Wolverine '74! The Making of a Sensational 70s Cosplay! X-Men!

 Here we go again with another blast from the past: Wolverine (as seen in his first 1974 comics appearance)!

I had to tackle this famous member of the X-Men, as he first made the 70s scene in INCREDIBLE HULK #181!

Click below to enlarge images and follow along!

Above: Original 1974 Wolverine character/costume designs by John Romita Sr.!

Above: I designed the body suit in Photoshop, had it
printed and assembled, then added a custom-created mask...

Above: I added the leg stripes (to continue the stripe motif), and made
the belt using foam board an an interior military belt!

Above: At Heroes Con, with Allen Wolf as Dr. Strange!

Above: Making all that yellow work is a very difficult task in real life!

Above: Trying out custom fangs!

Above: I purchased the unique boots
online, then set to making custom tweaks...

Above: Early on, I left the mask's eye-slits open, but
soon went with the opaque white eye look!

Above: I added leg stripes to the design!

I experimented with early designs that had flesh-colored
sleeves, but that look simply never worked!

Above: The customized face-mask before detailing was added!

Above: Experimenting with an added nose-piece!

Above and below: Another customized cowl! This one leaning
toward the later comics version of the character!

Above: Adding a mask with a more luchador vibe...

That's all, folks!

BONUS! Want to uncover more secrets on how this Marvel Comics cosplay was crafted? Just peek below!

The Vision! The Making of a Sensational 70s Cosplay! Avengers!

 I had to tackle yet another iconic 60s-70s big and bold comics superstar, this time the original Vision! As based on the famed Avenger (created by Roy Thomas), here is the sensational synthezoid as he was meant to look! Click images below to enlarge and enjoy!

Above: The finished cosplay! Read along below to see how I
assembled this colossal comics costume!

Above images: Using a basic red "blank face"
plastic mask, I then detailed it with various "techno"
motifs, evoking curcuit boards and wiring. I then
added some flexible rubber liner in the eye
areas...Added a plastic yellow "gem..."

Above two images: Using a template for creating a heat-formed,
foam-made neck appliance, I figured out the final neck collar look
by adding a modified dress shirt collar to the neck
structure...Then came the tons of fabric stiffener and 
gold spray paint (and spray gloss sealants)..

Above three images: The assembled collar carefully
placed and velcro-ed to the bodysuit!

Above two images: I found the diaphanous cape online, and
liked the fact that it came with an attached hood (enabling
me to give the Vision a "hooded wraith" kinda vibe)!
After much trial-and-error, I was able to get the cape
to work with the collar...

Above: Finding the perfect gloves, I continued the 
"circuitry tech" to portions of the palms and reverse side...

Above: My design for the bodysuit, again using the repeating
circuitry pattern, combined with the traditional comics
look for the character!

Above: The full look! Adding boots and belt (and a thick 
neck chain), the overall vibe really works!

Pic by Fablegraph

Pic byFablegraph

Pic by Fablegraph

The best part of any cosplay: Getting out of the *#$% thing!

BONUS! Click below to see a fun special effects-laden video spotlighting

the the making of this captivatin' cosplay! 

BONUS BONUS: Peek below to see see a fun video

from Heroes Con '23, taken by Greg Anderson Elysee!