Night Owl Cards

I'm sure many of you have heard about the Topps Project 2020 that's all the rage right now. Topps is selling "artistic renderings" of some of its more famous cards, as one of its many online ventures, for $19.99 a card. The cards, which have been designed by several different artists -- some well-known, I guess, I don't follow artists -- are available for a couple of days on the Topps site and then you can find them on the secondary market for god knows how much. For me, it's an interesting idea but not interesting enough to buy any. As a creative type, I appreciate art and new ways of looking at the familiar. I also believe in supporting artists. But I'm not going to pay $20 for a modern card, even if I know it costs that much because artists need to get paid. But I think the biggest reason for my tempered enthusiasm is I looked at the subject matter for the cards and my first reaction was: *groaning noise, followed by gagging noise, follow...