But before we delve in, the title is a bit of a misnomer. Rather than chase the arbitrarily ill-defined and randomly subjective idea of ‘best’, we go for a much clearer criteria: Which Comiquette is most faithful to the control art?

#6 BLACK QUEEN

In addition to a tired, sleepy-eyed portrait that bears little resemblance to that seen in the control art, she’s also got strange looking hair. It’s not the only one of the line that deviates from its AH! counterpart, but it’s the most severe. To sculptor Tim Miller’s credit, most of these deficiencies might lie entirely upon the paint apps. Even the bodice, which is shown to be glossier in the art doesn’t look quite right. To Sideshow’s credit, this is the sole AH! comiquette that strays very far from target….

#5 MARY JANE

….With that said, it clearly gets much more difficult to rank from here on out. As demonstrated with Black Queen, Sideshow has a tendency to add extra years to AH!’s ladies. Though it’s much less drastic here, this affliction plagues MJ as well. The statue is more ‘come hither’ than the sunny key art intends, but the result still manages to be pleasing. Also notice the much more elongated body as compared with the more voluptuous original. There’s clearly a ‘girl next door’ vibe that does not survive the transition.

#4 ROGUE

Comparing to AH!’s original, Sideshow’s portrait looks like another person entirely. It’s not that the result is unappealing, quite the opposite, but facts are facts. As was the case with MJ, they’ve removed all hints of cuteness for a sexualized rendition. A ‘problem’ that few would see as such, no doubt. They did get the shiny boobs just right.

#3 BLACK CAT

Sideshow’s Black Cat is very close the Adam Hughes’ art indeed. Even the portrait is pretty good by any standards, from what we can see of it in the art. However, there’s a very prominent, seductive lateral lean to Black Cat’s body that’s almost entire discarded in its translation in statue form. Is it a deal breaker? Not really.

#2 EMMA FROST

You can tell sculptor Andy Bergholtz paid careful attention to the body lines of Hughes’ White Queen. Even the face I imagine, would be pretty close if it were painted more similarly to the key— Sideshow forgoes the heavy eye shadow in AH!’s art for starters. Why? Your guess is as good as ours. The slab of hair is also not as good as it could be. Those issues aside, this might just be the most faithful SS AH!.

#1 SHE-HULK

As good as many of the other Sideshow AH! Comiquettes are, it’s safe to say none of them look better than the art on which they’re based. She-Hulk might very well be the first exception. Her costume is laid out better here, while she is more naturally posed with a cuter face, and even better hair. Lastly, the green lady’s even managed to leap to 3D without aging in the process. The caveat to all of this of course, is that what’s been shown of Hughes’ artwork at this stage is not final. Even so, it’s safe to say sculptor Tim Miller captures the fun and spirit originally intended 100 percent.