| Re: I Found A Great Tarot Card Shop |
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Group: alt.magick · Group Profile
Author: Parse TreeParse Tree Date: Sep 6, 2008 22:48
Jani wrote:
>> Tom wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know the name of the deck Dru used on Buffy? It was oversized
>>>> and the illustrations were gorgeous. I've been looking for it for
>>>> years and even tried writing in care of the show. No one could tell me.
>>>
>>> I think the deck you're talking about was designed especially for the
>>> show by Rachel Pollack. Dark Horse Comics was slated to publish it,
>>> but the latest news is that they cancelled production for reasons
>>> "beyond our control". Possibly because negotiations for the
>>> royalties fell through.
>>>
>>> However, the product still exists conceptually. Almost all the cards
>>> have been drawn and most of the accompanying book has been written.
>>> Perhaps someone will still find a way to make the project happen.
>>> Cultivate patience and keep your fingers crossed, Alexandra.
>>
>> I think I've been pretty patient... it's been what? 8 years? :)
>>
>> I *do* appreciate the information though. That's more than anyone else
>> had!
>>
>> =^..^=
>> Xandra
>
> All I could dredge up was that it was a "fictional" deck, not an
> existing one, and that three of the cards were the Cyclops, the Worm and
> the Leopard. Which wasn't a lot of help :(
Ditto.
I'm thinking that the set Drusilla used was just a couple of cards for a
prop and not a full deck.
It's more likely that the Buffy one would have used Buffy themed stuff,
or been like the tarot deck that Tara used (since she was a bigger
character).
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