Michael G. Ryan
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Michael G. Ryan was the senior editor and story manager for Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of the Coast from March 1995 till March 2000. As a writer, he had a major influence on the storyline. From 1994 to 1995, he had been an associate editor for The Duelist. Nowadays, he is the Managing Editor for Pokemon USA.[1]
Contributions
Weatherlight Saga
With Mark Rosewater, Michael Ryan plotted the original Weatherlight Saga, with additional help from Bob Kruger, Kij Johnson, and Pete Venters.[2][3][4][5] The plot lines were based on universal themes as recognized by the famed scholar Joseph Campbell.[6] Ryan and Rosewater also created all members of the original Weatherlight crew (except for Captain Sisay who was an already existing character).[7]
Ryan and Rosewater were removed as the people in charge of the story during the end of Tempest block (during Exodus) and that event created a schism between R&D and the creative team for a number of years.[8][9]
Stories
- The Slowing of His Heart — The Duelist #7.
- Maelstrom — The Duelist #17.[10]
- Torrent — The Duelist #18.[11]
- Tempest Storyboard — The Duelist #20 (with Mark Rosewater and Pete Venters).[12]
- Stronghold Storyboard — The Duelist #24 (with Mark Rosewater and Pete Venters)
- Exodus Storyboard — The Duelist #28
- The Old Way to Vacar Slab — Distant Planes anthology.
- Gerrard's Tale — Rath and Storm anthology.
- In the Blink of an Eye — The Myths of Magic anthology.
- "Destiny"— Magicthegathering.com.
Non-fiction
- The Making of Mirage — The Duelist #7.
- Visions of Glory — (The Duelist #15.
- Fortune Favors the Bold — The Duelist #17.[13]
- Weatherlight Takes Center Stage — The Duelist #18.[14]
- Tempest on the Horizon — The Duelist #20.[15]
- Unlocking the Stronghold — The Duelist #20.
- Exodus File Exposed — The Duelist #28
- Taming the Beast — The Duelist #21.[16]
- A Magic History of Time — The Duelist #33.[17]
- Classic: Magic's Bumper Crop — The Duelist #38.[18]
- Magic: The Naming - Arabian Nights — Magicthegathering.com.[19]
- The Leader of the Banned (2003) — Magicthegathering.com.[20]
Editor
Trivia
- Eladamri was named as a tribute to Ryan's mother Irma and his stepfather Dale (Irma/Dale backwards).[21]
- Orim was originally designed as a very minor character. Stumped for a name Ryan took Mark Rosewater's nickname (Maro), and reversed it. The ‘a’ was later changed to an ‘i’ to make the name easier to pronounce.[21]
References
- ↑ Michael Ryan Profile. LinkedIn.com.
- ↑ Insider Trading, by Mark Rosewater. The Duelist # 16, April 1997, p.17
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 3, 2007). "Weather(light) Report". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 19, 2018). "Face Cards, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 3, 2018). "Face Cards, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Making Wine of the Grapes of Rath, by Rob Dalton, The Duelist # 23, March 1998, p.44-47
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 6, 2014). "Could I get some cool trivia on Captain Sisay or the Weatherlight?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 17, 2014). "Being Inspired, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 16, 2013). "Can you give us some idea of what the Weatherlight story was supposed to go?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (December 03, 2007). "Maelstrom". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (December 03, 2007). "Torrent". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan, Mark Rosewater and Pete Venters (December 20, 2002). "Tempest Storyboard". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (December 03, 2007). "Fortune Favors the Bold". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (December 03, 2007). "Weatherlight Takes Center Stage". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (November 24, 2008). "Tempest on the Horizon". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (December 05, 2011). "Taming the Beast". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (June 01, 2009). "A Magic History of Time". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (July 18, 2011). "Classic: Magic's Bumper Crop". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (August 09, 2002). "Magic: The Naming - Arabian Nights". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael G. Ryan (February 17, 2003). "Leader of the Banned". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater, Top Ten secrets behind Tempest card names, The Duelist #21 (January 1998), p. 19
External links
- Mark Rosewater (April 10, 2020). "Drive to Work #729 — Michael Ryan, Part 1". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- Mark Rosewater (April 10, 2020). "Drive to Work #730 — Michael Ryan, Part 2". Blogatog. Tumblr.