The cards are the standard 3.5x2.5 size, printed with full bleed (colour right to the edges of the cards). The cards are printed on chromium stock, this being a special format with a layer of (presumably) chromium foil, so thin as to be transparent, with a card backing, the metal foil being embossed and overprinted with transparent ink which give a metallic lustre to the image background, over which are portions printed in opaque ink, this being covered by a transparent layer which seems to be plastic, the whole being covered with a UV-opaque layer. The resultant image gives an illusion of depth and is bright and colourful, but which is difficult to scan with pleasing results.
The set consists of 90 cards, mostly painted by Boris Vallejo, and a small number being painted by his wife, Julie Bell. There are, in addition to the basic set, 6 prismatic Magnachrome cards - this is a printing technique which highlights the edges of the images in a way similar to the embossing on chromium cards - (3 to a box), 3 Unicorn subset cards (1 to a box), also prismatic Magnachrome, a 'box' card (one shrink-wrapped to the outside of each box), and two signature cards, 500 signed by each of Boris and Julie (nwither of which have I seen). A parallel set of Holochrome cards, with refractive backgrounds, was included at two cards per box. These refractive cards in some light have a rainbow glow, and in others will give an opalescent backdrop. The set was published in 1996.
The cards are listed below in numerical order. The images are
included purely to give an idea of what's in the card set, and there is
no larger image behind the thumbnail. The spelling here is taken
directly from the back of the cards, errors included. The images
by Julie Bell are noted as such. My original intention had been to
include only the Boris images, but I weakened ... the girl is good!
BJ.01: The Supreme Goddess |
BJ.02: The Greatest Weapon |
BJ.03: untitled (and uncompleted!) |
BJ.04: Serpent Sage (Julie Bell) |
BJ.05: Mr. O |
BJ.06: Sunai |
BJ.07: The Kick |
BJ.08: Parting Seas |
BJ.09: Medea's Chariot |
BJ.10: Knighted |
BJ.11: Soft As Steel (Julie Bell) |
BJ.12: Dawn |
BJ.13: London 2500 A.D. |
BJ.14: Virtual Reality |
BJ.15: Never-Ending War |
BJ.16: Opium Dream |
BJ.17: 5000 Volts |
BJ.18: Suntan Bed |
BJ.19: Romance |
BJ.20: Realm Of The Dolphin |
BJ.21: Coronis |
BJ.22: Spider Whisper Julie Bell |
BJ.23: Brinke |
BJ.24: Wired For Sound |
BJ.25: The Four Riders |
BJ.26: The Gorgon |
BJ.27: Leather Jacket |
BJ.28: Pamati |
BJ.29: Nesus (should be Nessus) |
BJ.30: Acceptance |
BJ.31: Martial Combat |
BJ.32: Pandora |
BJ.33: Branched Out |
BJ.34: Mormak |
BJ.35: She's Mine |
BJ.36: Suzanne (Julie Bell) |
BJ.37: On Top, Alone |
BJ.38: Against The Odds (sketch) |
BJ.39: Time Is A Dream |
BJ.40: The Creation Of Rainbows |
BJ.41: Mutants |
BJ.42: Orpheus And Eurydice |
BJ.43: Gargoyle (Julie Bell) |
BJ.44: The Dancer |
BJ.45: Thorma |
BJ.46: Berserker Monk |
BJ.47: Swords And Fangs |
BJ.48: Robo Stripper |
BJ.49: Space And Time |
BJ.50: Ariadne |
BJ.51: Cave Princess |
BJ.52: Corkscrew |
BJ.53: Hercules |
BJ.54: Andromeda In Chains |
BJ.55: Brinke Sword (Julie Bell) |
BJ.56: Karate Kick |
BJ.57: Circe |
BJ.58: Circe (drawing) |
BJ.59: Suzzle |
BJ.60: Metal Fantasy (Julie Bell) |
BJ.61: Unseeing |
BJ.62: The Sleeper |
BJ.63: Instants |
BJ.64: Jason |
BJ.65: Icarus In Flight |
BJ.66: Summit |
BJ.67: Hollywood |
BJ.68: Hieroglyphic Egg |
BJ.69: Gypsy |
BJ.70: Future Trouble |
BJ.71: Steel Wings (Julie Bell) |
BJ.72: The Signs Of Christmas |
BJ.73: Logo Design |
BJ.74: Flowering Nest |
BJ.75: Enemy From Within |
BJ.76: The Future Is Here |
BJ.77: The Valkyries |
BJ.78: Dangerous Kiss (Julie Bell) |
BJ.79: Bird Of Prey |
BJ.80: Power |
BJ.81: Over The Hill |
BJ.82: Dragon's Duel |
BJ.83: Eurydice |
BJ.84: Floating Island |
BJ.85: Biker |
BJ.86: Dragon Battle (Julie Bell) |
BJ.87: Persephone |
BJ.88: Persephone (drawing) |
BJ.89: From Infinity To Eternity |
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BJ.M1: Bird Of Evil |
BJ.M2: Ashteroth |
BJ.M3: Big Brother Is Watching |
BJ.M4: Things Better Unmet |
BJ.M5: The Wings That Cut |
BJ.M6: The End Of The Restless Sleep |
BJ.U1: The Myth Of Raltarnee |
BJ.U2: Illustration from Ladies |
BJ.U3: Duthina On The Unicorn |
BJ.box: Alabaster City |
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Last updated: 11th December, 1997