Magic calendar

For the calendars of different planes, see Dating systems.

Several Magic-themed calendars featuring art from the sets have been produced through the years, and some of them are important storyline sources.^[1]

Releases

1995

The 1995 monthly calendar came out in the fall of 1994. It was published by Wizards of the Coast and featured the Hurloon Minotaur art by Anson Maddocks on the front page.^[2] Each month was highlighted by suitable art from Unlimited through The Dark, with explanatory notes by the artists.^[3]

1996

Wizards of the Coast again published the 1996 monthly calendar. It featured art from Ice Age and Fallen Empires.^[4]

1997

For 1997, another official calendar was published by Wizards of the Coast, but two calendars were created by Workman Publishing that reached a wider audience.^[5]

Monthly calendars

The monthly calendar published by Wizards of the Coast featured the art of the Jester's Cap on its cover.^[6] Each month featured official art ranging from Unlimited to Mirage, with the accompanying text describing the relevant card.

The monthly hanging calendar published by Workman Publishing featured different artists re-interpreting a classic Magic character each month. John Bolton illustrated Baron Sengir, the Serra Angel was envisioned by Rebecca Guay and the Hurloon Minotaur was reexamined by Anson Maddocks.^[7] As a centerpiece, this calendar featured the first detailed map of Aerona.^[1] The text contains references to the Jedit Ojanen, Ice Age and Homelands comics, as well as the Feast of Kjeld short story from The Duelist.

Daily calendar

Main article: Magic: The Gathering 1997 Calendar: 365 Days in Dominia

The second was a page-a-day calendar with each day providing a full-color piece of Magic art, complete with strategy tips, card backgrounds, snippets about Dominia, comments from artists, and Magic trivia.^[8]^[9]

1998

Workman Publishing also published a calendar with alternate art for 1998, each accompanied by lore tidbits.^[10] The Jamuraa map from this calendar is by far the most detailed map up to that point from the Mirage setting.^[1] It also contains the first known depiction of and adult Teferi.

1999

The 1999 calendar was published by Wizards of the Coast itself, as a tie-in to the Planeswalker novel by Lynn Abbey and the release of Urza's Saga. It featured art from the set and the first detailed map of Terisiare.^[11]

Later calendars

Later calendars were less connected to Wizards of the Coast and the official lore. Hobby Japan released two calendars themed around Mercadian Masques and Invasion for 20010 and 2001, respectively. Licensed German language calendars were published by Panini Verlags GmbH between 2005 and 2009. In later years, other companies would incidentally continue the tradition.