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'''Armada''', a division of ''Acclaim Comics Inc.'' was the publisher of several ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' related [[comics]]. ''Acclaim Comics Inc.'' itself, was a subsidiary of ''[[Acclaim Entertainment]]'', an American video game developer and publisher.
'''Armada''', a division of ''Acclaim Comics Inc.'' was the publisher of several ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' related [[comics]]. ''Acclaim Comics Inc.'' itself, was a subsidiary of ''[[Acclaim Entertainment]]'', an American video game developer and publisher.


In 1994 Acclaim Entertainment had bought ''Valiant Comics'' and in 1995 immediately started to diversify. The ''Magic'' publications lined up with the release of Acclaim's [[Battlemage]] video game. After a flush of releases, the line ended abruptly at the eind of 1996. By 2005 Acclaim filed for bankruptcy effectively ending all titles under the Valiant and Acclaim imprints.  
In 1994 Acclaim Entertainment had bought ''Valiant Comics'' and in 1995 immediately started to diversify.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/17178745-mtg-comics-reread-jeff-gomez-interview|title=MTG Comics Reread: Jeff Gomez Interview|author=Patrick Scalisi|date=August 12, 2018|publisher=Goodreads.com}}</ref> The ''Magic'' publications lined up with the release of Acclaim's [[Battlemage]] video game. After a flush of releases, the line ended abruptly at the end of 1996. By 2005 Acclaim filed for bankruptcy effectively ending all titles under the Valiant and Acclaim imprints.
 
==''Magic'' publications==
==''Magic'' publications==
{| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="background-color:#F0F0F0;"  
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;"|'''Publication date'''
! Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Setting'''
! Publication date
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Title'''
! Setting
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Subtitle'''
! Subtitle
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Insert'''
! Insert
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Online'''
! Online
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;"|'''Squirle's reviews'''
! Squirle's reviews
|-  
|-  
|[[Arabian Nights (comic)|Arabian Nights]] #1
|1995-12
|1995-12
|''[[Arabian Nights]]''
|''[[Arabian Nights]]''
|[[Arabian Nights (comic)|Arabian Nights]] #1
| A Time to Gather
| A Time to Gather
|
|
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|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/04/arabian-nights-1-2.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/04/arabian-nights-1-2.html Review]
|-  
|-  
|[[Convocations - A Magic: The Gathering Gallery|Convocations]]
|1996-01
|Various
|A Magic: The Gathering Gallery
|
|
|
|-
|[[Arabian Nights (comic)|Arabian Nights]] #2
|1996-01
|1996-01
|''[[Arabian Nights]]''
|''[[Arabian Nights]]''
|[[Arabian Nights (comic)|Arabian Nights]] #2
| And Then There Was One
| And Then There was One
|
|
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/04/arabian-nights-1-2.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/04/arabian-nights-1-2.html Review]
|-  
|-  
|[[Antiquities War]] #1
|1995-11
|1995-11
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|[[Antiquities War]] #1
|
|
|  
|  
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|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|-  
|-  
|[[Antiquities War]] #2
|1995-12
|1995-12
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|[[Antiquities War]] #2
|
|
|  
|  
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|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|-  
|-  
|[[Antiquities War]] #3
|1996-01
|1996-01
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|[[Antiquities War]] #3
|
|
|  
|  
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|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|-  
|-  
|[[Antiquities War]] #4
|1996-02
|1996-02
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|[[Antiquities War]] #4
|
|
|  
|  
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|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|-  
|-  
|[[Urza–Mishra War]] #1
|1996-09
|1996-09
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|[[Urza-Mishra War]] #1
| Brothers in Arms
| Brothers in Arms
|
| {{card|Phyrexian War Beast|Alliances}} or {{card|Soldevi Steam Beast|Alliances}}
|[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/timespiral2/comic5 Urza-Mishra War 1]
|[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/timespiral2/comic5 Urza-Mishra War 1]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|-  
|-  
|[[Urza–Mishra War]] #2
|1996-10
|1996-10
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|''[[Antiquities]]''
|[[Urza-Mishra War]] #2
| Blood and Sand
| Blood and Sand
|
| {{card|Phyrexian War Beast|Alliances}} and {{card|Soldevi Steam Beast|Alliances}}
|[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/timespiral2/comic6 Urza-Mishra War 2]
|[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/timespiral2/comic6 Urza-Mishra War 2]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/antiquities-war-1-4-urza-mishra-war-1-2.html Review]
|-  
|-  
|[[Dakkon Blackblade (comic)|Dakkon Blackblade]]
|1996-06
|1996-06
|''[[Legends]]''
|''[[Legends]]''
|[[Dakkon Blackblade (comic)|Dakkon Blackblade]]
|  
|  
| <c>Dakkon Blackblade</c> (''[[Chronicles]]'')
| {{card|Dakkon Blackblade|Chronicles}}
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/04/dakkon-blackblade-1.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/04/dakkon-blackblade-1.html Review]
|-
|-
|[[Elder Dragons (comic)|Elder Dragons]] #1
|1996-04
|1996-04
|''[[Legends]]''
|''[[Legends]]''
|[[Elder Dragons (comic)|Elder Dragons]] #1
| The Tickery Man #1  
| The Tickery Man #1  
|  
|  
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|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/elder-dragons-1.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/elder-dragons-1.html Review]
|-
|-
|[[Elder Dragons (comic)|Elder Dragons]] #2
|1996-05
|1996-05
|''[[Legends]]''
|''[[Legends]]''
|[[Elder Dragons (comic)|Elder Dragons]] #2
| The Tickery Man #2  
| The Tickery Man #2  
|  
|  
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|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/elder-dragons-1.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/elder-dragons-1.html Review]
|-
|-
|[[Fallen Angel (comic)|Fallen Angel]]
|1996-05
|1996-05
|''[[Legends]]''
|''[[Legends]]''
|[[Fallen Angel (comic)|Fallen Angel]]
|
|
| {{card|Fallen Angel|Chronicles}}
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/04/fallen-angel-1.html Review]
|-
|[[Legend of Jedit Ojanen]] #1
|1996-03
|''[[Legends]]''
| Jedit's Tale #1
| {{card|Johan|Chronicles}}
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/06/jedit-ojanen-1-2.html Review]
|-
|[[Legend of Jedit Ojanen]] #2
|1996-04
|''[[Legends]]''
| Jedit's Tale #2
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/06/jedit-ojanen-1-2.html Review]
|-
|[[Fallen Empires (comic)|Fallen Empires]] #1
|1995-09
|''[[Fallen Empires]]''
|Rumors of War
| [[Booster pack]]
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/fallen-empires-1-2.html Review]
|-
|[[Fallen Empires (comic)|Fallen Empires]] #2
|1995-10
|''[[Fallen Empires]]''
|Nations Asunder
| [[Token]] sheet
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/fallen-empires-1-2.html Review]
|-
|[[Ice Age (comic)|Ice Age]] #1
|1995-07
|''[[Ice Age]]''
|The Twilight Kingdom
| {{card|Chub Toad|Ice Age}}
|[http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/mtgcom/products/coldsnap/IceAge_V1.zip Ice Age #1 and #2 (zipped)]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/ice-age-1-4-part-one.html Review #1] [http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/ice-age-1-4-part-deux.html Review #2]
|-
|[[Ice Age (comic)|Ice Age]] #2
|1995-08
|''[[Ice Age]]''
|The Frozen Dead
| {{card|Bone Shaman|Ice Age}}
|[http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/mtgcom/products/coldsnap/IceAge_V1.zip Ice Age #1 and #2 (zipped)]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/ice-age-1-4-part-one.html Review #1] [http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/ice-age-1-4-part-deux.html Review #2]
|-
|[[Ice Age (comic)|Ice Age]] #3
|1995-09
|''[[Ice Age]]''
|The Shard
| [[Counter (marker)|Counter]] sheet
|[http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/mtgcom/products/coldsnap/IceAge_V2.zip Ice Age #3 and #4 (zipped)]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/ice-age-1-4-part-one.html Review #1] [http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/ice-age-1-4-part-deux.html Review #2]
|-
|[[Ice Age (comic)|Ice Age]] #4
|1995-10
|''[[Ice Age]]''
|Forever Silent the World
| [[Counter (marker)|Counter]] sheet
|[http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/mtgcom/products/coldsnap/IceAge_V2.zip Ice Age #3 and #4 (zipped)]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/ice-age-1-4-part-one.html Review #1] [http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/05/ice-age-1-4-part-deux.html Review #2]
|-
|[[Shandalar (comic)|Shandalar]] #1
|1996-03
|''[[Ice Age]]'' / ''[[Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse)|Shandalar]]''
|Exiles in The Promised Land
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/06/shandalar-1-2.html Review]
|-
|[[Shandalar (comic)|Shandalar]] #2
|1996-04
|''[[Ice Age]]'' / ''[[Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse)|Shandalar]]''
|The Threshold
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/06/shandalar-1-2.html Review]
|-
|[[Homelands (comic)|Homelands]]
|1996-02
|''[[Homelands]]''
|
| {{card|Apocalypse Chime|Homelands}}, {{card|Baron Sengir|Homelands}} or {{card|Feroz's Ban|Homelands}}
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/07/homelands-1.html Review]
|-
|[[Nightmare (comic)|Nightmare]]
|1995-11
|[[Caliphear|Caliphear's story]]
|Vanishing Lands
|  
|  
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/04/fallen-angel-1.html Review]
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/08/nightmare-1.html Review]
|-
|[[Serra Angel (comic)|Serra Angel]]
|1996-08
|[[Aldon|Aldon's story]]
|A Fable of Dominaria
|[[Oversized]] 6"x 9" <c>Serra Angel</c>, art by [[Rebecca Guay]].<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/alternate-oversized-serra-2003-06-04|Alternate oversized Serra|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 04, 2003}}</ref>
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/07/serra-angel-1.html Review]
|-
|[[The Shadow Mage]] #1
|1995-07
|[[Corondor]]
|The Aster Fall
|<c>Fireball</c>, 1994 copyright
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/07/shadowmage-1-4.html Review]
|-
|[[The Shadow Mage]] #2
|1995-08
|[[Golthonor|Corondor]]
|Desolate Angel
|<c>Blue Elemental Blast</c>, 1994 copyright
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/07/shadowmage-1-4.html Review]
|-
|[[The Shadow Mage]] #3
|1995-09
|[[Golthonor|Corondor]]
|War Child
|[[Counter (marker)|Counter]] sheet
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/07/shadowmage-1-4.html Review]
|-
|[[The Shadow Mage]] #4
|1995-10
|[[Golthonor|Corondor]]
|First Duel
|[[Counter (marker)|Counter]] sheet
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/07/shadowmage-1-4.html Review]
|-
|[[Wayfarer]] #1
|1995-11
|[[Golthonor|Corondor]]
|A Need for Monsters
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/08/wayfarer-1-5.html Review]
|-
|[[Wayfarer]] #2
|1995-12
|[[Golthonor|Corondor]]
|Forces of Nature
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/08/wayfarer-1-5.html Review]
|-
|[[Wayfarer]] #3
|1996-01
|[[Golthonor|Corondor]]
|Patterns in Chaos
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/08/wayfarer-1-5.html Review]
|-
|[[Wayfarer]] #4
|1996-02
|[[Golthonor|Corondor]]
|Lovers & Comrades
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/08/wayfarer-1-5.html Review]
|-
|[[Wayfarer]] #5
|1996-03
|[[Golthonor|Corondor]]
|Dark Eminence
|
|
|[http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/08/wayfarer-1-5.html Review]
|-
|''[[Alliances]]''
|Unpublished
|Alliances (comic)
|
|
|
| [http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/06/alliances.html Review]
|-
|Prelude to War
|Unpublished
|[[Planeswalker War]]
|
|
|
| [http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/09/prelude-to-war.html Review]
|-
|The Planeswalker War
|Unpublished
|[[Planeswalker War]]
|
|
|
| [http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/09/planeswalkers-war.html Review]
|-
|Walker of Night
|Unpublished
|[[Leshrac|Leshrac's story]]
|
|
|
| [http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.nl/2015/09/walker-of-night.html Review]
|}
|}


* Legends*
==References==
** ''[[Legend of Jedit Ojanen]]'' #1-2
{{Reflist}}
 
* Fallen Empires*
** ''[[Fallen Empires (comic)|Fallen Empires]]'' #1-2
 
* Ice Age*
** ''[[Ice Age (comic)|Ice Age]]'' #1-4
** ''[[Shandalar (comic)|Shandalar]]'' #1-2
 
* Homelands*
** ''[[Homelands (comic)|Homelands]]'' #1
 
* Other*
** ''[[Nightmare (comic)|Nightmare]]'' #1
** ''[[Serra Angel (comic)|Serra Angel]]'' #1
** ''[[The Shadow Mage]]'' #1-4
** ''[[Wayfarer (comic)|Wayfarer]]'' #1-5


* Comics that were never published*
[[Category:Comics]]
** ''[[Alliances (comic)|Alliances]]''
** ''[[Prelude to War]]''
** ''[[Planeswalker War|The Planeswalker War]]''
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Promotional cards]]
[[Category:ARMADA Comics]]

Latest revision as of 00:03, 21 June 2024

Armada, a division of Acclaim Comics Inc. was the publisher of several Magic: The Gathering related comics. Acclaim Comics Inc. itself, was a subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment, an American video game developer and publisher.

In 1994 Acclaim Entertainment had bought Valiant Comics and in 1995 immediately started to diversify.[1] The Magic publications lined up with the release of Acclaim's Battlemage video game. After a flush of releases, the line ended abruptly at the end of 1996. By 2005 Acclaim filed for bankruptcy effectively ending all titles under the Valiant and Acclaim imprints.

Magic publications

Title Publication date Setting Subtitle Insert Online Squirle's reviews
Arabian Nights #1 1995-12 Arabian Nights A Time to Gather Review
Convocations 1996-01 Various A Magic: The Gathering Gallery
Arabian Nights #2 1996-01 Arabian Nights And Then There Was One Review
Antiquities War #1 1995-11 Antiquities Antiquities War 1 Review
Antiquities War #2 1995-12 Antiquities Antiquities War 2 Review
Antiquities War #3 1996-01 Antiquities Antiquities War 3 Review
Antiquities War #4 1996-02 Antiquities Antiquities War 4 Review
Urza–Mishra War #1 1996-09 Antiquities Brothers in Arms Phyrexian War Beast (Alliances) or Soldevi Steam Beast (Alliances) Urza-Mishra War 1 Review
Urza–Mishra War #2 1996-10 Antiquities Blood and Sand Phyrexian War Beast (Alliances) and Soldevi Steam Beast (Alliances) Urza-Mishra War 2 Review
Dakkon Blackblade 1996-06 Legends Dakkon Blackblade (Chronicles) Review
Elder Dragons #1 1996-04 Legends The Tickery Man #1 Review
Elder Dragons #2 1996-05 Legends The Tickery Man #2 Review
Fallen Angel 1996-05 Legends Fallen Angel (Chronicles) Review
Legend of Jedit Ojanen #1 1996-03 Legends Jedit's Tale #1 Johan (Chronicles) Review
Legend of Jedit Ojanen #2 1996-04 Legends Jedit's Tale #2 Review
Fallen Empires #1 1995-09 Fallen Empires Rumors of War Booster pack Review
Fallen Empires #2 1995-10 Fallen Empires Nations Asunder Token sheet Review
Ice Age #1 1995-07 Ice Age The Twilight Kingdom Chub Toad (Ice Age) Ice Age #1 and #2 (zipped) Review #1 Review #2
Ice Age #2 1995-08 Ice Age The Frozen Dead Bone Shaman (Ice Age) Ice Age #1 and #2 (zipped) Review #1 Review #2
Ice Age #3 1995-09 Ice Age The Shard Counter sheet Ice Age #3 and #4 (zipped) Review #1 Review #2
Ice Age #4 1995-10 Ice Age Forever Silent the World Counter sheet Ice Age #3 and #4 (zipped) Review #1 Review #2
Shandalar #1 1996-03 Ice Age / Shandalar Exiles in The Promised Land Review
Shandalar #2 1996-04 Ice Age / Shandalar The Threshold Review
Homelands 1996-02 Homelands Apocalypse Chime (Homelands), Baron Sengir (Homelands) or Feroz's Ban (Homelands) Review
Nightmare 1995-11 Caliphear's story Vanishing Lands Review
Serra Angel 1996-08 Aldon's story A Fable of Dominaria Oversized 6"x 9" Serra Angel, art by Rebecca Guay.[2] Review
The Shadow Mage #1 1995-07 Corondor The Aster Fall Fireball, 1994 copyright Review
The Shadow Mage #2 1995-08 Corondor Desolate Angel Blue Elemental Blast, 1994 copyright Review
The Shadow Mage #3 1995-09 Corondor War Child Counter sheet Review
The Shadow Mage #4 1995-10 Corondor First Duel Counter sheet Review
Wayfarer #1 1995-11 Corondor A Need for Monsters Review
Wayfarer #2 1995-12 Corondor Forces of Nature Review
Wayfarer #3 1996-01 Corondor Patterns in Chaos Review
Wayfarer #4 1996-02 Corondor Lovers & Comrades Review
Wayfarer #5 1996-03 Corondor Dark Eminence Review
Alliances Unpublished Alliances (comic) Review
Prelude to War Unpublished Planeswalker War Review
The Planeswalker War Unpublished Planeswalker War Review
Walker of Night Unpublished Leshrac's story Review

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Scalisi (August 12, 2018). "MTG Comics Reread: Jeff Gomez Interview". Goodreads.com.
  2. ↑ Magic Arcana (June 04, 2003). "Alternate oversized Serra". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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