Tales from the Mana Crypt #98 – Conditional A Magic the Gathering Comic Panel 1: A Customer (a young woman with short hair) shows her phone to the Employee (a woman with long curly hair in a polo shirt) at a local game store. The Employee looks up the Customer’s order on the computer she has on the counter. Customer: Hi, I'm picking up a singles order. The email said there were some issues with condition? Employee: Yep, I got your order here...let me show you before you decide. Panel 2: The Employee holds up the novel “Agents of Artifice” with a heavily damaged copy of the card “Pore Over Pages” stuck between the pages. Employee: This one's, "used as a bookmark." Customer: Yeah, that's fine! Panel 3: The Employee holds up a wallet, pulling out a damaged copy of the card, “Noble’s Coin Purse” from the ID slot of the wallet. Employee: "Kept in a wallet," comes with the wallet! Customer: ...Just the card is good. Panel 4: The Employee carefully holds up a copy of “Bloodthirsty Blade”. There is a flash, as if it was made of metal, and little drops of blood are appearing where the employee makes contact with the card. Employee: This was under a pile of chaff for years. The pressure made it so hard and flat, it's legally a knife. Customer: Are you bleeding? Panel 5: The Employee puts the top half of the meld card, “Brisela, Voice of Nightmares” onto the counter. The card is in a sleeve, with organic, vein like protrusions. Employee: "Sleeve-Fused" Customer: How? Panel 6: The Employee holds up a copy of the card “Papercraft Decoy” folded into a paper airplane. Employee: "Paper Plane." Customer: How?! Panel 7: The Employee shows a vinyl record of the music single, “Paper Planes by M.I.A.” in its packaging. Employee: "Paper Planes by M.I.A. record" Customer: That's...not a Magic card. Panel 8: The Employee scrolls through the Customer’s order on her computer again, and her expression lights up as she notices something. Employee: Oh! One of these is actually just near mint. The Customer grins, relieved to finally hear some good news. Customer: Great! Panel 9: The Employee holds out a potted mint plant, with a copy of the card, “Mintstrosity” embedded in the soil, like a plant label. The Customer looks dumbfounded. Employee: Wait, it was near a mint plant, oops! Oh, and obviously you'd get a partial refund for all of these. Customer: Can I get some free sleeves instead?
Published On: April 19, 2024

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