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+ | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (or '''The Slayer’s Tarot''') is a set of tarot cards announced to have been released by [[Dark Horse Comics]] for August 13, [[2008]]. The set has subsequently been cancelled. |
| + | The set would have included a 78-card deck, instruction pamphlet, 64-page softcover book, all encased in a reclosable box with magnetic closure. Suggested retail was $14.99. |
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| − | ==Original solicitation== |
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| − | ''Written and conceived by Rachel Pollack, author of twelve books on the tarot, including the renowned 78 Degrees of Wisdom, she teams with long-time Buffy artist [[Paul Lee]] to create this one-of-a-kind tarot card set.'' |
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| ⚫ | Lost hundreds of years ago, the [[Slayer]]’s [[Tarot Cards|tarot]] is an important artifact from Slayer history that came into existence after a group of women shared a vision of a rogue Slayer who would love a [[vampire]] and who would be aided in her fight against evil by a group of [[Magic|mystical]] allies. The heretical prophecy led to the suppression of the deck by the [[Watchers Council|Watcher’s Council]]. Written and conceived by [[Rachel Pollack]], author of twelve books on the tarot, including the renowned ''78 Degrees of Wisdom'', she teams with long-time ''Buffy'' artist [[Paul Lee]] to create this one-of-a-kind tarot card set. |
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| + | ===Preview=== |
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| − | Image:TAROT-Wheel-of-Fortune.jpg|The Wheel of Fortune ([[The Master]]) |
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| − | + | TAROT-Fool.jpg|0 The Fool |
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| − | + | TAROT-Magician.jpg|1 The Magician |
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| − | + | TAROT-High-Priestess.jpg|2 The High Priestess |
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| − | + | TAROT-Wheel-of-Fortune.jpg|10 The Wheel of Fortune |
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| + | TAROT-Death.jpg|13 Death |
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| − | Image:TAROT-High-Priestess.jpg|The High Priestess ([[Willow]]) |
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| − | + | TAROT-Temperance.jpg|14 Temperance |
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| − | + | TAROT-Devil.jpg|15 The Devil |
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| − | + | TAROT-Tower.jpg|16 The Tower |
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| + | TAROT-Sun.jpg|19 The Sun |
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+ | ==Behind the Scenes== |
| + | *Some unseen cards also had its representations hinted: “The Lovers” with [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] and [[Angel]], and “The Justice” with [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]]. “Willow comes through very strongly in certain cards. They’re all great, really, but the card of Justice is extremely striking,” Rachel Pollack described.<ref name=":0">Emmett Furey, [https://www.cbr.com/nycc-the-slayers-tarot-pollack-and-lee-talk-the-buffy-tarot-deck/ "NYCC: The Slayer’s Tarot: Pollack and Lee talk the “Buffy” Tarot Deck"]. Comic Book Resources, April 19, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2018.</ref> |
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| − | * [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16092 Interview with creators] |
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| + | *Pollack talked about the origins of this project: “Actually, I put together some ideas for a possible ''Buffy'' tarot deck ten/some years ago. Never really got anywhere, I don’t know if it even got to the eyes of the people in charge of things. But when I heard through a friend that Dark Horse was looking to do a ''Buffy'' tarot, and wanted someone to write the text for it, I wrote them immediately and said, ‘I’d love to do this.’”<ref name=":0" /> |
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| + | *The Slayer’s Tarot would include elements from the all seven seasons of the television show, as well as from [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight|''Buffy Season 8'']]: “''Season 8'' is extending the story, and extending the ideas, so we’re doing some things there that include some of what happens in ''Season 8'', some of the characters. There are also little hints of what will come, which obviously we can’t talk about now. Hopefully people will be intrigued, and maybe even later on look back on it and say, ‘Oh, so that’s what that card meant.’”<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 15:18, 15 March 2018
The Slayer's Tarot (or The Slayer’s Tarot) is a set of tarot cards announced to have been released by Dark Horse Comics for August 13, 2008. The set has subsequently been cancelled.
The set would have included a 78-card deck, instruction pamphlet, 64-page softcover book, all encased in a reclosable box with magnetic closure. Suggested retail was $14.99.
Synopsis
Lost hundreds of years ago, the Slayer’s tarot is an important artifact from Slayer history that came into existence after a group of women shared a vision of a rogue Slayer who would love a vampire and who would be aided in her fight against evil by a group of mystical allies. The heretical prophecy led to the suppression of the deck by the Watcher’s Council. Written and conceived by Rachel Pollack, author of twelve books on the tarot, including the renowned 78 Degrees of Wisdom, she teams with long-time Buffy artist Paul Lee to create this one-of-a-kind tarot card set.
Gallery
Preview
0 The Fool
1 The Magician
2 The High Priestess
10 The Wheel of Fortune
13 Death
14 Temperance
15 The Devil
16 The Tower
19 The Sun
Behind the Scenes
- Some unseen cards also had its representations hinted: “The Lovers” with Buffy and Angel, and “The Justice” with Willow. “Willow comes through very strongly in certain cards. They’re all great, really, but the card of Justice is extremely striking,” Rachel Pollack described.[1]
- Pollack talked about the origins of this project: “Actually, I put together some ideas for a possible Buffy tarot deck ten/some years ago. Never really got anywhere, I don’t know if it even got to the eyes of the people in charge of things. But when I heard through a friend that Dark Horse was looking to do a Buffy tarot, and wanted someone to write the text for it, I wrote them immediately and said, ‘I’d love to do this.’”[1]
- The Slayer’s Tarot would include elements from the all seven seasons of the television show, as well as from Buffy Season 8: “Season 8 is extending the story, and extending the ideas, so we’re doing some things there that include some of what happens in Season 8, some of the characters. There are also little hints of what will come, which obviously we can’t talk about now. Hopefully people will be intrigued, and maybe even later on look back on it and say, ‘Oh, so that’s what that card meant.’”[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Emmett Furey, "NYCC: The Slayer’s Tarot: Pollack and Lee talk the “Buffy” Tarot Deck". Comic Book Resources, April 19, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2018.