{"id":1172366,"date":"2026-02-13T07:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=556417"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:03:08","slug":"exquisite-corpses-assassin-tcg-aims-for-the-sweet-spot-between-magic-the-gathering-and-ultimate-werewolf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/exquisite-corpses-assassin-tcg-aims-for-the-sweet-spot-between-magic-the-gathering-and-ultimate-werewolf\/","title":{"rendered":"Exquisite Corpses\u2019 assassin TCG aims for the sweet spot between Magic: The Gathering and Ultimate Werewolf"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Fox Mask killer wields two samurai swords in a room full of bloody corpses \u2014 and they\u2019re wearing a super cool fox mask. Promotional art from Exquisite Corpses.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exquisite-corpses-assassin-tcg-aims-for-the-sweet-spot-between-magic-the-gathering-and-ultimate-werewolf.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The hook of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/imagecomics.com\/comics\/releases\/exquisite-corpses-1\">Exquisite Corpses<\/a><\/em> \u2014 a huge new collaboration from 10 heavy-hitting horror comics creators \u2014 is that the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine, must band together when the richest families in America drop 12 of \u201cthe deadliest people in the world\u201d into their town for a one-night-only, last-man-standing free-for-all to the death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But while the comic series follows those innocent citizens, <em>Exquisite Corpses: The Game<\/em>, developed by artist Michael Walsh (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/2021\/4\/12\/22373633\/venom-ending-king-in-black-new-marvel-comic\"><em>The Silver Coin<\/em><\/a>, two dozen <a href=\"https:\/\/scryfall.com\/search?q=a%3A%E2%80%9CMichael+Walsh%E2%80%9D&amp;unique=art\"><em>Magic: The Gathering<\/em> card illustrations<\/a>), puts players in the shoes of their favorite killer from the series, in \u201ca mix between competitive trading card games like <em>Magic: The Gathering<\/em> and casual party games like <em>Ultimate Werewolf<\/em>,\u201d according to a news release from Tiny Onion Studios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Exquisite Corpses: The Game<\/em> won\u2019t launch until <em>Exquisite Corpses<\/em> has finished its first 13-issue season \u2014 that is, no earlier than the back half of 2026. But, Polygon can exclusively reveal, interested readers and players can start getting their hands on the game\u2019s cards this May, when some variant copies of <em>Exquisite Corpses<\/em> #1 will come with a random card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The comic itself is the brainchild of Walsh and writer James Tynion IV (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/22616750\/batman-james-tynion-iv-comics-substack\"><em>Batman<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/22740377\/james-tynion-house-slaughter-1-something-killing-children\"><em>Something Is Killing the Children<\/em><\/a>), who envisioned it as a way to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/sktchd.libsyn.com\/off-panel-494-corpse-crew-with-james-tynion-iv-and-michael-walsh\">the collaborative writers room of a Marvel or DC Comics crossover<\/a> to bear on an original horror concept. Walsh and Tynion developed the \u201cbible\u201d of the series, then invited fellow comics creators Valentine De Landro (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/2015\/12\/23\/10636552\/best-comics-2015\"><em>Bitch Planet<\/em><\/a>), Becca Carey (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/530453\/absolute-wonder-woman-lasso-of-transformation\"><em>Absolute Wonder Woman<\/em><\/a>), Adam Gorham (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23794887\/new-ms-marvel-comic-mutant-mcu-actor\"><em>Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant<\/em><\/a>), Gavin Fullerton (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23351266\/best-new-horror-books-read\"><em>Bog Bodies<\/em><\/a>), Jordie Bellaire (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23859741\/harley-quinn-birds-of-prey-comic-art-1-dc\"><em>Birds of Prey<\/em><\/a>), Pornsak Pichetshote (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2022\/12\/6\/23488554\/best-comics-2022-graphic-novels\"><em>The Good Asian<\/em><\/a>), Tyler Boss (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comics\/2021\/4\/5\/22362874\/new-marvel-comics-man-thing\"><em>The Department of Truth<\/em><\/a>), Che Grayson (<em>Batman: Urban Legends<\/em>), Claire Roe (<em>Dark Spaces: The Hollywood Special<\/em>), and Marianna Ignazzi (<em>Catwoman<\/em>) to nail down the story and craft its 13 issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">As the official summary of <em>Exquisite Corpses<\/em> #1 puts it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Every five years on Halloween, the wealthiest families in America play a game. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine \u2014 this year&#8217;s unlucky arena \u2014 the goal is much simpler. They must survive the night.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Exquisite Corpses: The Game<\/em> began with Walsh drawing out the comic\u2019s collection of serial killers and assassins onto dry-erase cards right in the first development meetings \u2014 work that turned into a card game the whole team would play when they got together.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exquisite-corpses-assassin-tcg-aims-for-the-sweet-spot-between-magic-the-gathering-and-ultimate-werewolf.jpg\" alt=\"The creative team behind the comic series Exquisite Corpses, sitting around a large yellow table playing a prototype of Exquisite Corpse: The Game.\" title=\"The creative team behind the comic series Exquisite Corpses, sitting around a large yellow table playing a prototype of Exquisite Corpse: The Game.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"The &lt;em&gt;Exquisite Corpse&lt;\/em&gt; team playing a prototype of &lt;em&gt;Exquisite Corpse: The Game&lt;\/em&gt; at a summit.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cGameplay has been right at the center of the development of this project from my first conversation with Walsh,\u201d Tynion told Polygon via email. \u201cAt the heart of the story concept is a brutal, bloody game that these wealthy families play, pitting these dangerous killers against each other. We knew that we wanted to give our readers a way to play along, and thankfully Michael\u2019s experience and affinity for the tabletop game world meant that his brain was cooking from go on how to build this. We didn\u2019t have to go out and hunt down a team to help us design this game \u2014 we built it together, right alongside the comic book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201c<em>Exquisite Corpses: The Game<\/em> is an easy-to-learn social strategy card game,\u201d Walsh told Polygon via email. \u201cYou get to play as your favorite killer, make alliances\u2026 and then break them, as you rack up your kill count using the unique skills of your chosen killer. I wanted readers to experience the story of <em>Exquisite Corpses<\/em> in a brand new way, where they decide who lives, who dies, and who wins.\u201d Walsh has been playtesting the game with a dedicated group since 2024, according to Tiny Onion\u2019s news release, and wants the game to be an easy thing to pick up and play at a party, but \u201chard to put down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Exquisite Corpses<\/em> the comic kicks off on May 14 with the first 60-page issue of its first season. <em>Exquisite Corpses: The Game<\/em>, however, is currently set to be released \u201cafter the first season of the comic series finishes,\u201d according to Tiny Onion\u2019s news release. But there\u2019s still a way to get its planned 12 killer cards: For $2 more, fans can grab the polybagged Cover C variant of the issue, which will include one random killer card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cIf readers are picking up the Cover C variants,\u201d Tynion said in the news release, \u201cthey will be able to start playing a streamlined version of the game as the series releases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">You can check out two of those killer cards \u2014 along with Michael Walsh\u2019s Cover C variant cover art \u2014 below, of the Fox Mask Killer and Leopold Strong.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exquisite-corpses-assassin-tcg-aims-for-the-sweet-spot-between-magic-the-gathering-and-ultimate-werewolf-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exquisite-corpses-assassin-tcg-aims-for-the-sweet-spot-between-magic-the-gathering-and-ultimate-werewolf-2.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/exquisite-corpses-assassin-tcg-aims-for-the-sweet-spot-between-magic-the-gathering-and-ultimate-werewolf-3.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/tabletop-games\/556417\/exquisite-corpses-comic-card-variant-covers-james-tynion\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hook of Exquisite Corpses \u2014 a huge new collaboration from 10 heavy-hitting horror comics creators \u2014 is that the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine, must band together when the richest families in America drop 12 of \u201cthe deadliest people in the world\u201d into their town for a one-night-only, last-man-standing free-for-all to the death. But while the comic series follows those innocent citizens, Exquisite Corpses: The Game, developed by artist Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin, two dozen Magic: The Gathering card illustrations), puts players in the shoes of their favorite killer from the series, in \u201ca mix between competitive trading card games like Magic: The Gathering and casual party games like Ultimate Werewolf,\u201d according to a news release from Tiny Onion Studios. Exquisite Corpses: The&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/exquisite-corpses-assassin-tcg-aims-for-the-sweet-spot-between-magic-the-gathering-and-ultimate-werewolf\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1172367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Exquisite Corpses\u2019 assassin TCG aims for the sweet spot between Magic: The Gathering and Ultimate Werewolf | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The hook of Exquisite Corpses \u2014 a huge new collaboration from 10 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