Wukong Playing Cards

Journey to the West  is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty, which is considered one of the four greatest classic novels of Chinese literature and perhaps the most popular literary work in East Asia. The journey to the West has strong roots in Chinese mythology, Taoist and Buddhist philosophy. Throw in elements of myths, modern fiction and add a big spoonful of classic line-art characters will give you our latest offering. The style of the decks is going to be a continuation of the manga-styled characters as in our Geung Si & Vampire decks. Designed by Sin Yee Lam (Co-founder & Lead designer of HypieLab Company, Hong Kong) Standard Bicycle Edition is printed on Premium Stock with superior gold metallic ink. Manufactured by The United States Playing Card Company. Made in USA.
HypieLab’s Part 2 of their Journey to the West project introduces the Bicycle Wukong & Bicycle  Bull Demon King Playing Cards . Inspired by the classic novel, these cards continue the manga-style character designs seen in their Bicycle Geung Si & Bicycle Vampire (Western Vampire) decks, blending traditional Chinese storytelling with a modern artistic approach. Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty, which is considered one of the four greatest classic novels of Chinese literature and perhaps the most popular literary work in East Asia. The adaptation of “The Journey to the West” by HypieLab, designed by Sin Yee Lam, creatively blends Chinese mythology, Taoist and Buddhist philosophy with modern fiction. Incorporating classic line-art characters, this production offers a fresh, artistic take on the traditional narrative, appealing to both contemporary and traditional audiences. The standard  Bull Demon King Bicycle Edition cards  feature premium stock with gold metallic ink, made by The United States Playing Card Company in the USA.  The Bull Demon King  premium deck elevates this with gold cold foil on the cards and hot foil stamping on a premium cloth paper tuck case. While both editions feature the same characters on court cards, the premium edition showcases them in a distinct aesthetic style.