Hard as it might be to believe after five years of daily blogging and over a decade of character-specific web presence, there was a time when I was far more interested in Mark Shaw than J'Onn J'Onzz. This page was drawn up around 1994, and involved my taking a look at the costumes of the former Privateer, as well as other Manhunters Paul Kirk, Dan Richards, and Chase Lawler. I'm not 100% sure that those names are correct, but the fact that I'm secure enough to reference them off the top of my head decades later should have some merit. At a later date (1997) I took some stabs at Alien Atlas alternative gear that incorporated elements from as unfortunate a source as the Manhunter Cult. Yes, there's even one with no pants, allowing the lesser noted shapeshifting option of genital absorption.
There's a few more period odds n' sods here, including a Two-Face doodle, Superman as Flamebird, a Green Lantern Hal Jordan ensemble, and even a rare dalliance with Spider-Man (surely later still-- like Post-Clone Saga.) If you're feeling bored, here's links to a Wonder Woman I did that was cropped out of this scan, and a 1994-1995 Swipe Collage from the preceding page. I have no shame, clearly, irregardless of my ability to conceal my own genitals.
I like the Two-Face sketch!
ReplyDeleteThe Martian Manhunter's costume is something that has always vexed me. The more I look at it the more I think it needs to be redesigned; the more I see redesigns, the more I want the original. I guess this kind of equivocation is fitting for J'onn...
What did you think of Alan Davis’s tweak of his costume in JLA: The Nail?
DeleteHis color scheme is frustrating to balance out, and there are so many elements of the character you want to visualize and can't because of their incongruity.
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