1997 and 1998 MTG Calendar Cards
Posted: 27 Aug 2017, 20:45
So in the 1990s WotC did a lot more diverse merchandising (partially because of pre-internet buying habits and partially from just not knowing what would be successful.) One of the things they did for a while was wall calendars, originally just with reprinted art from cards. However, in 1997 and 1998 they did two years of calendars with mostly or all-new art for existing cards and characters from existing Magic artists (a variety of settings in 1997, all Mirage block in 1998). There's a lot of great work in these calendars, a little bit of which (the Rebecca Guay Serra Angel) has been repurposed elsewhere later, but most of which hasn't been seen again. So! I threw together some card mockups using these illustrations.
1997 Calendar:
1998 Calendar:
All 22 cards in 200 and 300 DPI can be found in More Releases > Other.
1997 Calendar:
1998 Calendar:
All 22 cards in 200 and 300 DPI can be found in More Releases > Other.