Mondo Fabuloso

Lorna, like her lover, Havok, have in common that even though I don’t care too much for them as characters, they have both had some of the coolest costumes in X-History. My favorite Polaris looks were her original exotic priestess costume and a few of her (pre-Matsuda) X-Factor uniforms.

Ric never did anything for me until his relationship with Shatterstar started to come out during Jeph Loeb’s run on X-Force. And while the budding romance was intriguing in a “read between the lines” way, the fact that Ric and Star were so D-list for me overruled any real interest on my part.

PAD seems like he’s going full steam ahead with it now, and although I really loathe de-powered Ric, I have to say his current look trumps anything they’ve ever done for him in the past. (Who remembers that horrid number with the ridiculous green fringe and the big honkin’ X target and that gigantic Kirstie Alley hairdo?)

Nudie version’s over at anti-heroes.net > members gallery > fanboy.

Okay, everyone who thought Mondo wasn’t really given a chance, raise your hand. I remember the pre-launch Gen X hype like yesterday and I distinctly remember being psyched for this character in particular. Remember, his personality M.O. was “unshakable,” –that he didn’t have a fighting spirit, despite possessing massive power.
I was sooo anxious to see how this would be handled. Then… I guess… it just… wasn’t.

I really enjoy Mondo’s powers. Merging with matter has endless possibilities. That’s why it took me so long to draw him. I wanted to show him using his powers in a unique way. But then I fell back on the tree idea because anything else would have been too difficult to convey, given my skills. I’m glad I went with my first idea because am quite proud of my tree drawing. 😀

And NO, I did not give him a tree dick. Check it out at anti-heroes.net > members gallery > fanboy.

Another of the miscellaneous kids from the current junior X-Squad, Surge, their unofficial leader, has the redundant powers of super-speed and electricity but needs these needlessly difficult-to-draw gauntlets, that no two artists can draw the same, to control her abilities. Nonetheless, I included her in my lineup because I’ve seen some images where she looks somewhat original with her hair looking like it’s being affected by the electricity.