Cranford has spoken on record regarding the misunderstanding, saying that Guays art style just didnt fit with the set Legions, specifically, since it was meant to be a set with really intense exaggerated versions of creatures, and the creative team at the time selected artists that we felt would fit precisely within this vision of what Otaria was becoming. It all seemed like water under the bridge by the time Unhinged brought us Persecute Artist in 2004, along with Cranford himself adorning Fascist Art Director, and Guays gone on to do art for many, many cards since, including her own Secret Lair
To keep the fun of Set Boosters, we needed some variance in the slots, so we couldn't lock down exactly how many of each rarity a particular booster would have, but we needed to up the number of commons
A lot of hinge builds for flat projects like this use fabric, where you sandwich a piece of fabric between two hard panels and let the fabric do the bending
With deep trust and steady guidance, Trainers help bring
No shadow Shadowless (still 1999, still valuable) Soft grey shadow Unlimited Step 3 (optional): Check the copyright text The copyright line at the bottom of the card varies by print run: 1st Edition / Shadowless: "1995, 96, 98, 99 Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK 1999 Wizards" (note the double 1999 ) Unlimited: Same copyright line, drop shadow added 1999-2000 (eighth print): "1999-2000" appears at the bottom right For Trainer and Energy cards (which never had drop shadows in any print run), the copyright text is the only reliable way to differentiate between print runs
Mega Gengar ex SIR ($350+) Ghost/Poison Mega ex (280 HP, Phantom Haunt) disrupts metas with hand-discard tactics