Welcome to John Bannon's latest book: Barrage! John Bannon is a genuine legend. He is one of the greatest, most prolific creators of card magic. Barrage is a compilation of some of John’s favourite material. This exquisite collector's edition, crafted by John Bannon, made its exclusive debut at Magic Live 2023... and completely sold out within the first hour! Here’s your chance to find out why.
John Bannon's magic seamlessly blends sophistication with practicality and ease.
Inside this volume, you'll uncover 8 meticulously crafted routines of the highest caliber. Any one of these effects could have sold as an individual release. This is card magic you will use.
Here is a brief description of what you will learn from Barrage:
FOURS MAJEURE – A very easy, self-working trick with five magical moments of increasing impossibility. Not just self-working, a tremendous amount of magical transpositions happen for doing almost nothing. Get ready for the mind-blowing ending. The secret is all in the signature Bannon engineering.
THREE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS –Challenge your spectator with three impossible feats. First, produce the four Kings. Second, have the spectator shuffle and cut the deck, only to once again land on the Kings. And just when they think they've seen it all, hit 'em with the grand finale: miraculously reveal the four Aces. It's pure devastation!
HEART OF GLASS –Prepare to be blown away by a mind-bending transposition that involves nothing but a regular deck and a glass! No duplicates. Undoubtedly, this routine will become a staple in your repertoire!
NO NO NO MAYBE YES -Picture this: a spectator merely thinks of a card. Without touching the deck, you eliminate cards one by one to reveal the thought-of card! It's a spellbinding and downright impressive finale that will have everyone talking.A self-working effect that can be done over the internet, over the phone, or in your next live performance with a borrowed, shuffled deck and the spectator doing all of the handling.
PAINT IT BLANK: Illustrate the power of imagination by revealing the chosen card between two jokers! An invisible deck feel with a normal deck of cards. This trick alone is worth the entire price of the book!
MUNDO – A small-packet Out of This World routine that will become your new favourite handling of this classic plot.
BANK JOB – A featured fooling effect a la Bannon with some bills and cards. Imagine mashing together a colour separation, a Bank Night effect, and prediction that will fool the most astute spectators. Worth the price of the book.
TRIPLICITY 2022- Bannon at his finest. Three perfect demonstrations of your psychic superpowers. Even as you perform this effect you will be fooled by the method. Your audience doesn’t stand a chance. Well known giants of magic have called this their favourite Bannon creation. Find out why...
The routines are eloquently detailed in Bannon's accessible writing style, unveiling the techniques employed alongside his clever, forward-thinking methodology.
No intricate sleights are necessary. Almost all routines employ standard playing cards, with many being impromptu. True to Bannon's signature style, each construction is layered and meticulously honed until the effect becomes seamless.
Whether you are a skilled card worker or new to card magic you will find effects that can be seamlessly integrated into your repertoire. Bannon's meticulous structuring of each routine means that your only dilemma will be deciding which ones to incorporate into your performances.
Move fast if you want one of these collector's items! Bannon's books ALWAYS sell out, so this is your chance to be the proud owner of a killer collection of card work from the world's #1 practitioner!
Quotes : "When a creator with the extraordinary output of John Bannon decides to cull his “best of” into a booklet then you know it’s gonna be good. A select onslaught of overwhelming and powerful card magic." - Raj Madhok
"After a tour of unprecedented conferences across France, John Bannon returns and shares his new book: Barrage! Recognised for his ability to simplify magical effects and procedures, Bannon has developed an approach that goes straight to the essentials without sacrificing the methodology or aesthetics of the trick. His magic is distinguished by its sophistication and ease of use." - Le Petit Magicien
"Barrage is that unexpected and delightful thing: a booklet of brilliant card tricks that you didn't know you needed and now can't do without. All the tricks are worthy not just of your attention, but also your study and performance. My favourite is Heart of Glass, which has become my go-to two-card transposition. But full disclosure: I love them all." - Mark Elsdon
"No one thinks like John Bannon. Experiencing his card magic is like stepping out of a fast-food restaurant and finding yourself at the Four Seasons." - David Regal
"John Bannon's Barrage is a small, beautifully produced book brimming with strong, usable, fooling card magic. Includes a wonderful impromptu two card transposition with no duplicates, a very strong sandwich routine (even if you hate sandwich routines you will love this), a strong small packet OOTW, and ends with two head bangers. These last two effects are worth more than the price of the book. Bannon sold out of these at every convention or lecture he's been doing and there's a reason why... to see the material is to want it. Recommended!" - Tim Trono
If new to Bannon, this is a great start; it'll give you an incredible idea of who and what his work is about. If familiar with his work, this is a beautiful greatest hits album you need for the collection. The joy of Bannon's work is it cuts to the chase with no nonsense magic. However, what I love about his stuff, because of its clear simplicity, is it gets you thinking along your own creative lines. And this is genuinely helped by having no accompanying video links. If you look at the cost of buying a single marketed effect, and this book has several worthy of such (I think at least one already is), this is a bargain.
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Andy Benoy
Barrage - John Bannon
Books by John Bannon always sell out quickly and are becoming ‘must buys’ for all card magic aficionados. This latest one, albeit a fairly slim paperback containing eight effects, does not disappoint. The production value is quite arty and unlike traditional (US) publications as befits its French origins (though it is written in English) …Well, Bannonesque English at any rate! Subtlety rules over finger flinging and there is a wide variety of entertaining and practical effects, making this book highly recommended. Links to video performances would have been a good bonus, but the descriptions are clear enough to follow from the written word alone. Monster Magic are to be commended for holding stock of this item. The turnaround from ordering to delivery was extremely quick and the order efficiently handled.
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Does exactly what it claims. Solid and well made. Ergonomic in use. If it fits your style of performance I’d call it a no brainer. Only thing I’d be aware of is that in a loud environment it might be lost somewhat amongst the white noise. So probably wouldn’t be much use in a night club.
Definitely one I’ll use for friends in a quiet country pub/restaurant. Where the slight chink of cutlery in the background might even help the quality of sound to “blend” convincingly with the ambient noise.
Have been using this for over a year and has never let me down. Incredible bit of kit. Iarvel have quickly earned themselves in my books as extremely reliable and affordable.
The actual impression gimmick is removable so you can put it in anything post-it sized. Easy to charge and you can always see how much charge it has from the app.
The pens you don't have to charge and comes with 2 refills but using it for a year and the original is still working.
Highly recommend this!
I bought one of these a year or so ago, and it worked really well. The possible effects are great and is great for shooting fire out of a sharpie. However, several months in the pen broke and no longer worked, charged fine, remote worked but the element never heated up. I failed to fix it myself as thought it was loose wiring so ordered another one.
Several months later the new pen failed (which I used a lot less). This time the remote, I changed batteries on the remote and it still didn't seem to work, the charger doesn't charge the pen as shows red for hours.
This was despite following all the care instructions, only ever loading it with flash cotton and making sure never to hit the heating element at the bottom with anything.
I tried to contact TCC customer service to see if they could assist in fixing, as well as Monster Magic but neither have responded. For almost £90 I would've expected it to last longer and also to get some response/help (moreso TCC being the manufacturers), but unfortunately I'm left with two broken products and I don't think I'll be investing in any more of these and personally would not recommend for any sort of longevity.
Great little trick this having quite a bit of fun. Well worth the money. Mentalism style trick. Its great to use the dice with card tricks. 100% recommended.
Absolutely thrilled with the Orphic+. I am looking forward to using this a my no 1 wallet from now on. The 1914 are one of my favourite creators, and this is no exception. Many thanks Monster Magic for lightening fast shipping and unmatched customer care.
