Comics Official ASTONISHING X-MEN Discussion Thread

[Angamb]

hi guys.

how are the numbers of this new artistic period?

 

[Manic]

here's hoping Bianchi only stays on for one arc. and here's hoping everyone will go back to their previous costumes.

and why is Cyclops visor-less. Ellis knows he doesn't control his blasts anymore right?

His eyes are closed the whole time they're in bed. If anyone has learned to wake up in the morning without opening his eyes, it's Scott.

 

[javi1024]

His eyes are closed the whole time they're in bed. If anyone has learned to wake up in the morning without opening his eyes, it's Scott.

that doesnt mean he cant occasionally slip. i have the issue after Onslaught and he wakes up accidentally shooting his alarm clock.

 

[Experiment626]

i'm sorry I have to say this but...the dialogue doesn't feel as good as Whedon's...

 

[Angamb]

mmm.

I'll have to wait for them to come to Spain.

What about the critics?

 

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

that doesnt mean he cant occasionally slip. i have the issue after Onslaught and he wakes up accidentally shooting his alarm clock.

It was the 90s. The issue right after On-freakin-Slaught.

I mean, come on. Hardly an ideal reference. t:

 

[X_fan08]

Finally...somebody understands where I am coming from. I am half South African, but my father spent his youth growing up in Kenya. That doesn't look a lick like anything that is genuinely African. It looks more like a mockery because of its disgenuine effort. If he wanted something with an African feel, he should have observed the cultural regions of Kenya and found a better source inspiration as opposed to this half-formed idea of what Africans dress like. It's frustrating. I don't see Wolfsbane running around in a derby hate because she is Irish. I don't see Arania (not sure how you spell her name) in a Poncho. So why does Storm have to have poorly represent elements (Neck rings) and other elements that don't exist (jingle items at the end of a terrible looking cape)? Who is the Editor on Astonishing? Who even thought that costume looked good even when you get away from the fact that it doesn't look African?

Im half nigerian. even though i havent been there, i study the tribes in general though out the continent. that aint keyan or even african. she looks like a drag queen crossed with a native american shaman!! i mean marvel knew better and should handled it. that whole line up was a mess and needs to be recalled or redid

 

[Hyperion1320]

I don't think Bianchi's running for a post in the National Geographic, but he has incorperated African themes into Storm's outfit. Of course, the base outfit is just her original costume, but the changes he made do indeed reflect Africa.

Notice in this picture, which shows a Maasai woman(who live in the exact area where Storm played rain goddess), the red jewel on her forhead, just as in Bianchi's design. Also notice the bands of rings around her neck, Bianchi has been inspired by this in Storm's neck piece. Also notice the tiny metal discs that are suspended from this woman's necklace and headband. These show up on Bianchi's cape(which also would create the most beautiful sound in the wind...).

His redesign of her headdress also incorporates more pan-African elements.

The first image is from the Yoruba in Nigeria, and if you focus on the centra loop and flanking descending aspects, you can see the main body of Storm's headdress. The second image is from KMT, and we can see Hathor being adored by Ma'at. Look at Hathor's headress, and we can see a similarity to Bianchi'e redesign of Storm's: two verticle elements rising from the central circle.

Like I said to begin with, Bianchi's design is NOT an actual traditional African outfit, but it certainly does draw from actual African cultures in some of it's stylings.

-Peace and love.

 

[X_fan08]

I don't think Bianchi's running for a post in the National Geographic, but he has incorperated African themes into Storm's outfit. Of course, the base outfit is just her original costume, but the changes he made do indeed reflect Africa.

Notice in this picture, which shows a Maasai woman(who live in the exact area where Storm played rain goddess), the red jewel on her forhead, just as in Bianchi's design. Also notice the bands of rings around her neck, Bianchi has been inspired by this in Storm's neck piece. Also notice the tiny metal discs that are suspended from this woman's necklace and headband. These show up on Bianchi's cape(which also would create the most beautiful sound in the wind...).

His redesign of her headdress also incorporates more pan-African elements.

The first image is from the Yoruba in Nigeria, and if you focus on the centra loop and flanking descending aspects, you can see the main body of Storm's headdress. The second image is from KMT, and we can see Hathor being adored by Ma'at. Look at Hathor's headress, and we can see a similarity to Bianchi'e redesign of Storm's: two verticle elements rising from the central circle.

Like I said to begin with, Bianchi's design is NOT an actual traditional African outfit, but it certainly does draw from actual African cultures in some of it's stylings.

-Peace and love.

True. But how was it executed? Come on now, lets be real. A necklace.. ok.. but let be tastfully done. She has little gold cirlces on the tips of her cape. A curtain worth + of clothing and no clothes on her abdomen/chest/thighs. It may be inspried by more of a pan african theme but not everything looks good together or at all. Good connections though. But Bian could have focused on one region cuz he has a lot going on in that one outfit. He could have used Yourba goddess Oya or Oshun for inspiration and so on. And those sholders look to long.

 

[Manic]

For the most part, it looks like Bianchi took Storm's original costume and colored it white. I'd say there's a very good reason she's no longer wearing her costume from the 70's, but whatever. I do agree that the rings make her cape look like a shower curtain, and...

You know, I just can't defend that costume. I'll just keep faith that once Ellis and Bianchi's run is over, Storm will be back to a basic black suit with yet another classic wrist-connecting cape.

 

[SublimeDelusion]

After looking at the one picture someone posted here, and then looking back at the draft for Storm, I've finally realized what she looks like. It's been bugging me for weeks, and I just couldn't shake it, but now I have an answer. An Ant. The face just looks too slim and squared in that draft.

 

[X_fan08]

She does. An angry ant. And she just looks manly in the face. She could have some form of gentle features. I bet u they gonna make her walk around the whole time in comics with no pupils.

 

[javi1024]

It was the 90s. The issue right after On-freakin-Slaught.

I mean, come on. Hardly an ideal reference. t:

just because it happened 10+ years ago doesnt mean its not relevant.

 

[Specter313]

In anticipation of this week’s release of “Astonishing X-Men” #25 by the new creative team of writer Warren Ellis and artist Simone Bianchi, Marvel Comics has provided CBR with a gallery of Bianchi’s character designs for the best-selling series. When you’re through checking out these exclusive images, don’t forget to visit CBR’s X-Men forum to discuss “Astonishing X-Men” with fellow readers.

For more on “Astonishing X-Men,” be sure to check out CBR’s exclusive preview of issue #25 , as well as our advance review of the book, which is on sale this week.

ASTONISHING X-MEN #25
COVER BY: SIMONE BIANCHI
WRITER: WARREN ELLIS
PENCILS: SIMONE BIANCHI
INKS: SIMONE BIANCHI
COLORED BY: SIMONE PERUZZI
LETTERED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
THE STORY:
It’s the book you’ve been waiting for. The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi are ready to take the X-Men to the “Second Stage”! “Messiah CompleX” pulled the X-Men team together, “Divided We Stand” tore them apart. Now the X-Men are back to business -- with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mystery to solve that will take them into previously uncharted territory and test them to their core!
SFX TIE-IN
Rated T+ …$2.99
IN STORES: July 2, 2008

 

[Specter313]

 

[spark627]

it's weird, i like his character sketches but not the actual pages from the book.

 

[El Bastardo]

Oh heck yeah, I'm going to love this.

 

[Chamber_UK]

Did anybody notice that Beast's Whedon run costume and the one in the bottom right-hand corner of his sketch up there, are essential a women's strapless bathing suit? It looks like he stole something from Emma's closet in XXXL.

 

[xstormfan]

Astonishingly good reviews

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=210

 

[ChaoticPsylocke]

nearly all of the designs feel waaaayyyy too busy. why is there one for dazzler? and i think hers is terribly ugly!

 

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

just because it happened 10+ years ago doesnt mean its not relevant.

If people still wonder about Cyke not sporting the shades 24/7, then I want people to ask 'Ro on-panel WTF she was thinking in Storm:The Arena.

Fair is fair.

 

[javi1024]

If people still wonder about Cyke not sporting the shades 24/7, then I want people to ask 'Ro on-panel WTF she was thinking in Storm:The Arena.

Fair is fair.

i dont know that story.

 

[X_fan08]

Thats when storm goes to tokyo, go to uncannyxmen.net and go to spotlight on storm page 7

 

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

i dont know that story.

Greatest story ever. From Xtreme X-Men.

A must read.

It'll make you understand what the character is all about even more so than you think you do.

 

[Kevin]

Greatest story ever. From Xtreme X-Men.

A must read.

It'll make you understand what the character is all about even more so than you think you do.

That must be a bad thing, as you hate storm.