This series of X-Men illustrations began as a commission sketch, and developed into a sketch series for the entire team, as designed by Frank Quitely for New X-Men during his run with Grant Morrison. Once I saw the m in a preview, I thought these redeasigns were awesome, and couldn't wait to draw them... and prompltly filed the source material away and never got to it.

I'll tell you right now, I'm not a huge fan of Professor X. I like the idea of him back at the ranch, babysitting New Mutants or whatever and acting superior and intellectual, not running around in the field, literally or otherwise. And these guys are far beyond the need for the moral benchmark that he always provided, especially since half of the really wicked things to have happened in the X-universe seem to have been a Freudian by-product of his emotional issues. That said, anti-grav wheelchair wheels are pretty awesome. Like, why HAVE the wheels at all, over those hovering lounge chairs he had in the 90s... nonetheless, this look was cool, with the all black and grey gear and a vaguely militaristic countenance.

"To me, my X-Men!"