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2 years ago ::
Dec 09, 2011 - 10:42AM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's Feature Article, which goes live Monday morning on magicthegathering.com.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 11, 2011 - 9:37PM
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I don't see a leaf or a knife when I look at Lorwyn's expansion symbol; I see an elf's ear. Very fitting for a tribal block, since elves are one of the two most iconic Magic tribes.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 11, 2011 - 10:13PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 13, 2008
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Huh. I was always sure that the Lorwyn symbol was a helm (with the figure facing left).
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2 years ago ::
Dec 11, 2011 - 10:35PM
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Mar 10, 2009
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Huh. I was always sure that the Lorwyn symbol was a helm (with the figure facing left).
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Trolljuju wiped the sweat from his brow as he continued his slow trudge up the snowy mountain. The wind was strong and fiercely cold, but he pressed against it. Juju knew Beast Engine was somewhere at the peak, waiting for him. But this was not a matter of confronting the forces of nature themselves; that had been accomplished long before, and was now too easy to maintain the manly man's interest. Today, Beast Engine was here waiting for a friend.
Trolljuju's mind drifted from his appointment to thoughts of Beast Engine's manliness. The only man in history to punch the fossilized remains of a dinosaur back to life just to punch it to death again. The man who deflected bullets with his pectoral muscles during his daily assassination attempts. The man who cured cancer with a serum made from pure crystalized virility. The man who burst with vigor. Not just a man but a Man- the manliest of all men. A god of masculinity in physical form.
Trolljuju's heart fluttered at the memory of him and lightened his steps as he pressed on.
Suddenly, he was shaken from his reverie by a deep, powerful rumble in the mountain that shook him to his core. Instinctively, he threw himself to the ground just before the slope ahead of him exploded in a fiery wall of light and heat. So great was the force that the entire upper section of the mountain was vaproized. It scorched Juju's coat, then rose on the air to drift far away, a plume of white-hot ash. When Trolljuju lifted his head to see what was left behind, he beheld a wide, perfectly flat stone plateau, and in the distance he could see a muscular figure, his foot still held up from the kick. There was no doubt it was Beast Engine.
As soon as the ground beneath him cooled, Juju cast his heavy pack aside and ran. As the figure grew with closeness, he could see Beast Engine was nude, as was expected. The snow that fell near him turned to a thin wall of steam, looking to Trolljuju's eyes like a barrier. Engine was too strong, too manly to occupy the same space as the ordinary universe. He lived in a world all his own. But fortunately for Juju, it was only an illusion. He ran at full speed into Engine, who caught him with both arms and effortlessly twirled with him, resting with Juju dipped low to the ground in Engine's arms.
"Beast Engine, my love," Trolljuju breathed, sturck with awe at Engine's masculine beauty despite the familiarity of his face. Engine just smiled, radiating from every inch of him with incredible strength, yet gentle warmth. "It's been so long, Juju. I've missed you." "Forgive me. I lost contact with you while you were boxing with Death to win back and consume the soul of Theodore Roosevelt. But now I'm here..." Juju lifted one tentative hand to Engine's face, but he pulled away. "You know I cannot give you what you seek. Were we to make love, your body would be destroyed by the force." "I know, of course I would," Juju responded, tears in his eyes. "May I have, at least, one kiss?" "Very well. For you, my friend." Slowly, gingerly, they came closer. But the moment their lips met, a flood of unbridled manliness rushed into Trolljuju, body and soul, and every cell in his body exploded.
Beast Engine fell to his knees, and in his grief, he wept. The tears that fell from his face burned deep into the rock beneath him. But slowly, his sorrow turned to conviction.
He beat the crap out of Death once. He could do it again.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 11, 2011 - 10:47PM
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Nov 22, 2009
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I enjoyed this. Hope to see more Matt Cavotta articles in the future.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 11, 2011 - 11:32PM
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I'm so happy to read this article, I stopped reading when it became savour the flavour. it just wasn't the same. This was a great flashback, well worth the mana.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 3:20AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 15, 2009
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The great vorthos search? Matt one the the best writers on this site needs to get his own site back up but had to read as soon as i saw hes flashed back. Already brainstorming some shirts with actual japanese text from the arts card (theyll never know unless they can read japanese)
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2 years ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 10:29AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 24, 2003
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It was very interesting to read about all the design that happens outside the card frame. Well done, Matt!
And as a bonus, I finally understand what the awful overlay on the Innistrad wallpapers is supposed to represent.
P.S. Like chronego, I also saw the Lorwyn expansion symbol as an elf's ear.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 1:04PM
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It's awesome to hear from Matt Cavotta again; I'm a Melvin who read Taste the Magic just because of him.
I also hope this initiative leads to greater availability of non-card products. Currently it's incredibly hard or impossible to find specific art prints, posters, bumper/window stickers, etc., which I would totally buy (and have already done so, in the case of prints I could find). Individual artists' websites are extremely hit-or-miss, mostly miss, and even for those who have websites, even including print ordering systems, don't have all of their art available. The first thing that occurs to me is integrating a "Buy a print/poster of this card's art" link on every Gatherer entry, possibly on an opt-in basis for the artists if that's more contractually tenable. A little user-friendliness could lead to a lot more sales of stuff to broadcast my Magic habit.
P.S.: Please use the PC timeshift/DFC night-side frame for all future cards.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 12, 2011 - 1:27PM
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Date Joined:
Aug 25, 2003
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Huh. I was always sure that the Lorwyn symbol was a helm (with the figure facing left).
Same here.
Zindaras' meta is like a fossil, ancient and its secrets yet to be uncovered. Only men of yore, long dead, knew of it.
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