Pulp Magazines Themed Tarot Card Deck - with Characters from The History of Pulp Illustration - Boxed Set with 78 Cards

I saw this deck initially on Tik Tok as someone was reviewing it. I was immediately captivated by the artwork, had to buy right away. Shuffles smoothly with sturdy card-stock. Thin but not too thin. Perfect if you ask me. Love everything about these cards.

Really fun but also gorgeously retro and sophisticated: I love it. The LWB (little white book) asks relevant questions and is nicely done. This is a smasher (as Sidney Poitier said to Pam in TO SIR, WITH LOVE). Get it!

I love to use tarot decks for writing story prompts. This deck is my go to for noir, darker story prompts, and anti-hero type characters. It isn't that the tarot deck is necessary dark-dark, but there is a slight shift in perspective with the cards that you won't get from a traditional deck to get your brain going.Most tarot guide books that come with the deck aren't that good, but this one is written in a wonderful, thoughtful manner and the author's take on the cards is really interesting. The interpretation is specific to his version of the cards. So many guide books don't bother and have basic info from a generic deck that's close to meaningless. The guide book from this deck really helps you point out and interpret imagery from the deck, so while I don't use it for "telling the future" I can see it being a great tool for a traditional tarot reader or a beginning tarot reader that wants a deck with a slightly different vibe.

These are a really fun take on a Rider-Waite-Smith deck and I just love the artwork. Cards are legible and read well. Each suit is like a different pulp magazine and the oversized box is designed to look like a well worn book. Overall great design concept, practical and useable deck, easy to interpret, and I enjoyed flipping through all of the designs.

Very cool art work and an intresting take on the classic tarot. It ads a layer of interest to the card meanings as the author gives an intresting perspective. I like this deck it makes for lively readings

I’m extremely pleased with this tarot deck. The illustrations are beautiful and thought provoking! Definitely recommend for anyone who loves old movies, film noir and pulp fiction!

Good card quality, A unique design, very nice set

As tarot decks tend to do, this one follows Rider-Waite-Smith closely; but it is not a mere clone by any means. As far as the art goes, for me it is a bit of a mixed bag with most of the cards representing this theme perfectly and others being disappointing or even terrible (I really hate The Moon and Knight of Wands cards for example). Some of the exceptional cards would be The Magician, Ten of Swords, Eight of Cups, Five of Cups, Four of Wands, Six of Wands--to name a few. I would assume most people would not be bothered at all by the ones I dislike or bored by my favorites, but there you have it. One thing I really appreciate about this artwork is that the artificially distressed look is unique to each card; that's the kind of detail I really respect, since most often you will simply get an identical patina copy-pasted onto every single card. Here, each card is uniquely "roughed up" adding to the vintage vibe. I think it is really well done.As for the product itself though: (1) These cards are made of the cheapest and most easily distorted paper you could find; they are thin and bend incredibly easily. (2) The exterior of the box I really like--it looks like a beat up vintage book; however, the interior is really cheap cardboard and the booklet is cheap stapled paper, but the writing has a distinctive tone and seems to be very welcoming to people unfamiliar with the cards--I like it. (3) Lastly, I personally did not like the borders on these cards, which brings me to a story about how I liberated all this (mostly) wonderful art from the prison of borders...I ended up cutting all of these cards out BUT BE WARNED! these cards are absolutely the opposite of friendly to being cut and only those as stubborn or foolish as myself should do it. First of all, the art is square and does not have rounded edges to follow. More importantly, as I found out after I started cutting, was that the artwork is not all scaled to the same size, which means that it is impossible to conveniently shuffle the cards if you cut them to the borders of the artwork. The Magician and Fool were a bit larger than most cards and the entire suit of Swords is smaller than all the rest. The only thing that cooperated with my scheme to eliminate the borders was that the backing is a repetitive simple pattern that looks the same regardless of how you cut. So you have to REALLY want borderless cards to do what I did, but if you see the picture I took, I think there's still some merit to doing it. It really makes the cards look more like vintage collectibles: posters, magazines, adverts, etc. Personally, I do not regret doing it at all (and I promise I'm not just saying that) because this art really does look better borderless and it makes the artificial aging look even better. Basically, I can't shuffle this deck anymore (not easily) but I still like it more than when I could. I don't think I'll even mind the inevitable wear and tear to the corners as it will seamlessly meld with the style ;) You could even display them after you cut them out, but I like flipping through them too much.Overall, obviously I am happy to have the deck, but I could easily see someone going down to three stars simply because of the cardstock quality and cheapy interior of the box and booklet.

I adore the pulp illustrations and find it a great deck to use. I do wish the card stock was matte and a little bit thicker but that isn't affecting my enjoyment of the cards. This is a fabulous deck and the box it comes in is made to look like a book which is a wonderful touch.

La caja tiene forma de libro, es genial. Y el arte ni se diga, es una manera súper original de reinterpretar el tarot RWS. La versión de terror también está hermosa solo que carísima, pero ya con esta en mi colección me siento más que feliz. Es una hermosura. Cómpren este mazo, no puede faltarles.

Beau deck de tarot. Juste dommage l'intérieur en carton qui fait l'écran du paquet: il noircit les bords de cartes mais ce n'est pas visible sur face/dos

箱の形が写真と違って普通の箱でした。といってもしっかりした箱で商品自体はとても満足です。ただ「本のようにデザインされた箱」と説明にも書いてあるし、違うものが届いてがっかりしました。レビューを見ていたのでもしかしたらとは思っていましたが欲しいデッキだったのでそのまま使っています。返品も面倒なので。購入後、この商品を検索したら出品者の選択肢が増えていて別の出品者の商品が自分に届いた商品そのものでした(箱が普通の箱で、タロットのサイドがピンクに塗装してある？)購入済み履歴のチェックはやはり本の形をした箱の商品の出品者のほうについています。どうなっているのかが謎です。購入される方には注意して欲しいです。

Every piece of card is just ART. Prints is perfect color. Card is but thin, more like a poker cards, but still able to use, just need to do it with cares I guess. Artist have his own understanding about rider waite card. Very inspiration, details is amazing, vintage poster vibe.I have to admit before I purchase, some comments and pictures made mevery worried if this is a piracy piece, but there’s not much other ways to buy it so I tried anyway. when I received it I think it’s the real one. There is individual numbers stick in back of the package, I got #5735, it means it’s 5735th project been created. And all the details inside can prove it. It’s just too much detail and afford to fake in this price, it’s not a luxury bag anyway. I think its real piece. But judgement is yours. I’m very happy about my purchase:)

I saw this deck initially on Tik Tok as someone was reviewing it. I was immediately captivated by the artwork, had to buy right away. Shuffles smoothly with sturdy card-stock. Thin but not too thin. Perfect if you ask me. Love everything about these cards.

Really fun but also gorgeously retro and sophisticated: I love it. The LWB (little white book) asks relevant questions and is nicely done. This is a smasher (as Sidney Poitier said to Pam in TO SIR, WITH LOVE). Get it!

I love to use tarot decks for writing story prompts. This deck is my go to for noir, darker story prompts, and anti-hero type characters. It isn't that the tarot deck is necessary dark-dark, but there is a slight shift in perspective with the cards that you won't get from a traditional deck to get your brain going.Most tarot guide books that come with the deck aren't that good, but this one is written in a wonderful, thoughtful manner and the author's take on the cards is really interesting. The interpretation is specific to his version of the cards. So many guide books don't bother and have basic info from a generic deck that's close to meaningless. The guide book from this deck really helps you point out and interpret imagery from the deck, so while I don't use it for "telling the future" I can see it being a great tool for a traditional tarot reader or a beginning tarot reader that wants a deck with a slightly different vibe.

These are a really fun take on a Rider-Waite-Smith deck and I just love the artwork. Cards are legible and read well. Each suit is like a different pulp magazine and the oversized box is designed to look like a well worn book. Overall great design concept, practical and useable deck, easy to interpret, and I enjoyed flipping through all of the designs.

Very cool art work and an intresting take on the classic tarot. It ads a layer of interest to the card meanings as the author gives an intresting perspective. I like this deck it makes for lively readings

I’m extremely pleased with this tarot deck. The illustrations are beautiful and thought provoking! Definitely recommend for anyone who loves old movies, film noir and pulp fiction!

Good card quality, A unique design, very nice set

As tarot decks tend to do, this one follows Rider-Waite-Smith closely; but it is not a mere clone by any means. As far as the art goes, for me it is a bit of a mixed bag with most of the cards representing this theme perfectly and others being disappointing or even terrible (I really hate The Moon and Knight of Wands cards for example). Some of the exceptional cards would be The Magician, Ten of Swords, Eight of Cups, Five of Cups, Four of Wands, Six of Wands--to name a few. I would assume most people would not be bothered at all by the ones I dislike or bored by my favorites, but there you have it. One thing I really appreciate about this artwork is that the artificially distressed look is unique to each card; that's the kind of detail I really respect, since most often you will simply get an identical patina copy-pasted onto every single card. Here, each card is uniquely "roughed up" adding to the vintage vibe. I think it is really well done.As for the product itself though: (1) These cards are made of the cheapest and most easily distorted paper you could find; they are thin and bend incredibly easily. (2) The exterior of the box I really like--it looks like a beat up vintage book; however, the interior is really cheap cardboard and the booklet is cheap stapled paper, but the writing has a distinctive tone and seems to be very welcoming to people unfamiliar with the cards--I like it. (3) Lastly, I personally did not like the borders on these cards, which brings me to a story about how I liberated all this (mostly) wonderful art from the prison of borders...I ended up cutting all of these cards out BUT BE WARNED! these cards are absolutely the opposite of friendly to being cut and only those as stubborn or foolish as myself should do it. First of all, the art is square and does not have rounded edges to follow. More importantly, as I found out after I started cutting, was that the artwork is not all scaled to the same size, which means that it is impossible to conveniently shuffle the cards if you cut them to the borders of the artwork. The Magician and Fool were a bit larger than most cards and the entire suit of Swords is smaller than all the rest. The only thing that cooperated with my scheme to eliminate the borders was that the backing is a repetitive simple pattern that looks the same regardless of how you cut. So you have to REALLY want borderless cards to do what I did, but if you see the picture I took, I think there's still some merit to doing it. It really makes the cards look more like vintage collectibles: posters, magazines, adverts, etc. Personally, I do not regret doing it at all (and I promise I'm not just saying that) because this art really does look better borderless and it makes the artificial aging look even better. Basically, I can't shuffle this deck anymore (not easily) but I still like it more than when I could. I don't think I'll even mind the inevitable wear and tear to the corners as it will seamlessly meld with the style ;) You could even display them after you cut them out, but I like flipping through them too much.Overall, obviously I am happy to have the deck, but I could easily see someone going down to three stars simply because of the cardstock quality and cheapy interior of the box and booklet.

I adore the pulp illustrations and find it a great deck to use. I do wish the card stock was matte and a little bit thicker but that isn't affecting my enjoyment of the cards. This is a fabulous deck and the box it comes in is made to look like a book which is a wonderful touch.

La caja tiene forma de libro, es genial. Y el arte ni se diga, es una manera súper original de reinterpretar el tarot RWS. La versión de terror también está hermosa solo que carísima, pero ya con esta en mi colección me siento más que feliz. Es una hermosura. Cómpren este mazo, no puede faltarles.

Beau deck de tarot. Juste dommage l'intérieur en carton qui fait l'écran du paquet: il noircit les bords de cartes mais ce n'est pas visible sur face/dos

箱の形が写真と違って普通の箱でした。といってもしっかりした箱で商品自体はとても満足です。ただ「本のようにデザインされた箱」と説明にも書いてあるし、違うものが届いてがっかりしました。レビューを見ていたのでもしかしたらとは思っていましたが欲しいデッキだったのでそのまま使っています。返品も面倒なので。購入後、この商品を検索したら出品者の選択肢が増えていて別の出品者の商品が自分に届いた商品そのものでした(箱が普通の箱で、タロットのサイドがピンクに塗装してある？)購入済み履歴のチェックはやはり本の形をした箱の商品の出品者のほうについています。どうなっているのかが謎です。購入される方には注意して欲しいです。

Every piece of card is just ART. Prints is perfect color. Card is but thin, more like a poker cards, but still able to use, just need to do it with cares I guess. Artist have his own understanding about rider waite card. Very inspiration, details is amazing, vintage poster vibe.I have to admit before I purchase, some comments and pictures made mevery worried if this is a piracy piece, but there’s not much other ways to buy it so I tried anyway. when I received it I think it’s the real one. There is individual numbers stick in back of the package, I got #5735, it means it’s 5735th project been created. And all the details inside can prove it. It’s just too much detail and afford to fake in this price, it’s not a luxury bag anyway. I think its real piece. But judgement is yours. I’m very happy about my purchase:)