MAGIC: THE GATHERING Is Getting a New Comic Series from BLACK CAT Writer Jed MacKay
Magic: The Gathering is a pop culture icon that really kicked off the trend for trading card games. The famous Russo Brothers are currently working on a series based on the franchise for Netflix, and now we’re getting a comic series. Magic will be written by Jed MacKay (Marvel’s Black Cat), illustrated by Ig Guara (Marvel’s Ghost-Spider), colored by Arianna Consonni, and lettered by Ed Dukeshire with BOOM! Studios publishing it.
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!
I enjoy MTG and understand there’s a ton of lore that I simply don’t know. I am extremely excited to have new mediums to learn about the lore of this popular game. Talking about the opportunity to write the series, MacKay said:
Twenty-five years ago when I was digging through the commons and uncommons bin to build my first deck, I would never have thought that one day I would be handed the reins to the Magic: The Gathering comic, but here we are! I'm extremely psyched to be digging into the world of MAGIC and all that entails, and can't wait for all of you to see what we've been cooking up for you!
Guara said:
It is amazing to be able to tell a story in the universe of a game I have been playing for over 20 years! I battled the Affinity deck and watched the Phyrexian take over Mirrodin. I was actually finishing a new Commander deck when the proposal came so you can imagine just how excited I am to be working on this series, and bringing this world alive for fans everywhere!
Bryce Carlson of BOOM! Released the following statement:
Magic: The Gathering is more than a game—it’s a rich, expansive multiverse and mythology you can really live in and spend an infinite amount of time traversing. This all-new and unique story we’re launching into is full of beloved characters and shocking reveals from the world of MAGIC that are going to entertain readers new to the brand and surprise lifelong fans in the best possible ways. Jed, Ig, Arianna, Ed, all of our incredible cover artists, and the entire team at BOOM! Studios are firing on all cylinders so I can confidently say that this is far and away the best Magic: The Gathering has ever been executed in the comics medium. Period.
Magic #1 is set to release in April with physical copies being available at local comic shops and digital copies through comiXology, Google Play, iBooks, and Madefire. Matteo Scalera did the main cover art while variant covers will be available from Guara, InHyuk Lee, Junggeun Yoon. In addition, Miguel Mercado, Taj Tenfold, and Magdalena Pagowska have created Hidden Planeswalker variant covers featuring Liliana Vess, Kaya the Ghost Assassin, and Sorin Markov. Finally, fans can also pre-order the Magic Pack which will be a limited edition Collector’s Set of Magic #1 covers including an exclusive variant from Mirka Andolf, the main cover, a randomly inserted Hidden Planeswalker cover, and the Black blank sketch cover.
