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We all know them. We all have our own favourites. We all envy them, and secretly wish we were one of them. No… I’m not referring to One Direction…..!! I am, of course, referring to Super Heroes. Saviours of the Planet Earth. Upholders of the law. The Good Guys. Some of us even prefer the Villains….. and who is anyone to judge…? This new deck of playing cards, Mighty Super Heroes Series 1.1, (now being funded on Kickstarter) is an homage to both the goodies and the baddies of the comic books and graphic novels of the likes of Marvel and D.C. and is jam-packed with all your favourite characters as well as some you may not be familiar with. Have a look at all the images in this review and see how many you can recognise…….
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards
The creators of these playing cards – collectively known as TwoGeeksGaming – are Steven Fields and Greg ‘Jazzy Bear’ Brown. Their idea was to produce a series of decks with different themes, each featuring what they call SMArt – “SIMPLY MINIMALIST ART”. So, basically, looking at each character you can see what they are meant to be even though they use the bare minimal visuals. They each have as their basis a simple stick figure. Then, using solid bold colours as well as blacks and whites and sharp clear lines, these 2-dimensional figures become fully recognisable as the characters they represent.
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Concept
‘Mighty Super Heroes’ is the first release in the SMArt series. The guys are planning more decks every few months which will all use the same concept but the subject matter will change. For example using Sci-Fi characters or Action Heroes. With the Super Hero / Action / Sci-Fi genres being as popular as they are – not only in comic books but also on the big screen – this is definitely going to be a successful series of playing cards for TwoGeeksGaming. And they’ll have more than enough characters to choose from.
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards Spades Face Cards – “Figure Art”
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards Diamonds Pips – “Element Art”
Within this deck the ‘face’ cards are 10, Jack, Queen, King & Ace. “Figure Art” is used to depict each of these cards. In other words, there is a design featuring a complete figure. Then the ‘pip’ cards – 2 through to 9 – are depicted by what is called “Element Art” – incorporating elements and attributes of a particular hero or villain, or something that represents the general feel and look of the character or costume.
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards Diamonds Face Cards
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards Spades Pips
A follow-up deck to this one, if it is funded, will be the Mighty Super Heroes Series 1.2 deck featuring completely different characters. The great thing here is that all the decks within a particular ‘series’ will have the same backs, meaning that you can add to decks, double up the whole lot, or even select particular characters and come up with crime fighting ‘teams’ from each deck.
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards Backs
While the main deck is to be printed by Legends Playing Card Company on it’s 310gsm black core card stock with linen finish, a very limited edition of the cards will be printed by Make Playing Cards using their slightly raised glossy ink. {You can see a perfect example of this in the Prism: Night deck by Elephant Playing Cards}. Only 100 of the limited edition decks will ever be made so it’s definitely going to be a collectors item. Speaking of which, the uncut sheet is bound to be a must-have for ANY Bat Cave, sorry…. man-cave, den, bedroom, games room or loft. Get it before Sheldon does! There are never too many of those produced (usually only 100) so not only will you have an amazing piece of artwork for your wall, you also have a real investment.
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards Pips
Inspired by the minimalist tuck box of Stockholm17’s Heretic Lux deck, the Mighty Super Heroes tuck box prototypes are of an unassuming skyline design in greys and blacks, and a black and grey super hero, which almost act to disguise the colours and designs on the cards inside.
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards Tuck Box Prototypes
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards T-Shirt
I don’t care how old you are, we all love our super heroes and villains (my favourites are Spiderman and Harley Quinn) and everyone would love a gift of one of these decks or uncut sheets. Heck, there’s even a t-shirt add-on available!
As for the playing and handling quality of these cards, by being printed by LPCC we are assured of smooth easy handling, and with the pips and indexes in all 4 corners of the cards the deck is suitable for both left and right handed players. I can’t imagine anyone who wouldn’t love to get their mitts on this deck. So if you’re wanting to add to your existing collection, or if you want to start one, grab yourself one of these decks. Because they’re going to be a one time only print run. Meaning that once the Kickstarter campaign has ended, the creators will tally up how many decks have been pledged for, and they will have a quantity printed to cover that amount with maybe only a few left over.
To sum up, this is a really well designed deck. Very clever imagery tells us who each character is by using only a bare minimum of detail, so these would appeal to design buffs as well as comic book and super hero movie enthusiasts, young and old. I’m in on the funding. Are you?
All the very best of luck with this project and the rest of the SMArt series to TwoGeeksGaming :)
Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards Courts
If you’d be interested in getting in on the Kickstarter funding for this deck then click HERE to be taken over to the project page. Funding closes on 16th August 2015.
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I’m a board game, TCG, Playing Card, Dice collecting fanatic! I probably own 20 different sets of playing cards in my table top room/study. These are really cool and well designed!
Thank you for the review I will definitely be looking up their kickstarter, as well as the Prism: Night! I had to follow that link they just look ridiculously amazing!
My wife is going to be shaking her head at me later for signing up to get them but at least my collection will be happy :)
And let’s face it Justin, The Collection is what it’s all about. But I’m sure your wife will come round :)
I promise you, you won’t regret it if you do decide to get these decks – they are both artistically amazing and the handling is superb – there’s nothing worse than a great ‘looking’ deck that just isn’t smooth on the handling.
Thanks for the comment :)
I think I once heard of Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards, but I had no idea what exactly it was or what it was referring to. Now I know :D
I love the face cards, they have really interesting characters and patterns, and it seems to me like they’re the type of cards that you can use at any age. That’s what I really like about them.
I have a friend who’s a huge fan of different kinds of cards, so I may get him a surprise with this set :)
Thanks for the review.
Wow the design and graphic of the cards is fantastic! I really love both DC and Marvel Comic characters. In addition, I could get it for my dad’s birthday present since he a fan of DC Comic and loves playing poker too! It is like killing two bird with one stone.
Hey,
This is a neat article, I’m not really to much a card collector but I must say I really like the art and I do appreciate the artwork on the cards. I recognize most of the characters and art by looking at the graphics. Whoever does the art can really put it real life. They are well-designed. Great article.
Absolutely love these ideas, especially the Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards Pips. They would add more fun during parties and holidays. I always play a lot of cards but just the normal ones, I’ve never though much about it, so I appreciate the designs and super heroes at that.
Can you also give us links to where to buy each of these? I’d really appreciate that!
Hi Anh, thanks for your comment.
The creators don’t have these decks for sale on the internet. They were a limited edition deck through Kickstarter. You might be able to get them on the likes of eBay etc…. hope you get sorted :)
These playing cards are seriously one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while! I just love the way the characters are drawn. Plus most of my favourites are featured!
I’m lovin’ the Tshirt design too and can definitely see myself wearing it. Actually I could more see my boyfriend wearing it – he’s been right into superheroes since he was a kid.
Really enjoyed this article!
Hannah.
I’m not really a card collector but I love art and I do appreciate the artwork on these cards. I think my kids will love these cool looking cards. I can recognize most of the characters by looking at the graphics. They are well-designed and looks like a must have for any comic books fans.
This is a very different kind of site! Very unique. Defiantly a great site for people who are collectors of cards.
I remember when I was a kid and collected cards. However it wasn’t these new and cooler cards that you have shown us today. These new cards are very interesting and very tempting to buy for my son! Keep up the good work. I love this review!
Zach
Great information about some unique cards. I collect cards and was intrigued by more than one item you spoke of. In particular, the limited edition cards with the raised ink… I’m a huge fan of limited edition:) Do you know when these will be made available? I’m also looking forward to your update on the playing card re-do. Have they relaunched yet?
Thanks,
-Nicki
Yes, the raised ink limited edition decks were available during the Kickstarter campaign as I mentioned in my post. I hope you were able to get yourself a deck or two :)
You have a great site here. I used to collect cards also, a lot of cards. Haha I remember all of those days, oh fun days. I hope you the best of the best all the time. and to have success in your life. Good luck to you. Card can be quite valuable if they have certain condition.
I love the design and graphics on these. I never knew there were such but now I do. I like the superhero movies and especially the cartoons. I watch it with my son and I still enjoy it. There is still the a child in me I know. lol. I appreciate the art in it and these cards are no exception. The minimalist design with the right detail makes it interesting for anyone.
Thanks Stella. This particular deck had to be withdrawn from Kickstarter but the creators have been hard at work re-drawing everything and they’re planning on launching again really soon. Watch this space! :)
I’m an aesthetic minimalist at heart anyway, so it’s no surprise that I loved these cards. It’s a lot of fun to go through and try to figure out what’s what from the designs. Kind of reminds me of using different icon packs on your phone…it’s that same enjoyment of seeing the creativity in the way someone has re-imagined a popular image.
Thanks for doing this detailed write-up; I look forward to seeing more of these packs in the future !
Thanks Colin. This deck will be relaunched on Kickstarter soon so keep an eye out and grab yourself a deck or two! :)
Well I learnt something new today. Just getting into the world of superheroes as my second child is a boy – not to be gender stereotype but my daughter just wasn’t into them. My son on the other hand just turning 3 loves any superhero. I’ll have to wait til he’s a bit older! but these Mighty Super Heroes Playing cards are pretty awesome – love the graphics on them too.
Hello there and thanks. I reckon the uncut sheet would look fantastic on any kid’s wall – boy or girl :D
The characters are minimalistic but have just enough detail to be recognisable. It’s a great deck. Love it :)
Until I started reading a few articles on your website, I had no idea that there were so many different types of cards. These superhero ones are pretty cool, because the designs are so simple. While i personally don’t recognize all of them, I can definitely work out a lot of them. Pretty cool….
I’m the same Todd…. but it’s a good guessing game to play with the kids :) That’s why I think the uncut sheet would be brilliant for a kid’s bedroom wall :)
This is a totally cool website. My super hero is Superman, but I don’t have any cards. I do remember playing with card collections as a kid but they were about racecar performance data and I haven’t seen these before. It’s like discovering another world exists! Keep up the good work.
Thanks Nigel. This is just a small portion of the decks available out there. There aren’t enough hours in the day for me to cover everything I’d like to, but hopefully I can show a decent cross-section. It is like another world – I love it!! :)
First, I want to thank Jyl for all the support she gave us during the campaign. I can honestly say that she went above and beyond to help us out. Second, I want to thank all of you for all the kind words. It truly puts a smile on my face when I see all the positive comments and that people are enjoying our designs/decks.
Unfortunately, we had to close down the campaign for several reason… of which you can read on the Kickstarter site. But, as Jazz (co-designer) recently posted in the comments section…
“We are very excited about 12 – Retribution, the other decks and even the rework of this deck. As TwoGG said, we are gonna be back with a better price point, a better deck and quality cards.
TwoGG is small but we care about providing our customers with a quality product and since our own friends and family buy from us as well, we consider every one of our customers to be like valued family.
We truly appreciate all of your support and look forward to getting you more, unique decks yet this year!”
So you will hear from us very very soon. Thank you all again for all the love and support.
Steven F.
2GG
Thanks for your comment Steven. There will be a lot of disappointed people out there, but I know that as soon as this deck is reworked and relaunched you’ll have a hit on your hands.
It was my pleasure to do this review and to help in any way I could, and you know I’m a huge fan of 2GG, so I’ll be looking forward to doing the same with your future projects :)
What a wonderful addition to a card collector. I haven’t seen many different types of cards, so these are very interesting. I would have to buy two decks because i would want to save one. I love the Super Hero theme. Looks rich and colorful. Can’t wait to see your next feature.
Thanks Kitty. This is indeed a really colourful deck, and I’m sure the uncut sheet would be amazing. The deck actually hit a rocky patch there because Marvel were accusing them of breach of copyright. But as the characters have no logos or anything that definitely identifies them as ‘named’ superheroes, they’ve been allowed to continue with funding. I’d get in there quick if I were you before Marvel find a loophole…!! :)
Awesome card deck. Is the whole game designed yet? Hopefully it will come out. Only 21 days left and much to raise. I’ll be on the lookout; fun game for my gamer kids. If you don’t raise the 8,000 can you still take it to Indiegogo? Like Shaytards raised much more then they expected with Indiegogo.
Hi Lorren. I can’t say too much, but the creators of this deck have everything covered if it doesn’t fund this time round. But safe to say it’s definitely going to be a Kickstarter campaign. Keep checking back because it’s way too awesome to slip by the wayside :):):)
What a really great, interesting and different article, thank you so much for writing about this! My son would love these superhero ones so I’m going to get some for him for Christmas – hopefully he’ll keep them as a collectable item but I highly doubt it! I love your website Sammi
This is where the uncut sheets come into their own…. They’re always a limited edition print run, and can you imagine one framed and on your son’s bedroom wall?? He’ll have no choice but to keep it good :) Thanks for the comment. Glad you like my site :)
The idea of building up a website talking about playing cards sounds crazy, but after you read a post like this who wouldn’t do the same. It’s a great idea! I LOVE this cards and my kids would kill to have them. Who doesn’t love their Marvel or DC Comics characters? They are a must have, but not for my youngest son to play with. I think I just might start my own playing cards collection, this is how much you are getting me into this!!! I Love it.
That’s the thing with playing cards Ana – they’re for all ages :) You can get a couple of decks – one for you, one for your children, and even maybe an uncut sheet to put on the wall of your youngest, just so he can see the artwork and colours and, eventually, he’ll want to play too :)
Well I’ve never liked playing card games, but I can say this is something different ! Keep up the good work. Nice article and I loved the images :)
Thank you :) I especially like comments form those who ordinarily aren’t ‘into’ playing cards – that means I’m doing something right :) I’m glad you liked the review. Maybe come back sometime, and you may be surprised again… :)
OMG! These cards look amazing, they would definitely be something to show off when friends come around. I love the artwork, simple, but if your into it you’d definitely know who the superheroes are (as I have been a DC/Marvel fan since I was young).
That’s the beauty of these cards Michael – you know who they are with only the minimum of information. Which is exactly what the creators wanted to achieve – minimalist imagery. You’re right too…. this is definitely a deck to bring out for a special hand of cards with friends – it’s sure to get their approval :)
Wow, what a brilliant concept, this will take card playing to a new level. Or is it because you made the idea brilliant in your article? I like the way you give us the feel of how the cards look.
Emmanuel, you’ve made me blush… :) Thank you, because I can really only talk in my reviews about decks that I am passionate about, so I’m glad that you like my article. The thing is I love this deck. What’s not to love? I want to pass that on, and I want my readers to see what I see, so I have to be expressive. It’s great that you got that, and that you appreciated it :)
Hi Jyl,
This is an interesting article.
I could imagine playing cards with these Mighty Super Heroes. That would bring back a lot of stories about the actual comics and films where these characters are portrayed, and discussions about those comics and films.
They will bring back many fond memories. There are even t-shirts that can be obtained.
One thing I missed, how does one actually buy these playing cards and t-shirts via your site?
Your images within the article are interesting, however I was expecting that if I clicked on those images, it would bring me to an ‘order’ page.
Cheers,
David
Hi David, thank you for your comment. It’s actually a deck that is being funded right now on Kickstarter. This means that they are not actually ‘for sale’ right now, but that the creators are looking for funding to have them manufactured. There are a couple of links on the post that take you to the project page if you’d like to pledge your support, or if you’d simply like to have more information about how Kickstarter works. Hope this helps :)
Jyl,
Very interesting information, especially the info that gives an insight into how the figures on the cards are created. The Super Heroes series should be come a big hit.
Collecting Playing cards is not something I ever thought about doing, but your articles have peaked my interest in that direction. I remember years ago, when playing poker in Vegas, I would get playing card decks from the casinos there, of course they all had holes punched in them.
Joe
I’ve never had the opportunity to play in Vegas Joe, but I do have a few of the casino decks that you mentioned – either holes punched in them, or the corners cut off :) I do like the thought that someone could have potentially won a shed load of money using one of my decks. Having said that, someone could also have lost a lot too. But they’re an interesting thing to own, aren’t they :)
Ah man! I seriously feel like a little kid right now. I’m actually excited over the mighty super heroes playing cards!
I was on your site a week or so ago and I favorited it. I came back today, and this is what I come across. These cards are GREAT!
So far, it looks like I’ll be getting the guitar cards for my mother-in-law, and these cards for myself. What a great collectors item as well !
icollectplayingcards is fantastic! Thanks again for putting such an awesome site together. I’ll be back. :)
Are you still planning on not telling your mother-in-law about the Jokers……? :D
The fantastic thing with both these decks too is that they are both available as uncut sheets. So the guitar uncut would be useful as a reference tool, and the Mighty Super Hero uncut would just simply look amazing framed and on the wall.
I’m glad you’re liking my site Stephen. Thanks for commenting :)
These are cool playing cards! I collect playing cards. I display it and use it to play with my friends. These are cool additions to my collections. The designs are superb. These are also lovely gifts for my nieces, nephews and godchildren. I also want to have the shirt. Is the shirt also for sale? Where can I buy it?
You can get the t-shirt from the Kickstarter page for this deck Keye. Just click on one of the links on the review. There’s also a link to my post that explains a bit about how Kickstarter works, to give you a better idea of what it all entails. I’m glad you like the post – keep coming back! :)
I’d first like to tell you that we all know that Batman is by far and away the best superhero! And I say that with all due respect to spiderman and Harley Quinn! lol,,Sounds like a good idea for this new generation because all everything appears to be superhero related. Just look at the movie industry for example. I would estimate about 75% of the successful movies are superhero related.
You’re right Monkey. These days even remakes of superhero movies are being remade because people of all ages just can’t get enough of them. They’re big business. This deck would definitely be a cool one to have but I especially think that the uncut sheet would be fantastic framed and on the wall.
And because this is my site I get to choose the best superhero, and that’s Spiderman. Shhhhhhhh!!!!! Enough now…. it’s my site……
Well what can I say, it’s an awesome site! The layout is well done, the colors all match, and the products that are offered are in accordance to the site name.
The super mighty heroes card deck is something I would actually buy and brag about. Great review with lots of colorful images.
Overall 9/10
Regards,
Gaspar
I’m glad you like it Gaspar. You should definitely consider getting the Mighty Super Heroes deck – it’s going to be a collectors item, and definitely something to show off to your mates :)
Hi!
Wow what a fun concept!!!
What a great way to learn the guitar! I can think of many people who love super heroes and who would love these cards. A few of them are on my Christmas list :) Can I purchase some? I will definitely pass on this site info!
They’re being funded on Kickstarter right now, so you basically click onto the project page (via the links) and you can pledge for as many decks as you want to. Then, once the campaign is over and the deck is fully funded, the creators get to work having the decks made and then sent out to you. Same with the Chord Cards. Just click on the links and that’s you :)
Been a while since I visted your site, and it’s so much bigger than last time I saw it! Those super heroe cards look awesome! So with the campaign, do you get a pack of cards when you donate or is it to get the company running first to start making them? thought I should ask to clear confusion with others!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful innovation :)
Matt TheDopestMatrix
Hi Matt (I promise I’ll get round to answering your survey by the way – soon)
It’s a Kickstarter project. The best thing for me to do here is to give you this link to a post I wrote about the basics of how it works. {Actually, you could have a look into it for some of your music stuff…… :) That would be quite cool.}
Thanks for your comment :)
Until I read this blog I never knew they had super heroes playing cards. I love the design on the cards of the different super heroes it is a refreshing change from the regular old playing cards design.
I love playing poker, and I am assuming the super hero card are good for playing Texas holdem ?
Hey David, you bring the chips and I’ll play Texas holdem with you!! :D Yes, these cards have a quality smooth finish which would make them great for many hands of shuffling and dealing. But I’m sure you’ll let me know once you’ve bought them ;)
This is a really interesting web site designed around a subject which everyone is familiar with but most of us never considered the diversity of subjects a humble playing card could cover. It’s quite fascinating reading about the different varieties of playing cards there actually are and I for one would never have considered just how many types of playing card that is available.
This review of the Mighty Super Heroes playing cards is very well researched and written with lots of colourful images that go to enhance the deck and highlight the clever design.
Well Done on a very good review.
Thank you Paul. Playing cards are becoming more and more artistic in their design so it’s great to see so many amazing new decks out there :)
Hello there Jyl
You had this article on guitar chords cards , now this one.I wonder if you are trying to empty our pockets that soon…Hey..just kidding…
You are providing so awesome alternatives that I do want them all.How can someone resist on these super heroes?….The only disadvantage in my case is that I have 2 young children that love those heroes.If I bring the cards home to play with my wife the kids would be jealous and the younger one will probably destroy the cards in a blink of an eye
Amazing ideas that turn a classic game into something modern.I like the t-shirt too..The designers made a superb work here
I wonder what’s next
Ah, there’s an easy solution to that… buy 2 decks!!! :D One for you and your wife and one that the kids can play with. Or maybe get them a deck each? Actually you should think of getting an uncut sheet framed for the wall of their bedroom. That’ll keep them both happy :) Thanks for the comment. Glad you’re liking my site :)
Hi Jyl,
That’s a great and pleasant article. I really liked reading it. To be honest with you I am not a fan of card games, but my children and my husband will love it!
And it’s a great alternative to computer’s game!
Can you suggest me a nice one please?
Thank you very much for this awesome blog
Hi Daniella, thanks for your reply. It depends on your personal taste, but I really like the Bicycle Favole deck featuring the art of Victoria Francés. You can check it out in my review here. Or you might like the Branle deck by NoirArts which you can see here. Though please have a look at my other reviews to see if there’s anything to your taste. I’ll be adding more decks so keep checking back :)