In the midst of the nonsense that was the 1990s "extreme," in 1995 DC Comics and Skybox released the 1995 SkyBox DC Power Chrome Legends '95 trading card set. Utilizing the same technology that brought us the super-rad Chromium comic book covers, Skybox incorporated chrome into steroid-inspired artwork that was ubiquitous prior to the soon-to-implode comic book market. Images of a sealed box and unopened packages of this set are posted below.
Of particular interest to this blog was card #47, which featured everyone's favorite assassin: Deathstroke the Terminator. In addition to the unnaturally massive physique and the mandatory 90s open-mouth snarly face was, what is either visible breath from being in the cold or smoke billowing from his mouth, which no doubt came from the red-hot 90s rage, which apparently literally burned within him. Card #47 front and back images are posted below.
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| Art by Sergio Cariello |
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| Art by Sergio Cariello |
But wait, that's not all the 90s extreme Deathstroke-related goodness offered by the SkyBox DC Power Chrome Legends '95 trading card set. Card #78 blessed us with the special gift of the DC New Blood, Gunfire, who naturally was also sporting mandatory the open-mouth snarl face. Card #78 front and back images are posted below.
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| Art by Ed Benes |
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| Art by Ed Benes |
Just looking at the radical, kick-ass goodness that was the SkyBox DC Power Chrome Legends '95 cards, one can almost hear the faint creaking of the comic book market about to collapse under the weight of its own die-cut, chromium covered awesomeness. EXTREME!!!
