card set made up of: 48 Commons; 20 Rares; 14 Super Rares; 10 Ultra Rares; and 8 Secret Rares.

Then come December 7 Konami is set to release the “Soul Fusion Special Edition” boxes.  Each box will contain 3 booster packs, 1 of 2 Super Rare Variant Cards, and 1 of 2 Super Rare Preview Cards.  One of the cards you will have a chance of getting will be “Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon” from the VRAINS animated series, cards used by Soulburner and Flame, and 12 World Premiere cards that continue the Noble Knights story.

So all you TCG and specifically Yu-Gi-Oh! card collectors get ready for a fun fourth quarter.

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Ep 5 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Saviors

Ep 5 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Saviors

We have another review from Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies.  This time its for Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Saviors booster packs.  This one took a wild turn with FedEx losing the first samples in a shipping black hole.

Konami and Hill and Knowlton were very cool and sent us another sample package.  So hats off to them!  It took a while, but the ComicPop Crew gets to check out the cards and have fun talking about them.  If you haven’t picked them up yet they are available at your local gaming and department stores.

Thank you to Lindsey Barber, of Hill and Knowlton Strategies, and as always Konami for their continued support.

Join us for another fun episode by listening above, at www.comicpoplibrary.com or wait until later today and it will be up on our iTunes feed.

Remember if you have a novel, graphic novel, movie/television series or an indie band you want us to check out let us know and we will put it in our review rotation list. Also if you have a question or comment send us an e-mail at admin@comicpoplibrary.com and we will read it during a recording. Thank you again for everyone that listens and supports us, we are steadily growing thanks to you. So keep spreading the word about ComicPop Library to everyone you think might enjoy the show.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Saviors, Konami, 2018.  1 booster pack contains 5 random cards.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “How Much Longer”, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Movie Soundtrack, Jen Scaturro, Warner Bros. Records, 2004.
  2. “It’s Over”, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Movie Soundtrack, Paul “DJ White Shadow” Blair, Warner Bros. Records, 2004.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies Website

ShadowStorm Studios YouTube Channel

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

 

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Yu-Gi-Oh Advent Calendar

I know Christmas is a ways away, but I just wanted to get in a cheery mood (Ho, ho, ho).  Konami is doing an advent calendar, which has totally escaped my attention in the past.  This gives Logan something new to look for as well.

The advent calendar is set to be release on October 26 and will feature, but of course, holiday themed Yu-Gi-Oh cards that you can add to your collection and/or decks.  The 24 card set will include 14 Super Rare cards and 10 Ultra Rare cards.  So get ready to enjoy the holidays with this set this year!

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Ep 4 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Flames of Destruction Special Edition

Ep 4 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Flames of Destruction Special Edition

The newest Yu-Gi-Oh! booster set has hit the market. ComicPop was sent a sample to open and discuss the cards for our listeners to get a taste of what will be in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Flames of Destruction Special Edition boxes. This new Yu-Gi-Oh! special edition became available June 8, at your local gaming and retail stores. We want to thank Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies for their support of ComicPop Library.

Join us for another fun episode by listening above, at www.comicpoplibrary.com or wait until later today and it will be up on our iTunes feed.

Remember if you have a novel, graphic novel, movie/television series or an indie band you want us to check out let us know and we will put it in our review rotation list. Also if you have a question or comment send us an e-mail at admin@comicpoplibrary.com and we will read it during a recording. Thank you again for everyone that listens and supports us, we are steadily growing thanks to you. So keep spreading the word about ComicPop Library to everyone you think might enjoy the show.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Flames of Destruction Special Edition, Kanomi, 2018.  1 box contains 3 booster packs, 1 of 2 Super Rare variants, and 1 of 2 Super Rare preview cards.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Can You Feel The Power”, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Season 1 Opening Theme, Max Surla, Ali Theodore, Sarai Howard, Jordan Yaeger and Sergio Cabral, 2015.
  2. “With The Wind”, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS Opening Theme, Mark DeGroot, 2017.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

Scott Novosel’s Website

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

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Update on Yu-Gi-Oh! Mega Tins for August

Konami has given an update for the upcoming August Yu-Gi-Oh Mega Tins.  They are giving everyone a heads up of some of the cards that will be randomly in packs.  These cards are: Barreload Dragon; Dragonic Diagram; Evenly Matched; and Saryuja Skull Dread.  They have also given us the names of the Jaden and Yusei cards.  Jaden’s will be Elemental HERO Nebula Neos and Yusei’s will be Junk Speeder.  So keep an eye out for these mega tins come August.

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Kiaba Corporation Accessories

Kaiba Corporation is wanting you to look good as you duel so they want you to use their Kaiba Corporation Card Sleeves and Deck Case.  These will be available at your favorite gaming stores September 28.  Very cool designs that Konami is offering for players.  The deck case will actually be slimmer that previous deck case and will have a divider as well.  So look styling like Kaiba with these new accessories for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.

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Memphis Yu-Gi-Oh Championship Series

This Saturday and Sunday the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series will be held at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.  If you want to participate you can pre-register today from 3 – 7 pm and then tomorrow morning from 8 – 9:45 am.  The winner will receive an Ultra Rare Number 89 Diablosis The Mind Hacker and paid travel and accommodations to their World Championship Qualifier.

So if you want to enter or just watch the Championship it is located at:

Memphis Cook Convention Center

Cannon Center

255 N Main St.

Memphis,   Tennessee   38103

Good luck to all the participants and to everyone that attends enjoy your time if you can make it to the Championships.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Mega-Tins in August

Konami is sharing with us the upcoming August release of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 2018 Mega-Tins.  Each tin will contain 3 packs that will have 16 cards per pack from previous releases of Maximum Crisis, Code of the Duelist, Circuit Break, and Extreme Force.  Each tin will also have a non-randomized variant cards and 1 unique new card design specifically for that tin.  The new cards are based on Jaden and Yusei’s decks from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and 5D’s.  Jaden’s new card will be a new Elemental Hero contact fusion card, while Yusei’s new card will be a new Synchro Monster.  The release date for this is scheduled for August 31 so you TCG and specifically Yu-Gi-Oh! collectors have some time to get ready for the release.

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Yu-Gi-Oh Cybernetic Horizon Boosters

Come this July Konami will be releasing Yu-Gi-Oh! Cybernetic Horizon booster packs.  This deck modernizes themes made popular with Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, 5D’s, and Zexal.  Cybernetic Horizon is to be a 100 card set that will contain 48 Commons, 20 Rares, 14 Super Rares, 10 Ultra Rares, and 8 Secret Rares.  So be on the look out, July 27, at your local stores that sell Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Games.