Before tokens, most players were using pennies, chips, or face-down cards to represent these generic creatures
This is a great way to change a characters abilities, but isnt a fresh start as damage, item effects and exertion state persist
The Eisner Award winner worked to incorporate the more detailed design of Mable with his own style to bring the feel of the Mouse Guard series to Magic
More importantly, while it wouldn't be terrible , I'm not sure you'd ever normally include any of these cards in a Karazikar deck (and EDHREC agrees with me)
The red Season can ramp and draw. And the green Season can wipe out artifacts and enchantments
These are broadly the same sort of deal, Frost Bite trades off the nice high scaling ceiling of Skred for some more consistent early removal