From: rramirez@husc10.harvard.edu (Robert Ramirez)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.xbooks
Subject: Re: Costumes
Date: 28 Jan 93 04:36:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc3.1993Jan27.233628.19888
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

Jay Michael writes:

>Is there anyone that likes Polaris's new costume besides Quesada?  I think
>it makes her look rather valkyrish with those huge metal shiny red boots.
>(Valcooperish?  No . . . Like a Valkyrie!  Although . . .)

Well, I admit that Polaris' costume could be a _little_ better.  She kinda
reminds me of Strobe from the M.L.F., b/c her costume looks like it's made out of metal.  It will take some getting used to, though.

>... Is the era of the cool yellow and blue rumpled leather costumes already
>nearing an end?  I personally thought that the overall effect of all that
>leather and zippers was cool enough to mount the X-factor (#81?) poster in
>my otherwise bereft room.  I would like to see these come back, but I have
>my doubts on the possibilities of this.  Superheroes that aren't wearing
>skin-tight spandex may be more of a challenge to draw without each and every
>muscle showing through because it's so uncommon . . . but it needn't be that
>way.

I sure hope that the era of cool leather costumes _isn't_ coming to an end.
X-Factor is the coolest team in comics; they should definitely keep dressing
the part.  And I'll KILL if they take away _Havok's_ costume!  BTW, that
poster you're referring to is awesome.  I have one on my wall as well.

>... [an X-Factor leather costume for] Quicksilver (would he wear it if
>offered?), I think almost anything could beat white lightning bolts across
>his chest and back.

I think someone (probably one of the editors on the letters page or something)
mentioned that Quicksilver likes his individuality and so wouldn't (?) wear an
X-Factor uniform.  If Quesada can design one cool enough for him, however, he
_might_ just change his mind!  I think Quicksilver's costume, though, kind of
makes him seem peripheral to the team.  _I'm_ definitely in favor of a dark
blue and yellow leather zippered costume for him!  (It would have to be a bit
more...what's the word..._aerodynamic_ than everyone else's.)

>	Other X-men:  Wolverine-although his blue and yellow costume fits with
>team colors better, I always preferred his brown and tan (those colors are
>more wolverine-like anyway

Yes!  BRING BACK WOLVERINE'S BROWN COSTUME!

Actually, I thought it was kind of cool how Storm made the X-Men wear team
uniforms (back in UX-Men 273-280, I think) to symbolize that the X-Men were
actually coming back together as a team.  (Check out the triple gatefold of
UX-Men 275 to get a good idea of how cool this was.)  This concept works
better for X-Factor, though.


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