| Caption |
Day |
Category |
| Today, you can just call him The Man |
Sunday |
Players |
| Vanity Shot: Ranks, Franz and Harvey |
Sunday |
Players |
| Behold! The 2002 American National Team |
Sunday |
Players |
| Champion Eugene Harvey has quite a handful |
Sunday |
Players |
| Finalist Eric Franz gets a huge trophy |
Sunday |
Players |
| Andrew Ranks accepts his Third Place plaque |
Sunday |
Players |
| Quality JSSers |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Garfield hands an uncashable check to JSS Champion Edward Solis |
Sunday |
Players |
| An Iron Man Handshake concludes the game |
Sunday |
Players |
| Eugene Harvey veer |
Sunday |
Players |
| Franz is actually a delightful gremlin |
Sunday |
Players |
| The stress gives Eugene Harvey an intestinal disorder |
Sunday |
Players |
| Modern Thug Eric Franz |
Sunday |
Players |
| The Fight for Third: Andrew Ranks vs. Alex Borteh |
Sunday |
Players |
| Andrew Ranks surveys a Fact or Fiction split |
Sunday |
Players |
| Eugene Harvey defeats Andrew Ranks! |
Sunday |
Players |
| Alex Borteh is serene |
Sunday |
Players |
| Semifinal Action: Borteh vs. Franz |
Sunday |
Players |
| Edward Solis, 2002 JSS Champion |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Richard Garfield bustigates, regardless of how it appears |
Sunday |
Players |
| The Handshake |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Solis's victory is just what the crowd wanted |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Preserved for Future Generations |
Sunday |
Players |
| Fans surround the pit, listening to the commentary styles of Pat Chapin and Randy Buehler |
Sunday |
Site |
| It's these catlike reflexes that have got him so far |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Edward Solis slumps |
Sunday |
JSS |
| A rare smile from the oft-serious Ross Anderson |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Alex Borteh is having a rip-roaring good time |
Sunday |
Players |
| Ross Anderson serves |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Ranks's Psychatog does its thing |
Sunday |
Players |
| Semifinal Action: Ranks vs. Harvey |
Sunday |
Players |
| Eugene Harvey tries hard not to laugh at his opponent |
Sunday |
Players |
| Semifinal Action: Borteh vs. Franz |
Sunday |
Players |
| Eric Franz has the unnerving intensity of a prison inmate |
Sunday |
Players |
| Alex Borteh, thinking man |
Sunday |
Players |
| Mike Long shakes Alex Borteh's hand in defeat, and is none too pleased |
Sunday |
Players |
| Adam Chambers seems a bit of a grouch |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Matt Rubin can't resist Nightscape Familiar |
Sunday |
Players |
| JSS Semifinals: Patel vs. Solis |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Kush Patel takes lands over spells |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Anderson brings the noise AND the funk |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Solis's meek attitude conflicts with the sentiment of his red-green deck |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Semifinals: Anderson vs. Chambers |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Quarterfinals: Buch vs. Anderson |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Ross Anderson has a casual attitude |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Andrew Buch stops and wonders |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Quarterfinal Action: Long vs. Borteh |
Sunday |
Players |
| Mike Long prepares to swing |
Sunday |
Players |
| Borteh's grimace. Is it an act, or is he in trouble? |
Sunday |
Players |
| JSS Quarterfinals: Solis vs. Sullens |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Edward Solis deals with Fact or Fiction |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Forrest Sullens switches to a hoodie for the quarters |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Quarterfinal Action: Harvey vs. Rubin |
Sunday |
Players |
| Eugene Harvey rarely left this pose |
Sunday |
Players |
| Quarterfinal Action: Ranks vs. Quelle |
Sunday |
Players |
| It might seem like it's all about the fast cars and flashy clothes for Blake Quelle, but really, it's about turning monsters sideways |
Sunday |
Players |
| Peter Jesuale dares Franz to try something |
Sunday |
Players |
| Andrew Ranks is simply unfazable! |
Sunday |
Players |
| Eric Franz has a bit of Lex Luthor in him |
Sunday |
Players |
| Quarterfinal Action: Franz vs. Jesuale |
Sunday |
Players |
| Michael Senger displays a familiar gambit |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Quarterfinals: Chambers vs. Senger |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Quarterfinals: Lecky vs. Patel |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Canada's Alex Lecky is serious, but hard to take seriously |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Adam Chambers is as real as the streets |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Kush Patel is an obelisk |
Sunday |
JSS |
| The US Nationals Top 8, eager to get on with the show |
Sunday |
Players |
| Nationals Top 8: Eugene Harvey |
Sunday |
Players |
| Nationals Top 8: Matt Rubin |
Sunday |
Players |
| The JSS Top 8 feels it's far too early |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Top 8: Kush Patel |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Top 8: Alex Lecky |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Top 8: Andrew Buch |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Top 8: Michael Senger |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Top 8: Forrest Sullens |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Top 8: Edward Solis |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Top 8: Ross Anderson |
Sunday |
JSS |
| JSS Top 8: Adam Chambers |
Sunday |
JSS |
| Nationals Top 8: Alex Borteh |
Sunday |
Players |
| Nationals Top 8: Peter Jesuale |
Sunday |
Players |
| Nationals Top 8: Blake Quelle. He was told to "Dress up" |
Sunday |
Players |
| Nationals Top 8: Eric Franz |
Sunday |
Players |
| Nationals Top 8: Andrew Ranks |
Sunday |
Players |
| Nationals Top 8: Mike Long. Or perhaps some kind of Dan Aykroyd - George Costanza hybrid |
Sunday |
Players |
| No, Sol Malka didn't bring his own props |
Saturday |
Players |
| It's a madhouse! A madhouse! |
Saturday |
Players |
| Randy Buehler shows off an Alan Comer elephant token |
Saturday |
Players |
| Tangle. Really. |
Saturday |
Players |
| Gary Wise plays Angelic Executioner, ridding the battlefield of Evil Ed Fear |
Saturday |
Players |
| Gettin' ready to dish out some watery justice |
Saturday |
Players |
| Ed Fear holds a child aloft. Can you see the mischief in his eyes? |
Saturday |
Players |
| Laura Mills takes the challenge: Defeat The Creator |
Saturday |
Players |
| Cower in terror before the might of silly string! |
Saturday |
Players |
| Judge Sheldon Menery gets to accept a bribe for once |
Saturday |
Players |
| Live Action Magic brings you into the action! |
Saturday |
Players |
| Ladies and Gentlemen, Doctor Richard Garfield |
Saturday |
Players |
| The Top 8: 50/50 Surly and Smiley |
Saturday |
Players |
| TOP OF THE WORLD MA! YEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAW! |
Saturday |
Players |
| JSS Feature Match: Rosales vs. Lecky, the Can-Am Challenge |
Saturday |
JSS |
| David Rosales is a natural intimidator |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Alex Lecky is all glory |
Saturday |
JSS |
| JSS Feature Match: Ross Anderson vs. Ryan Price |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Ross Anderson knows what he wants, and he goes after it |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Ryan Price's attention drifts |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Round 12 Bill Stead vs. Mike Long, playing for Sunday |
Saturday |
Players |
| Bill Stead just needs one more win |
Saturday |
Players |
| Mike Long zooms in for more info |
Saturday |
Players |
| Round 12 Blake Quelle vs. Joey Ellenberg |
Saturday |
Players |
| Ellenberg is more than just a corporate billboard |
Saturday |
Players |
| Blake Quelle demonstrates Finger Guard |
Saturday |
Players |
| And now ... Monkey Tie |
Saturday |
Players |
| JSS Feature Match: Gadiel Szleifer vs. Anthony Zueck |
Saturday |
JSS |
| JSS Feature Match: Forrest Sullens vs. Michael Senger |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Maximizing Fact or Fiction |
Saturday |
Players |
| The laziest thumbs-up ever |
Saturday |
Players |
| Round 11 Feature Match: Harvey vs. Ranks |
Saturday |
Players |
| Andrew Ranks leans in for a good old-fashioned stare |
Saturday |
Players |
| Round 11 Feature Match: Humpherys vs. Long |
Saturday |
Players |
| The Dave Humpherys 2000 runs its calculus to find the correct play |
Saturday |
Players |
| Eugene Harvey is unflappable to the point of immobility |
Saturday |
Players |
| Mike Long always addresses the unexpected calmly, and with a minimum of fuss |
Saturday |
Players |
| Round 10 Feature Match: Steve OMS vs. Mike Long |
Saturday |
Players |
| Steven Seiter makes a difficult decision |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Victor Bitter appears to have earned the name |
Saturday |
JSS |
| JSS Feature Match: Bitter vs. Seiter |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Scooping it up |
Saturday |
Players |
| Concern easily gives way to bewilderment |
Saturday |
Players |
| The Side Events area bustles |
Saturday |
Players |
| Diligent judges crack down on sloppy decklist work |
Saturday |
Players |
| Lousy no-good kids! |
Saturday |
Players |
| Jensen takes one for the team |
Saturday |
Players |
| Mike Long isn't too familiar with these fancy new cards |
Saturday |
Players |
| Round 10 Feature Match: Pikula vs. Huey |
Saturday |
Players |
| SteveO gives the go-ahead |
Saturday |
Players |
| Pikula starts second guessing |
Saturday |
Players |
| Mental dexterity at work |
Saturday |
Players |
| Mike Long's deck is insane |
Saturday |
Players |
| Geddes Cooper makes the best of what he's got |
Saturday |
Players |
| The twinkle in Pikula's eye is like the pumping of the fist |
Saturday |
Players |
| William Jensen tries his rakish charms |
Saturday |
Players |
| Steve OMS feels everything worked out fine |
Saturday |
Players |
| JSS Feature Match: Patrick-Riley vs. Tietze |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Harrison Tietze may be small, but boy can he attack for two! |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Zach Patrick-Riley would like to Arrogant Wurm |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Huey and Pikula draft the booster. Pikula gives some sort of code-sign |
Saturday |
Players |
| Steve OMS and Mike Long are like two giant thunderclouds |
Saturday |
Players |
| Gearing up for draft number two |
Saturday |
Players |
| Judge Collin Jackson calls the draft with a velvet touch |
Saturday |
Staff |
| Gamers will throw down anywhere, anyhow |
Saturday |
Players |
| SteveO's habits revealed! |
Saturday |
Players |
| JSS Feature Match: Greenslate vs. Mansur |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Justin Greenslate wears his cap in a defiant manner |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Melyssa Mansur is photogenic |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Round 9 Feature Match: Finkel vs. OMS, the Rematch |
Saturday |
Players |
| Doctor Mike Pustilnik has hit a snag |
Saturday |
Players |
| Steve O'Mahoney-Schwartz is reaching for the brass ring |
Saturday |
Players |
| All innocent, Jonny Magic |
Saturday |
Players |
| Chucklebucket Zev Gurwitz |
Saturday |
Players |
| Zev Gurwitz and Mikey P are locked in mortal combat |
Saturday |
Players |
| Round 8 Feature Match: Shvartsman vs. Lebedowicz |
Saturday |
Players |
| Mess with JSS Head Judge Elaine Chase, and you mess with her friends |
Saturday |
Staff |
| The diligent JSS Judges |
Saturday |
Staff |
| Round 8 Feature Match: Pikula vs. Kastle |
Saturday |
Players |
| Darwin Kastle casts a spell. Riveting. |
Saturday |
Players |
| Chris Pikula. Such a polite young man |
Saturday |
Players |
| Lebedowicz stifles a guffaw |
Saturday |
Players |
| Shvartsman puzzles over his grip |
Saturday |
Players |
| This might be what they call "The Hustle" |
Saturday |
Players |
| Some parents get swept up into the excitement of monsters. Raaah! |
Saturday |
JSS |
| The parents enjoy the luxury of a free tournament |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Just happy to be here |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Harrison Ruiz looking larger than life |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Contrary to what you might think, Danny Gigli is aware of what is on his head |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Christopher Conti shows his cool |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Eager underachiever Josh Tabak |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Toby Wachter interviews Invitationalist and Meddling Mage, Chris Pikula |
Saturday |
Players |
| Magic puzzles the older crowd |
Saturday |
Players |
| No less a man than Richard Garfield |
Saturday |
Staff |
| Selene Mansfield is ten years old, and plays like she's been practising that whole time |
Saturday |
JSS |
| JSS Feature Match: Mansfield v. Hatchel |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Tyler Hatchel's contempt makes it hard to go on |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Brian Phillips is distracted by something shiny |
Saturday |
JSS |
| JSS Feature Match: Phillips v. Kenney |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Bryn Kenney has the hardened glower of a dockworker |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Mike Long's patented million megawatt smile |
Saturday |
Players |
| Round 7 Feature Match: Long v. Jensen |
Saturday |
Players |
| Round 7 Feature Match: Turian has Phantom Centaur and Arcane Teachings, and Clegg has "The Grumps" |
Saturday |
Players |
| Dan Clegg realizes there's no way out |
Saturday |
Players |
| William Jensen is an innocent little cherub |
Saturday |
Players |
| Mike Turian clears a path for his unkillable beast |
Saturday |
Players |
| "Baby Huey" has somehow drafted more than 50% spells |
Saturday |
Players |
| Brian Kibler's draft is heavy on "smash" |
Saturday |
Players |
| Eugene Harvey has the goods, but still has trouble forcing a smile |
Saturday |
Players |
| Blake Quelle shows his saucy blue-white draft |
Saturday |
Players |
| Casting FTK feels exactly this good |
Saturday |
Players |
| In the background, Judge Sheldon Menery polices the lawless outlands of the JSS |
Saturday |
JSS |
| All the accoutrements of success |
Saturday |
JSS |
| This troublemaker bears a shocking resemblance to Keanu Reeves |
Saturday |
JSS |
| JSS Round 1 Feature Match: Holland v. Keller |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Brad Holland takes a relaxed and leery approach |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Eric Keller is wired with stress |
Saturday |
JSS |
| JSS Round 1 Feature Match: Tim Guarino v. Christian Charron |
Saturday |
JSS |
| The JSS is eerily similar to a Pro Tour |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Somewhere down there, history is being made |
Saturday |
Players |
| The concession serves what appears to be food, and does so with a smile |
Saturday |
Players |
| Bird's-eye-view of the draft. Name the players, win a prize. |
Saturday |
Players |
| From up here, it sure looks like chaos |
Saturday |
Players |
| Last year's rookie sensation, Eugene "Eubroken" Harvey |
Saturday |
Players |
| Huey and Kibler mull like it's going out of style faster than tie-dye |
Saturday |
Players |
| JSS Head Judge Elaine Chase gives the low-down |
Saturday |
Staff |
| Finding your opponent is just one part of the decathlon |
Saturday |
Players |
| Some JSS'ers need help checking the towering pairings |
Saturday |
JSS |
| Head Judge James Lee is flanked by his Brute Squad |
Saturday |
Staff |
| Your diligent Judges |
Saturday |
Staff |
| Some yahoo trips the light fantastic |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 6 Feature Match: A dejected Rubin vs. Benafel. |
Friday |
Players |
| Chris Benafel's glasses give him an air of intelligence |
Friday |
Players |
| Ben Rubin considers the Dark Side |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 6 Feature Match: Wolf vs. Dougherty |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 6 Feature Match: Zvi Mowshowitz vs. Mike Long |
Friday |
Players |
| Mike Long fighting hard for a return to the spotlight |
Friday |
Players |
| Zvi Mowshowitz: Dishevelled and disgruntled. |
Friday |
Players |
| Rob Dougherty's face betrays nothing. Nothing! |
Friday |
Players |
| Pro Tour - San Diego Top 8er Andrew Wolf |
Friday |
Players |
| Judge Collin Jackson dished out the justice last year |
Friday |
Staff |
| Round 5 Feature Match: Hegstad vs. Swan |
Friday |
Players |
| Brad Swan, up close and personal |
Friday |
Players |
| Hot Commodity Brian Hegstad unleashes a brutal green-blue draw |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 5 Feature Match: Alan Comer vs. Craig Wescoe |
Friday |
Players |
| Craig Wescoe involved in Fact or Fiction somehow |
Friday |
Players |
| Alan Comer in utter disbelief |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 5 Feature Match: Jon Finkel vs. Steve O'Mahoney-Shwartz |
Friday |
Players |
| Steve OMS makes a perfectly legal life-total adjustment |
Friday |
Players |
| I ask you, is this the Jon Finkel of yesteryear? |
Friday |
Players |
| Darwin Kastle of Your Move Games |
Friday |
Players |
| Great Old One, Mike Long |
Friday |
Players |
| The Great Potato, Mike Turian |
Friday |
Players |
| Zvi Mowshowitz caught in mid-Neanderthal |
Friday |
Players |
| Neo-Hippie Brian Kibler |
Friday |
Players |
| US Nationals Head Judge and compassionate individual, James Lee |
Friday |
Staff |
| Everyone hopes to find the latest tech between Sideboard Magazine's covers |
Friday |
Players |
| rk Post, a study in beard-stroking |
Friday |
Staff |
| Sideboard Magazine is feel-good reading. Just look! |
Friday |
Players |
| Easygoing fun & games at table 80 |
Friday |
Players |
| rk Post poses with Jeska, Warrior Adept, shown on the cover of Sideboard Magazine |
Friday |
Staff |
| Even this early in their careers, some Magic players are humorless |
Friday |
JSS |
| Winning makes kids smile! |
Friday |
JSS |
| Pikula hopes it's as easy as it seems |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 4 Feature Match: Chris Pikula vs. Danny Mandel |
Friday |
Players |
| An unkempt Danny Mandel |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 4 Feature Match: Sol Malka vs. William Jensen |
Friday |
Players |
| Huey makes his choice |
Friday |
Players |
| Sol Malka manages grace, poise, and unflappability |
Friday |
Players |
| Antonio DeRosa is cowed into humility |
Friday |
Players |
| DeRosa is a human caricature |
Friday |
Players |
| Dave Price gets uncharacteristic doubts about the right way to smash face |
Friday |
Players |
| Uncredited X-men extra vs. Homo Superior Zvi Mowshowitz |
Friday |
Players |
| Steve O'Mahoney-Shwartz needs to make the Team to attend Worlds |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 3 Feature Match: OMS vs. Turian |
Friday |
Players |
| Mike Turian just missed the cut last year, can he do it this time? |
Friday |
Players |
| William "Baby Huey" Jensen makes his intentions clear |
Friday |
Players |
| Kyle Bigos tries for "Stern but confident" and ends up somewhere in between |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 3 Feature Match: Bigos vs. Jensen |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 3 Feature Match: Harvey vs. Benafel |
Friday |
Players |
| Eugene Harvey is far too relaxed |
Friday |
Players |
| Chris Benafel poses for a Picasso |
Friday |
Players |
| Toby Wachter illuminated, possibly from on high |
Friday |
Staff |
| You are here |
Friday |
Site |
| For some kids, this banner heralds lucrative college scholarships |
Friday |
JSS |
| Nifty doo-dads await the JSS Top 8 |
Friday |
JSS |
| Behold the JSS Open, in all its glory! |
Friday |
JSS |
| Smilin' Alex Shvartsman accentuates the lovely Florida scenery |
Friday |
Players |
| Maybe you can tell me what's going on here |
Friday |
Players |
| The artists get mobbed. In a good way. |
Friday |
Staff |
| Big Money! Big Prizes! I love it! |
Friday |
Players |
| A few brave parents try their hand at the game their kids love so much |
Friday |
Players |
| Life as a Nicholas Labarre impersonator is not as lucrative as one might think |
Friday |
Players |
| Artist Arnie Swekel shows of his Phantom Nishoba |
Friday |
Staff |
| Thomas M. Baxa and his undead masterstroke, Zombie Infestation |
Friday |
Staff |
| Round 2 Feature Match: Sol Malka vs. Laura Mills |
Friday |
Players |
| People's Champion Malka, stoic to the bitter end |
Friday |
Players |
| Mills doesn't like that Spiritmonger one bit |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 2 Feature Match: Pete Leiher v. David Price. 1995 vs. 1998 |
Friday |
Players |
| Fire absolutely wrecks Dave Price's board. Conveniently, he has also been socked in the gut |
Friday |
Players |
| Pete Leiher competes at Nationals without the benefit of a sense of balance |
Friday |
Players |
| EDT forces a smile at his plight |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 2 Feature Match: Peter Szigeti vs. Eric Taylor. It's as ridiculous as it looks! |
Friday |
Players |
| Szigeti sashays into The Red Zone |
Friday |
Players |
| Jonny Magic and the Avalanche Rider pal around |
Friday |
Players |
| Head of the Olle Rade Fan Club |
Friday |
Players |
| Even the very young can know the glory of smashing the face |
Friday |
JSS |
| The JSS Open is full of young whippersnappers |
Friday |
JSS |
| Caught in the headlights |
Friday |
JSS |
| Beatdown rules the day at the JSS Open |
Friday |
JSS |
| This hipster yearns to thrown down with the big dogs |
Friday |
JSS |
| Hoodlums check out the Feature Match Area |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 1 Clash of the Titans: Finkel vs. Rubin! |
Friday |
Players |
| Jon Finkel needs help, and he knows who to ask |
Friday |
Players |
| Ben Rubin looks for text that just isn't there |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 1 Feature Match: Davis vs. Pustilnik. Davis has size, but Pustilnik has speed. |
Friday |
Players |
| Mikey P extends the hand, still shellshocked from the beating |
Friday |
Players |
| Brian Davis is edging from Jekyll to Hyde |
Friday |
Players |
| Round 1 Feature Match: Mandel vs. Comer |
Friday |
Players |
| Danny Mandel does YMG proud |
Friday |
Players |
| Happy-go-lucky Alan Comer and shyguy Aaron Forsythe |
Friday |
Players |
| Everyone's got their game face on |
Friday |
Players |
| The Pit lets everyone watch the slaughter |
Friday |
Players |
| Judge Sheldon Menery is all business |
Friday |
Staff |
| Brian Kibler and his perpetual grin wow Mark Rosewater |
Friday |
Players |
| Peter Szigeti's wardrobe travels back through time! |
Friday |
Players |
| Disney's Wide World of Sports hosts the American National Championships |
Friday |
Site |
