Comments on: Kitty Pryde by Mike Maihack

By: Anton Sherwood

Anton Sherwood — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:20:02 +0000

Boobies!

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:23:20 +0000

I would love to see Ultimate Lockheed. But how would he be changed to distinguish from regular Lockheed??

By: mike

mike — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:18:02 +0000

thanks for all the comments and critiques, guys!

yeah, i wasn’t really thinking of any drastic costume change for kitty, just pulling a lot of the elements i’ve enjoyed over the years and trying to create something simple with them. i liked the idea that if she was somewhat hidden in the shadows, all you would see is this giant yellow “X”. likewise, i wanted her to have a quiet, stealthy like ninja quality to her which is
why i didn’t give her any boots. though i did like joel’s kitten heels idea.

and yeah- i was thinking of a younger “ultimate” kitty pryde while drawing this. i’d like to see all the ultimate x-men in some sleeker black and yellow costumes. i also want to see ultimate lockheed. :)

By: Gustavo Gomes Lopes

Gustavo Gomes Lopes — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:42:48 +0000

I liked, but I didn`t seen nothing much different.

By: Joel Priddy

Joel Priddy — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:51:52 +0000

This seems like a good design for a fourteen year-old Kitty Pryde. The bare upper arms and gloves give a bit of youth and jauntiness to the basic black and yellow X-palette. And the drawing, of course, is a delightful rendition of the spunky teen version of the character. The costume's footies do seem insufficiently considered. But maybe not boots. I agree with Squidbag's observation that Kitty's costume doesn't need to be nearly as practical as most others. And, if this is the fourteen year-old pre-ninja Kitty, practicality would not neccessarily be a top consideration. So, maybe something cute. With kitten heels.For all the exact same reasons that I like it for young Kitty, I don't think it works as well for the older, more sensible Kitty Pryde of Whedon's Astonishing X-Men. I have trouble seeing her in a headband.

By: deantrippe

deantrippe — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:56:48 +0000

I agree with the boots comment. Boots would be cool.

I think the fact that a lot of people are seeing this as a minor revision is a compliment. Some people said the same things about Joel Carroll’s Falcon and my Spectre. We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel. We’re trying to make it run smoother and look slick doing it.

By: John Marcotte

John Marcotte — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:43:54 +0000

I agree I think that the costume is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. It feels quite similar to costumes that we’ve seen in the past. It is well done, but it isn’t the radical reimagining that we’ve seen with some of the other submissions here.

By: BLDawley

BLDawley — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:10:16 +0000

Nice rendering, but it’s just another X suit that gets lost in the crowd. Her superhero name is “Shadowcat”. So, why not make a suit to suit the name. This is to easy. Where’s the challenge?

By: squidbag

squidbag — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:17:08 +0000

I don’t think you have to wear boots if you can slip through solid objects or walk above the ground. Boots are utilitarian, and her suit doesn’t really have to be – in fact, she’s one of those characters that is only in uniform to be in uniform – it’s not as though the costume needs to be functional. I like the classic look of this, though again, redeisgns on X-characters seem a bit redundant sometimes unless they’re major departures.

By: John Marcotte

John Marcotte — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:34:11 +0000

This is a subtle variation on a theme we’ve seen hundreds of times. It’s not a huge departure from other X-costumes we’ve seen in the past. It’s also hard to seperate the subtle costume design change from the radical style shift to a more cartoony look for the character.

In general, I like the costume. The headband works for me without feeling “’80s-ish.” I like the gloves. And I like the simplicty of the Xs incorporated into the design.

As noted, a little more definition in the footwear area might be appropriate. X-men wear boots. This looks like a bodysuit.