Hela and the Army of the Dead

You are one lucky son-of-a-gun, Jim Warden! Congrats!

Thanks Bill!  I sometimes have to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming; this piece is one of those instances!  :) 

Hela cool! 

Excellent. Is the blueline printed?

That's a win/major win situation!  

Jim, your "oh, and by the way, let me tell you the story behind this one" tales -ALMOST- upstage these incredible posts you treat us to.  ALMOST! :)  You're like the Oliver Putnam of CAF!  lol :) ❤️ If your recent Matt Wagner Mage posts lifted me up and stunned me (and oh, boy, did they ever), this one slams me down and finishes the job.  One of the MANY magical things about this is that it feels a bit more like "Walt's Hela" than "Marvel's Hela" (if that makes sense) not only because, well, Walt was such an indelible force on the character (and leveraged such an undeniable pull) in his Marvel Thor run that these particular mainstream characters really all "feel" like his to me, but really because 2017 would put this right after his first run/volume of Ragnarok, and there's a looseness and sense of mischievous joy in this piece that feels like Walt is giggling and "crossing streams" a bit, making both things true (and both things truly his, as Ragnarok really did for me).  Fantastic depth, weight, and drama here, in the stylistically excellent, graphically elegant (and completely unmistakable) powerhouse Simonson manner.  What a pick up, Jim!  Brilliant in every iteration of the word!  (And I, for one, can't wait until you share your next story with us...! :) )

stone cold stunner.

WOW!

Fantastic work.

Now that's one to die for 

Thank you for the comment!  I see what you did with that last line!  Nice one!  :)

Hela good piece

Incredible addition Jim. He took one of the coolest costumes of all time and really made it his own. Awesome background elements as well. Just stellar. Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic. The story is great too. Congrats!

Stunning 

Just killer, Jim! Nice to catch up with you last week.

Thank you for the comment; it was very nice seeing you st OAX 2026!  I am sorry our conversation at the reception dealt more with stuff we both have been going through; next year we will have to stick with talking mostly about comic book artwork!  :)

Congrats Buddy! She is beautiful and an incredible addition to your amazing collection!

WOW!! WOW!! WOW!!! you hit the Asgardian Jackpot!! Major Congrats!!!

Whoa!!! Now that is a wonderful visual feast, just love all of the various patterns Walt creates as he masterfully draws this epic Army of the Dead image ... dare I say it's one Hela piece of art!!!!  ; )

I'd be jealous but since it's in your collection - I'm actually happy for you! 

For those who don't know... Jim is one of good guys in the hobby!

Stunning rendition of one of Marvel's most interesting characters visually 

This Hela piece is amazing!  Just soooo cool!