Note: Marvel really been thinking outside the box lately when it comes to variant covers. From last year’s Iron Man: By Design variants to its Tron: Legacy covers and now this. This series of covers, dubbed “X-Men: Evolutions,” hits the high points of costume design for a host of X-men as well as two notable villains. The stand-outs for me are the diverse array of designs for Storm drawn by David Yardin, as well as thinking about how many designs for Wolverine that didn’t make it into Patrick Zircher’s line-up. – Chris A.
Storm line-up by David Yardin
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Iceman,
Jean Grey,
John Tyler Christopher,
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Kitty Pryde,
Larry Stroman,
Lee Weeks,
Magneto,
Mario Alberti,
Michael Ryan,
Patrick Zircher,
Paul Renaud,
Rogue,
Sabretooth,
Storm,
Wolverine,
X-Men: EvolutionsNote: Marko Djurdjevic has become a prolific cover artist and character designer for Marvel Comics, but he first got noticed by doing some X-Men redesigns for fun back in 2006. Although these designs are years old, they display an immense creativity that made Marvel quickly snap him up. – Chris A.
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X-MenNote: Wolverine & Jubilee artist Phil Noto has taken Logan and his favorite female sidekicks into a new aesthetic realm. Who else would love to see the story behind this? – Chris A.
Character: Rogue
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Artist: Nuno Alves
Reviewer: Chris Arrant
In this piece, we see artist Nuno Alves has paired down Rogue’s traditional costume for something more sleek, adult and determined.
Harking back to her original costume first seen in Avengers Annual #10, Alves’ design goes further to simplify it with a simple black unitard as used by acrobats and dancers (and fetishists). The green scarf serves a complimentary function and intriguing aesthetic when imagined in motion. although such a trailing garment would leave herself vulnerable to a foe with quick hands and a strong grip. The green track shoes might at first seem against the lithe form and build of the costume, but when taken in consideration Rogue’s formidable strength, these sports shoes would provided added traction when accomplishing her tasks.
The redesign here alludes to a more iconic and seductive era. I’m personally reminded of the seminal work of Darwyn Cooke on DC: New Frontier in this redesign; not for any swipes or stylistic references, but of a shared reliance on the properties of Form and the use of simple clean lines as seen in early comics and most animation work today.
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