Do you remember Blackheart from the Ghost Rider movie? You know, that kid from American Beauty? Okay, you are excused if the role didn't leave much of an impression. Marvel Superstars is going to change all that.
From PlayMarvel.com:
"Evil is a relative term, but it does have certain standards. Villains are defined by a distinct lack of compassion. In the Marvel Superstars Trading Card Game, the bad guys are easy to spot. They are joined together as one team, and they are as ruthless as they can be."
So, even though the screenplay of Ghost Rider left a lot to be desired, The End Of Days will finally be celebrated properly.
If you have ever played Magic the Gathering, you are smelling the delicate aroma of Wrath of God. If you can imagine a chess match with a piece that can kill all the pieces on each side of the board with one move, you understand how good these bad guys will be.
"Being able to face the darkest corners of ourselves is a very difficult task. Celebrating the most fiendish and foul desires by capturing them in myth and defeating them with complementary capes is glorious therapy. Turning our favorite folktales sideways while enjoying a strategic exercise in creative gaming with Marvel Superstars will be bliss. Even though the Villains team is bringing serious ugliness to the table, it is a beautiful thing.
The portraits of pure evil that we have enjoyed today show just a few of the possible supporting characters for the bad guys in Marvel Superstars. The dark arts of the Villains team will not be exploiting brute force and driving aggression alone. While the Abomination deck destroys with its furious fists, Magneto and Dr. Doom will be plotting and scheming with a much more cerebral form of mythic malice. Tune in next week for a more sophisticated take on the coming cardboard terror. It promises to be a thrilling threat indeed."
Especially when you bust a crazy combo using Abomination. Game on!