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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 #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.

The Magic Show #56 — Drafting With Evan

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Hello everybody, today’s show focuses on an 8-4 draft I played in the other day, come along with me as I guide you through all 45 picks and subsequent deckbuildling. I also include the live recaps of the matches and my Invitational Bid Video. Woohoo!

The Magic Show #55 — Issues vol. 2

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another Issues article. Today sees Evan rant long and hard about the quietness of August, the shoddiness of the Magic Online Version 3 Beta, the ridiculousness of the cult of Magic celebrity, and the awesomeness of Kenji Tsumura. Enjoy!

The Magic Show #54 — The New Face of Standard

Watch Evan Erwin every Friday... on StarCityGames.com!Hello, everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to take a look at the Top 8 Standard decklists from the Kentucky Open, what’s impacting us the most in Tenth Edition, as well as a little thing I like to call This Week In Magic.

The Magic Show #53 — Kentucky Fried Open

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Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to be taking a hard look at Standard and Time Spiral Block play. Both of them are front and center this weekend, as the BlueGrassMagic $3,300 Kentucky Open gives us the first major Tenth Edition Standard event with a PTQ following it the next day. Want to know the best kept secret in this new Standard? Let’s go!

The Magic Show #52 — The Forsythee Awards

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week’s show is a very special occasion—we’re dedicating the entire running time to Wizards of the Coast’s own Aaron Forsythe. Yes, the man, the myth, the legend himself, Aaron is King Crap of Turd Mountain in the Magic world, and it’s time he got his due.

The Magic Show #51 — Xth Marks The Spot

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Hello everybody and welcome to the Magic Show. I’m your host Evan Erwin. Today we’re going to cover everything from the Sliver Kids to the Tenth Edition. A new Standard environment is coming your way, and it’s time to learn what’s coming and what’s going.

The Magic Show #50 — Live Blowout

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Hello everybody, and welcome to a very special edition of the Magic Show. This week we hit our fiftieth show, and with it an important milestone: Correspondents! Yes, our own Rueben Bressler visits Grand Prix: Montreal and brings us deck tech from Craig Jones, as well as a very special Magic connection between a Judge and his autistic son. All that and more, just inside!

The Magic Show #49 — Smorgasbord

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of The Magic Show. This week we’re taking a look at the upcoming Tenth Edition, my thoughts on the Invitational, my deck choice for the StarCityGames PTQ this weekend, and we cover a very special debacle that occurred at Indianapolis Regionals.

The Magic Show #48 — Post-Regionals Fallout

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to talk about how I fared at Regionals, the list I brought, and how the metagame shaped up.

The Magic Show #47 — Road to Regionals 2007

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. I’m your host, Evan Erwin. Today we’re going to talk about the myriad of deck choices available to you and I this Regionals season. Ready to take a stroll through DeckMart and proceed with purchase? Right this way…

The Magic Show #46 — Glittering Wish Control

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Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week I’m going to be talking about my Standard deck that made Top 4 in the recent StarCityGames.com $1,000 Open.