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

1989 Topps Batman Movie Trading Cards Series I

 1989 Batman Trading Cards:  The Batman movie will always hold a special place in my heart.  It was the first great hero movie for me.  It was different from anything we'd ever seen before and while it's not what we expect in today's hero movies, it really hit the mark in 1989.  It was released on today's date that year.

Jack Nicholson's Joker was mean, fun, and a big reason the movie played so well.  His intensity served the character well.  I like the basic design of the set and the nice Batman logo.  Lots of room for the photos.  I would have liked some color on the borders.  Series 2 did give us that, but I'll share a pack of those later this week.

Michael Gough played a really good Alfred.  We didn't have the special effects we get today but they did a really good job giving us plenty of cool set designs and visuals.  The bicentennial parade led us to the climax/ending of the film.

I liked Kim Basinger as the love interest Vicki Vale.

The final fight scene (right) was good.  I don't think of Nicholson as a physical actor, but he and Michael Keaton did a great job.

Again, I really like these cards, and the movie brings back plenty of memories of a movie I still regard highly today.  Below is my sticker from the pack.  I do wish the art matched the Joker movie version.  But still cool.

BREAKDOWN:
10 – Total Cards
1 – Sticker

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

2022 Upper Deck Marvel Beginnings Vol. 2 Series 1 Blaster

UD Beginnings 2022:   I've always liked Thor and his look.  I liked the first Thor movie or two as well but the franchise fell into nothing but a laugh fest which didn't do his character justice.  It's a shame as they had really set it up for success in my opinion.

The base design isn't bad.  I like the Beginnings logo.  The headshot.  But something seems to be lacking.  Doesn't mean I don't like them.  Just feels lacking.  The art is fine.  Not sure if it's directly out of the comics but I'm good.  That Carnage is a Red Supernova Parallel.

The backs are fairly simple with some milestones laid out.  I wish there was more color to balance all the white we get on the fronts of the base cards.

Deep Lore inserts give us some deep background cuts for characters.  I do like them as a concept and the design.

Plenty to like on these cards.  Many cool characters.  Don't remember seeing Wendigo on cards before.

Feels like there is art of the team together they could have used here.  The individual art laid out isn't bad but feels disconnected.

Dazzler looking like she's part of Captain Marvel's team.  I've had these for almost two years but I'm finally getting around to posting them.

I don't remember what Cosmic Alpha inserts are meant to represent.  A Point in Time cards highlight a specific key moment in a character's past.

These are fun.  I haven't picked any of these up since buying this box in 2023.  I'll pick up singles as I see them but I doubt I'll go back for boxes or packs.

BREAKDOWN:
45 – Total Cards
3 – Deep Lore
3 – Red Supernova
1 – Flipped FX
1 – Red Parallel
1 – Cosmic Alpha
1 – Marvel Knights
1 – A Point in Time
1 – Team Formations

2024 Upper Deck Marvel Studios Series 1 Blaster

UD Marvel Studios Series 1:  I really like the Yelena Belova character in the Marvel cinematic universe.  Played by Florence Pugh, she's similar but very different at the same time, from Scarlett Johansson who played Black Widow.

Found these recently at Target (toy aisle where they also have cards).  I like them.  The design on the first 50 cards come like this Baron Zemo card.  Looks similar to Upper Deck's 1997 Legends Football set.  The next 50 look like the Star-Lord and Hulk cards.

We get horizontal offerings as well.  This design isn't a favorite of mine, but it is simple and works okay.  I do like how the actor's/actresses' names are part of the fronts.

We get some shiny type cards in the form of Dazzlers and HoloGrFX inserts.  I like Dazzlers but the HoloGrFX cards don't do much for me.

I really like this card.  Might be the colors within the scene and the design.  Whatever it is, I like it.

The Debut cards make up cards 101-130 of the base set.  Then we get Canvas and Portraits inserts.  All three of these are fine with Canvas being my favorite.  I'm still not sure about Portraits.

Series 1 of Marvel Studios focus on Marvel television series while Series 2 is focused on their latest movies.  I'll definitely pick up a box of Series 2 when I get a chance.

The backs are pretty simple, but I like the information provided including appearances in the cinematic universe.

There is a Jumbo insert in each blaster about the size of the blaster.  They are okay but I'm never sure what to do with oversized cards.

These are fun.  Having watched all the television shows these take you back which is enjoyable.  There are autographs possible if you get the hobby boxes.  I may pick off singles here.  A few more characters/actors I'd like to have.  

Looks like Wanda is getting ready for Valentine's Day...

BREAKDOWN:

35 – Total Cards

2 – Debut

2 – Dazzlers Green

1 - Jumbo

1 - Canvas

1 – Footage

1 – Portraits

1 - HoloGrFX

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

Kayou Battle Series 1:  Purchased a bunch of these last year and I'll show off three more packs today.  The MR cards are the next to most rare from the different types of cards you can pull.

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.  These are a bit shiny in hand but are thin like a playing card.  The corners are even rounded like playing cards.  I really do enjoy these.

These are based on the MCU characters which drew me to these.  Actual cards for the movies are much more expensive.  I like the Valkryie card.  All three of these are SR.

These headshots are nice too, especially the Nebula card.  Not many misses in the set.  Not sure what to call that Red R of Iron Man.  Maybe it's a Red parallel.  More detailed information is hard to find but the checklists can be found here.

These are really fun, and the grandsons are fans too.  Not a ton of really affordable Marvel universe cards out there but these help fill that void.

BREAKDOWN:

18 – Total Cards (3 Packs)

7 – SR

1 - MR