The latest edition of the Les Méliés series of playing cards by Derek Mckee and Michael Blau pays tribute to the iconic film A Trip to The Moon directed by the French filmographer and magician George Méliés.

While the deck features the same intricately designed back, the Les Méliés Eclipse edition includes an updated tuck box along with several hidden features that will enable you to captivate your audience and push the boundaries of their imaginations. 

The playing cards for cardists, collectors, magicians, card players, artists, enthusiasts and everyone in between.

For three years, at Joker and the Thief, we have reviewed and handled hundreds of custom designer playing cards from around the world. We have seen absolute gems and absolute rubbish, innovation and repetition, various design trends, decks that handle spectacularly and decks that handle poorly. What we have observed is a vast plethora of combinations, leading to either quality products or poor ones. We believe that a certain balance needs to be achieved in order to create a great deck of cards. Now we are delighted to introduce to you, a collaborative project with Pedro Oyarbide, 6 months in the making - Joker and the Thief Playing Cards.

The Jaspas Deck GDCM edition was first revealed at the Jaspas Deck Live Singapore launch on 26 August 2017, as a surprise to the participants. The GDCM edition of the Jaspas Deck only made an appearance in NDO's milestone events, and only in limited quantities each time. Every single card is hot-stamped with gold foil. Instead of jokers this deck features two double backers with colour swapped back designs.

From James Coffee Co. . . . "James Coffee Co. is small batch coffee roaster specializing in producing handcrafted artisan roasted coffee beans. Located inside a large mixed-use warehouse that features communal tables offering games while you enjoy a cup of coffee. As frequent visitors of James Coffee it was only a matter of time before the idea of creating a custom deck came up. Nearly two years later that idea is finally a physical product. We're not sure what took us so long however one thing is for certain, the end result is pure gold. Printed in collaboration with the U.S. Playing Card Co. to our trademark specifications, the design was inspired by vintage casino-style playing cards and features two owl jokers along with a "brewing guide" card. The handsome tuck box was printed by Clove St. Press on a vintage Heidelberg by a highly skilled artisan."

With striking metallic blue and silver foil, this new edition is our best yet. We've improved our print production and embossing process, and the results speak for themselves: more detailed embossing and crisp design.

scans of each card can be seen at

http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Jaqk.html

In conjunction with Season 3 of the International Cardistry Open (ICO) this year, Expert Playing Card Co. and Kardify are releasing a commemorative ICO deck to celebrate the tournament’s third year of existence. This bold and eye-catching deck has been meticulously designed by artist Brendan Hong, who is well known for the gorgeous Hive and Dynasty Playing Cards.

Made for the AMCM event in México City.

Designed by Stuart Palm and produced by Legends Playing Card Co., the new and elaborate Gnostic decks reveal an elegant motif designed with the mystery performer in mind. The design is both classical and mystical and features many built-in secrets. The tuck cases for the Gnostic decks are some of the most intricate of all time, extravagantly featuring two colors of foil on the outside and complete foil on the inside. The cards themselves display an original and beautiful use of metallic inks. Only 1,000 decks of each color were produced.

Glamor Nuggets, made to look like Golden Nuggets and available in a variety of colors and apparently produced in Taiwan.

Gemini is a fictional casino deck inspired by treasured classics like Jerry's Nugget and Dunes Casino playing cards. Created by Estonian multimedia designer, magician and card flourisher Toomas Pintson, Gemini was made to look like a vintage deck you might find in an old Las Vegas warehouse from the ’70s. Combining a nostalgic ’70s design and high quality modern day printing techniques by The United States Playing Card Company, Gemini is perfect for those who love and collect vintage casino playing cards but also want a premium quality deck for optimal handling. Printed by USPCC on Bee© casino stock. In addition every deck has been Traditionally cut. Red Gemini handles and feels like a true casino deck.

Gemini is a fictional casino deck inspired by treasured classics like Jerry's Nugget and Dunes Casino playing cards. Created by Estonian multimedia designer, magician and card flourisher Toomas Pintson, Gemini was made to look like a vintage deck you might find in an old Las Vegas warehouse from the ’70s.

Combining a nostalgic ’70s design and high quality modern day printing techniques by Legends Playing Card Co., Gemini is perfect for those who love and collect vintage casino playing cards but also want a premium quality deck for optimal handling.

Premium Quality!

Gemini features LPCC’s embossed Classic Finish stock, a more “papery”, soft stock that requires no break-in time. Combining that with perfect printing registration, thin borders and smooth edges, achieved by LPCC’s Diamond Cut process, this deck is the ideal choice for any professional card handler.

Spectacular color!

Gemini features a brilliant, vibrant shade of blue - PANTONE 312C. We call it ”Vegas Blue”. This beautiful color is a mix between cyan and a small amount of turquoise. It looks spectacular both in real life and in photos.