In an October 13 Magic the Gathering WeeklyMTG (opens in new tab) video, Wizards of the Coast announced special guest collaborations for upcoming Secret Rares. The new card packs will feature manga artist Junji Ito, Metal Gear series concept artist Yoji Shinkawa, and ...... Post Malone?

The special collaborations are reinterpretations of existing Magic cards, with each collaboration covering four series. Shinkawa offers special editions of Tezzeret the Seeker, Solemn Imitation, Skull Strangler, and Phyrexian Metamorphosis, while Ito offers special editions of Thought Enclosure, Doomsday, Carrion Feeder, and Masked Investigator.

Ito's and Niikawa's work is just killer and makes you want some even though you don't play Magic. In particular, Niikawa's take on "Cranial Strangulation" is excellent, turning a traditionally nasty and punishing card into something rather dignified and melancholy.

Ito's favorite is probably "Doomsday," which depicts a pustule-covered celestial body burning up the sky and crashing into a modern city. It reminds one of the beginning of "Akira" (opens in new tab) or the failed cut scene in "The Mask of Mujra" (opens in new tab). I would like to imagine that Ito drew this with the help of a handmade object (opens in new tab) that he has shown in the past, which looks like a keyboard and a trackball integrated into one (opens in new tab).

I hadn't really thought about it before, but if asked, I would have said that the Venn diagram of a Post Malone fan and a Magic limited edition card buyer is just two circles. Nevertheless, the musician seems to be an ardent Magic fan who chose the cards from his deck. Post Malone adorned his revamp with Kulik, Son of Yawgmoth, Citadel of Bolas, Seal of Reshrak, and Jet Medallion.

Post Malone's cards are honestly quite fun. I especially like that these variants have been appropriately renamed. For example, instead of "Kulik, Son of Yawgmoth," we have "Post, Son of the Lich. Incredible commitment to the bit, isn't that the most important thing in this life?

Individual packs are usually $30, with foil-etched versions available for $40, as well as Japanese sets by Ito and Shinkawa. Cards can be pre-ordered on the Secret Rare (opens in new tab) website prior to the November 28 release.