Benedict Judas Hel

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: