steven rhodes

September 29, 2021

The Steven Rhodes Card Games Are Now Out There

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Last December we alerted our readers to the existence of a Kickstarter meant to fund three card games based on the art of Steven Rhodes. We were almost too late to report on them as the campaign was on its last day. But if we didn’t manage to inform you about it soon enough, and you missed your shot to pledge, there’s good news: the games are officially out as legitimate retail products, thanks to Cryptozoic. If you don’t know who Steven Rhodes is, he’s a graphic artist known for his reinterpretations of 1970s children’s book covers. You know the type: Rainbow borders, bulbous fonts and extremely detailed children in period-accurate clothing, with an educational safety message most prominent. Rhodes takes such concepts to their extreme with pieces like “Don’t Talk To Strangers,” depicting the kids chatting with a large-headed alien, “Let’s Dig For Treasure,” showing the kids digging their shovels into a graveyard, and “Let’s Summon Demons,” which is self-explanatory. Now you can not only gaze at these demented

December 23, 2020

Check Out The Steven Rhodes Card Games Kickstarter Before It’s Too Late

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Sorry we didn’t learn about this one earlier, but there’s a Kickstarter going on for a tabletop card game based off the art of Steven Rhodes, and it would be criminal not to mention such a thing here — but there are only a few hours left. Hopefully this message reached you in time. Who is Steven Rhodes? He’s a graphic artist known for his reinterpretations of 1970s children’s book covers. You know the type: Rainbow borders, bulbous fonts and extremely detailed children in period-accurate clothing, with an educational safety message most prominent. Rhodes takes such concepts to their extreme with pieces like “Don’t Talk To Strangers,” depicting the kids chatting with a large-headed alien, “Let’s Dig For Treasure,” showing the kids digging their shovels into a graveyard, and “Let’s Summon Demons,” which is self-explanatory. This kind of material was begging to be a card game from Day 1, and it’s happening now. Let’s Dig For Treasure, Let’s Summon Demons and Don’t Talk To Strangers are all being game-ified, each