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Graham Stark
@graham.loadingreadyrun.com
Making internet jokes @ LoadingReadyRun since 2003. Victoria, BC, Canada.
[He/Him]
Profile Art: Jolyne García
Banner Photo: Me
When I was writing Creative Text for Murders at Karlov Manor, I submitted “Secret Tunnel” as the name for a land.
The name was selected, and shipped off to editing as the chosen name.
To my surprise, it was printed as Escape Tunnel.

That’s when I guessed Avatar was in the works. Huzzah!
October 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Used the Lego “party build” app to do a family build concurrently, rather than taking turns, and it worked extremely well.
It was a little chaotic with opening new bags before we were finished with other ones, but that’s maybe because this was a Bricklink set. It was really fun.
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Okay, I need to know what was in the Canadian National Railway house salad dressing.
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
They’re already so close!
(this is just about the art, I’m not suggesting these cards as those reprints)
October 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Same! All my show pins stay on the lanyard, which goes where the badges live.
September 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
At our panel, a viewer of my Olympics videos kindly gave me two c.1996 Izzy pins, as we are in Atlanta.
They claimed it was to defend Izzy’s honour but I interpreted it as a punishment? 😄
September 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
And by way of proof that I’m something of a “subject matter expert” myself, this is me being interviewed on the local news, after winning the costume contest at the “Island Trek” convention in the 90s.
Enjoy.
September 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
At the @dragonshield.bsky.social event last night they announced a formal partnership with @magic.wizards.com and I’m so pleased for them.
A good bunch of folks, Dragon Shield.
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Good morning #MCAtlanta!
Here’s what we’re doing this weekend (where “we” is myself, Serge, Ben, Cori, and Wheeler)
September 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
NO IT IS NOT
September 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I know Arena players love him but I regret to say that I have prior art on Fleem.

Oh wait, mine has a soft B.
Carry on.
#MTGOM1
September 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I don’t know that this “counts” but it’s Incredibly 90s, and the first album that sprang to mind 😄
September 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
August 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
NIN show was amazing. Everyone killed it, Trent’s voice especially was in top form all night.
The age range of the crowd was WIDE—nice!

I’m chuffed to have correctly called that at this Vancouver show they might play “I’m Afraid of Americans” (which was well received!)

(Staging info in alt text)
August 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Woo! Never went full-run on an Arena Direct before!

This was my third (and final, regardless of result) attempt.
Specifically, went 3-2, then 0-2, but finally 7-1 with an aggressive WB token-ish deck.
#MagicTheGathering
August 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
So this “lightbulb” at the very start of Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase is definitely Gen AI, right?

The bottom can’t even a screw, it’s just ridges!
August 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
@cabel.panic.com submitted for #WildRedesign consideration.
August 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Vancouver sunset from last night.
August 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
About to start the SUMMERTIME SLAMMERTIME on the LRR Sub-a-Thon!
twitch.tv/loadingready...
July 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This poster went up locally the day after #MTGEOE previews started and it startled me since it’s using the same font as the EOE bonus sheet lands 😂
July 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
And the other boy
July 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Lucky to see the first night of the 25th anniversary tour of Deltron 3030 (Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, Kid Koala) and it was so much fun!

They also played a snippet of a NEW track feat. Ben Gibbard, and encored with Clint Eastwood. Terrific stuff.
If you can catch this tour, do.
July 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Agreed
July 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
That’s Deathgaze, a boss you fight from the airship. He has a unique mechanic where you encounter him multiple times, but really here he’s just cool to have on a Magic reprint.
July 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
We’re doing great work on stream tonight.
We will not be taking further questions.
June 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM