PUBLISHER Paul Romhany & Joomag

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & DESIGN LAYOUT Paul Romhany

COVER PHOTO Supplied by Boris Wild

BACK COVER PHOTO Supplied by Dinan Zimmerman

THANK YOU TO Chipper Lowell

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Hal Meyers

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Nick Lewin

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ben Robinson

CONTRIBUTORS Jeff Christensen , Louie Fox , Nick Lewin , Paul Romhany , Hal Meyers , Felicity Fields , Ben Robinson , Connie Boyd , Kelvin Ng , Lynn Miner , Christopher T . Magician , Colin Underwood , Dibya Guhe , Paul Gertner , Harry Monk , Dana Douglas , Katherine Rettke

EDITORIAL SUPPORT EXECUTIVE Hal Meyers , Ben Robinson , Nick Lewin

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Paul Romhany

CREATIVE DESIGNER & LAYOUT Paul Romhany

VANISH CONVENTION DIRECTOR Steve Hocevar

CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION Joomag

FROM

THE EDITOR

Magic has been hit hard this past month with the loss of master craftsman Joe Porper , who created some of the most incredible and intricate props from Linking Finger Rings to Locking Rings and stunning magic wands . We also lost the greatest coin magician of our time David Roth . David ' s magic influenced a whole new wave of close-up magic and his coin work is unparalleled . David ' s magic will live on with anybody who reads his work or studies his DVDs and we have a lot to thank him for .

The loss of arguably the greatest illusion team in history with the passing of Siegfried Fischbacher , months after the death of his partner Roy Horn . Siegried and Roy entertained the world and changed the way people viewed a magic show and were a huge influence on Las Vegas .

Finally , last week we lost Mark Wilson who again influenced more magicians in the USA than any other magician . As a tribute to Mark I released a SPECIAL EDITION of the two issues of VANISH we did back in 2013 written by Nick Lewin with photographs supplied by Chipper Lowell and Greg Wilson . As subscribers you will have access to that special edition so be sure to read it .

I am very honored to have two of my favorite magicians in VANISH this month . Paul Gertner as a contributer and Boris Wild as the cover story . Thank you to Paul who interviewed and wrote the article on Boris and for his tribute to David Roth . You have made this issue very special and we all thank you for it .

Perhaps the biggest surprise for me was a call from Ben Robinson . He told me he had a story that he thought I would like . It wasn ' t until it arrived that I just sat there with my mouth open . He had managed to get an interview with my all time hero Dan Kamin . As you may know I perform as Charlie Chaplin , I ' ve been doing my act for over thirty years . The ONE person whose book helped me with the finesse was Dan Kamin . Dan taught Robert Downey Jr . how to be Chaplin in the movie , and he also was the consultant for the movie Benny and Joon showing Johnny Depp how to be Keaton-esque . For magicians this would be like meeting Dai Vernon as I consider Dan to the master on all things Chaplin . Dan has a magic background and together Ben and Dan discuss the subject of Lost Art .

I am also pleased to share with you a new cartoon series by Pierre Hamon and Gus . I fell in love with the cartoon style and know you will enjoy following the adventures of Pokkus .

Finally I would like you please to look at the advert on page 22 . It is a GoFundMe to help Steve Brookes who is the creator and overseer of The Magic Cafe . Steve has put his life in to the cafe and now his and his wife ' s lives are on the line . His wife has been in hospital for over three months and her memory and health fading , and not long after Steve suffered a massive heart attack . His nieces started a Gofundme because they seriously need our help . Steve has done so much for magic and anything you can give to help will be most appreciated .