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Rob reviews Magic #3... The investigation into who ordered the attack on the Guildmasters steps up a gear this week. Now deep in the Undercity Planeswalkers Kaya, Ral, and Vraska are lead on a wild goose chase (or should I say zombie) to find the location of Duskmantle - the Dimir guildhall.  Meanwhile, the unknown assassin stalks the Ravnica streets in search of someone or something. With war brewing on the horizon, what exactly is going on?  Well, the short answer is that we still don't know. But Magic #3 does dive into an even grander mystery... Jed MacKay takes Ral, Kaya, and Vraska on a somewhat smooth journey this time out. Still, in search of the assassins true motive behind the guildhall attacks, Vraska uses her powers in an attempt to reconstruct one of the memories of the assassin. There's some great conversation here as Ral and Kaya take two different sides overturning someone into a zombie, with the Gorgon-Queen firmly believing that she...

Rob Lake reviews Magic #1... I've never experienced the phenomenon that's Magic The Gathering . The bestselling trading card game has never sunk its claws into me. This isn't to say that I don't know what the basic premise is. I've got two friends who are heavily into collecting and playing Magic, with one who even writes for a couple of MtG orientated websites. When BOOM! Studios announced that they would be developing the MtG world into a comic it piqued my interest.  Magic #1 follows the Guildmasters, Ral Zarek, Vraska and Kaya - who I've been informed are actually major characters in the CCG. The opening issue focuses on the trio of Planeswalkers as they fend of a series of separate assassination attempts. As the issue progresses we soon learn that the assassins are all working together and the events are not as random as first thought.  The story builds up as the Guildmasters, with the help of the Azoruis Senate, interrogate one of the assassin...

Previewing Magic #1 Ashcan Edition, coming soon from BOOM! Studios... "Across the vast Multiverse, those gifted with a “spark” can tap into the raw power of Magic and travel across realms -- they are Planeswalkers. When coordinated assassination attempts on Guildmasters Ral Zarek, Vraska, and Kaya rock the city of Ravnica and leave Jace Beleren’s life hanging in the balance, a fuse is lit that threatens not just these three Guilds, but the entire plane of Ravnica. Now these three must covertly infiltrate the wild plane of Zendikar and form a tenuous alliance to uncover why the targets of the assassins have all been Planeswalkers. . . which will lead them straight to one of the most enigmatic characters in Magic history!" Magic #1 is scheduled for release on 7th April, 2021. Can't wait? Check out the preview pages below... Rob Lake - For more comic book and video game chat why not f...