Evan Symon
Evan Symon is a seasoned journalist with stops at the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cracked, GeekNifty, Pasadena Independent, and California Globe.
A graduate of University of Akron, Symon has covered stories in Vietnam, South Africa, Namibia, Germany, North Korea, Slovakia, and Switzerland (in addition to across the U.S. as well, of course).
He enjoys content creation, baseball, politics, and gaming. When it comes to Magic: The Gathering, he tends to lean towards Selesnya (G/W).
The Mystery of the Alternate Fourth Edition
In the mid-1990s, Magic: The Gathering nearly had some extremely shiny cards (and we don't mean foils).
An Interview with 'Magic' artist Ryan Yee
Longtime Magic: The Gathering artist Ryan Yee participates in a Q&A with Magic Untapped.
Stuffy: Magic's First Running Gag
In the early days of Magic: The Gathering, there was a curious running gag that kept popping in each year before finally becoming a reality years later.
MTG on VHS: WotC's first attempt at a Magic: The Gathering video series
For a few years, Magic: The Gathering VHS tapes were one of the few ways most players could see some of the big tournaments.
The tale of that one time when 'Magic: The Gathering' was nearly called 'Mana Clash'
As it turns out, Magic: the Gathering's name was saved by thanks to U.S. Copyright law.
Marquee Cards: Mark Rosewater's noble experiment
In the mid-1990s, Wizards of the Coast experimented a new type of Magic: The Gathering card (well, sort of).
An Interview with 'Magic' artist Ron Spencer
Magic Untapped chats with longtime Magic: The Gathering artist Ron Spencer
The Redemption Program: Magic's rarely used mass correction action
Every once in a while, WotC needs to invoke their style of a recall.
Middle Ages: The first unauthorized Magic "expansion"
Back in 1994, Wizards of the Coast found itself with a Magic: the Gathering expansion that they didn't know about.
Spacegodzilla: Magic's biggest "oopsie" of 2020
In April of 2020 an unfortunately named card was introduced at exactly the wrong time.