The CV stands for Circus of Values, which is the title of the story these characters are from. In summary, each character is a corrupt ruler of this masked land, corrupt in that they are driven mad by a primary emotion. There is a fifth member, X, but I did not include her into this project. The characters here don't normally don 1930s clothing, so it was fun to redesign their actual outfits in a more period-dated way.

King is Native American, though I haven't yet pinned of which tribe. His primary color is yellow, his symbol is a diamond, and his primal emotion is fear. His design took inspiration from tapestries and other basic shapes.

Queen is French. Her primary color is red, her symbol is a heart, and her primal emotion is anger. Focusing on the many shades of red available, her design took inspiration from the Eiffel Tower, and I utilized a gradient approach in each section of the design.

Jack is Russian. His primary color is blue, his symbol the spade, and his primal emotion sorrow. For his design, I compared the shape of the spade to the tops of Russian "onion dome" architecture.

Ace is North African. Her primary color is green, her symbol a clover, and her primal emotion joy. I knew I wanted a circle as her main background symbol, but I was at a loss for what to focus the design on. The bumps of a clover eventually began looking like an elephant skull, and I ran with the motif of tusks.