SubscribeNote: The X-Men have always been some of the most relatable heroes in comics, and artist Andy MacDonald took that one step further with this recent redesigns of the team in normal street clothes. Posted over on his blog, these designs bring the color schemes the heroes wear in their uniforms while making them something normal people could wear. The Gambit and Rogue pieces stand out as especially well-done pieces. – Chris A.
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Edwin
/ May 2, 2012Except for Scott looking a little TOO covered up, I like. It looks like something people would wear but still calls back everything it needs to for their costumes. I approve
Andrew Kilian
/ May 2, 2012Ahhhhhhh! Hipsters! The X-men are Hipsters! And they’re uncanny! Seriously, the designs are great, but I don’t see Wolverine going in for the Hipster look even if it is with a Southwestern vibe.
G
/ May 2, 2012Damn, I wanted to be the first to jump in with the first incredibly tedious and predictable “hipsters” comment. Damn.
I like Storm a lot.
bfnh
/ May 2, 2012storm looks like a pic i saw recently http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K1pt92NzBJo/T5h4t0bsC3I/AAAAAAAAEXM/aPNr4naeYlY/s1600/259660734735823512_9GyogWlx_f.jpg on a fashion blog.
Tim
/ May 2, 2012I like them, except Scott’s color scheme needs tweaking. I can’t see him in yellow and purple.
Benjamin Woo
/ May 2, 2012These drawings are really fun, but I think Cyclops’s cardigan and Gambit’s waistcoat button the wrong way. Men’s clothes have the buttons on the (wearer’s) right-hand side, so the left-hand layer should be outermost.
Bryan
/ May 2, 2012Sartorialist?
Neer-Do-Well
/ May 2, 2012I really like these (then again, I’m a big fan of ‘normal clothes as costume’ in general. Particularly, I vastly prefer Gambit’s costume to his normal one (though the waistcoat has the buttons on the wrong side) – for some reason, though, I’m getting a Doctor Who vibe from it…
My one real criticism is Storm’s heels – I think something in a yellow slip-on would go better with that outfit, in my opinion (but that may just be my bias against high heels on superheroes coming though)
Benjamin Lyons
/ May 2, 2012I adore these. The color is right out of Claremont/Byrne X-Men.
avantsweater
/ May 2, 2012Storm and Wolverine are amazing.
Anorak Cyclops is a treat also.
Danny
/ May 2, 2012I particularly enjoy Wolverine’s Johnny Knoxville look here.
Darcoth
/ May 3, 2012These are great!
Gambit is totally giving off a Jackie Estacado vibe, and it’s really awesome.
I think for some of them the colours need to be tweaked a bit, though. Wolverine’s jacket, for example, might look better in a brown or tan. And Cyclops would perhaps benefit from a darker shade of blue. I don’t particularly like Cyclops’ waistcoat (or is it a cardigan?) the yellow on top of the yellow shirt doesn’t quite work for me.
shiela
/ May 3, 2012Haha! Nice find. He must have been “inspired” by that fashion shoot photo.
Itlas
/ May 3, 2012pretty,but nothing more Smallville tv series didn’t already
Edwin
/ May 3, 2012Scott’s wearing a cardiagan. Waist coats don’t work that way, really. Didn’t beyonce wear something like Storm’s outfit once?
Isn’t anyone gonna talk about how nice Rogue looks?
bfnh
/ May 3, 2012sartorialist via the man repeller.
http://www.manrepeller.com/2012/04/inspired.html
David Karrow
/ May 6, 2012The Storm, and the Gambit are amazing! Storm has historically been willing to show it all, but this is the best of both worlds, sexy not slutty! AMAZING!
Shawn Yap
/ May 7, 2012Oooooo, loving the Gambit design! Great work!
DaniSpite
/ May 9, 2012This Gambit reminds me of Chuck Austen’s and Esad’s Ribic Ultimate X-Men fill-in issues, but adding his traditional colors. I always like when he loses some of the spandex for more casual clothes, and specially when his hair is let wild.
Bill Walko
/ May 24, 2012These are great and Andy is a really underrated artist! Love his style.
And these are NOT “hipster” X-Men!!! I’m so tired of people applying that word to ANY fashionable or contemporary version/redo of a character. If you want to use the word “hipster”, please research what a real hipster is.
Branden
/ May 30, 2012I like Cyclops(nice reference to the WASP-y nature of the first X-Men) and Gambit(a toned down version of his classic costume, but still references the silly patterns). Storm(too young looking) and Rogue(too old looking dispite the shoes) don’t work for me. Logan’s ok, its not too different than his non-costume costume he always wears, but the pattern on the jacket is a nice call-back to his classic costume design.
B
/ May 31, 2012Scott’s reads too much like a young Professor X, but I really like all of these. Gambit looks great. Put Storm in flats though! :)
AJay
/ July 11, 2012I’m SO glad Storm doesn’t have a mohawk in this rendition! Cyclops looks…a little cluttered, though…