Superman Returns It's a bird It's a plane It's a... belt buckle?!

[kalelinri]

what book is that from

 

[Retroman]

that's exactly the artwork that came to my mind. they said the original artwork hung at the DC offices for decades.

Yeah i read that in Superman The Complete History

if they actualy did the belt like that, I wouldn't have a problem

The s from the original inspiration would not have looked good on the Routh costume belt.

 

[Retroman]

what book is that from

I think thats the Art of Superman Returns.

 

[Super Kal]

Yeah i read that in Superman The Complete History


The s from the original inspiration would not have looked good on the Routh costume belt.

i think it would of...










and yes its from The Art of Superman Returns

 

[buggs0268]

Yeah. I like how they act as if Routh has something special about his body that made the suit that way. Siniger had a painting made before Routh got cast. It is so bull****. It is just that it is the stupid suit Singer wanted, Guci belt and all. And Warner's never said anything as he had directed the X-Men movies.

And I haven't heard this much stories about supposedly what happened since Lucas "I had a plan the whole time" B/S.

 

[Retroman]

Gucci Belt? That s on the belt was in the comics long before Gucci was even a major label.

As for S&M costume as you describe. If you were talking about Juggernaut's costume i'd understand but not the Superman.

I bet if Singer had approved Juggernaut's look in X3 it would be because he's gay.

 

[Retroman]

i think it would of...

Then we agree to disagree.

and yes its from The Art of Superman Returns

Thanks.

 

[Spare-Flair]

Exactly. That's the problem with purists. The fact is that a film like Catwoman could very well lead to better things for the character but they didn't accept it, and some didn't even see the film. I saw it as an opportunity to explore a different interpretation on the character that might allow her to grow into something greater than what she was. Cino my azz. And in some ways the hulk movie by brokeback mountain director Ang lee brought a lot of fresh ideas to the hulk story that many purist viewed as too unnecessary or whatever. i don't remember. But as we all know nothing's going to change for the sequel. The studio was happy with their film and although Ang lee won't be back, the story established in the first will continue despite whatever it is purists want.

Some purists want faithful adaptations and nothing more, while i think others who are purists but not too purists, are more open-minded to changes that are actually good. i like those purists.

There are good changes that enhance the character as he evolves throughout his very long career. And conversly crap changes that purists, fans, all humans didn't like, like those red and blue supermen. It really depends on what's best for the character, i think, whether a change is considered a good change or not. And that can be subjective.

Sometimes crap is just crap and rubbish is just rubbish. I think most people can agree that catwoman was crap. Even the general public who have no real preconceptions about the character. We don't want faithful adaptations, we want inspiration that exceeds the original material.

 

[Spare-Flair]

God I wish she would get her story straigt. In the interveiw with her a few months ago on SHH she said that Bryan came in and said "I want a small S" Now It was her pushing it on Bryan to go smaller. Also, Bryan said he at first wanted a big S when the suit first came out. Why dont they come out and say "Bryan wanted a big S, but the 3D made it where this is as big as we could go." Which is the truth. At least Tom Bronson said it when he said "we could not make it bigger and still have it be 3D without folding." Thank god Dayus wasn't costume designer or we would have had a shield the size of a stamp.

That entire article sounds like backpeddaling and roundabout rationalizations and excuses for why things turned out the way they were. It's obvious that I don't like SR, but the most serious knock goes to the uninspiring design crew who treat Superman as a practical person getting an extreme makeover. He's Superman, he doesn't need practicality nor does it bother him. He needs to look regal.

 

[Super Kal]

I always thought the SR suit looked too "busy"... with all the reflections and billions of "S"s from all the differnt textures.

 

[buggs0268]

Gucci Belt? That s on the belt was in the comics long before Gucci was even a major label.

As for S&M costume as you describe. If you were talking about Juggernaut's costume i'd understand but not the Superman.

I bet if Singer had approved Juggernaut's look in X3 it would be because he's gay.

I am talking about the Guci belts where th bucke is just a G. That is what this is.

 

[Mentok]

Run away from a buckle

 

[buggs0268]

Superman Returns belt

Guci woman's belt

Hmmmm. buckle is logo and see through to the back of belt. HMMMMM.

 

[Showtime]

Yeah, that looks exactly the same?

The belt buckle had a huge effect on the box office and the storyline.

 

[Retroman]

Superman Returns belt

Guci woman's belt

Hmmmm. buckle is logo and see through to the back of belt. HMMMMM.

I was leaning more towards Dolce & Gabbanna actually.

 

[Retroman]

The belt buckle had a huge effect on the box office and the storyline.

Fire Singer!

 

[Mentok]

Take of your belt and Spank him atleast

 

[Venom71]

Cool! The buckle is going to be in the comics...I think that is great

 

[Superman79]

I bet if it's gonna change to the SR costume it only stays that way for less than a year...I hope.

The SR suit sucked and should in no way be part of the comic canon...

 

[Eteric]

Lol, this is wonderful. I told you guys months ago that details from the returns costume would slowly come into the comics.

I like the SR suit. It's more sleek and up to date. If applied correctly to the comic book Superman, it would look great.

And, it looks great so far, anyway.

 

[Super Kal]

it's too busy looking, and the belt buckle makes it look even worse.

 

[Venom71]

it's too busy looking, and the belt buckle makes it look even worse.

The buckle wasn't even that noticable in SR unless you were looking for it..I didn't notice it once actually...but I wasn't looking at the part of Routh.

 

[Super Kal]

The buckle wasn't even that noticable in SR unless you were looking for it..I didn't notice it once actually...but I wasn't looking at the part of Routh.

considering what they wanted to do with it, it does take away fom it, because there were similar design out there that were much better design wise...


if you compare Jim Lee's work to this new guy, I'll take Lee's version any day of the week.

 

[Superman79]

if you compare Jim Lee's work to this new guy, I'll take Lee's version any day of the week.

Amen to that one Brother!!

 

[casketmouth]

The \S/ belt buckle is still stupid and redundant. The second \S/ should be on the back of the cape, or no-where.

nah it looks cool to me. It a long over due overhaul, but I actually feel the underwhere needs to vamoose!!!! Superman is the only comic book guy who still wears it in the movies. It needs to go bad...real bad.