the haircut was what defined him. removing it basically neutralizes the character, showing the trendy greed so associated with marvel entertainment in the years since Mr. Lee was forced to sue them to get his due. Bad nerd, bad.

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One of the coolest (potentially) characters ever. I was just talking with one my cohorts about whipping up a redesign for him and submitting it, then I catch this.

I agree that a more ‘manga’ style is fitting for the character given his background, and this does fall in line with that to an extent. The bandolier-esque gear is clever, even if really impractical (what with stiff blades acting against muscles and joints) and the gloves are a welcomed addition.

It’s tough for me to buy the footwear, though. I know that it could very well be a style thing mostly but they’re awfully clunky and counterproductive to Longshot’s agility and hollow bones. I know he’s stronger/faster and more Six Million Dollar Man than most, but nimbly leaping over obstacles and deftly escaping attacks seems kinda hard in–albeit cool looking–clown shoes.

The biggest thing, though, like Joel mentioned previously is the hair. Now, I’m with everybody that the mullet is ridiculous, and the most lauded part of th character but this haircut is likely to become just as cliche twenty years down the road.

Another thing against it, is it seems–if I could borrow a term–rather ‘metrosexual’. While Longshot IS a media icon, he’s rather clueless about what it is to be pop on Earth and as ridiculous as it was, the mullet showed that. Maybe Dazzler showed him a thing or two, but it seems, at least to me, contradictory to the character.

An admirable attempt on a character who really did need a makeover.

Raz

As far as the haircut, this strikes me as every bit as soon-to-be-dated as the space mullet. In fact, isn’t that cut-to-different-lengths-and-slathered-in-product-maybe-he’s-in-a-boy-band thing kinda long in the tooth already?

In the interests of full disclosure: For most of 1985, fourteen-year-old Joel wanted desperately to draw like Art Adams and look like Longshot. Oh, how I yearned for the space mullet! And the glowing eye. Maybe the leather pants. And a crazy multi-armed girlfriend.