Walt Simonson Beta Ray Bill commission
Artist: Walt Simonson (All)
31 Comments - 1,883 Views - 34 Likes
Additional Images:
The additional image is my colors.
Thor trade dress
Beta Ray Bill trade dress
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DescriptionIn March 2021, Clan McDonald Comics had a charity auction to benefit Linda Blair's Worldheart Foundation, her animal right's charity. I won four of the auctions. This is one of them.I had wanted a Simonson commission for years. since I collect Spider-man, you'd think I'd ask him to tackle the webhead. In my limited search, I found that Spidey was not one of his stronger characters. I already had a Thor, so this had to be Beta Ray Bill, amirite? Additional images are colors by me, with two trade mastheads added in. Social/Sharing |
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Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/19/2021
Correcta-mundo! The Simonson BRB is as much a signature character for him as Thor.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/19/2021
Yes, youarite! The question though, is: Did you know at the time of bidding that the commission would be at such an unbelievably high level of finish? I've seen a few great Simonson Beta Ray Bill commissions of the years, but this is one of the best I've ever seen, maybe the best. Kudos, Ron!
Ron Lim
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/19/2021
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
Yes, youarite! The question though, is: Did you know at the time of bidding that the commission would be at such an unbelievably high level of finish? I've seen a few great Simonson Beta Ray Bill commissions of the years, but this is one of the best I've ever seen, maybe the best. Kudos, Ron!
Ruben,
I had zero expectations of this level of quality. I thought I had overpaid for a pencilled piece. When Walt posted this my first thought was that it must be for someone else, until he mentioned Linda Blair's charity. As it turns out, my bid was the biggest bargain of all time!
Best,
Ron
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/19/2021
Ron Lim wrote:
Ruben,
I had zero expectations of this level of quality. I thought I had overpaid for a pencilled piece. When Walt posted this my first thought was that it must be for someone else, until he mentioned Linda Blair's charity. As it turns out, my bid was the biggest bargain of all time!
Best,
Ron
Holy smokes, Ron, that's friggin' amazing!
Eric Wenger
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 12/19/2021
Simonson has a signature Spidey IMO - but this Beta Ray Bill is just a treat to look at. Thanks for sharing!
J. Sid
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 12/19/2021
Glad you posted this one in time for the voting. I suspect this one will do some serious damage in the 2021 CAF awards.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/19/2021
When it comes to this OA stuff, truly hard to top a Simonson BRB finished like this! Wow. Huge congrats, Ron!
TAMD 1
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 12/19/2021
Top shelf Simonson BRB comission. Makes the years melt away. Looks and feels very close to peak Simonson 80s Thor. Congratulations!
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/19/2021
Walt still has the thunder and lightning in his hand. Just wicked!
Ron Lim
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/21/2021
Paul Brzegowy wrote:
That would make a great cover.
Great idea. Check out the additional images!
Paul Brzegowy
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 12/31/2021
Ron Lim wrote:
Great idea. Check out the additional images!
I circled back on this piece since I loved it so much and like what you did with the colors.
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 12/23/2021
What a perfectly executed BRB by his creator! This really takes me back to Simonson's historic 80's Thor run just as much as seeing the original pages from that time
Joe Murray
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 12/28/2021
WOW, that is absolutely stunning, so much congrats!!
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/31/2021
Can't believe how much work Walt put into this. Absolutely incredible! Congrats big time.
M L
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 2/2/2022
Congrats on the win! I knew this was an epic piece from the moment I first saw it.
Felix Lu
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 6/4/2022
Wish I had known about this auction. Not saying I would have won, but I would have helped raise more money for the charity!
Walt did you right.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/10/2022
Wow! That's the coolest Simonson Beta Ray Bill commission I've ever seen! Totally fabulous!
dom masullo
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 6/10/2023
The Mighy Walt what a Thunderous rendition of an all time great character that Walt introduced. Stunning execution you could not ask for a better Beta Ray Bill.
Tom McDonald
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 1/12/2024
Oh wow, this actually lives up to the hype from tonight!
gene o
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 8/23/2024
Fantastic commission! Walt really put the effort in on it, and it's beautiful.
It'd be great to get something like this, and make a contribution in the process. I love the charity auctions...but disike the website middlemen......
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