I am a pokemon collector, in particular i am doing a wailmer masterset. I have always wanted to have a card signed by its artist, i don’t care about reselling or the artist itself being famous.
My idea is that I just like meeting the people behind cards, sharing a few words with them and having a card that i can store at my house that tells a good story that i can bring along in my life.
I have no idea on where pokemon artist signing events will be, and if there will be some big meetups or smaller events attended even by single artists. I saw that in asia there are a few but I don’t have the funds to travel that far, since I am in Italy.
Are there any events happening anytime soon in europe? Thank you all for the help!
AFAIK it’s a policy of The Pokémon Company that artists, with the exception of Mitsuhiro Arita, are not allowed to sign Pokémon cards at events anymore. The Wailmer from EX Ruby & Sapphire was illustrated by him though, so it would still be a possibility for you. He will be at Japan Expo in Paris next month, but the (ridiculously expensive) tickets for his meet and greet are already sold out. I would suggest keeping an eye on the event section of his website to see when any new European events come up.