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Regular CoverArt by Aleksi Briclot

Cover RIAArt by Eric Deschamps

Cover RIBArt by Christopher Moeller

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The Multiverse—a boundless expanse of worlds, each different from thelast. These worlds, called planes, differ as widely as the imagination. Allplanes are connected by the substance of the Multiverse itself: the Æther,called the Blind Eternities by Planeswalkers—the only beings who eversee it. With their ability to cross the Blind Eternities from one plane ontoanother, Planeswalkers are some of the only beings with the ability toexplore the vastness of the Multiverse and the wonders that it holds.

In the City of Ravnica, a metropolis so vast that its name has long sincebecome synonymous with an entire plane, our story begins…

WRITTEN BY:

MATT FORBECKART BY:

MARTÍN CÓCCOLOCOLORS BY:

J. EDWIN STEVENSLETTERS BY:

SHAWN LEEEDITED BY:

CARLOS GUZMAN& JOHN BARBER

Special thanks to Hasbro's Michael Kelly and Val Roca, and Wizards of the Coast's Brady Dommermuth, Jeremy Jarvis, Matt Cavotta, Elaine Chase, Mark Purvis, Paul Levy, Adam Dixon, Michael Gills, Adam Colby, & Greg Collins.

IDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins International Rights Representative, Christine Meyer: christine@gfloystudio.com

MAGIC: THE GATHERING #1. DECEMBER 2011. FIRST PRINTING. MAGIC: THE GATHERING, WIZARDS OF THE COAST and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the USA and other countries.Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2011 Wizards. All associated character likenesses and character names are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Used with permission. © 2011 Idea andDesign Works, LLC. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and TrademarkOffice. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea andDesign Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

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