Review: The Path of the Worthy 2023

02/01/2024

We’re finally here! The Mightiest of our entrees all won gold medals for their categories and were considered for the coveted title of The Worthy! Today, Head Judge Dallas Kemp will take a look back at these incredible works from the community and give us some insight into what made them stand out.

Category – Squads

Gold – Mighty

Johnathan Ho – “Sentinels”

Dallas: Johnathan’s Sentinels take gold with their eye-catching colour scheme and use of texture. The bases perfectly complement the Mutant hunters by lifting them off the base and bringing the focus to the Sentinels themselves. The understated glow does not distract from the overall composition or feel of the entry and the saturated blue is just wonderful to look at.

Category – Single

Gold – The Mighty

Johnathan Ho – “Hulkbuster”

Dallas: Taking a gold in single for a strong paint job, Jonathan does it again in his bold, expressive style. This Hulkbuster just breathes life and absolutely leaps from the table to your imagination. Crisp, sharp, and colourful…. A fun feast for the eyes!

Category – Dual

Gold

Kyle Dalton – “Civil War”

Dallas: A strong story, a well rendered base and backdrop, and wonderfully painted main characters – these are a few of the elements that earned Kyle Dalton a gold in dual. The work on the cars is quite striking and the backdrop is well rendered but is used to accentuate the characters not distract from them. That red on Iron Man is so visually appealing and Cap looks solid and strong!!!

Gold – The Mighty – The Worthy

Johnathan Ho – “Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock”

Dallas: Johnathan’s Spidey vs Ock took gold and the overall winner of the first Worthy!!! The conversion work on the good doctor and the strong painting was one thing, but the use of composition and storytelling is what really caught the eye. A visual delight to behold and something unlike any other.

And that’s it for all of the entrees for The Path of the Worthy 2023. Keep your eyes peeled for gallery showpieces from our Judges, Elizabeth Beckley and Ben Komets in our final run up to this year’s Path of the Worthy Marvel: Crisis Protocol painting competition at Adepticon 2024.