The Same on Both Sides Double Backer issue is jam-packed with professional routines everywhere from self-working to television-quality miracles all using this incredible magic gimmick. We also take an exclusive look at what it took for Franz Harary to transform a Camaro into a giant robot at the premiere of Transformers in Japan.


Torn Between Two Worlds
by Peter Gröning

From the 2020 book of the year, Resigned to Miracles, you’ll learn a TV-worthy piece of card magic. A card is torn in half and each piece is signed. The card is then fused together with the signatures back to back!


Infallible
by Al Lampkin

Carry this packet trick with you anywhere! They have 8 cards, and a free choice. Your prediction is ALWAYS right. This trick is so easy to do anyone can perform it!


Signature Squeeze
by Nathan Kranzo and Ricky Smith

A spectator signs a card and you can visually change it, squishing the ink into a little ball. Just as quickly you can blow the ink back up to full size.


Fifty-One Faces North, Three Faces South
By Mark Elsdon

Mark Elsdon has discovered a Holy Grail of card magic. This is his favorite way to perform the legendary Open Prediction. This is one for serious card workers who are ready for a challenge.


Jack in the Box
By Nathan Kranzo

A self-working comedy routine where a Jack won’t turn the correct direction in the deck. In this multiphase piece of magic where the magician wrestles with the card leading to several surprising reveals.


Smudged Card
by Doug Conn

No doubt you’ve seen Doug on Tik Tok, YouTube, or Facebook. He joins us with an outstanding effect with a signed card. The magician “accidentally” smudges the spectator’s signature and visually causes it to return as good as new.


Bringing Transformers to Life
With Franz Harary

Franz Harary takes us on an exclusive tour behind the scenes of the Transformers premiere in Japan. He discusses the challenges of working with huge names like Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg and explains some of the clever trickery that he used to change a 2007 Camaro into a giant robot for a live audience.


Receive all of this and more while supplies last in the January 2023 issue of Penguin Magic Monthly.