Brian David-Marshall is a Magic player, Magic Pro Tour historian, and co-founder of Neutral Ground.--0:04:00 on being starstruck0:07:56 Brian on family0:13:03 Brian's comic book career0:23:10 letter from Jerry Siegel / Brian starts his own comic business0:30:17 first contact with Magic0:37:51 being part of Magic's earliest tournaments0:43:43 Neutral Ground0:50:10 memorable interactions with Magic players0:56:07 historical context - early era Magic, Alpha to Revised editions0:59:51 opening a Revised edition booster pack at Magic 301:00:54 the early days of Wizards of the Coast / Wizards sanctioned events1:05:58 Richard Garfield introduced Booster Draft to Brian (!)1:09:24 thoughts on the Magic Hall of Fame1:16:34 Dr. Garfield's legacy / the first IRL net-deck ever1:20:18 James's love letter to the Star Wars CCG1:24:27 Brian's start in Magic coverage / the Aaron Forsythe email1:35:19 standing on the shoulders of coverage giants1:40:29 "coverage is pretty lonely"1:43:43 "is Jon Finkel the greatest ever?"1:51:48 what kept Brian in coverage for so long1:55:48 most memorable commentary interviews / art of conversation2:05:50 Brad Nelson2:11:03 the overall metagame of Magic2:14:13 thoughts on coverage in 2022 / Hall of Fame induction wishlist2:21:15 the evolution of pro players shifting to Commander2:24:24 the era of perfect information2:27:47 recording Shuffle Up And Play with The Professor and Sheldon Menery2:38:06 Brian interviews James about Star Wars / "Andor is f***ing great"--Show notes: humansofmagic.comPatreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic