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Mood Swings is Available Worldwide from Secret Lair

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Wizards of the Coast has launched Mood Swings, an all-new prototype trading card game. Blending the collectibility and variety of traditional TCGs with quick, 5–10 minute gameplay, Mood Swings – 1st Edition is available exclusively on MagicSecretLair.com.

Mood Swings was created by Mark Rosewater, Head Designer of Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a faster, more accessible take on the genre, Mood Swings is a light strategy game for two to four players with no deckbuilding required. 

Inside every Mood Swings deckbox is a randomized set of forty-five game cards, a rules card, and a play aide card. It has everything you need to play with two to four people right out of the box. Each round, every player plays a card, eventually adding up the scores of all the cards in play, with the highest scorer winning the round. Win three rounds and win the game. Cards represent moods and emotions, with effects tied to their attributes, so when played, they can alter the playing field and then shift the rules. With a round of Mood Swings, anything’s possible!

Offerings for Mood Swings include:

Mood Swings – 1st Edition: $24.99
One (1) Mood Swings Deckbox (45 randomized cards)

Mood Swings Emotional Support Bundle: $124.95
Five (5) Mood Swings Deckbox (45 randomized cards)

Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft: The Horrors Within enters early access on D&D Beyond

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The newest Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook, Ravenloft: The Horrors Within, has entered early access on D&D Beyond. This book is a complete toolkit for DMs to create a wide range of fear-based campaigns across multiple genres of horror. Included in the tome are 16 Domains of Dread, 17 Darklords, 7 subclasses, 4 species, 4 backgrounds, 11 feats, 68 monsters, and 47 maps. Companion products like the Tarokka Deck and Map Pack can add even more layers of dread and intrigue into horror campaigns.

Ravenloft: The Horrors Within will have its official launch on June 16, 2026. It will be available as a physical book for $59.99, a digital product on D&D Beyond for $39.99, or a bundle including both physical and digital versions for $74.99. The book is also available at local game stores, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble stores.

Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Preview: Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories – Elspeth #4

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Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories – Elspeth #4

Writer: Dan Watters
Artist: Owen Gieni
Colorist: Hilary Jenkins
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Cover artist: Owen Gieni

Elspeth is dead. But her story was never over. Elspeth Tirel has faced nightmares and gods, and she has faced them unflinchingly. But in this series finale, can she face the man she once loved? And can Elspeth truly defy death?

Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories - Elspeth #4

Magic: The Gathering Announces Secret Lair x Felix The Cat Collaboration

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It’s time to tell a twisted tale and celebrate a wonderful, wonderful cat! Wizards of the Coast has announced Secret Lair x Felix the Cat: Magic Bag of Tricks, the latest Magic: The Gathering collaboration, combining one of animation’s most famous felines with the delightfully surreal artistic sensibilities of Secret Lair.

Felix the Cat was created by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer and debuted in Feline Follies in November 1919.

Secret Lair x Felix the Cat: Magic Bag of Tricks celebrates not only one of animation’s earliest icons, but also the many ways Felix can be authentically himself. Whether it’s a glimpse into the future, a cacophony of his own reflections, or a moment of true mischievousness, this limited collection captures every side of Felix—with a little something for each of them.

Felix fans can find this collection as part of the Cats Are the Best Superdrop starting at 9 a.m. PT on June 15. Customers will also receive a Foil Food Token promo card for $199 spent in a single transaction, while supplies last. All single orders over $99 ship free from our North America store to U.S. customers. Fans can also sign up for alerts on the Secret Lair website.  

Secret Lair x Felix the Cat: Magic Bag of Tricks includes

  • 1x Future Sight, 1x Time Stretch, 1x Feral Felix, 1x Throes of Chaos, 1x Mind’s Eye 
  • Price: Non-Foil: $29.99 USD, Foil: $39.99 USD

Magic: The Gathering Announces Secret Lair x Garfield Collaboration

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Your life total is about to be saved by the miracle of lasagna. Wizards of the Coast has announced three Secret Lair x Garfield drops as part of the Cats Are the Best Superdrop. These special, limited Magic: The Gathering collections showcase many sides of Jim Davis‘ Garfield—whether he’s motivating you to defeat your opponents, hunting for his prey atop a saber-toothed tiger, or helping you play Magic: The Gathering exactly as it was intended.

Secret Lair x Garfield: Motivationally Challenged

Secret Lair x Garfield: Motivationally Challenged pulls from some of the character’s most memorable motivational posters and pairs them with perfectly fitting Magic cards. Ever wanted to express how much you hate Mondays? Beast Within would love to help with that! With five cards, there are plenty of ways to express how you feel at the Magic: The Gathering table.

  • 1x Rin and Seri, Inseparable as “Garfield and Odie, Best Buds”, 1x Orim’s Chant as “Talk to the Paw”, 1x Ponder as “Hang in There”, 1x Beast Within as “I Hate Mondays”, 1x Sol Ring

Secret Lair x Garfield: Our Only Thought Is to Entertain You

Secret Lair x Garfield: Our Only Thought Is to Entertain You brings the entertainer beneath the naps, lasagna, and everyday contempt to the forefront. (In this case, “entertainer” could include terrible judgment, an unchecked appetite, and the kind of comic logic that turns one bad impulse into a full-blown hallucination.) When Molten Collapse is actually marinara sauce instead of molten-hot magma, it’s either time to cut back on the lasagna—or go even harder.

  • 1x It That Betrays, 1x Maddening Cacophony, 1x Maddening Hex, 1x Hunter’s Insight, 1x Molten Collapse

Secret Lair x Garfield: As Intended

Secret Lair x Garfield: As Intended takes cards from the first Magic: The Gathering set and asks a simple question: what if Garfield himself art directed Magic in its early days? It nods to the game’s original playtest cards, which used art clipped from newspapers and magazines. Casting a Counterspell never felt so satisfying.

  • 1x Swords to Plowshares, 1x Counterspell, 1x Dark Ritual, 1x Earthquake, 1x Fog

All Secret Lair x Garfield drops will be available in Foil ($39.99) and Non-Foil ($29.99) while supplies last.

These special limited quantity Secret Lair x Garfield collections will go on sale as part of the Cats are the Best Superdrop starting at 9 a.m. PT on June 15. Fans will also receive a Foil Food Token promo card with special Garfield lasagna art for every $199 USD spent on a single transaction, while supplies last.

Wizards of the Coast Announces Secret Lair Commander Deck: Goblin Storm

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The forecast calls for…goblins?! Wizards of the Coast has announced Secret Lair Commander Deck: Goblin Storm, a new Commander Deck featuring eccentric strategies and incredible art by Wizard of Barge, available exclusively on Secret Lair starting May 18.

Designed by Magic: The Gathering’s Carmen Klomparens and Eli Rice, this deck delivers aggressive, fast-paced Goblin attacks alongside the patience and control of the Storm mechanic, creating a truly unique play experience. Paired with the playful, distinctive style of Wizard of Barge, which depicts the Goblins of Magic as silly, loveable little gobbos, this 100-card Commander Deck is unlike any other. It includes 12 borderless foil cards with brand-new art for cards including Zada, Hedron Grinder; Krenko, Mob Boss; Broadside Bombadiers; Grapeshot; Roaming Throne; and more. Plus, 22 brand-new borderless basic Mountains in Wizard of Barge’s signature style!

It all comes in a special deck box, accompanied by everything you need to take over the table: Foil Goblin tokens, a Storm Count tracker with new Wizard of Barge art, a sweet storage box to keep your new storm contained, and more.

The Goblin Storm Commander Deckwill include:

  • 1x Ready-to-play 100-card Commander deck
  • 12x Foil borderless cards featuring new artwork
  • 22x Foil borderless Mountains featuring new artwork
  • 63x Non-foil reprints
  • 3x Non-foil reprints featuring new artwork
  • 4x Foil Goblin tokens featuring new artwork
  • 10x Non-foil double-sided tokens
  • 1x Storm counter helper
  • 1x Zada, Hedron Grinder display commander (not legal in sanctioned play)
  • 1x Deck box

Are you prepared for the incoming storm? You can view the full decklist on DailyMTG. The forecast is clear: Secret Lair Commander Deck: Goblin Storm hits the Secret Lair storefront on May 18 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time for $149.99 while supplies last.

Wizards of the Coast releases Statement Regarding Unionization Effort and Hires Anti-Union Law Firm

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Wizards of the Coast has responded to unionization efforts by the Magic: The Gathering – Arena team. The proposed union had asked WotC to recognize the union by today, May Day, in a symbolic support of workers.

On Wednesday, members of the union posted WotC’s response:

We have received the filing and are reviewing it carefully. Our employees are the lifeblood of what makes us great, and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every person feels heard, valued, and supported. We believe we have a strong connection with everyone at Wizards of the Coast and that direct relationship with our employees is essential to how we work together to capture the imagination of our fans and players, inspiring a lifetime love of our games. We appreciate hearing about the needs and interests of our employees through this filing and will respond through the appropriate process.

Wizards of the Coast has the ability to recognize the union or the move to unionize will be put to a vote.

WotC also responded by hiring legal counsel from Fisher & Phillips LLP, a law firm known for its work in labor relations and, specifically, for helping companies remain union-free workplaces. The NLRB case file, dated April 27, shows WotC has hired Alex Desrosiers and Jack O`Connor as legal representatives.

In their announcement, the union has said they are negotiating for:

  • Layoff Protections: Employees currently live in fear of suddenly losing their jobs, with no warning and through no fault of their own.
  • Remote Work Protections: Leadership is instituting a mandatory RTO, forcing numerous remote employees to return to a physical office or be forced to resign. This painful choice is splitting our employees between their homes, communities, and the jobs they love.
  • Generative AI Protections: Pressure has ramped up from leadership to adopt LLMs and Gen AI tools in various aspects of our work. WOTC lacks a robust AI policy, leaving opportunities for abuse and communicating a level of disrespect for artists and other creatives.
  • Sustainable Workload: Employees’ experiences with “crunch” (intense, mandatory unpaid overtime) to meet deadlines vary widely by team and project, with some teams crunching on a regular basis just to get planned work out the door.

They are asking individuals to sign a letter to show their support for the union.

Two More Unions! Hachette Book Group Employees and workers at Magic The Gathering: Arena Both Vote to Unionize!

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There are two more unions in the geek space as Hachette Book Group Employees and workers at Magic The Gathering: Arena both have voted to unionize.

Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC)

Employees of Hachette Book Group have voted to unionize, joining the Washington-Baltimore News-Guild-CW Local 32035 of the AFL-CIO. A supermajority of the 600 workers signed up and the Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC) is now the largest union in trade publishing history. The members are seeking a livable wage regardless of work location, better working conditions, a cap on workload hours, a clear and neutral grievance process, AI protections, follow-through on DEI policies, and more.

The HWC have successfully organized in the past, canceling HBG’s publication of Woody Allen’s memoir in 2020 and amending the return-to-office work in 2022.

In the announcement, they mention “substandard working conditions, overwhelming workloads, and compensation not commensurate with the exceptional success and growth that workers have brought HBG.”

The organizing campaign has taken over 5 years.

United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC

In other union news, the workers at Magic: The Gathering – Arena have overwhelmingly voted to form a union, United Wizards of the Coast – CWA (UWOTC).

The USWOTC has asked the Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro management to voluntarily recognize the union by International Workers Day (May Day) which takes place on May 1, 2026.

In their announcement, the union has said they are negotiating for:

  • Layoff Protections: Employees currently live in fear of suddenly losing their jobs, with no warning and through no fault of their own.
  • Remote Work Protections: Leadership is instituting a mandatory RTO, forcing numerous remote employees to return to a physical office or be forced to resign. This painful choice is splitting our employees between their homes, communities, and the jobs they love.
  • Generative AI Protections: Pressure has ramped up from leadership to adopt LLMs and Gen AI tools in various aspects of our work. WOTC lacks a robust AI policy, leaving opportunities for abuse and communicating a level of disrespect for artists and other creatives.
  • Sustainable Workload: Employees’ experiences with “crunch” (intense, mandatory unpaid overtime) to meet deadlines vary widely by team and project, with some teams crunching on a regular basis just to get planned work out the door.

They are asking individuals to sign a letter to show their support for the union.

Destroy All Humans. They Can’t Be Regenerated Vol. 7 is another great volume in the series

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It’s the nineties at Tokiwagi Middle School. And for gamers like Hajime Kano, after the release of Magic: The Gathering, nothing will ever be the same again!

Springtime becomes turbulent when a French transfer student comes to town, and the showdown between Magic players Kuon and Yakumo draws to a close. Also, Hajime finally tells Emi how he feels about her! How will Emi respond?!

Story: Katsura Ise
Art: Takuma Yokota
Translation: David Evelyn
English Adaptation: Molly Tanzer
Touch-up Art and Lettering: Nicole Dochych

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Horror awaits in Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft

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Dark Horse Comics and Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast present Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft, a new four-issue genre-bending comic series that will unite Rudolph van Richten’s protégés from across the horrifying domains of Ravenloft. The miniseries is written by Bram Stoker Award–winning author Amy Chu, with line art by Ariela Kristantina, colors by Arif Prianto, and letters by Haley Rose-Lyon. Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft #1 will feature cover art by Guillem March, Riley Rossmo, Francesco Francavilla, Todor Hristov, and Angela Wu.

Ravenloft is falling apart, and nobody knows why. Fortunately, monster hunter Ez D’Avenir is on the case! She’s searching the frozen wasteland of Lamordia for an undead creature that may hold the key to Ravenloft’s fate. But when Darklord Viktra Mordenheim catches wind of her quest, Ez is suddenly the one being hunted!

Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft #1 (of 4) will be available in comic shops on August 19, 2026. It is now available for preorder from your local comic shop for $4.99.

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