I've had an idea for a live-action Galactus for a long time (even before the travesty of "Cloudlactus") that would help to avoid some of the possible hokiness that the studios and general audiences might find in his visual, while still keeping the idea of a gigantic armored being w/ a funky tuning fork space-pope helmet. My solution is to have Galactus be like a part of his massive worldship. Just imagine something like an indescribably massive vessel, without an interior, because Galactus wouldn't need protection from vacuum. Now imagine the FF'S spaceship moving as a tiny speck through the the "canyons" of machinery along the surface, until they finally reach the rear and find a giant "throne" of sorts, upon which sits Galactus, indescribably ancient, and with his armor and the throne/machinery AS ONE, looking like a cross between H.R. Gieger and Kirby. Make the color scheme mostly black and a dark maroonish/purple. Pale, ghostly slightly wrinkled skin, a bluish-gray color, with a bit of translucence showing veins beneath, puckered in a few spots were large conduits literally "grow" into him, feeding him energy constantly. The tuning forks on his helmet receiving perioidic arcs of electrical energy from some nearby structures of the ship. He would almost look like a statue or a strange giant alien mummy, if it weren't for the fact that his hands and head still move and his eyes glow. I think the idea of Galactus being a "part" of the ship and not having moved in eons would really drive home how ancient and completely beyond human understanding he is. After all, why would Galactus need to move at all really, he has his ship to move him through the universe, and any actions he would need to perform he could just "will" them with the power cosmic. I wish I was talented enough to draw this, because I'm afraid my description isn't enough to convey the utter, epic, awesomeness I see it as in my mind. Anyway, whatta ya think?
