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The Look Of Bishop – Via Busta Rhymes And Gary Coleman

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Jason Liebig used to be a Marvel comic book editor. Until he pointed out to Marvel President Bill Jemas that actually, no, Star Wars didn't start small and go big as Bill said, it began with a massive space battle with one ship being blasted by an even bigger ship.

Oh dear.

He didn't last long.

But he does remember how we got the designs for Bishop that lead into the upcoming screen version in X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

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Russ Burlingame posted how the dreadlock look was inspired by Busta Rhymes back then…

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…but Liebig has provided some more detail and images. Liebig writes,

Our mutants-as-magic fantasy book established the dreads and the cape 4 Bishop

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Loved the designs Leinil created for us back then.

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Suggesting Busta was an attempt to give Bishop a decidedly contemporary look.

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Leinil's designs provided a great starting point for Georges Jeanty.

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But we must thank Whilce Portacio and Gary Coleman for Bishop's inspired look…

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Now that is a connection I've never drawn before…

 

 

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Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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