Solyl and I are friends, separated by an ocean and a common disrespectful relationship with the English language. I doubt this would prejudice my opinion of the Gimmicks MagiZette.
This review is applicable to almost every issue of the MagiZette, as the quality, education level, and entertainment levels are of consistently high value, lessened perhaps by my inability to provide a column on a punctual, consistent basis. Blame a nomadic lifestyle, which has only recently settled.
Besides the columns that review magicians and their magic, various magic “tricks” of good quality and fairly simple skill, there are the occasional and clever comic panels and interviews. Where the Gimmick MagiZette truly shines, is with the priceless background and history of one of the birthplaces of our crafty art/artful craft. It would be a great benefit to see these articles bound into a compilation of the origins of effects and styles of the wizard’s craft, which includes some very important, yet little-known biographical stories and interviews of giants of magic.
—- All this for only two bucks an issue makes Solyl’s magazine a bargain and a historical treasure! Highly recommended for those winter reading hours!
