Fico Ossio from Spider-Man illustrates Magic:the Gathering art for an EchoMTG Playmat
The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic triggered a pencils down command to most of the artists in the comic book world, Fico Ossio, who was currently working on Spider-Man https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/13872/fico_ossio was one of the Artists. Fate brought Fico and Teeg together when the pandemic hit. Teeg and Iona lost access to daycare, Iona, being the angel she is, is a nurse, so they had to find temporary help to care for their child. The person who stepped up to help Teeg and Iona happened to be partnered with an Editor/Manager at IDW (https://www.idwpublishing.com/) who was friendly with a number of artists, including Fico. There you have it!
We truly thank Fico and his friends for the opportunity to bring more comic art to the magic life. Follow Fico on instagram https://www.instagram.com/fico_ossio/ support works from IDW https://www.idwpublishing.com/shop/
Behind the Art
Teeg presented an idea to Fico where 5 planeswalkers, that represent each color from the EchoMTG logo, sent magic to the EchoMTG logo in the middle of a sunken canyon. Fico completely blew us away! Since the art contains characters depicted in Magic:the Gathering, it is considered Fan Art and is free to download (click the images below for high-res photos).
Sketch
Final
EchoMTG Playmat
Playmats will be distributed to those who help EchoMTG now and in the future.
About the Author
Hi I'm Teeg, the mythical programmer of EchoMTG. I've been a player since 1995, but took a hiatus before middle school, then returned in 2011. Upon returning I was hellbent on collecting nostalgic cards I once had in my collection (dual lands etc.) so I could jump into the legacy scene. Collecting duals needed to be done on a budget, so trading up was the only option. While trading heavily online, I started Echo database (early 2012) to help calculate quick trades. I take a lot of pride as a product author and still love mtg dearly, so Echo is a great avenue for experimental interface designs while feeding into my favorite hobby.
—teeg