everyone is quick to assume the second "deck" will be 6 cards, but icp have very clearly avoided ever confirming any set timeline...realistically, i doubt violent j even knows how far he plans on taking it.im sure he takes ever album as they come, sees what he has left in the tank and how much energy he has left to pour into this thing...if they had ANY intention of making the second deck 6 deep, they would have included in the booklets, which was some of the best marketing ever when applied to the first hand.

personally, i would love to see them set it in stone and pump out another 6...yes, their music has lost its edge, but wtf...at this point, they have already done whatever damage there was to do and lost all those who arent down to ride in the era of bangpowdeathpop so fuck it!

since they are hesitant to really commit to the second deck, they avoid any congruent storyline & have lightened off of the whole "dark carnival" and conceptual aspect of it...i think it would be awesome to see them get back to the riddlebox/milanko/jeckel bros mindset of really pushing the carnival.it would be ill to have a great concept behind the next card and maybe even reference the first deck here & there...ever since the wraith, they dont reference the first deck ever...not sure if its respect or fear or a backlash, but i would love to hear milanko and their other figures intertwine with the next card...theres nothing connecting the new "deck" at all...just two stand alone albums with poor concepts behind the intros/skits