Sandybear Posted May 10 So im currently researching the original Starlord and more particularly his costume. John Byrne the second artist who drew the costume said he found a “starlord” figure and said it was very similar to the Marx superhero figures made in the 60s and theorizes that original costume came from that figure but i cant seem to find a space hero or science fiction character that looks identical to that original costume. Here is a picture of that original costume Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil R Posted May 11 Tims Toyz did this custom in 2017. Also found this link. https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/hasbro-debuts-first-appearance-star-lord-marvel-legends-figure/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandybear Posted May 12 2 hours ago, Phil R said: Tims Toyz did this custom in 2017. Also found this link. https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/hasbro-debuts-first-appearance-star-lord-marvel-legends-figure/ Apparently the figure byrne was talking about was a mass produced figure made around the 1960s which predates starlord so if this figure is out there its not actually starlord Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil R Posted May 12 Did you click on the link? Star Lord origin 1976. This is a new official issue by Hasbro from 2022 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandybear Posted May 12 No thats what im saying, im looking for the figure that inspired the look of starlords original costume, not a figure of starlord. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil R Posted May 12 As an artist I can tell you that the origin of something is usually a step -by-step process. it appears that Star Lord had something to do with Robert Heinlein's Juvenile concept, at least he thought it did with a lawsuit. Any artist who designs a character has his own idea what the character should look like, not necessarly copied from someone else. Perhaps if you look hard enough you can find an early cover and Heinlein story that gives a clue to the character design. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star-Lord Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandybear Posted May 12 I know what youre referring to, its just because they had his name on one of the covers, so he sued them to take it off then they did, My best guess is that his original costume is based on an owl my reasons are 1. He owns a pet owl 2. His last name is quill 3. when he gets his costume it strikes him as “strangely familiar” ive spoken to Steve Englehart about this and he too sees the resemblance to an owl, but he said he had nothing to do with the costume design. I've tried reaching out to Steve Gan the artist and i contacted someone who apparently knows him and he says he doesn't remember, but im not sure what he asked him exactly. idk as an artist do you see the resemblance to an owl ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
