Kitty's Kostume Corner: X-Costume Appreciation

[Havok83]

Wow thanks for those! Rob's art is what it is and he's kind of annoying himself (heh), but he was actually pretty good at designs. His Cable, Deadpool, Stryfe, and Shatterstar looks are pretty iconic. To this day, those characters never veer too far from those original designs. And his Cannonbal costume was a winner too.

I wouldnt say that. Cable has had wildly different looks throughout the years, many of which arent inspired much by Liefield at all

[marhawkman]

Me too. Unused character designs, when finally revealed with consent, are the best:

This is a neat look for Tempo. Hers is actually the most different out of the MLF guys.

[superjosh]

I wouldnt say that. Cable has had wildly different looks throughout the years, many of which arent inspired much by Liefield at all

Ok then you can take Cable off the list haha.

Cable has had a lot of looks and his character has evolved too. For example in the late 90s he was a little bit slimmer and was showing a more softer side. But a lot of his costumes still gravitate towards the Liefield shoudler straps, ammo belts, and the big X strapped right in the middle of his chest.

Liefield early costume:
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Extermination (2018):
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[Uncanny X-Man]

I have to say, I enjoyed the stories at that time, but I was never a fan of Rob's art. I'm not saying he's bad, I'm saying I didn't like it.

I enjoyed his art circa end of New Mutants/first few X-Force issues - then it went kind of downhill from there and never recovered. But I do love his enthusiasm and like him as an idea-man/editor/publisher: his Extreme books left a lot to be desired quality-wise but he often surrounded himself with talented veterans and newcomers, and to this day I mourn the loss of his Awesome Comics which really ticked a lot of boxes for me in terms of books/creative teams.

[danielsan52]

This is a neat look for Tempo. Hers is actually the most different out of the MLF guys.

Could/should be her X-Force costume.

i also prefer young handsome Wildside.

[CellarDweller]

His work is a bit hit or miss. It's kinda like distorted caricatures of people often.

I enjoyed his art circa end of New Mutants/first few X-Force issues - then it went kind of downhill from there and never recovered. But I do love his enthusiasm and like him as an idea-man/editor/publisher: his Extreme books left a lot to be desired quality-wise but he often surrounded himself with talented veterans and newcomers, and to this day I mourn the loss of his Awesome Comics which really ticked a lot of boxes for me in terms of books/creative teams.

I generally don't criticize artists' work, because I can barely draw stick figures, so no matter what someone else's work looks like, it's better than what I can do.

That being said, there was always something about his work that I just couldn't get into.

[K7P5V]

I liked those costumes back in the day. They were individualized, but was clearly a team with the white in the center. I always loved Sunspot’s vest/shirt of this costume.

Me too. Liefeld's run on New Mutants was a joyous reading experience.
And even though he never officially became a member of the team, I always liked Liefeld's version of...

Sunfire

[superjosh]

[center]Me too. Liefeld's run on New Mutants was a joyous reading experience.
And even though he never officially became a member of the team, I always liked Liefeld's version of...

Sunfire

?? That's completely Don Heck's original design with just minor changes to the torso's striping.

EDIT: Oh sorry, you said his version. For some reason I read "Liefield's design" haha.

[Thirteen]

Rob Liefeld art stint benefitted most by being a follow up to a period where the New Mutants suffered from a more juvenile portrayal than in their history and saddled with an attempt at individualized costumes that could fairly be described as adequate and uninspired. Magik fared best, with Mirage behind her. Sunspot’s consistent love of a bodycon deep V neck shirt was also an appreciated character touch.

[Devaishwarya]

The Blevins/Birdboy era of New Mutants is my least favourite. I distinctly remember buying those issues and reading just once...out of habit and with zero interest.

[Havok83]

The Blevins/Birdboy era of New Mutants is my least favourite. I distinctly remember buying those issues and reading just once...out of habit and with zero interest.

It was but once you get through that the quality in Simonson's run improves quite a bit. The issues leading up to Inferno were among the best that she wrote.

[Arachne]

I read them more than once, but they're definitely my least favourite. Blevins is a really good artist, but the decision to go with such a cartoonish style, given what came before, really hurt the series. (Not as much as the writing, though.)

[Uncanny X-Man]

Agreed on Blevins and Simonson both, I'm definitely not a fan of either (loved Weezie as X-editor though!). I think Bob Harras had already taken over as X-editor at that stage? I can't believe he let 2 of his best-selling titles (X-Factor and New Mutants) suffer under the sub-par artwork of Bogdanove and Blevins respectively for so much time.

[Arachne]

Blevins isn't sub-par, issue 49 was fine, it was the direction of making the characters seem like little kids that was the problem.

[Devaishwarya]

It was but once you get through that the quality in Simonson's run improves quite a bit. The issues leading up to Inferno were among the best that she wrote.

Agreed, absolutely. NM-Inferno was a high-point.