Series 23
Further reading about the references made in Series 23, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available).
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Further reading about the references made in Series 23, Cards 1-50 as well as links & original images (if available).
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For the start of Series 23, created "THREEPEPE", a takeoff on the name of the lead character Guybrush Threepwood from the 1991 LucasArts Personal Computer game "". I have no idea how someone could 1 - play or remember playing a 21 year old game that only sold 25,000 copies, 2 - grab a stock image of the character, 3 - overlay that onto a background that only appears once in the entire game, and 4 - decide that would make a great Pepe! They say there is a fine line between genius and madness and I would say MrHansel is 100% the former.
Series 23, Card 3 - was created by the artist known as although he goes by Everyday Earth on Twitter and Telegram. He created a total of 18 cards for the Rare Pepe project.
This card is a parody of the movie poster for 2006 American sports comedy film "" who was played by .
Series 23, Card 4 - was created by an who also made both of the cards BOGDAPEPE and PEPENOFF as well as one of the Bitconnect cards . The BAYLOP card depicts the execution of member Nguyễn Văn Lém, often referred to as Bảy Lốp. The execution took place in Saigon during the in the . Văn Lém crime was the alleged murder of Lt. Col. Nguyen Tuan as well as Tuan's wife, six children, and his 80 year old mother. The photograph was taken by , an Associated Press photographer. You can learn more about the event .
Series 23, Card 12 - was created by an . They contributed a total of 14 cards to the Rare Pepe series including the 5-card set and a series of portraits including , , , , and .
The woman pictured on the card is report and presenter . The photograph was taken from the "How Dash Stole Bitcoin’s Mojo – Interview with Amanda B. Johnson".
Series 23, Card 16 - was created by the Japanese artist known as . She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project; 8 of which are original artworks! The pepe on the card is modeled after the character from the Japanese manga series . He has a brave "no step down" characteristic about him when it comes to fighting going as far as to fight a Siberian tiger in his younger days and even admits that was a bit foolish of him, but earning him one of his many nicknames the "Tiger Killer". In regard to that Oni said, "It was fun to change the tiger to a stuffed animal."
Series 23, Card 22 - was created by an . They also created the Melancholia Triptych (, , ), the philosophers set (, , ) as well as 5 other cards, for a total of 12 Rare Pepe cards.
This card is the artist's interpretation of of the many cover illustrations for the 1910 Novel which was written by the French author .
Series 23, Card 48 - was created by the Japanese artist known as . She created a total of 9 cards for the Rare Pepe project and all 9 are original artworks! Oni said of PEPEEVO, "I drew PEPE changing his appearance. His appearance changes depending on the environment around him. His appearance may also change depending on the owner of this card. I wonder how he will evolve?"
