▁Kauf man ▁illustrated ▁many ▁other ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁through ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁popular izing ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁cart oon - mov ement ▁into ▁technical ▁magic ▁illustr ation . ▁He ▁also ▁began ▁writing ▁magic ▁books , ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁Inter locked ▁Production ▁of ▁Co ins ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁He ▁self - pub lished ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁books , ▁then ▁sought ▁a ▁partner ▁for ▁the ▁finan cing ▁required ▁to ▁publish ▁larger ▁books . ▁Alan ▁C . ▁Green berg , ▁CE O ▁of ▁Bear ▁Ste ar ns , ▁also ▁a ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁amateur ▁mag ician , ▁brought ▁the ▁finan cing ▁that ▁Kauf man ▁required ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁Kauf man ▁and ▁Green berg ▁was ▁born . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Gen ii , ▁The ▁Con j ur ors ' ▁Magazine ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Kauf man , ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth , ▁and ▁partners ▁Jane ▁and ▁Daniel ▁Sol omon . ▁Kauf man ▁became ▁editor ▁in ▁chief ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁The ▁Gen ii ▁Corporation ▁and ▁the ▁magazine ▁continues ▁its ▁publication , ▁now ▁in ▁both ▁printed ▁and ▁digital ▁formats . ▁Gen ii ▁also ▁oper ates ▁The ▁Gen ii ▁Forum ▁an ▁internet ▁discussion ▁group ▁and ▁Magic P edia , ▁an ▁online ▁en cyc lopedia ▁of ▁magic . ▁The ▁magazine ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁R andy ▁P itch ford , ▁CE O ▁of ▁G ear box ▁Software ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Richard ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Kauf man ▁continue ▁as ▁Editor ▁and ▁Art ▁Director . ▁ ▁Kauf man ▁wrote