My Art vs Artist for 2022! I really tried to push myself this year and tried a lot of new things! I’m very excited to see how my art will grow in the next year!
We bugged out for this round with the marvelous MAGGOTT! Born as Japheth in South Africa, the young boy's digestive system mutated into two large slug-like creatures, which can crawl out of his body, eat anything, and provide him with enhanced strength.
The D-lister to end all D-listers, often appearing on lists of "Worst X-Men" or "Most Forgotten X-Men," we thought it was finally time to give Maggott his due. He appeared briefly in Children of the Atom and more recently in his own X-Men Unlimited story!
Our team embraced their inner digestion slugs and had fun updating Maggott for the modern day. He's only really had one notable costume to date, but is easily identifiable for his blue skin and, well, his maggots. See what everyone did, and make sure to follow them all on social media!
Calvin Lin | @/calvinloveinternet
"I love Maggott so much so wanted to give him a cool and radical new look!"
Joshua Bruckner | @joshingtonbear
"Maggott is my absolute favorite D-Lister X-Man who I've wanted to redesign for a long time!
I wanted to give him a more streamlined and grown-up look. It seems essential for him to have a bare torso so Eenie and Meenie can crawl in and out of his body, so I gave him a cute cutaway that Emma Frost might be jealous of. He has some chitinous armor and details, and his sunglasses mimic the worm eyes. Costume colors are fairly simple to let his bugs and skin tones take center stage!"
Dale Yaddow | @/daleYaddow
"This redesign takes it's inspiration from Maggott's recent storyline in
Dark X-Men. Having joined the Morlocks, Japheth doesn't have access to
all the luxuries that some higher profile heroes have, so he's had to
build a uniform from scratch. As his slugs, Eanie and Meanie shed their
highly durable armor plating, Maggott has been attaching it to his
outfit to give his body extra protection. Designed more for function
than style, his outfit includes an undershirt that can easily open and
be snapped closed for when the slugs emerge from his stomach. it also
incorporates a hooded sleeveless duster jacket, and shades that are
inspired by his slugs' eyes."
Léa Dupic | @/kimodraw
"I wanted to give him some buds for Eany and Meany and I kinda freaked myself out looking for some centipedes references lol. Went ham on the saturation and the complimentary colours."
SSTArtwork | @/sstartwork
"Maggott was a fun one to redesign, as I feel like you can put lots of personality into his look. I don't see Maggott as being a "uniformed" X-Man, he marches to the beat of his own drum. I grew his wee forehead tuft out a bit, into an undercut loc ponytail situation, added in some shoulder pieces that resemble insect mounds, a tiger striped tee with Miny Moe on it (in reference to Eanie and Meany) that's been chewed away at the mid section due to the boys jumping in and out of his stomach and some worker jeans and boots, also had to feature the red glasses!"
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