#this post might just be another excuse for me to gush about Champions' Scott
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kalinara · 22 days ago
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So one thing I really love about the Original Five in the future issues is how so many artists have such wildly different takes on Scott Summers's design, but each one works incredibly well for their respective contexts.
Take this one, from All-New X-Men #1:
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This is the first look at Baby Scott that we get. Immonen's Scott here looks a lot like the Scott we see in the original issue that this is referencing:
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I included the third panel because the resemblance is the most striking there. All cheekbones and suit that's just a little too big. A very young man trying to fill a big role and doing it about as well as anyone can.
I'm going to put the rest of these behind the cut, because this is a very image heavy post.
Anyway, as soon as we get to the past, the depiction of Scott changes sharply.
Six issues and one day later (All-New X-Men #007), Scott looks profoundly different:
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He looks younger, softer, and that furrow in his brow is not going to be going away any time soon. Understandable. This poor kid has been through the wringer and life is not done with him yet.
Dauterman's Cyclops in...Cyclops #2 is pretty consistent with this portrayal:
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He looks young, adolescent. A bit softer in the face. Perpetual furrow is still there. Well, not actually in this particular shot, but trust me, there's lots of furrowing in this series.
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See? (Cyclops #03) Corsair can really bring out the furrow in a kid.
Actually, I hate to say it, but Corsair actually seems to have done this kid some good. The Cyclops that we see in the SECOND run of All-New X-Men actually seems almost confident again.
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Bagley's Scott still got his issues, but aside from the scrawniness, he looks damn near adult. But also mostly content. This road trip that the team is on, away from the adults and the pressure, seems to be good for him.
Even injured, he seems to be doing pretty well (from All-New X-Men #12):
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This is notable to me, because this issue came out in August 2016. Fast forward to late 2016 (specifically Champions #3), and we get:
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Ramos's Scott is completely recognizable of course, but he is, very clearly, a CHILD, in a way that none of the previous versions really get to be.
And it works. It makes perfect sense. Because this is the first time since the plane crash where Scott has been able to actually be a CHILD. He's not leading the group, he doesn't have to set an example. He can just play too. He can, as he tells Ms. Marvel much later, actually relax.
But all sweet things must come to an end, and the Scott in X-Men Blue #01 is back to form:
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Jean's actually leading the team, which is nice. And there's some very nice banter. But Molina's Scott is very much back to proto-adult here. (And while Jean is leading and starts the scene in front, Scott's positioning makes complete sense when the next page reveals who they're actually reporting to - Magneto).
I'm not really an art person. Generally I pay a lot more attention to things like plot, dialogue, and character development than I do the art styles. It's how I got through the 90s. But this has been a neat thing to go back and notice. Each depiction is excellent. Each one is immediately recognizable. But each one says something a little different and fits the story in its own specific way. And that's really cool!
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