I’d already shown some of the leaked Astonishing X-Men Sketchbook images, but thought I’d put the group up for discussion. I REALLY like Simone Bianchi’s “nip-and-tuck redesigns” of existing Astonishing costumes for White Queen, Nightcrawler, Cyclops, Angel and Wolverine. And I LOVE the new design for Beast! but…

… the complete redesigns for Colossus, Dazzler and Storm and are waaay off the mark in my book. The cool thing about Colossus is he metal muscles and they are all covered (I actually liked it better without the red - its just too busy)

I don’t know what that Dazzler outfit looks like in color, but I’m definitely NOT loving the moebiusesque touches. It doesn’t look like something she would wear.

And Storm… where should I begin? I like that Bianchi has started with a negative of her original costume, but should have stopped there. Making her suit a multi string bikini DOES NOT befit a queen or a goddess. Leg warmers were tacky even in the 80s (I don’t care if there is an 80’s comeback - ewww). And STRIPES? STRIPES? Then we have a billion dangling coins hanging from a cape that is so long that you can be sure Storm never saw The Incredibles.

I would have added some piping to a white version of her original 2 piece costume and been done with it. I do like the modified headdress though.

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Tags: Astonishing, Costumes, SFW, X-Men

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