Funded as a Kickstarter project on April 8, 2015 with $26,788 pledged from 555 backers, this was the 4th semi-transformation style deck from Emmanuel Jose with a food/beverage theme.  This deck was also available in uncut form and printed by USPCC on Bicycle Stock and Air-Cushion Finish.  It contains 52 custom playing cards, 2 custom jokers, and 1 custom back design with reversible triptych images are formed by the Spade and Heart court cards.  While The Last Supper painting inspired THE CRITIC'S SUPPER formed by the Club and Diamond court cards. A restaurant staff busily prepares dishes for the critic, and the "Judas" figure is the restaurant manager attempting to bribe the critic for a good review.  Leonetto Cappiello's beautiful 1921 pasta ad for Pates Baroni inspired the Delicious Jokers with the first Joker is Pierrot, based on the figure in the original poster and the second Joker is Harlequin, Pierrot's comic foil.

The standard deck came shrinkwrapped without a seal, but for those 72 backers who chose the uncut tier the deck was signed either on the cellophane or directly on the tuck according to their choice.

 

NOTE - the quantity printed came from a direct request to the artist who provided 86 Delicious uncut sheets were ordered. 2,500 Delicious decks were ordered, but the due to 10% over/under 2,779 decks were created.

Kickstarter 2014 project by Jody Eklund. 3 decks have been printed: Golden Spike, limited Gold Edition and very limited Black Ink edition.  The Bicycle branded version was produced by USPCC, but the Black Ink and Golden Spike (Gold) versions were printed by Legends.

Kickstarter 2014 project by Jody Eklund. 3 decks have been printed: Golden Spike, limited Gold Edition and very limited Black Ink edition. The Bicycle branded version was produced by USPCC, but the Black Ink and Golden Spike (Gold) versions were printed by Legends.

The Primavera Deck represents Spring in the beautiful 4-deck Seasons series. The back displays a flourishing illustration of new beginnings sure to inspire any performance. The spring collection displays class with beautiful platinum foiling and embossing throughout the tuck box. The cards are produced by The United States Playing Card Company to ensure the quality and craftsmanship that playing card collector's have come to expect. The Version 2 has Platinum foil on the tuck box.

V2 has Platinum foil on tuck box

LPCC has 300 decks per color, all with a special holographic shield seal, which are only on the decks for sale from Legends Playing Card Co. They are only going to list 150 decks per color at a time, and we will decide when to release the remaining decks. Only 300 of the special LPCC edition with silver seals exist!

2,000 printed per update from artist in this thread at United Cardists. 300 of which received the special holographic silver seal, leaving 1,700 of the deck without the seal.

Kickstarter 2014 project by Jody Eklund. 3 decks have been printed: Golden Spike, limited Gold Edition and very limited Black Ink edition.  The Bicycle branded version was produced by USPCC, but the Black Ink and Golden Spike (Gold) versions were printed by Legends.

The many different worlds of magick are explored in the Grimoire Series, Pt. 1.

Illustrated by David Edgerly, artist behind Edgy Brothers' Dia de los Muertos campaign, these decks recall the times we spent as kids in the world of fantasy role-playing games, or RPG's, where the knowledge of powerful sorcerers was contained in ancient texts, or Grimoires. 

The Elemental Court Cards represent the different spirits and creatures of the four elemental forces - Earth, Wind, Air and Water.

Scans of each card can be seen at

http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Grimoire.html

The many different worlds of magick are explored in the Grimoire Series, Pt. 1.

Illustrated by David Edgerly, artist behind Edgy Brothers' Dia de los Muertos campaign, these decks recall the times we spent as kids in the world of fantasy role-playing games, or RPG's, where the knowledge of powerful sorcerers was contained in ancient texts, or Grimoires. 

The Necromancy Court Cards portray the various creatures summoned and controlled by Necromancers, such as Ghouls, Liches, and Banshees.

The first deck we call Ascendant. Its design incorporates all the refinements that we have learned over the years and mixes those with the organic symmetry first seen in Tendril. The colors are bold, the borders are intense, the faces are dark and the level of detail has been increased.

The box is printed on a soft-touch matte black paper with incredible metallic green details and subtle gloss black foil tendrils. This deck was printed by USPCC in a limited run of less than 5,000 and will never be reprinted.

This USPCC printed deck, via House of Playing Cards, features a variety of themes and of course 54 fully custom cards (including 2 jokers) and the custom back in a semi-transformation style. Every element of this breathtaking deck was created entirely by hand, he did not use digital software, or pen and ink. Every design was painstakingly crafted out of paper. Emmanuel created 1 card per week for an entire year to finish the complete deck! The back design features scissors, hinting at the method used to create this masterwork. The entire deck has a black, white, and red color scheme, which extends to the striking tuck box. http://houseofplayingcards.com/playing-cards/curator-deck.html http://emmanueljose.com/

Home Run Games and USPCC project by Michael Scott on Kickstarter 2014. Restoration of the 1876 Triplicate cards by A.Dougherty.

Funded as a Kickstarter project on September 25, 2014 with $29,091 pledged from 722 backers, this was a single deck also available in uncut form with a number of art related add ons. Designed by Emmanuel Jose as his third semi-transformation deck, it features a circus theme with all original artwork cut by hand out of paper with a scissors. This USPCC printed deck features 54 fully custom cards (including 2 jokers) and the custom back in a semi-transformation style. Every element of this breathtaking deck was created entirely by hand, he did not use digital software, or pen and ink. Every design was painstakingly crafted out of paper. Emmanuel created 1 card per week for an entire year to finish the complete deck! The back design was created to appear like an admission ticket to the circus. The entire deck has a black, white, and red color scheme, which extends to the striking tuck box. This PCDB Entry is for the deck itself. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emmanueljose/sawdust-circus-playing-card-deck-uspcc-printed http://emmanueljose.com/ Sawdust also won the Best Uncut Sheet award from UnitedCardists 2014 Deck of the Year http://unitedcardists.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6448

The 2nd semi-transformation deck from Emmanuel Jose. This USPCC printed deck features a bird theme and of course 54 fully custom cards (including 2 jokers) and the custom back in a semi-transformation style. Every element of this breathtaking deck was created entirely by hand, he did not use digital software, or pen and ink. Every design was painstakingly crafted out of paper. Emmanuel created 1 card per week for an entire year to finish the complete deck! The back design features scissors and feathers, hinting at the method used to create this masterwork and the theme of the deck. The entire deck has a black, white, and red color scheme, which extends to the striking tuck box. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emmanueljose/clipped-wings-playing-card-deck-uspcc-printed http://emmanueljose.com/

The SEASONS Set is a limited set of playing cards that visually captures the changing seasons. Unique from other deck sets, these cards embrace two different illustrated artworks while still maintaining a consistency for the set. The back designs incorporate intricate flourishing to entrance any spectator. The cards are produced by The United States Playing Card Company to ensure the quality and craftsmanship that playing card collector's have come to expect. The SEASONS Set is the first card set in the world to display the culmination of the following features: 100% custom artwork Subtle one-way court card design The New "Magic Finish" Aristocrat Stock Platinum Metallic Ink Platinum Foil Embossing Asymmetrical Wrap-Around Box Design

The V1 has Gold foil on the tuck box