November | 2014 | PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING

The Queen of Spades is represented by the Queen from the Alien(s) franchise. The franchise was started by the eponymous science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott (1974). The film tells the story about a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship. The Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger. This film got such a high success that it gave birth to the series of sequels.

The second film in the series was Aliens (1986). It was directed by James Cameron and was focused more on action. With the help of marines, the main heroine of the series, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), confronts hordes of Aliens on a planetoid. Aliens was the first film in this series which represented the Queen of Aliens.

© Tom Whalen 2013

The Queen of Spades – The Queen of Aliens

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Posted by Collector on 15.11.2014 in Playing Card Art, Playing Cards and Cinema

Tags: Alien, Aliens, art, cartes à jouer, cinema, design, игральные карты, Godzilla, naipes, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte

DeviantART: Playing Cards by freakonaleash605

14 Nov

Meet several playing cards designed by the American artist, freakonaleash605 (nickname), for one of her classes. She decided to do a tribal wolf theme. Cards need some serious improvement but the overall style and idea are interesting.

The King of Spades

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Posted by Collector on 14.11.2014 in DeviantART, Playing Card Art

Tags: art, Baraja, cartes à jouer, DeviantART, игральные карты, naipes, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte, tribal, wolf

“Kickstarter: The Grimoire Playing Cards Series (Part 1) by Edgy Brothers” is updated #3

13 Nov

Edgy Brohters decided to unlock their Elemental Magick Deck. Now both, Necromancy Deck and Elemental Magick Deck, are available on Kickstarter. Read more about the decks HERE.

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