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comic was so different and
so challenging!" says Bader,‘
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”I was so used to working in 3-
TV mode that, at first, it was
frustrating, but with the help ‘3
from Wizards of the Coast"? 1
and leff Gomez, I got the
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hang of it. i want to do mor
if Armada will have me!
We‘ ll let our loyal readers b
the judge
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MELISSA BENSON
The stunning cover on this
issue was sup lied to us by
the origina Nightmare
"
designer, MdelIssa8e _
MelIssalha
 Mark's work can be, seen
on The Shadow Mage,
has been seen «Nightmare, and the upcom-
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. Wayfarer miniseries. Markis
:_pairing also contributing, a fully
d painted piece for
Anthony
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Convocations—A Magic: The

as evi- Gathering Gallery Which will
premiere in September.
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tip my best
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has been a handful, but We
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5 an overall vision it," says Mark. “l appreciate
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be in mg.“ Anthony, Mark superhero stuff, and into
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it through "
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Magic Prints: $25.00 each where I can set the mood. I

or four fer $80.00. Add MARK CSASZAR also get to contribute a lot
$5.00 for shipping. Mark Csaszar has quickly to these books creatively,
These prints are all 8.5" x become a Magic: The and may editors have really
11" printed on 60# bright Gathering comics veteran, allowed me to showcase the
white acid-free stock, with having added his own brand power of hand coloring in
an aqueous coating for a of hand-painted color to sev- comics. The great talent on
matte finish and to help pro- eral Magic titles to date. the books definitely helpsl‘”
tect the piece. This coating , M”
will not yellow over time as
traditional varnish coatings
do. The print run is 250
pieces at least (300 at most)
of the listed titles, signed
and numbered.
From The Gathering:
Nightmare, Shivan Dragon,
and Mesa Pegasus; from
Legends: Cat Warriors,
Ragnar, and Forethought
Amulet; and from Jyhadf
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ANIBAL RODRIGUEZ
The task of fleshing out
Anthony's lines went to
 Hello, planeswalkers! The job
of this column is to give you an
official play-by-play of the
story in this comic in terms of
the rules of the Magic: The
Gathering trading card game.
Nightmares are creatures
whose very power comes from
the swamps that they inhabit.
In game terms, the more
swamps in play, the stronger
the Nightmare is. But what
happens when the very land
begins to die around them?
That‘5 what thisIssue has been
all about.
We open the book smack dab
in the middle of a battle
between two awesome look—
ing wizards. The battle has
apparently been raging for a
number of days and both wiz-
ards seem just about spent.
However, the wizard Jamil has
held onto an ace up his sleeve
and summons a final defend-
er—the Nightmare, Caliphear!
With very little to protect him-
self in terms of flying creatures,
the wizard Nevar quickly falls
before the might of the dark
steed. Once the battle has
been decided, Caliphear goes
to Jamil to be unsummoned,
thus returning her to her home
in the Salt Marshes.
Once home, Caliphear imme-
diately notices that something
is wrong. That fits in perfectly
with the spirit of the card.
Since the very swamp is dying,
the Nightmare can instantly
feel herself weakening. In a
duel, if your opponent system-
atically destroys your swamps,
then your Nightmare grows
increasingly. weaker. .
No.
After trouncing the Drake,
Laconia updates Caliphear on
the happenings in the swamp.
Caliphear discovers that her
home was raided, and an
enchantment was placed on
the swamp. The enchantment
is an interpretation of the
Phantasmal Terrain card,
which can change any one
basic land into any other. In
this case, the swamps are
being ”changed” to make way
for Coldraith. Caliphear is also
told of the battle that took
place between the Shanodin
Dryads and the Frozen Shades.
The Dryads are 1/1 green crea-
tures, while the Shades are 0/1
with the ability to increase
their strength, depending on
how much Black mana you
pump into it. In this battle,
since the swamps are decreas-
ing, there wouldn't be enough
Black mana to pump up all the
Shades. Thus, the Dryads gain
the upper hand.
After going on reconnais-
sance, Caliphear encounters
Altair of Coloni, a human who
has many secrets of his own.
Caliphear's first reaction is to
stomp on poor Altair. However,
Altair is protected by some
enchantment that not only
hides his identity as a
planeswalker, but also protects
him from Caliphear's attack.
These exact spells aren't
mentioned, and neither is the
being that placed the enchant- revealed to be a mig; t
ment on him. Can you figure
them out? Here's a hint: Altair
was present at a pivotal sum-
mit held a long time ago in
; MInOrad Upc0ming issues Of", tures, Coldraith is morethan
Magth he Ga
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special abilityof Islandwalkin .91
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That means that if the Oppo-
nent controls any islands, then
the Deep cannot be blocked.
The Merfolk Assassin has a fast
effect ability to bury any crea—
ture that has Islandwalk. Think
about it.
From there, Altair and
Caliphear take on the wizard
Coldraith at his fortress. The
fortress is surrounded by a
high Wall of Brambles. In order
to get over the wall, Caliphear
catapults Altair over the wall.
The waiting Coldraith reacts
rashly and—initially believing
Altair to be a flying creature—
casts an Earthbind on him. The
spell, of course is wasted. That
allows Caliphear to fly over
with no threat from Coldraith!
Once down, Altair casts
Swords to Plowshares on the
wall, removing it. entirely._As
Caliphear flies overhead, the]:
Samite Healer and his army 90'
up against the Brass Man army»
of Coldraith. With his back to
‘
the wall, Coldraith casts
Tranquillity, removing
enchantments in play. That’
enough to free Altair from
whatever spells have been
binding him, and he
planeswalker, 2
Without a spell that can.
ground a Nightmare, or crea
tures that can bloCk flying‘c
Vulnerable to the Callphear
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