Great episode. Will add that I agree with JustInBasil that the commentary beyond the articles is something that drives me to listen to the podcast. The extra stuff is gold. Keep it up. :)
In response to y’all above, I’m in the decades later camp. I think the life force drain idea is interesting, but feel like the Pokémon’s evolution implies a larger passage of time. Of course, that’s my opinion.
Think someone needs to do an interview with the artist. Ha! Nominating Jon and...
Yeah pulling a Japanese full art can be a bit of a downer. That said, last time it happened to me, the box was a double banger - I got a gold too. I know double banger Japanese boxes are rarer, but maybe the odds could go up if a full art is in the box? Maybe it secretly already does?
Yeah, the ghosts are typically the most nefarious Pokemon, but dark and sometimes psychic are oftentimes not too far away. While some of the stuff these Pokemon purport to do is actually quite vile, it does keep it interesting. Like the different TCG artists, I think the Pokemon variety really...
Stunned by Poltchageist. It’s sinister, creepy, cool, and memorable all at the same time. Amazing!
Would love to see some follow-up artwork (like another card by the same artist) where the child is still alive. Like, the child is a little older and hanging out with Sinistcha. Then again, if the...