Ahead of the Hellfire Gala and the revelation of the all-new team of X-Men, Russell Dauterman unveiled his high fashion designs for a number of Marvel's mutants.
The variant covers feature looks that tie into the powers and history of the Children of the Atom, including a cloud-like cape for Storm and various looks for Emma Frost that evoke her moniker of the White Queen. Dauterman will provide 12 variants in total, starting with the Planet-Size X-Men one-shot from Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz.
"X-Men costumes are one of my favorite things. As a teenager that’s what I would draw the most—doodles of an X-character in all their looks. So, I’m absolutely thrilled—designing costumes for the mutants is top-of-the-list, dream job stuff," Dauterman said. "The Hellfire Gala is unique and exciting for the X-Men, and this opportunity is really special for me—I tried to have that come across in the character designs. As Emma Frost said, 'The whole world is watching us now. We must be nothing less than fabulous.'"
Dauterman also discussed how he drew influence from popular designers, including Gaultier and Gucci. "When I started the project, I was on a Zoom call with the X-writers and editors—we talked about the general direction for the designs, and they sent me reference that they’d been collecting," he explained. "That was a super helpful jumping off point that I built on with my own research."
In the wake of X of Swords, Cyclops and Jean Grey decided to reform the X-Men. Marvel held a fan vote to decide the final member of the team, with the roster set to be unveiled at the Hellfire Gala. Duggan previously teased that Planet-Size X-Men will serve as the beginning of a seismic status quo shift for the X-Men.
Planet-Size X-Men #1, by Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz, goes on sale June 6 from Marvel Comics.
Source: Marvel Comics