"The Black Deck from US Playing Card" is on its way to Penguin! We expect to have the deck "in stock" on Wednesday. We're also planning a two-day promotion during which you'll be able to get "The Black Deck" absolutely free with your order.

We were excited to learn that US Playing Card Company (manufacturer of Bicycle brand playing cards) has teamed up with Magic Makers to bring "The Black Deck" to magicians around the world. "The Black Deck" is a specially designed Bicycle Deck comprised of boldly contrasting black cards in an unexpected reverse-image style that many magicians say heightens the impact of their visual card magic.

Card workers are especially excited about "The Black Deck" because it has full-color court cards "sporting red and white pips," a white border (allowing the worker to secretly reverse a card in the deck), and 4 specially printed magic cards (allowing the worker to perform additional effects).

The "Black Deck" is the latest in a series of eye-popping Bicycle decks the US Playing Card Company has been manufacturing since early last year.