Benedict Judas Hel

And here are some sketch covers/original art I got before I had my Vega/Baroness motif going starting with an 11" x 17" Catwoman by Everette Hartsoe:

A 5" x 7" Critter by Cody Schibi:

A sketch cover by Dan Brereton:

A sketch cover by The Living Corpse Crew (which I got mainly for David Michelinie's signature):

And a sketch cover from Arthur Suydam (which I wish I had my motif before I got this as I would have asked for a proper commission rather than a convention sketch!):

It was cool to see all the awesome art to be had for under $500.  Congratulations to the winners and to all the participants!

Here are some framed commission I have hanging on my wall starting with Steve Mannion's Baroness and Simon Bisley's Vega:

My framed Vega by Shane Heron and Baroness by Joe Pekar:

My framed Baroness by Mike Hoffman:

And my framed Vega by Alex Ogle

As far as new commissions go, here is a 8" x 10" Vega by Joe Pekar:

And a rather dubious looking 9" x 12" Baroness by Marvel/DC artist Georges Jeanty:

Given his work credentials, I expected a little more.  So I am a bit disappointed in this piece.  I'm not sure why he decided to make her a dwarf, though.  Oh well, I guess they all can't be winners...

18 hours ago, Rick2you2 said:

So, in any of your opinions, was it a better piece just pencilled, or is it better inked? I like them both, which make me useless on that subject. But, I am thinking about having him do a second commission, full figure, in a scene.

I always prefer inked pieces in my collection so I may be a bit bias in thinking the inked piece looks better.

As for commissions I have this 8" x 11" Baroness by Joe Webster:

I got this 9" x 12" Vega from Jim Calafiore:

And this 9" x 12" Vega from Rich Woodall:

Finally, I got this 8" x 11" Vega from Gus Mauk:

Unpublished

8" x 10" Vega commission by Simon Bisley (190 British pounds):

Damn!  There's a lot of spectacular art on here already.  But I'll go ahead and give it a shot...

Unpublished

11" x 17" Vega commission by Alex Ogle ($250):

My vote goes to Captain Ultra but then again his worst look is his only look...so I don't know if that counts?

3 minutes ago, alxjhnsn said:

You are doomed. He's called a dealer for a reason!  [Welcome!]

Thanks!  I know my wallet is going to be crying for the foreseeable future!

I got this 8" x 11" Vega commission from Jamie Jones:

I commissioned Rick Parker for an inked 8" x 11" Vega and got the original pencil sketch:

The blue line inked version:

And the color print version:

On top of that, I also got an extra Vega pencil sketch!  What a cool guy!

I'd like some cool Marvel villain pages (circa 1970's-80's) and if there are some Marvel heroes on the page as well, that's cool too... 

I got these 11" x 17" commissions from Johnny Segura III starting with Vega and The Baroness:

My interaction with him was so positive and his prices so reasonable that I got a few more pieces for my niece and nephew, starting with Deadpool / Spider-Man for my nephew

And movie-verse Captain Marvel and Harley Quinn for my niece:

Then, I had them framed for their birthdays this month:

Just me in one of my many villainous outfits...

1) John Romita Sr.

2) Todd McFarlane

3) Steve Ditko

4) Gil Kane

My active Amazing Spider-Man collecting days ran between the mid-80's to the mid-90's so my ranking is based upon that experience:

1) John Romita Sr. - To me, when I think of the quintessential comic book Spider-Man, I think of John's artwork.  I would be exposed to his artwork, as it was before my collecting days, through the Marvel Tales reprints that I would buy at a independent bookstore that sold back issues of comic books.

2) Todd McFarlane - This blew my teenage mind when I first saw McFarlane's work on the newsstands and in my hand.  I fancied myself a bit of an artist as a kid and I tried hard to emulate his style (and failing miserably).

3) Steve Ditko - Again, he was before my collecting days but I saw some of his work again through Marvel Tales reprints.  I thought is was simple and quaint as a kid but I have grown to appreciate his style as an adult and his importance in establishing my favorite Webhead. 

The most recent commission I got in was the 9" x 12" Baroness by Graham Nolan:

This is a 9" x 12" Vega/Baroness combo by Brandon Starr:

Here is my 9" x 12" Vega by Graham Nolan as well:

And here is a 10" x 13" Vega by Shane Heron:

I've always had an affinity for villains since my childhood days (Decepticons, Cobra, V.E.N.O.M., etc.) so I wanted to come up with a cool name while not copying any established villainous characters (i.e. Megatron1984 or Storm Shadow84).  So I figured a lot of bad guys have triple names so I went for the 3 most traitorous people I could think of: Benedict Arnold (traitor to the Continental Army), Judas Iscariot (no explanation needed), and Cain (traitor to his brother, Abel).  Hence, I would be Benedict Judas Cain, the most wicked bad guy in the galaxy!

Unfortunately, the previous forum I joined had a character limit that cut off the last letter of "Cain" and I refused to make my username all 1 run-on word so I had to come up with a 3-letter villainous name.  That's how I came up with the original Asgardian goddess of death, Hel.  And thus that's what I became there and what I am here.

Here is a 9" x 12' Baroness I got from Tim Tyler:

This a 9" x 12" Baroness by Marc Thompson:

This is a 9" x 12" Vega bust by Eddie Nunez:

And here is a 7" x 9" Vega by Marc Thompson:

This is a 9" x 12" Baroness I had done by Joe Pekar:

This is a 9" x 12" Baroness I got from Kyle Roberts:

Here is a 11" x 17" Vega by Mitch Ballard:

And finally a 11" x 17" Vega by Mike Hoffman:

Continuing my recent commission acquisitions, the first is a 11" x 17" Baroness by Andy Smith:

Next is a 16" x 20" Baroness by Lorenzo Sperlonga: 

This is a 8" x 11" Vega by Derek Laufman:

And finally a 8" x 10" Vega by Casey Parsons:

I'm new to the boards and got into commission art collecting relatively recently (about 1-2 years ago) so my first few posts will be commissions I got during my aforementioned 1-2 year span.  Hopefully I get it right since this is my first post...

My commissions will feature 2 characters (either solo or together): Vega from Capcom's Street Fighter II video game (who was my favorite character and my main during my arcade fighting days) and The Baroness from Cobra.

(*I'm hoping I figured how to attach the pics correctly...)

First up is a 9" x 12" Steve Mannion Baroness:

Here is a 9" x 12" Baroness by Mike Hoffman:

Here is a 11" x 17" Vega by Alex Ogle:

And here is a 8" x 10" Vega by Simon Bisley: