I've gotta say I miss Jackson's monthly subscriptions. I loved almost every deck from the both the regular and vintage reimagined subs, but haven't bought a thing since he stopped those. On the plus side, my bank account seems to be doing much better lately!

GandalfPC wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 8:50 pm They really have managed to “capture and capture” the spirit of the meme.

That's pretty much what I felt when I read that just now.

Edit: also realized that the free black coin was officially announced to be in matte black color, but came as glossy black instead (from their original samples). Now it becomes a big deal as this had been a bad handling/communication between their supplier. Just annoying that their vision (what the...

Yeah mine arrived in good condition yesterday, but I was disappointed to see three decks in a flimsy bubble mailer with each deck just in a single bubble wrap bag.

is this a problem for every printer? It seems now a problem for every collector. Maybe the customization industry is the problem itself. No standard border width for all and then the printers just can't cope. Me personally, as long as it isn't an obvious misprint where art is ruined, I don't mind. ...

You know, I'm not usually a fan of large swaths of black and gold. Often it just looks gaudy or tacky to me. But these are really nice! Maybe it's the double gold border or the fact that the background is not completely black. I'll have to pick up whatever I can afford.

Is it just me, or does that Joker look a bit out of place? Seems to be a good adaptation of the original joker, but that art style just clashes a bit.

Honestly I think they just lack any understanding of aesthetics or design consistency. All they saw was "Gunmetal and Black" and were like "Oh my god that's so cool!" and didn't even stop to realize that it doesn't go with the decks at all.

caniveski wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:14 pm So looks like the box is designed for coin on top as well ?

I didn't think about that. That exciting! Kind of like Lorenzo's Polaris box, but that's an acrylic carat case, not wood.

I remember you saying there were issues with the Stories jumbo tuck that prevented its creation, though I forget if you ever mentioned what they were. I assume you are not anticipating the same issues here.

Bradius wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:21 pm I have backed pi's since the beginning, but I am getting pi fatigue at this point. I just can't finish.

I think Jackson felt the same way for a long time, but enough people kept asking him about it so he decided to finish the series.

Estimated fulfillment for the Cherry decks is in October, so probably still at least a month out.

On the other hand, Barbie is a great theater experience! Saw it last night, and it's genuinely one of the funniest (and best.....and weirdest) movies I've seen in a while. It somehow manages to perfectly walk the line of at times going completely off the rails, while still maintaining strong narrati...

I know that Jackson has been working with a guy named Jason McKinstry to make writeups for his vintage reimagined series, giveing historical context to each deck. Jason has apparently written a book about the history of early playing card manufacturers called Paper Empires: A Historical Journey of A...

I remember he named them once in a livestream, but they had a Chinese name and I couldn't find anything about them online. Can't remember the name either. It's a shame the USPCC bridge has been burned for the Vintage Reimagined decks.

Unfortuantely I disagree around the ill will. Lack of communication followed up by a lack of responses to MANY direct emails and messages on KS (he's never responded to any of them) means that I am done with Vanda as a source of playing cards. The fact that he was holding sales during that dark per...

Got mine as well.

But I agree, this project has been quite frustrating. Particularly because he doesn't want to address the elephant in the room more than a few token sentences. I'm sure he has some (potentially) valid reasons for the delays, but his communication regarding them is very lacking.

Saw the new Guardians of the Galaxy last night. Great movie! It felt a little slow in parts of the first 1/2, but it really came together in the end. The 3rd act is just James Gunn at his best. Half way through the film, I was prepared to say it wasn't as good as the 2nd one, but the 3rd act absolut...

Yeah I'm not sure what this "private reserve" issue is. Is this about him pulling out low number decks to keep for himself? If so, then that's some thing that lots of designers do (Omar and Lorenzo included). I've been buying from Jackson since his beginning in 2013, and have never had a s...

Yeah this card pretty much lines up with the 1/64" shift in the 1/8" border row, which is really not that bad.

Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:44 am I'd say the black lines shall imitate the lead frames that stained glass windows have.

That's what I was thinking, but I think they're too thick and distract from the rest of the design.

I'm not usually a fan of his simple courts, but these look pretty nice, and mesh well with the tuck design.

I love this art, but the "sanctuary" on the front is too hard to read. Fix that, and you could have a winner. Also, what are these thick black horizontal lines for? I feel like they're just getting in the way of the art.

Not really a comic book movie, but I just saw Dungeons & Dragons last night. A lot of fun! Good characters, good writing. Definitely felt like I was watching a campaign that repeatedly went off the rails, but in a good way! Highly recommend!

DestinationQ1 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:37 pm if only they do apprenticeship

You know, Jackson has mentioned in the past that he would like to eventually have more artists working for him (such as June) designing decks that he art directs. So, this might not be out of the question....

Someone on the discord said this new version handles way better than previous versions.

Jesus, what happened to that package?? I can't even remember I've had a package that beat up.

I very much agree. The art is gorgeous. The pips do not fit with the art style though.

I think the gold border combined with the white background is really what hurts it.

I assume this picture is the Queens tier. Higher tiers get more stuff like special frames and uncut tucks. Totally worth it in my opinion.