maluithil
I'm trying to brainstorm a tarot deck using characters, elements, and events from Marvel.
First, let me say others have played with this idea before here http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=50857
and here http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=4526
but these haven't had activity in years.
There is also relevant discussion in these threads, although their focus is different:
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=29874
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=31211&page=2
With all the attention the Marvel world is getting due to the popularity of the Marvel films, it seems high time to pick up the project again.
I myself am a huge MCU fan, but my need for a Marvel tarot deck was first inspired by Stephanie Hans' artwork for a cover of Journey into Mystery: http://ne0nic0.tumblr.com/post/23918928955/i-love-symbolism-okay
This led to me gathering as much Stephanie Hans Marvel artwork as I could to try and build a deck out of, but I soon realized 1) I would need to broaden my search to other artists, and 2) I didn't know nearly enough about tarot. Six months of self-study and internet scavenging later and I ended up here.
The project idea is this: a tarot deck with as much of the meaning per card as possible allegorically or symbolically conveyed through Marvel imagery. Not necessarily a rolladex of popular Marvel identities, but rather whatever images, figures, or whatever best convey the spirit and meaning of the card. If I made this deck right now on my own it would be mostly characters from Thor, Daredevil, and Deadpool comics, and the MCU, but I'm hoping it ends up being slightly more well-rounded.
First, let me say others have played with this idea before here http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=50857
and here http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=4526
but these haven't had activity in years.
There is also relevant discussion in these threads, although their focus is different:
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=29874
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=31211&page=2
With all the attention the Marvel world is getting due to the popularity of the Marvel films, it seems high time to pick up the project again.
I myself am a huge MCU fan, but my need for a Marvel tarot deck was first inspired by Stephanie Hans' artwork for a cover of Journey into Mystery: http://ne0nic0.tumblr.com/post/23918928955/i-love-symbolism-okay
This led to me gathering as much Stephanie Hans Marvel artwork as I could to try and build a deck out of, but I soon realized 1) I would need to broaden my search to other artists, and 2) I didn't know nearly enough about tarot. Six months of self-study and internet scavenging later and I ended up here.
The project idea is this: a tarot deck with as much of the meaning per card as possible allegorically or symbolically conveyed through Marvel imagery. Not necessarily a rolladex of popular Marvel identities, but rather whatever images, figures, or whatever best convey the spirit and meaning of the card. If I made this deck right now on my own it would be mostly characters from Thor, Daredevil, and Deadpool comics, and the MCU, but I'm hoping it ends up being slightly more well-rounded.