We had another piece of mail land in our mailbag, from a familiar face to Johto Times! Josh Sobek has returned to share another piece of artwork, this time of Absol, which he originally submitted for the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2024.

Absol by Josh Sobek

Josh Sobek, United States

This piece of Absol art was done as a 2024 submission contest for a set of trading cards. Of the options, I chose Absol because it has a special place for me growing up playing Ruby on my GBA. I wanted to show it in a peaceful moment while the ancient artwork on the wall of its cave den depicts its unfortunate reputation to humans, being linked to catastrophe.

It’s great to hear from you again, Josh! Thank you for sharing your artwork of Absol, or should I say, two Absol? I love the autumnal leaves you used for the Absol to lay on, and it reminds me of a lot of artwork you would see in the early era of the Pokémon TCG, so if you were going for that, you nailed it, in my opinion! As always, keep up the fantastic work!