Fantasy Showcase
Collaborative tarot deck uniting multiple artists' fantasy and creative vision.
by Bruce Pelz · 1969
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The record
Firstly, I've often wished more collaborative decks would get printed. There's something so special about them - all that uniting together to create something brings a soar of hope and triumph to ones heart. Within one collaborative deck you get to sample so many works from different artists, which is not only a treat for the eyes but also shows you how diverse approaches to the cards can be. And the Fantasy Showcase Tarot definitely does all these things. Whether the cards are cartoony and humourous, or whether they are watercolour masterpieces, the visuals in this deck are bound to please, amuse, and stun. (Especially the psychedelic art that pops up here and there, standing testament to the era in which this deck was created - between 1969 and 1980.) Many cards aren't just pretty faces either, like you might expect from sci-fi/fantasy artists who don't necessarily know much about Tarot. Many of the cards have a unique thing to say, a new take on the card's meaning for instance. They really have thought about these cards, not just looked at a RWS deck and copied it. For example, somebody has drawn mover-shaker and rebel Jimi Hendrix as the Page of Swords; the Knight of Swords ex
The cards
