A costume comes full circle.
Back in 1998 when I originally created Isis I gave her a black leather outfit. The sleek black costume with a mandarin collar and a gold ankh on the chest was inspired by Batman Beyond and Spider man’s black costume. Back then I was going for a futuristic take on the Egyptian gods.
However after seeing the release of Blade in 1998, The Matrix in 1999 and X-Men: The Movie in 2000 I decided to scrap that suit. There were too many characters in the media wearing Black leather. And I didn’t want Isis to be just another pretty face in black.
So Isis got a white top and kilt for her first story in 2002. I thought the outfit was more “Egyptian” looking and made her look distinct. Plus with her auburn hair it had more of a visual “Pop” than the black suit.
And Isis wound up wearing her white outfit for the last 18 years. But due to events in Isis: The Main Event she’s got to put on a new outfit for Isis: Revenge of the Cybergoddess.
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| This is where the BIG FIGHT STARTED! |
I wanted to do something special for the climax of the second story arc. While Isis’ white outfit provides great contrast to the Cybergoddess armor, I felt this story needed to show how Isis was ready to make a change to deal with Raheema’s threat.
So I pulled the black costume out of mothballs.
For the newest version of the black costume I decided to update a few things to make the black suit a bit more modern like the gray sneaker soles which were inspired by Auska’s plugsuit from Neon Genesis Evangilion. Outside of that, it’s the same outfit I designed twenty years ago.
Will the black suit come back for more stories? Will the white kilt and top be back? You’ll have to keep reading the adventures of the goddess next door to find out.
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