In which artist Russell Dauterman joins us to discuss super-powered costume design!

X-PLAINED:

Why it’s important to get a professional to design your superhero costume

Why Miles doesn’t trust the government

Russell’s history at Marvel

Designing for the Hellfire Gala

Mutant fashion

The word “fashionize”

Iconic looks

Modernizing superhero costumes

Powers vs. personality

Punk goddess Storm

Designing for drawability

Magic hair

Russell’s influences

Definitive Rogue costumes

X-Men ‘97

Best X-team costumes

Jay’s holy grail cosplay

Magic hair, cosplayed

Costume retrospectives

Where to find Russell online

Evil twin trends of the 1990s

Fuck You Pink

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