Free Comic Book Day Review - Wizards of the Frelling Coast

In 2004, Wizards of the Coast gave us Dungeons and Dragons: Crisis in Raimiton - An Adventure Guide to Dungeons and Dragons for FCBD. It was bad, but at least it was a comic book.

This year WotC's contribution to FCBD was Magic the Gathering Core Set Ninth Edition Player's Guide. I think even Scott McCloud would agree with me that THIS IS NOT A COMIC BOOK! It's a list of cards and a bunch of stuff about how the ninth- NINTH for the love of Bob- edition of Magic is different or the same as previous editions. Ok, the Wolverine Heroclick wasn't a comic book either, but it was related to comics. This is a card game. Maybe for next year someone can convince The United States Playing Card Company to contribute something like The Bicycle Guide to Texas Hold-em.

I've never played Magic the Gathering and I never intend to, but if I did, I think I'd have prefered a free card instead. But it STILL WOULDN'T BE A FREE COMIC BOOK!

Lordy, I hate WotC. Frelling D20. They're like drug deallers, I tells ya.