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

I got this deck on a whim. I love kitschy 40s/50s pulp art and was curious how this would be represented in a Tarot deck. I have to say, I love everything about this deck. The art is amazing. It is unique, fun, and very creative. There are a few continuity elements throughout the deck that I just love (e.g. the person handing the cup on the 4 of cups is the same person seeking more meaning in the 8 of Cups. The woman in the 3 of pents has all the loot in the 7 of pents). Great stuff. The holding case is a cardboard facsimile of a pulp novel. And the LWB is more like a brief journal from the creator, than an instruction manual that I appreciate. Will this be my primary deck that I reach to for readings? Probably not. that will be my TdM. But for lighthearted, fun reading, and just to admire the art this is top of the list. So glad I picked up.

I love this deck. The artwork is beautiful and keeps the Rider-Waite Tarot spirit alive. The deck is dynamic, you can “tell a story” easily with these cards. The guidebook is small but detailed enough to get started. I would encourage true beginners to just try to see what story they feel emerges from the cards in spreads. Use the book last, see what feelings the cards give you. The cards are dramatic, powerful & unique. I seldom deviate from my beloved RWS deck but this is a perfect addition to my practice. Also the cards are so smooth, amazing quality and value. Look forward to gifting a set in the future.

As a Rider-Waite-Smith loyalist, I was initially skeptical, but the Pulp Fiction Tarot cards truly impressed me! The artwork is modern yet thoughtfully aligned with traditional card meanings, making it both fresh and familiar. The deck itself is well-made with decent card stock, and the sturdy book-style box is a fantastic touch. I highly recommend this deck—especially for fellow RWS enthusiasts looking to expand their collection!

Love the art. Great quality.

Deck is absolutely beautiful. I love 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.

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.

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.

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:)

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Authentic Deck! ​I am incredibly impressed with this purchase! After being worried about the many counterfeit tarot decks online, I can confirm that this one is the real deal from The Unemployed Philosophers Guild. ​The production quality is outstanding. It comes in a beautiful, sturdy, thick box with a custom interior insert and a red ribbon to lift the cards out, which is a wonderful premium touch. The artwork by Todd Alcott is absolutely amazing and really resonates with me—the retro pulp magazine, true crime, and classic horror aesthetics look brilliant in person. ​The included guidebook is a smaller paper pamphlet/booklet, which is very standard for tarot decks, but the cards themselves follow the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith system perfectly. This makes it incredibly versatile—you can easily use any standard tarot guidebook with it, or even use it to play unique card games like The Fool's Journey. ​If you love vintage illustration, macabre themes, or true crime vibes, this deck is a must-have. Highly recommended!

En perfecto estado.