Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare

Yeah, that’s right! I’ve not put the Charizard in the final slot! Because I refuse to conform to your charizarchy. This is me taking a stand. I’m changing the world.

When I last mentioned this card (where, I now notice, I also made a version of the above illustration, and now I have two almost identical renditions on my HDD), a lot of people mentioned how they found it far too cluttered to be enjoyable. I totally see what you mean, but I think it’s more the fault of the ridiculous clutter of writing in red, black and white over the top of a predominantly red, black and white image. Take all that text away, and I think this would be a proper beauty.

It’s proving as popular as was inevitable. While the Iono is fetching the super-big bucks, the Japanese Charizard ex Special Art Rare is going for $250 as I write today. It’ll be interesting to see how high this peaks, likely based on how rare it proves to be in the Shiny Treasures set.