Magic by MAGIC Magazine

Cover Story 3 By Alan Howard For this 25th Anniversary issue, we look at some of the memorable MAGIC covers from the past five years. ...

After twenty-five years and 300 issues, Stan Allen has decided to retire MAGIC Magazine - but not without publishing one more issue. Issue #301...

Héctor Mancha - This Year, The Work Paid Off  By Jaq Greenspon He's a Spanish close-up magician who does a pickpocket act. So how did Héctor...

Friends Remembered Tom Mullica: No Man is a Failure Who Has Friends By Rory Johnston  Tom Mullica's tragic death in...

Richard Wiseman - Experimental  By David Britland He's the man behind the magic show without a magician. Richard Wiseman is a psychologist,...

A Momentous Moment of Momentous Moments  By Rory Johnston As Pierric stood backstage before his FISM-winning close-up act, much of his life...

Martin Lewis, Maker of Magic  By Rory Johnston Even though his father was a well-known magician, Martin Lewis had no interest in...

Mat Franco: Reinventing Ordinary  By Rory Johnston He seems like an average guy - although "average" might not apply to a 27-year-old magician...

Ben Seidman: And the Winner Is  By Rory Johnston From touring with his comedy magic and pickpocketing, to consulting and performing...

The Magic of the Ed Sullivan Show  By Alan Howard The most influential, star-making variety show of its time, maybe ever, lives on in magic...

Asparagus Valley Cultural Society  By Nicky Ramos-Beban and David Cox Forty years ago, a team was formed from a magician, a juggler, and a...

Disneyland's Main Street Magic: The Magic Inside the Kingdom  By Kari Hendler When Walt Disney opened his first theme park in 1955, he made...

Mark Haslam: A Class Act  By Gordon Bean Presenting magic that is both effective and entertaining, Mark Haslam is not just a...

Paul Daniels: Audiences Liked Him... A Lot!  By Alan Howard More than just a magician and comedian, Paul Daniels was an icon in British...

Jon Armstrong: Taking Charge in Life and On Set  By Chris Philpott More than just the man behind the Tiny Plunger, Jon Armstrong has long been...

The Saint of Sin City By Max Maven Fifteen years ago, The Mac King Comedy Magic Show took up residence at Harrah's casino in Las Vegas. At the...

Stories in MAGIC this month: The Illusionarium By Rory Johnston & Stan Allen Norwegian Cruise Lines' newest ship, the Getaway,...

David Stone: Perfection is the Minimum  By Jaq Greenspon French magician, actor, and lecturer David Stone is known for his clever,...

Blake Vogt: Coming to Light  By Jamie D. Grant People scoffed when Blake Vogt said he wanted to design illusions for Las Vegas...

An Amazing Conversation with Johnathan By Stan Allen When The Amazing Johnathan announced he was retiring and had a year to live, it was not...

CONTENTS: Xavier Mortimer: Young Master By Rory Johnston He's a magician, musician, juggler, dancer, mime, and more. Currently...

TV Magic in Reality By Alan Howard In the last quarter of the 20th century, the arrival of a magic special on television was not a common...

This Issue's Highlights:Feature: Morgan StreblerSo you think that since you know how to bend a fork that you're ready to take on the world? Get in...

MAGIC is the premiere periodical in our industry: beautiful, glossy pages of feature articles and some of the finest, cutting-edge tricks in the...

The Journey of Yu Ho-Jin  By Gregory Bracco Yu Ho-Jin's road to becoming the 2012 FISM Grand Prix champion has been paved with dedication...

Each month, readers receive an average of 116 pages filled with: FEATURE STORIES that cover a complete spectrum of the art, from profiles...

Michael Carbonaro: Hiding in Plain Sight The Carbonaro Effect is a hit on the truTV network, with twice as many new shows ordered as originally...

This issue's Feature is Jay Sankey, one of the most prolific creators in magic. Take a wild ride inside the mind of this enigmatic and somewhat...

Dan Sperry: Freaky Good By Rory Johnston and Philip Escoffey He still does card manipulations and a dove act, but audiences rarely watch Dan...

NOTE: Please be aware that the magazine itself is a Book Test and any printing "errors" are intentional. Full instructions are on page 10!More than a...

Justin Flom - Make Magic, Share Joy By Rory Johnston For Justin Flom, sharing his magic videos on the Internet isn't just a promotion for other...

Garrett Thomas: The Architect By Jamie D. Grant A passionate close-up magician who assembles bridges over the gap between fantasy and reality,...

Brian Brushwood - Vote for Magic By Jaq Greenspon As the proprietor of the Internet-based Scam School series, along with other continuing...

The Magic Show: Forty Years Later By John Harrison and Alan Howard May 1974 saw the opening of a Broadway show that changed the face of magic....

Magic Magazine July 2014 The Wonderful Wizard of Oslo Floating balls, dancing neckties, smoke-filled soap bubbles, and other animated...

Magic Magazine October 2014 The Journey of Yu Ho-Jin By Gregory Bracco Yu Ho-Jin's road to becoming the 2012 FISM Grand Prix champion...