I busted out my only-used-at-halloween sewing "skills" to construct some wearable art in the form of a Cyclops costume. And not just any Cyclops costume; a 90's Cyclops costume. My friend Colin and I have had many a ponderous conversation about the aesthetic shortcomings of the comic book trends that came to dominate the industry during our formative comic-reading years. Chief among them: the pouchy, shoulder-paddy, metal-embellished, over-designed nonsense of comic book costumes of the early 90's, particularly the X-Men. And so, that was the theme we went with, and over the months convinced several of our friends to join us in creating the most ridiculous versions of our favorite X-Men characters' costumes. We ended up with a team consisting of Bedsheets Storm, Raincoat Jubilee, 60's-era Marvel Girl/Jean Grey, Minimalist Wolverine, Chef-Shirt Shatterstar, and Strap Overkill Cyclops.
My Cyclops Costume presented some challenges, particularly the belt pouches and gloves, which I hand-stitched individually. The intercom button was a tap light spray painted yellow, glazed with red mod podge, and topped with an acrylic black "X."
Finally, I had to do my annual invitation artwork. This year I decided on a werewolf theme. The previous years can be found here, here, here,and here.
Greg White Illustration
