Inspired by the Crazy Clowns tokens, designer Jean-Sébastien "Jess" Grinneiser decided to create his own premium series of token cards for Magic in March 2004. Soon after, six different token cards with a print run of 150 sets depicting Manga style artwork were released one after the other, all featuring heavy cardstock and high-quality lamination on front and back. Due to public demand, a second edition of these token cards was released with a print run of 54 sets, this time featuring a black border to simplify the cutting process. In summer 2004, Jess was approached by Alexis "dragsamou" Ambrunn who suggested to create a special series of token cards in honor of the Magic Library website. After some debate, it was decided to reprint the first series of token cards yet another time but this time with an altered backside. 250 sets were printed, and all the cards received a unique card number. The sets were sold, initially only to members of the Magic Library forum, in codified packages, together with a separate front sheet which resembled a modified image of the backside of the cards. In addition, 18 blank cards with sketches from Jess were added randomly to the packages. About half a year after the initial release, a second series of token cards had seen print, again with a print run of 54 sets. While the layout was left unchanged, this time, the artwork was centered around a more sinister theme. The particular token types had been selected in accordance to many requests voiced by collectors. A third series with a print run of 54 sets appeared half a year later named Laquer Red. This time, the whole art style changed slightly, and softer colors moved the overall presentation away from the classic comic style of the preceding series. Three Prototype tokens were created with creature type, flavor text, power/toughness, black bordered with square corners and a white back: Angel Token, Goblin Token, Soldier Token. Another Goblin was created with creature type, flavor text, power/toughness, black bordered with round corners and a MTG back. Three tokens so far, the Avatar token, the Dragon token, and the Illusion token, have also been printed in a limited edition featuring a slightly modified design and were handed out at specific events. One more token was created in extremely small quantity in 2007, this time with the name in French: Araignée (Spider) with a dark blue back but it was never released. All token cards except those from the Special Series, Promotional, Prototypes and Unreleased used to be sold as single items on the Neo-Token website. Purchasers of complete sets received a discount. Neo-Token special series The Magic Library booster pack sheet. Neo-Token special series The Magic Library booster pack sheet close up. Illustrated by Jess. Angel and Goblin Tokens Original Ultra Limited Prints from Series 1 Edition 1 - 1/1. Unreleased Soldier Token and Soldier Token Original Ultra Limited Prints from Series 1 Edition 1 - 1/1. Dragon from Series 2 and Spirit from Series 3 Tokens Original Ultra Limited Prints - 1/1. |
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Angel Token | Jess | Ultra Limited Prototype | 2004 | YES | |||
002 | Goblin Token V1 | Jess | Ultra Limited Prototype | 2004 | YES | |||
003 | Goblin Token V2 | Jess | Ultra Limited Prototype | 2004 | YES | |||
004 | Soldier Token | Jess | Ultra Limited Prototype | 2004 | YES | |||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Angel Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-03-22 | YES | |||
002 | Soldier Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-04-01 | YES | |||
003 | Goblin Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-04-13 | YES | |||
004 | Artifact Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-05-15 | YES | |||
005 | Avatar Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-05-21 | YES | |||
006 | Squirrel Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-05-27 | YES | |||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Angel Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-19 | YES | |||
002 | Soldier Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-19 | YES | |||
003 | Goblin Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-19 | YES | |||
004 | Artifact Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-19 | YES | |||
005 | Avatar Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-19 | YES | |||
006 | Squirrel Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-19 | YES | |||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Angel Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | YES | |||
002 | Soldier Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | YES | |||
003 | Goblin Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | YES | |||
004 | Artifact Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | YES | |||
005 | Avatar Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | YES | |||
006 | Squirrel Token | jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | YES | |||
007 | S1-18 | Sketch Token V1 | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | YES | ||
008 | S7-18 | Sketch Token V2 | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | YES | ||
009 | S11-18 | Sketch Token V3 | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | YES | ||
010 | Sketch Token Filler | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-06-24 | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Angel Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-09-12 | YES | |||
002 | Beast Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-09-12 | YES | |||
003 | Demon Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-09-12 | YES | |||
004 | Dragon Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-09-12 | YES | |||
005 | Snake Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-09-12 | YES | |||
006 | Zombie Token | Jess | Neo-Token product | 2004-09-12 | YES | |||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Artifact Token | Jess | Neo-Token product: Laquer Red | 2005-04-03 | YES | |||
002 | Elemental Token | Jess | Neo-Token product: Laquer Red | 2005-04-03 | YES | |||
003 | Illusion Token | Jess | Neo-Token product: Laquer Red | 2005-04-03 | YES | |||
004 | Insect Token | Jess | Neo-Token product: Laquer Red | 2005-04-03 | YES | |||
005 | Spirit Token | Jess | Neo-Token product: Laquer Red | 2005-04-03 | YES | |||
006 | Wurm Token | Jess | Neo-Token product: Laquer Red | 2005-04-03 | YES | |||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Avatar Token | Jess | Fifth Dawn Prerelease participation bonus in Grenoble (France) | 2004-05-23 | YES | |||
002 | 001-100 | Dragon Token | Jess | Neo-Token product at Grand Prix Rimini | 2004-09-10 | YES | ||
003 | #01/50 | Illusion Token | Jess | Neo-Token product at the Grecon gaming convention in Grenoble (France) | 2005-04-02 | YES | ||
004 | Esprit Token Spirit Token | Jess | GAME in Paris | 2005-04-07 | YES | |||
005 | Illusion Token Illusion Token | Jess | GAME in Paris | 2005-04-07 | YES | |||
006 | Insecte Token Insect Token | Jess | GAME in Paris | 2005-04-07 | YES | |||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Araignée Token Spider Token | Jess | Ultra Limited Unreleased | 2007 | YES | |||