Make-up: Paul Refol
Styling: Hannah Kim
Costume Production: Badj Genato
Production Design: Raffy Tesoro
Art Director: Carl Urgino
Digital Imaging: Ryder Aquino
Model: Nadine Howell

Special thanks to Carlo Pagulayan , one of Marvel's commissioned artists in the country. We based the costume design on his artwork.

We rarely do a second pose / layout for a cosplay shoot, but since Nadine was such a deadringer for the character, we thought of pushing it just a bit more.

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Make-up: Kris Bacani
Styling: Raffy Tesoro
Costume Production: Badj Genato
Art Direction: Raffy Tesoro / Jay Tablante
Digital Imaging: Ghani Madueno
Model: Ariana Barouk

Special thanks to Mike Mata for lending his warehouse.

Big kudos to Solenn... she's not just an awesome model, but a great make-up artist too. She even came in all made up already. Plus she did her own prosthetics for the scars and blood. I was amazed. Total pro.

And of course, thanks to for literally illustrating the peg / pose for us during the shoot. We shall now call this, "The Carlo Pagulayan Action Shot"

Make-up: Solenn Heussaff (beauty and prosthetics)
Hair: Ara Fernando
Styling: Miko Calma
Art Direction: Jhem Manalang / Carlo Pagulayan
Production Design: Raffy Tesoro
Digital Imaging: Ghani Madueno
Model: Solenn Heussaff

We also did a teen version of X-23:

Make-up: Amanda Padilla
Styling: Hannah Kim
Costume Production: Badj Genato
Production Design: Raffy Tesoro
Creative Direction: Tonypet Sarmiento
CG Imaging: Carlo Pagulayan (for Lockheed)
Digital Imaging: Ghani Madueno / Angelo Lico
Model: Arianna Colamonici

Shot in Edifice Studios

Make-up: Ten Franco
Hair: Charlie Manapat
Styling: Hannah Kim
Costume Production: Badj Genato
Production Designer: Raffy Tesoro
Art Direction: Javey Villones
Digital Imaging: Ghani Madueno
Model: Rhian Ramos Howell (GMA Artist Center)

Special thanks to Harvey Tolibao and Carlo Pagulayan for helping us with the art direction, and just providing a ton of laughs.

Back in 2008, we also had Rhian cosplay as Rogue for my Pop Nostalgia exhibit. Somehow, I felt that she just had to reprise her role again. And we weren't mistaken.



Edit (02.06.11): Marvel.com featured this image in their website! Just having the Marvel watermark gave me goosebumps. [link]

Edit (10.15.11): Chris Claremont, one of the creators of the XMEN and the creator of Rogue, signs the print in NYCC 2011.

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Also curious to note, the claws were made out of real metal. Wish they came in adamantium though. We're coming up with two versions of X-23, one teen (which is this one) and one adult version (still be to shot).

Make-up: Charlie Manapat
Hair: Dimples Callada
Styling: Hannah Kim
Props Production: Edralin Manila
Production Design: Raffy Tesoro
Art Director: Jhem Manalang
Digital Imaging: Ghani Madueno
Models: Barbie Forteza, (dead soldiers) John Logarta, Allen Logarta, Jose Tamayo, Erickson Castro, Amado Bulauitan

Special thanks to Ida Henares and Mike Uycoco of GMA Artist Center, Aly Reyes and Carlo Pagulayan .

Out of Carlo's spare time, he made this video from behind-the-scenes footage of the shoot: [link]

We also did a grown-up version of this:

Make-up / Hair: Amanda Padilla / Strawberry Pornel
Styling: Hannah Kim
Costume Production: Badj Genato
Art Direction: Joseph Dy
Digital Imaging: Ryder Aquino
CG Imaging (vault door): Genald Tungol
Model: Xandra Rocha

Make-up: Ara Fernando / Riki LeCotey
Styling / Costume Production: Riki LeCotey
Art Direction: Javey Villones
Production Design: Raffy Tesoro
Digital Imaging: Ghani Madueno
Model: Riki LeCotey

Shot in 2 Stops Brighter. Special thanks to Alodia Gosiengfiao for lending us the Iron Man bust.

We gotta hand it MC for bringing Ms. Marvel to life. She really did a superb job on the costume. She was like a walking / talking Ms. Marvel... as in.

Funny to note, our last "in Flight" shot was Rogue. Knowing how these two characters related to each other in the comics was a strange coincidence in our shoots.

The cityscape shot was taken from the observation deck of 30 Rockefeller, home of NBC Studios.

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Make-up: Ara Fernando
Hair: Ara Fernando / Marie-Claude Bourbonnais
Styling: Marie-Claude Bourbonnais
Art Direction: Joe Dy
Production Design: Raffy Tesoro
Digital Imaging: Gelo Lico
Model: Marie-Claude Bourbonnais

Shot in 2Stopsbrighter Studios, New York City / 30 Rockefeller

Make-up: Ara Fernando
Styling: Hannah Kim
Costume Production: Badj Genato
Art Direction: Jhem Manalang
Production Design: Raffy Tesoro
Digital Imaging: Ghani Madueno / Genald Tungol
CG Imaging: Genald Tungol
Model: Jinri Park

Special thanks to Greg Martin for lending his swords, Joe Dy for the Sentinels, Carlo Pagulayan and Harvey Tolibao

Psylocke Ver. 1


Psylocke was one of the first cosplay shoots we ever did three years ago, and I thought she deserves a revisit, given the kind of experience and knowledge we have earned through the years. I hope we did her character justice this time around.

Edit (08.05.11): It's featured in Marvel.com!