Random Wax: 2023 Kayou DC Glory of the Universe Collection

DC Glory of the Universe: The first Shazam movie was really good.  I wish we'd been able to see him in the greater DC movie universe with other heroes.  Yesterday I posted about the Crisis on Infinite Earths animated movies, so this felt like a good post to do in tandem.

I'm a big fan of these cards.  They are thick stock with really good-looking art.  Lots to like here.

Storyboard cards which I like.

More Storyboard cards as well as a Wonder Woman Rally card.  Rally cards have Justice League members and the words in the bottom right spell out "You Can't Save The World Alone" when you have all six cards.  I like 'em.

A Plot card which gives us cards from across the DC movies.

Super Cute are just that.

I haven't gotten all the insert cards.  These aren't cheap so it can be tough finishing them out.

This is the Group Portrait oversized card which come one per box.  I like seeing the team cards like this.

 There are multiple "sets within the set".  Information on Kayou, a licensed Chinese product, is so hard to find but I did find a decent checklist here.  I've also seen there are new Kayou DC cards I may try out. Ali Express is the spot to check out for these types of sets and I've had good success with them.

The Cinephile cards are favorites of mine too.  Great looking art, colors and design.

I probably enjoy the DC movies more than most and it's fun looking back at them.

I really do like this set and can see me buying more of these.  These three above are some of my favorite DC characters.

BREAKDOWN:
31 – Total Cards
10 – Plot
10 – Character
3 - Cinephile
3 – Super Cute
3 – Storyboard
1 – Rally
1 – Group Portrait

Random Wax: Kayou Hero Series Battle Series 1 Legend Booster – 3 Packs

Kayou Hero Battle S1:  Happy 4th of July!  Captain America is a great way to start of the day, right?  He was a character I liked but wasn't a big fan of when reading comics, but I really enjoy what Marvel did with him in the movies.

I really like this set which is a game.  It's licensed by Marvel and made in China. The writing is in Chinese so it's tough to say what is written on them.  Checklists for Kayou Marvel cards can be found here.

Purchased my boxes off AliExpress in 2023.  The cards are very thin like actual playing cards.

In order of the tiers of cards you can pull they go R, SR, SSR, HR, SGR, LR, UR, MR, and CR in that order from most common to the rarest.  Finding information on these cards isn't the easiest to find, but a decent overview can be found here.

These are always fun.  I enjoy this era of Marvel movies, and these cards help you relive the characters in the movies.

BREAKDOWN:

18 – Total Cards (3 Packs)

6 – SR

3 – SSR

Random Wax: 2023 Kayou DC Glory of the Universe Collection

Glory of the Universe:  I'm a huge Green Lantern fan.  I've liked him since I was a kid watching Super Friends and when I started reading comic books.  I know John Stewart is probably the Green Lantern who is vogue right now, but I I'm more bullish on Hal Jordan seen here.

I like the simple design on these licensed cards.  Very simple but the art is good though simplistic.  Here we have some of the Batman family.  Batgirl and Catwoman are favorites of mine.

This is a Plot card from the Justice League movies.  They also do these for Shazam, Suicide Squad and Black Adam.

These Cinephile cards are different enough and colorful enough that I like them and are from the movies as well.

Here we have a Storyboard card which I like.

That middle card is the back of the base cards.  Sorry I don't read Chinese.  The cards are on a very thick card stock which is fine though the corners can be issues for those who want their cards not to show wear.

These are fairly simplistic, but I like them.

This is one of the oversized Group Portrait cards showcasing Bombshells Supergirl, Wonder Woman and Bat Woman.  The best checklist I've found is here.  Information on Kayou sets is not easy to come by.  

Super Cute cards.  I like them.

I liked Black Adam but obviously I am in the minority.  I need to go back and give it another watch.

I enjoy sharing these sharp looking cards.  It's a nice design and are fun for DC fans like myself.

BREAKDOWN:
31 – Total Cards
10 – Plot
10 – Character
3 - Cinephile
3 – Super Cute
3 – Storyboard
1 – Fate
1 – Oversized Group Portrait

Random Wax: Kayou Hero Series Battle Series 1 Legend Booster– 3 Packs

Kayou Series 1:   I've always been a fan of Black Panther, and I remember buying a Black Panther hat in a mall back in the mid-nineties.  I think it was a Kansas City mall.  Wish I still had it.  I really liked the first movie as well.  The last one was didn't do a whole lot for me.

These China made game cards are thin in the mode of playing cards.  I like the design.  No clue about playing the game.  All about the cards themselves to me.  At a time when it's tough to find affordable Marvel cards these are a good option.

In order the tiers of cards you can pull they go R, SR, SSR, HR, SGR, LR, UR, MR, and CR in that order from most common to the rarest.  It's not easy to find info on these cards.

These are licensed and based off the Marvel movie universe during the height of its popularity.  I'm a fan of most of those movies so that works for me.  Purchased my boxes off AliExpress.

I love Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow.  She was so much fun while kicking butt and taking names.  I think the Black Widow movie is underrated.  Florence Pugh is doing a great job picking up the Black Widow mantle as Yelena Belova.

BREAKDOWN:

18 – Total Cards (3 Packs)

5 – SR

2 – SSR

 

Random Wax: Kayou Hero Series Battle Series 1 Legend Booster– 3 Packs

Kayou Hero Battle Series 1:  Scarlett Witch has been very prominent in the Marvel movie universe and one I've liked.  I'm still now sure how much I liked WandaVision but she really shined in the movies.

These licensed cards come from a trading card game.  I really like the look, and they focus on the early Marvel cinematic universe which is something I'm a fan of.  These sets are really hard to find information on outside of a checklist.

Some cards are rarer than others and are easily denoted by the letters just below the photo on the left.  In order they go R, SR, SSR, HR, SGR, LR, UR, MR, and CR in that order from most common to the rarest.  The checklist gives a pretty good breakdown of what you should find in each box, and it was exact with mine.  I really do appreciate these being easily labeled.  I still don't know why some cards have red backgrounds behind the lettering and some of the border as opposed to others.

Purchased this off AliExpress.  Prices aren't pretty good compared to other comic card offerings.  That Iron Man card may be my favorite from this post. 

Some of the other packs had more variety but these are really fun.  I still have more packs to show off over time.  I really like the Iron Man and Captain Marvell cards in these packs.

BREAKDOWN:

18 – Total Cards (3 Packs)

7 – SR

1 - UR

1 – SSR

Random Wax: 2023 Kayou DC Glory of the Universe Collection (Green Lantern)

2023 Glory of the Universe:  We'll kick this one off with Harley Quinn.  A favorite of mine in the DC Universe, you just have to ignore the Birds of Prey movie.  Fun look on this card.  She has many different outfits in DC and they did a good job picking this one.

Again, I'm a big fan of these.  I really like the art and design on the cards.  They do a really good job on the backgrounds and colors to make it work.

This is one of the Plot cards that are seen across different DC movies.  I like them as we get to see screen grabs of the movies.  The movie name could have been a bit smaller or they could have just gone with the movie logo.

Here, we've got two Storyboard and a Rally card.  As a reminder the Rally set has members of the Justice League and the words in the bottom right spell out "You Can't Save The World Alone" when you have all six cards.  I dig it.

I love the look of Katana in the original Suicide movie.  As a reminder there are multiple "sets within the set".  Information on Kayou, a licensed Chinese product, is so hard to find but I did find a good checklist here.

The aptly named Super Cute cards.  These are so different from the rest of the cards, but I really like them.

I still need to watch the second Shazam movie.  I know the reviews weren't that good, but I do need to watch it since I enjoyed this one.

Storyboard cards come in horizontal and vertical offerings.  I really like these.  Simple samplings of comic book offerings.

These Cinephile cards look great.  I'll try to finish this set as well.

I'll really miss Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.  Henry Cavill was also excellent as Superman, but I think Gadot was my favorite of that era of DC films and thought she nailed the character.

This is the Group Portrait oversized card.  This is one of my favorites which includes favorites like GL, Jade, Hawkman, Hawkgirl and Firestorm.  They just call this one "Justice League" though we definitely get a lineup that isn't the norm.

Since originally purchasing these boxes, I've picked off singles to finish the character set.  I'm still figuring how far I want to go with the rest of the sets within the set.  The singles aren't cheap.  I'll keep sharing the different boxes I've purchased over time.  I really like these and enjoy showing them off.

BREAKDOWN:
31– Total Cards
10 – Plot
10 – Character
3 - Cinephile
3 – Super Cute
3 – Storyboard
1 – Rally
1 – Group Portrait