Comments on: Agent of S.T.Y.L.E.: The Real X-Men First Class! http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Jeremy A. Patterson http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-634553 Jeremy A. Patterson Fri, 27 May 2011 03:13:07 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-634553 The reason why the original X-Men were wearing the uniforms during much of their dormant days was because the X-Men book was reprinting their early years (pre-#39). Rogue's circa-1987 black bodysuit with green accesories is cool! The reason why the original X-Men were wearing the uniforms during much of their dormant days was because the X-Men book was reprinting their early years (pre-#39).

Rogue’s circa-1987 black bodysuit with green accesories is cool!

]]> By: Alan Kistler http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-634466 Alan Kistler Thu, 26 May 2011 22:46:19 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-634466 IMRAITH NIMPHAIS: Thanks very much. Storm will be coming soon, rest assured. IMRAITH NIMPHAIS: Thanks very much. Storm will be coming soon, rest assured.

]]> By: Imraith Nimphais http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-634347 Imraith Nimphais Thu, 26 May 2011 19:35:15 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-634347 I love reading your articles. I cannot wait for your Storm's Fashion Police I love reading your articles. I cannot wait for your Storm’s Fashion Police

]]> By: JillPantozzi http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-634070 JillPantozzi Thu, 26 May 2011 04:40:04 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-634070 Wow Reid, you really phoned it in on that comment, huh? Wow Reid, you really phoned it in on that comment, huh?

]]> By: Reid http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633834 Reid Wed, 25 May 2011 22:11:36 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633834 Kistler, shut up. Kistler, shut up.

]]> By: Alan Kistler http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633494 Alan Kistler Tue, 24 May 2011 20:05:30 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633494 JAY: Thanks, man! Very appreciated. Hope you continue to enjoy. And feel free to share with your friends. :-) JAY: Thanks, man! Very appreciated. Hope you continue to enjoy. And feel free to share with your friends. :-)

]]> By: Jay http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633478 Jay Tue, 24 May 2011 19:33:26 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633478 This has quickly become a fav column of mine. A consistently fun read. Well done. This has quickly become a fav column of mine. A consistently fun read.

Well done.

]]> By: Alan Kistler http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633475 Alan Kistler Tue, 24 May 2011 19:26:32 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633475 WAYNE MARTIN: You know, I wasn't terribly excited for this film, but the advanced reviews are seriously starting to turn me around. Pleasant surprise. REID: But you still read and add comments, both of which are helpful and appreciated. And it's never an extra effort to say thank you. :-) WAYNE MARTIN: You know, I wasn’t terribly excited for this film, but the advanced reviews are seriously starting to turn me around. Pleasant surprise.

REID: But you still read and add comments, both of which are helpful and appreciated. And it’s never an extra effort to say thank you. :-)

]]> By: Reid http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633395 Reid Tue, 24 May 2011 14:15:34 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633395 Kistler- Don't bother to thank me. I think you are a moron and a hack. Kistler-
Don’t bother to thank me. I think you are a moron and a hack.

]]> By: wayne martin http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633090 wayne martin Mon, 23 May 2011 20:37:16 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633090 Here is a first reaction of the new X-men movie, it's not even out yet there's already a review, AWESOME!! http://bit.ly/igpGzb Here is a first reaction of the new X-men movie, it’s not even out yet there’s already a review, AWESOME!! http://bit.ly/igpGzb

]]> By: David K http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633073 David K Mon, 23 May 2011 19:52:38 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633073 The X-men's graduation costumes were pretty awesome, but Angel needed some development. Marvel Girl's green and yellow outfit rocks. Makes me want to dig up my "X-men: The Lost Years" series by Byrne. The X-men’s graduation costumes were pretty awesome, but Angel needed some development. Marvel Girl’s green and yellow outfit rocks. Makes me want to dig up my “X-men: The Lost Years” series by Byrne.

]]> By: Alan Kistler http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633036 Alan Kistler Mon, 23 May 2011 17:47:03 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633036 WOOFUS: Yeah, the Avenging Angel outfit has some fun points to it but largely doesn't quite make sense. REID: Thanks for reading. PREDABOT: Not a bad idea. We'll see what happens. DAVEO: Thanks for the comment, it's appreciated. And I hear you about the First Class outfits. :-) WOOFUS: Yeah, the Avenging Angel outfit has some fun points to it but largely doesn’t quite make sense.

REID: Thanks for reading.

PREDABOT: Not a bad idea. We’ll see what happens.

DAVEO: Thanks for the comment, it’s appreciated. And I hear you about the First Class outfits. :-)

]]> By: DaVeO http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633012 DaVeO Mon, 23 May 2011 16:50:33 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633012 I loved the First Class outfits and I semi wish that they retroactively made them the official outfits they always wore. Great article! I loved the First Class outfits and I semi wish that they retroactively made them the official outfits they always wore. Great article!

]]> By: Predabot http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-633007 Predabot Mon, 23 May 2011 16:30:17 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-633007 This one is certainly one of my favourites. Excellent article, mr Kistler! Have you ever considered holding a special column, where you take on your biggest fav's of Superhero-costumes, and consider how you would update or redesign them? I think a special like that would be super-awesome, really! This one is certainly one of my favourites. Excellent article, mr Kistler!

Have you ever considered holding a special column, where you take on your biggest fav’s of Superhero-costumes, and consider how you would update or redesign them?

I think a special like that would be super-awesome, really!

]]> By: Reid http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632976 Reid Mon, 23 May 2011 13:27:27 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632976 Wow. You really phoned it in on this article, didn't you? Wow. You really phoned it in on this article, didn’t you?

]]> By: Woofus http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632939 Woofus Mon, 23 May 2011 10:00:22 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632939 I liked Angel's yellow shirt, red suspenders costume. It worked for the Champions, anyway. I first started reading him in those early issues of Spectacular Spider-Man, where he wore the red version of the "halo on the chest" costume. (Apparently somebody forgot.) I like that one too, although it makes you wonder why an "angel" would want so much red in his costume! I liked Angel’s yellow shirt, red suspenders costume. It worked for the Champions, anyway. I first started reading him in those early issues of Spectacular Spider-Man, where he wore the red version of the “halo on the chest” costume. (Apparently somebody forgot.) I like that one too, although it makes you wonder why an “angel” would want so much red in his costume!

]]> By: Alan Kistler http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632881 Alan Kistler Mon, 23 May 2011 07:05:11 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632881 DAN: I think that's fair and if it works for you, it works for you. ALEX: Yes. DAN: I think that’s fair and if it works for you, it works for you.

ALEX: Yes.

]]> By: The Great Canadian Dog Fox - Ruff Ruff Bang Bang http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632734 The Great Canadian Dog Fox - Ruff Ruff Bang Bang Sun, 22 May 2011 23:19:33 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632734 La vulpinique, le vulpinok, boys. La vulpinique, le vulpinok. La vulpinique, le vulpinok, boys. La vulpinique, le vulpinok.

]]> By: Alex http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632728 Alex Sun, 22 May 2011 22:20:30 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632728 Another brilliant one Alan, Id have to say as a Hawkeye I also prefer black and gold. Are you ever doing to do a blog about any Legionairres? Another brilliant one Alan, Id have to say as a Hawkeye I also prefer black and gold. Are you ever doing to do a blog about any Legionairres?

]]> By: dan http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632723 dan Sun, 22 May 2011 21:42:55 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632723 The thing that always resonated for me was that blue and yellow/gold are customary (high) school colors in many parts of the states. Always seemed like the right color scheme to go for in terms of a group of scholarly powered teens to me as a result. The thing that always resonated for me was that blue and yellow/gold are customary (high) school colors in many parts of the states. Always seemed like the right color scheme to go for in terms of a group of scholarly powered teens to me as a result.

]]> By: Alan Kistler http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632717 Alan Kistler Sun, 22 May 2011 20:55:47 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632717 DOUG SKYWALKER: No problem. Ideally, I'd include everything you could think to include, but when we wind up with a novella instead of what could be a series of focused columns. :-) DOUG SKYWALKER: No problem. Ideally, I’d include everything you could think to include, but when we wind up with a novella instead of what could be a series of focused columns. :-)

]]> By: Doug Skywalker http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632711 Doug Skywalker Sun, 22 May 2011 20:04:51 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632711 ah. makes sense, thanks :) ah. makes sense, thanks :)

]]> By: Alan Kistler http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632699 Alan Kistler Sun, 22 May 2011 18:39:54 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632699 T.: That had actually been done a few times before. It just became a consistent standard when Jean redid the costumes. But I'll add a note about that. DOUG SKYWALKER: No. That wasn't the first/original class of X-Men nor was it a direct imitation of the original uniforms. There were a couple of similarities for a couple of the outfits, but they were mainly wearing standard/generic superhero gear. T.: That had actually been done a few times before. It just became a consistent standard when Jean redid the costumes. But I’ll add a note about that.

DOUG SKYWALKER: No. That wasn’t the first/original class of X-Men nor was it a direct imitation of the original uniforms. There were a couple of similarities for a couple of the outfits, but they were mainly wearing standard/generic superhero gear.

]]> By: Doug Skywalker http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632678 Doug Skywalker Sun, 22 May 2011 16:25:59 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632678 would the 'Deadly Genesis' class of mutants (Vulcan, Darwin, Sway, Petra) lead by Moira MacTaggert count for this too? would the ‘Deadly Genesis’ class of mutants (Vulcan, Darwin, Sway, Petra) lead by Moira MacTaggert count for this too?

]]> By: T. http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632669 T. Sun, 22 May 2011 15:14:30 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632669 <blockquote>Jean didn’t do that much to alter the costumes, really. She made the belts red to add some contrast, complaining that their initial uniforms has too much yellow. She evidently fixed how Beast’s suit fit on him, giving him an “increase in freedom of movement.”</blockquote> Look again. She did more than that. Before the yellow part on the upper body covered the whole torso and only the sleeves were blue on the torso. Jean Grey made the yellow part of the torso into a giant "V" so that now the blue on the sleeves also extended to the ribcage. This change is why the Beast now says he feels his range of movement has been increased, because the arms are now less constricted.

Jean didn’t do that much to alter the costumes, really. She made the belts red to add some contrast, complaining that their initial uniforms has too much yellow. She evidently fixed how Beast’s suit fit on him, giving him an “increase in freedom of movement.”

Look again. She did more than that. Before the yellow part on the upper body covered the whole torso and only the sleeves were blue on the torso. Jean Grey made the yellow part of the torso into a giant “V” so that now the blue on the sleeves also extended to the ribcage. This change is why the Beast now says he feels his range of movement has been increased, because the arms are now less constricted.

]]> By: manolis vamvounis http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632649 manolis vamvounis Sun, 22 May 2011 12:42:35 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632649 great article! i expected you to touch down more on the New Mutants outfits tho. they didn't just use the original x-men designs, they had two different distinct designs, one for the boys with a straight vertical cut, and one for the girls with a more V-shape. and customisation was a huge deal in that series early on, with Moonstar getting into fights with professor x for wearing her own belt and boots instead of the standard issue :) also, how about a nod to the Generation-X red and gold costumes and how they later influenced the merge of the two styles in the New Xmen (yost/kyle) costumes that are still being used? :) great article!
i expected you to touch down more on the New Mutants outfits tho. they didn’t just use the original x-men designs, they had two different distinct designs, one for the boys with a straight vertical cut, and one for the girls with a more V-shape. and customisation was a huge deal in that series early on, with Moonstar getting into fights with professor x for wearing her own belt and boots instead of the standard issue :)

also, how about a nod to the Generation-X red and gold costumes and how they later influenced the merge of the two styles in the New Xmen (yost/kyle) costumes that are still being used? :)

]]> By: Eric Sean http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632557 Eric Sean Sun, 22 May 2011 03:31:49 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632557 Other appearances during the book's dormant period the X-Men had, for unknown reasons, gone back to their original school uniforms. Other appearances during the book’s dormant period the X-Men had, for unknown reasons, gone back to their original school uniforms.

]]> By: Eric Sean http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632554 Eric Sean Sun, 22 May 2011 03:24:05 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632554 Only in MARVEL TEAM-UP #4 did the original X-Men (minus the Beast)appear sans costumes. That was also my first time "meeting" them. Only in MARVEL TEAM-UP #4 did the original X-Men (minus the Beast)appear sans costumes. That was also my first time “meeting” them.

]]> By: IvCNuB4 http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632538 IvCNuB4 Sun, 22 May 2011 01:49:41 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632538 There was also a period in the 70s, after their title was cancelled, that the X-Men didn't wear any uniforms at all. Any guest-shots they did in other titles was usually in street clothes There was also a period in the 70s, after their title was cancelled, that the X-Men didn’t wear any uniforms at all. Any guest-shots they did in other titles was usually in street clothes

]]> By: Destron Commander http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/05/20/agent-of-s-t-y-l-e-the-real-x-men-first-class/comment-page-1/#comment-632532 Destron Commander Sun, 22 May 2011 01:21:16 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=25391#comment-632532 I guess there's not much to say about the Iceman. Heh! :) I guess there’s not much to say about the Iceman. Heh! :)

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