Wow thanks guys, for all the wonderful words! Needed that smile. Suleman, I love that you love the chair pose! I was very apprehensive on it! I always try to build a sense of story or personality to my characters.
Also, note to anyone reading my posts here...I'd love to revamp with my imagination on any of your characters if you allow me! I work better under direction, thus why I was always more active in CDC's.
Yikes. We're going BACK to the items posted in post #153284 to be due 2/14/19 noon. To be judged by 8pm (EST) same day. 1 extra point to be awarded for referencing an unseen sewer monster. 1/2 extra point to be awarded for sappy references to Valentine's Day.
The Tower in color, but not the final product...still gotta do some shading and background:

The only thing I changed was Stellar's hair. Also, now that it's got color, you're seeing a preview of The Tempest's new look which will be seen on the last page of the series I'm working on currently.
Starkiller,
I like your work. I've always liked the idea of Golden Age heroes; reminds me of the Watchmen. Your lines are clean and meet up smoothly, your colour choices are good and consistent. The only critique I could possibly make are the feet. These beefy heroes look like they are standing on stilts. Either thicken them with the transform or give them some boots. Spiderman can't wear boots because he has to maintain contact with his climbing surfaces. Unless these guys have impenetrable skin, their feet are going to get sore. : )
I'm currently reworking my characters because I forgot to save them as text files and lost them after uploading the finished images but here are some of mine to look at...
A few Old Ideas, a Few New Ideas
Michael
Apollo is great. I really like his chest symbol and how it fades into the yellow part of his costume.
Here is Adrian Cross, a former student of the Institute who has 2 black wings.
The wings' feathers are nigh invulnerable and can be launched as projectiles. The wings are also prehensile enough where they can be used for attacks or for shielding Adrian. Adrian initially was not too social at the institute as he was the genius loner type. He was one of the better students at the Institute and one of its best strategists. He had a tendency to be blatantly honest, cold, and tended to think logically and pragmatically. This did not win him many friends, though he was friends with Connor Smith, who is secretly the trickster spirit Coyote. He was accepted by more people after he came up with a strategy to take down several of the villains attacking the institute.

The government saw his powers and gifted mind as an asset and he was recruited to join the black ops team SPARO. He has risen up the ranks and is usually second in command in the field. When he is not with them, he fights crime as Raven.

Welcome and I like the team. My favorite of the team from your picture, I dig the old photograph feel by the way, is the guy in the middle with the glasses.
I've really been digging this zodiac series. My personal favorites have been Makura, Mihira, and Pajra.
Even without color, that is astounding. That is some of the best posing I've seen done with HM3.
Your recent work is fantastic. ReJen's action shot is beautifully bloody and I concur with JR, Mr Sin's mask is great. I also love Azazel, his face has so much personality.