Charizards popularity drove prices ever skyward and Burning Shadows became an increasingly popular set as everyone looked for the Rainbow Charizard
The toys will represent all 27 starter Pokmon that have appeared across the games nine generations so far, face-of-the-franchise Pikachu , Eevee , and Snorlax (whos also getting time in the spotlight these days at the Pokmon Sleep event going on in Yokohama)
Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man (Borderless) He had to show up eventually, right
But most of us assume that what were seeing is the artist in question doing said art, or in other words, looking at the canvas
You want cards that deliver the most value and impact for the lowest possible cost
I suspect the cartoony look you're talking about is due to halftone removal, and some aspect of the AI enhancement