Mike Murdock
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I respect Jack Kirby a lot, but I always get the impression that he designed things with only one purpose: to look cool. Because of that, he never tried to figure out whether it made sense. I think this is most clear with the Inhumans. The Inhumans look like they have really cool superhero costumes. Which is great, except they aren't superheroes. Given that, the clothes themselves don't really make much sense. The most problematic are the masks. Medusa's mask might have made sense when she was part of the Frightful Four, but it doesn't make sense for Gorgon and Karnak to have masks. On the other hand, Black Bolt without his cowl and mask doesn't look like Black Bolt (seriously, that guy has hair?).
So how would you handle it? Marvel has been pretty faithful at adapting costumes. On the other hand, the most overtly cheesy one, Captain America, has always been a source of difficulty with them. They've either toned it down to make it look more real world (a la the WWII combat outfit) or they've deliberately subverted it by saying it was deliberately cheesy. Now it seems they've got a good compromise going. Here are my thoughts by character, but I'd like to see what others say:
Black Bolt - Without a doubt, Black Bolt presents the greatest challenge. My personal hope is they try to make him look more "royal." I was thinking they could take the glider wings he has and make it into more of a royal robe. This is a vague idea of what I'm talking about (only less *****ey), but not exactly. Essentially, have it cover the shoulders right where his jagged lines on his rib cage are and have it go in the back where it is in this picture. I would still have it double as a glider, I was just thinking of having it more formal. The antenna on his head is more difficult, though. I think it's been toned down over the years. I've thought about making it more of a crown, but I'm not sure (it has a practical effect of powering him, so I don't want to go too far). I don't really have any good ideas for it or the mask. I certainly don't want to see his hair.
Medusa - Medusa has had a number of different costumes over the years. I think all of them are fine, but I'm partial to this one:
Note that it doesn't have the mask at all. That being said, the traditional costume is fine (maybe without the mask):
Or she can wear more than one outfit like every other person in the world does
Gorgon, Karnak, and Triton - I'm just going to address all three right here. Here is a modern take on them that I think works well:
Note that it drops the masks and it drops Karnak's headgear. That being said, Karnak's headgear is fine with me.
Crystal is fine with me (as long as she's wearing clothes and not body paint as some seem to believe ), as is Lockjaw.
What are your thoughts? I'm particularly interested in Black Bolt, who I think will be the most difficult to translate to the screen.
So how would you handle it? Marvel has been pretty faithful at adapting costumes. On the other hand, the most overtly cheesy one, Captain America, has always been a source of difficulty with them. They've either toned it down to make it look more real world (a la the WWII combat outfit) or they've deliberately subverted it by saying it was deliberately cheesy. Now it seems they've got a good compromise going. Here are my thoughts by character, but I'd like to see what others say:
Black Bolt - Without a doubt, Black Bolt presents the greatest challenge. My personal hope is they try to make him look more "royal." I was thinking they could take the glider wings he has and make it into more of a royal robe. This is a vague idea of what I'm talking about (only less *****ey), but not exactly. Essentially, have it cover the shoulders right where his jagged lines on his rib cage are and have it go in the back where it is in this picture. I would still have it double as a glider, I was just thinking of having it more formal. The antenna on his head is more difficult, though. I think it's been toned down over the years. I've thought about making it more of a crown, but I'm not sure (it has a practical effect of powering him, so I don't want to go too far). I don't really have any good ideas for it or the mask. I certainly don't want to see his hair.
Medusa - Medusa has had a number of different costumes over the years. I think all of them are fine, but I'm partial to this one:
Note that it doesn't have the mask at all. That being said, the traditional costume is fine (maybe without the mask):
Or she can wear more than one outfit like every other person in the world does
Gorgon, Karnak, and Triton - I'm just going to address all three right here. Here is a modern take on them that I think works well:
Crystal is fine with me (as long as she's wearing clothes and not body paint as some seem to believe
), as is Lockjaw.What are your thoughts? I'm particularly interested in Black Bolt, who I think will be the most difficult to translate to the screen.
