Kate Willaert is an artist who creates works inspired by past and present Marvel characters.
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Many of her illustrations feature redesigned scenes from modern movies and posters with the characters as they're traditionally portrayed in the comic books.
Before the release of X-Men: Apocalyse she decided to do the same with X-Men's uniforms for HalloweenCostumes.com, as they were portrayed on the covers of Empire magazine.
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The magazine covers combine to create a poster featuring most of the main characters from the film.
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The illustrated uniforms were drawn to match the characters' iconic '80s looks:
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Though most, like Nightcrawler's outfit, debuted much earlier.
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He and his red-and-black onesie were introduced in 1975, to be precise.
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He and his red-and-black onesie were introduced in 1975, to be precise.
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He and his red-and-black onesie were introduced in 1975, to be precise.
The illustrations really show how different the characters look on the screen versus the comics.
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Though some are essentially identical, like Psylocke.
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Clearly, Professor X has spent time with an image consultant.
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And unlike his film equivalent, Magneto in the comics has the silver-haired hunk look down to perfection.
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And let's be 100% honest, the comic book Apocalypse is way scarier.
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But the movie versions of Cyclops and Beast are much, much cooler.