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  Navigating Artist Alley
Navigating Artist Alley Jun 05,2017 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

Your Vintage Magic guide to meeting artists at Grand Prix and other large MTG events.   For Magic: The Gathering players, attending a Grand Prix can be the pinnacle of the open play experience. GPs, as they’re known, allow players…

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  A Not-So-Dangerous Wager
A Not-So-Dangerous Wager May 12,2017 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

Organizers and MTG art fans are betting big on the Magic Art Show that will take place at this year’s GP Las Vegas.   The biggest Magic: The Gathering event of the year is getting a whole lot bigger for…

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  Michael Whelan: Pop Culture Phenom
Michael Whelan: Pop Culture Phenom Dec 06,2016 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”   The opening words to the first book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower opus, The Gunslinger, have inspired many readers since the book’s publication in 1982 — but…

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  IX Redux
IX Redux Nov 21,2016 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

After moving to a fresh city and show venue, IX9 delivers a spectacular first show at its new home.   By Sunday, Oct. 23, the holes were starting to show. IX9, formerly known as Illuxcon, had been going on for…

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  Three Days in Fantasy Land
Three Days in Fantasy Land Nov 16,2015 Beginner
Patrick Scalisi

Patrick Scalisi

Better than a comic convention, more immersive than a video game, the IX art show in Pennsylvania is the ultimate trip for fantasy and sci-fi fans.     It’s 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, and I’m crammed into the…

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