You’ve never seen such a comprehensive creature list like this. Will Hypnotic Specter, Masticore or Morphling reign supreme? Will Shelkin Brownie even make the list?

VS: TO BE A CONTENDER
Some teams in VS. flat-out stink, like the Skrulls, Spider Friends, and New Gods. What would it take to make them cool and powerful? We analyze the existing cards (and their supporting cast), point out the weaknesses and offer up complements. Even more amazing, we mock up these new cards so you see what a Tarantula or Six-Armed Spidey card would look like.

THE NEXT BIG ANIME GAME!
Naruto debuts this month and we’ve got the scoop on the best super ninja techniques, the hottest characters, the most powerful cards, and the craziest mechanics.

D&D MINIS: WAR DRUM VISUAL PLAYERS GUIDE
The new army-themed D&D minis set hits this month, and we show you all the cool figs with fun categories and sidebars throughout.

MAGIC: HYBRID LEGENDS
Hybrid cards are super–cool two–color cards and we apply the idea to famous Magic power cards of the past and combine two into one behemoth, such as Shivan Angel, Juzam Dragon, and Time Balance!

CLIX: ORIGINAL X–MEN TEAM
In light of the new Collector’s Sets that WizKids will be putting in 2006, InQuest suggest’s the coolest self–contained set we’d like to see: The Original X–Men team. This is an everything–in–one feature: we commission five new sculpts for original Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Beast and Angel; customize stats and new powers for these original X-Men sculpts; design an exclusive scenario that you play with the original team; and create a new map that works with the scenario.