AuthorEvan Erwin

Evan Erwin is a long-time cardboard slinger who lives and breathes collectable cards. Creator of The Magic Show and the Marketing Manager of StarCityGames.com. In the time of chimpanzees, he's a gorilla.

The Magic Show #71 – Back To Business

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week’s show is just too scatterbrained to stay on one topic. I haven’t ranted about anything in weeks, and now it’s time to dish. On this week’s episode we go over Standard, Grand Prix: Daytona, the best articles from the past few weeks, the Worlds Championships, an interview with Worth Wollpert (Brand Manager of Magic Digital), and more! Let’s go!

The Magic Show #70 – Wrapping Up The Invi

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re finally ridding ourselves of the Invitational, including my thoughts on the event along with Menendian’s, and an exclusive interview with Devin Low that occurred during Pro Tour Valencia. Let’s go!

The Magic Show #69 – The Magic Invitational 2007 Part 3

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Hello once again Magic players, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to tackle the Finals of the 2007 Magic Invitational, a little bit of Rosewater, a little bit of Kenji, and the next big thing: Learn how to send the Magic Show to the World Championships!

The Magic Show #68 — The Magic Invitational Part 2

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Hello again everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we delve further into the world of Development, Invitationalists’ favorite formats and their card submissions, and of course more Kenji. Hey hey you you, it’s time for the Invitational Video Part 2!

The Magic Show #67 – The Magic Invitational 2007, Part 1

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Hello, everybody, and welcome to a very special edition of the Magic Show! Three months ago, you guys voted to send me to this thing, and now you get to see what I saw. Watch Kenji go nuts, me explain how I lost to Nakamura, hear from the man who created Tarmogoyf, and more. It’s all inside!

[Editor’s Note: This article was posted on Saturday, rather than the regular Friday… so today you have a chance to watch if you missed it!]

The Magic Show #66 – Pro Tour: Valencia

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re in Spain for Pro Tour: Valencia where I talk to a huge number of pros, show you what really happened when it flooded the entire venue, and give you behind the scenes access to the Top 8. Ready to join in the fun? Let’s go!

The Magic Show #65 – A Brave New World

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Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re returning to our roots by inspecting the new Lorwyn Standard landscape, and we’re also detailing what may or may not occur in Valencia at the Pro Tour I’m attending. Did I also mention that Cap’n Tickles is due for a new mana cost? Let’s go!

The Magic Show #64 — Lorwyn Prerelease

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re visiting Nashville, TN and Boston, MA to show you what real players think of the set, some thoughts from Magic artists Cyril Van Der Haegen and Rebecca Guay, and hopefully have some fun along the way.

The Magic Show #63 — The Secret of Lorwyn

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Hello everybody, and welcome to the Magic Show. This week we’re going to talk about the upcoming Lorwyn prerelease and its follow-up block, Jelly and Doughnut. Wizards of the Coast has been saying over and over how they will be linked but not in a very obvious way. I think I, and many others, may have found this missing link.

The Magic Show #62 — Lorwyn Summer

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to dive headfirst into Lorwyn’s wonderful rumor season and then tackle the Top 10 Cap’n Tickles ideas chosen by yours truly. Now all that’s left is for you to pick a winner!

The Magic Show #61 — Gleaming The Cube

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to revisit one of my text articles from last year and focus on the Cube. What is the cube? It’s 410 cards of pure joy, and if you’ve warmed up to the latest Type 4 craze, I think you’ll dig this too. WARNING: Contains Spoilers.

The Magic Show #60 — Looking Back, Looking Forward

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. As of this week we’ve been on the ‘net a full year, and we’re going to take a few moments to see just how far the show has come. But that’s not all, of course. We will then detail a few happenings around the Magic community, including a little two mana Green creature that may end up being one of the best creatures ever printed.

The Magic Show #59 — Planeswalkin’

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to take a look at the first new card type since the introduction of the game, my upcoming performance in Pro Tour: Valencia (yes, you read that right), and more. Let’s go! Warning: Contains Spoilers.

The Magic Show #58 — Post-Ballot Bliss

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we see some important events happening in the Magic universe, and none quite so important as me being your official 2007 Invitational Storyteller. What do I think of this honor and why did my nomination stir up such intense debate? Let’s get started! Warning: Contains Spoilers.

The Magic Show #57 — Stories From the Nashville PTQ

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Say hello everybody to your 2007 Invitational Storyteller! Oh man, am I excited! I’ll be sure to share said excitement with you next week, but I still have a show to produce and this week is a goodie. I have a nice long chat with our own Richard Feldman and Zac Hill on getting better at Magic, the Invitational, Xth, Block Constructed, and more while I let you hear the worst Bad Beat story of all time.