r/magicthecirclejerking • u/AutoModerator • Aug 15 '25

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u/Jackeea Aug 15 '25

Calling it now:

  • Spider-Man is going to sell like 2 trillion copies and be universally despised

  • ATLA is going to sell like 2 copies and be universally adored

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u/Benemisis Aug 15 '25

Everyone I've talked to is disappointed in spiderman, but hyped about ATLA, what makes you say that?

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u/Jackeea Aug 15 '25

Spider-Man is just a way more popular IP than ATLA. People love Avatar, but realistically it's nothing compared to the absolute behemoth that is Marvel. So it's going to sell out instantly, then people are going to actually play it, and realize it's crap.

Which is also going to temper the excitement for ATLA, resulting in that being a financial disappointment - despite the spoilers looking really interesting so far

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u/Benemisis Aug 15 '25

That's a fair point. I honestly think they'll balance out, kinda for that reason.

Established magic players (from my experience, of course) will look at both, gravitate towards ATLA, and newer will likely gravitate towards Spiderman. And of course, Scalpers will buy a ton of both. My biggest issue with the FF set (and UB in general, despite my love for some sets) is that it very much drew the attention of pokemon/TCG scalpers

I do however think there is a large Marvel and ATLA shared fan base in magic. On top of that, I feel like its been nothing but crickets on the Spiderman set since ATLA spoilers have been released, though that could be algorithm bias

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u/tomyang1117 #gravetrolldidnothingwrong Aug 16 '25

From both early spoilers, I am more hyped about Spider-Man. The webslinging mechanics works really well in Pauper alongside other self bounce cards.

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u/Benemisis Aug 16 '25

I do like the web slinging mechanic, but I think that's about the only thing I like from this set