Do you believe there is life after death? Do you have those goosebumps when you are alone in the dark? Do you feel that something is following you, yet you can’t see it? There is something supernatural going on. Giovanni Meroni invites you to be a ghost hunter for the latest out-of-this-world deck series, Fantasma Playing Cards.
Currently funding on Kickstarter, there are three editions available: Tomb edition and Spirit edition, along with the Kickstarter exclusive Duplex edition. ALL of the artworks are invisible in the Tomb and Spirit editions. In visible light, there is nothing. But, by using blacklight, the beautiful artwork of ghosts will be revealed!
The tuck boxes for both main decks are done by Boschiero & Newton on premium matte paper stock with hot foiling and embossing. Tomb features black stock with black and iridescent blue foil. Spirit tuck box has two layers of boxes – it is a tuck box within a tuck box.
The outer box features a die-cut window of a skull with artwork done in holographic foil and embossing, while the inner box is a seemingly off-white box with an orange neon winged skull. But the artwork for the inner box will be revealed using the blacklight! The outer box complements the inner box.
The cards, as suggested, are ghosts themselves. All of the artwork, both back and front are INVISIBLE – only the orange and green neon color indices are visible on the faces. The artworks of the Aces, Numbers, Courts, and Jokers can only be seen using a UV flashlight.
The back design is an array of skulls and spirits scattered around in the beautiful frame. The courts are the actual ghosts on the decks, with each suit determining the story of their demise. The Jokers feature the ghost of a husband and wife whose death are connected. The two extra cards feature artwork of the Grim Reaper and the Goddess Angel. The cards for Tomb and Spirit edition will be printed by USPCC.
Duplex edition features cards with hot foiled artworks on azure blue foil with azure foil gilding. The box will be using white premium stock with azure blue foil and embossed artwork complete with a silver foil custom numbered seal.
There are two different colors of UV ink used for the deck: black suits use blue UV ink, while red suits use red UV ink. There will be four spectral Jokers, two of them featuring new artwork of the angelic king and the She-Devil. The Duplex deck will be printed by WJPC.
Pledge starts from €16 for Fantasma Tomb and €22 for Fantasma Spirit OR €35 for both main decks. Pledge for €88 for all three decks on Kickstarter.
