It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's the Superman Costume Thread!

[Super Kal]

You're twisting things. You know damn good and well that WB would never put that in a movie. That's not intended for movie use...it's a novelty.

and you're exactly right, you forgotten one big thing concerning Superman: Superman is a novelty. you also forget the following movies:

Superman Lives
Batman Forever
Batman and Robin

Warner Bros is a company. Superman is a franchise, and just like Batman, they will do anything they can to make money out of it. The nipple suits from BF and B&R were seen as one of the worst suits of its time in comic book movie hist, without delving into the story... Warner Bros were extremely close to making the Superman lives project a reality until Tim Burton backed out of the project... Superman, to Warner Bros, is nothing more than a franchise, a novelty, a cash cow... and they will do anything to make money off of their biggest multibillion dollar investment

Chill out buddy...

i am and still am perfectly chill, Dorkyfresh...
i was just simply taking his perspective to its logical conclusion; and like you said earlier... everyone was calm until other certain individuals came in

Reeves exact suit would look lame to todays audience.And that was my point.I have not seen a live action Superman that visually looks cool to todays audience.

personal opinion. I happen to think that it worked great for its time, and when muted slightly, and have updated material, it would work great again, and i will stand by that

The Trunks in this

Were designed to look the same as this.

Its not Singers fault that in live action it looks as lingerie.It just does.which only stresses my piont

no, they were not created to look the same as the 1980's costume. they were created, possibly, to fit the body proportion of Brandon Routh's body, who had very much an hourglass figure... and yes, many things, not just "the trunks" (as some would say), hindered that suit... but concerning the trunks, the material used did not help, since it constricted and made Routh's musculature even smaller. the design of his body also did not help in trying to design trunks for him; Routh does not have a boxy mid-section. the decision to also slant the belt line into the crotch area was also a bad choice because it gave the visual impression that the trunks were caving into his junk.

something that I've noticed about the trunks is that ever since his creation, in the movie world at least, his trunks have gotten smaller in the passing of 50 years... in a fashion sense, though Singer decided to make them smaller. maybe it was the design of Routh's body, still not sure, but it did not help the suit at all... it did not help the suit not because it was simply trunks-- it didn't help because of the way they were designed. one can design trunks to be an effective tool
also concerning that SR promo pic, the perspective of where the picture was taken hurt that picture very much.

You are msising my entire point.I was strictly talking on the visual aspect of Superman-put quite simply does he look cool in the trunks in live action.The answer is no,he doesn’t and the trunks actually detract from his cool factor because they either look like lingerie or oversized grammy panties in live action.

no, it's not "the answer", friend... it's only your personal opinion. in my personal opinion, the STM suit did fine for its time, and, once again, Superman doesn't have to wear trunks specifically in order to successfully maintain balance in his suit... he simply needs a different color to help distinguish the proportions of his body

This is so very VERY wrong.The original Superman-Golden age Superman- was the definition of Badass.He fought for the oppressed and Justice even if it meant breaking the law,or killing.He was a Champion and he knew it and took pide in it.
You can read Morrisons Action comics as it it is pretty much a modernisation of the Golden age Superman.The boyscout crap started with comicbook censorship and American propaganda.

I dont read the Action Comics they put out today... i find the new version of this so-called "Superman" to be very much an insult to the original run of Superman in the late 1930's... then i guess you and i have a different view on the definition of "bad-a**". the Superman being described in the early run of his career, i dont see as bad-a**" at all... to me, i see him as a person taking justice personally, a man who is taking the law into his own hands... i see him as a vigilante in that time- and that was perfectly fine for the time. personally, that's not "bad-a**" to me. now, is the Superman of today still a vigilante?... well, that depends on who you ask on here.

My bad.By promo pic I thought you were referring to set pics.

So your wife did see set pics. .I can understand how those influenced your wives opinion of the suit-they are terrible.The set pics of Superman make him look lacking in the midsection and put focuses on his crotch like the trunks did.But then again the entire suit looks terrible in set pics not just the midsection.It is after all set pics they are gonna look bad.This is in stark contrast to the SDCC footage where the suit looks a lot more richer in color,regal and plain badass.We however did not see the midsection of Supermans suit in the SDCC footage becaue his handcuffed arms are blocking it.Chances are it will look a whole lot better in live action than in the set pics just like the rest of the suit did.

i've been following this since before i got married, and she's been 'eh" about it the whole time... she saw the set pics, she saw the promotional picture finally, she saw the behind-the-scenes photos, and what little you can see of the SDCC footage.. and she still doesn't like the lack of the red trunks. She personally said that it makes his package look too big... that's her opinion. and even if i did love this suit, nothing you or i can say will change her mind.

and concerning the set pics, that's where you're wrong. the suit in set pics does not look entirely terrible... the suit actually looks almost halfway decent; those set pics show an amazing view on how the cape is going to react to the wind, and that's something i really, REALLY love concerning this suit

but you bring up an interesting point about the picture focusing on the mid-section: those pictures focus on the mid-section solely because of the lack of balance in the suit. because of the red shield/cape attachment and the red boots, there is nothing there to create balance in the middle, like DorkyFresh has stated earlier. when you dont have balance, yes, your eyes will be directed to the imbalance

you need to remember that while i love the STM suit for its faithfulness to the comics of the time, im not an ultra-mega diehard like some on here... i dont mind if the trunks are gone. the only thing i'm saying, again, is that if the trunks are gone, put something else that will balance out ther suit... something of a different color, so that the the suit evens out and brings a little balance in the subconscious mind

Super Kal, you need to to tone down your criticisms. You don't like the movie suit? Fine. The suit is not going to change it no matter how loud you scream. You're becoming really annoying and if this continues, this thread is going to get closed again.

i'm not screaming in the least bit, UaalaDan. if i scream in a message board, it will possibly be in all caps and riddled with lots of exclamation points
you're right, i dont have to like the movie suit... but im not screaming. you guys have got to remember something: this is the costume thread. this thread is and was specifically made for conversations such as this. i have not screamed or yelled in any way. i have remained civil, calm, and polite in my conversations and debate, i have not insulted, baited, flamed, resulted to ad hominems, or broken any rules of this forum by posting about the suit in this thread... and as long as people can stay civil, the thread wont be shut down

just because someone writes a long answer to another long post doesn't mean someone is yelling at the other person... it means they're simply responding back. the only reason im becoming annoying to you, UaalaDan, is because you dont like what my opinion... and that's fine by me. however, many people on these entire forums are annoying in more ways than one, and those threads are still going strong... and a thread does not close because someone is annoying; a thread closes because of baiting, flaming, and ad hominem attacks.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

You clearly haven't seen DCAU Superman kick the crap out of Darkseid.

I'm speaking of live action Superman only...I've seen PLENTY of animated Superman films that made me go "WOW"

 

[Kal-El.9859]

I don't really buy any of what Super Kal was saying, but this to me has some merit. But even still, it's a matter of taste, and not a matter of necessity. Some people around the interwebz are saying it like it's NECESSARY.

I mean, I love GL John Stewart's look. I love the balance of one color at the top and bottom and then another streamlined in the middle. Cool stuff to me.



This.

To me Superman embodies the ideal man, both inside and out.

Cavill's Superman looks powerful and muscular, which is something I don't think we've seen, except for I guess Dean Cain. But Dean Cain's Superman didn't really get the character right, and had lot's of other problems, like the silly writing of the show.

Chris Reeve I think was the opposite. He got the perfect ideal Superman character down, but I really never thought he got the physical look quite right. Part of that was due to the suit though. The fabric hid his muscles, the shorts were cut like a bikini bottom, and the cape wasn't long and regal.

And I hated his Clark Kent. But I think I'm in the minority there and that's off topic.

I think MOS has an actor that looks the part physically, has a suit that shows the physique right, and has a cape that looks epic. If MOS gets the character right then this will be some good stuff to see indeed.

I agree that MOS looks to be THE Superman we've waiting for. I do however like Reeve's Clark...

 

[Kal-El.9859]

and you're exactly right, you forgotten one big thing concerning Superman: Superman is a novelty. you also forget the following movies:

Superman Lives
Batman Forever
Batman and Robin

Warner Bros is a company. Superman is a franchise, and just like Batman, they will do anything they can to make money out of it. The nipple suits from BF and B&R were seen as one of the worst suits of its time in comic book movie hist, without delving into the story... Warner Bros were extremely close to making the Superman lives project a reality until Tim Burton backed out of the project... Superman, to Warner Bros, is nothing more than a franchise, a novelty, a cash cow... and they will do anything to make money off of their biggest multibillion dollar investment
.

Superman Lives NEVER saw the light of day, and how do you know the costume would have sucked? Batman Forever and Batman and Robin were not exactly movies made for adults and children...but more so for children. The costumes weren't horrible. Just the stupid nipples and the director over sexualizing the shots of the costumes showing way too much crotch and ass shots. WB learned from those mistakes and have moved away from it...so what's your point? Nolan's Batman trilogy has made a **** ton of money and of course they make a boat load of toys wearing suits that were NEVER in the films to make money. So yes ALL comic characters are a novelty but using that stupid ass Superman balloon suit was ridiculous...

 

[charl_huntress]

the only thing i'm saying, again, is that if the trunks are gone, put something else that will balance out ther suit... something of a different color, so that the the suit evens out and brings a little balance in the subconscious mind

SuperKal, I believe I understand what you are saying about breaking up the color so the eye doesn't subconsciously look for the imbalance. When I look at the CC photo in this thread, my eye does tend fall away from the shield toward the legs. I don't know if I'm looking at the crotch area.... but I tend to have to look back up at the shield. This could be because it's a static shot, so that may be the problem.

My question is do you think coloring the linings on his legs and brightening the yellow pieces on the torso will help? Sort of like what they did with Iron Man.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

people just wanna complain....they aren't happy unless they are complaining

 

[Super Kal]

Superman Lives NEVER saw the light of day, and how do you know the costume would have sucked? Batman Forever and Batman and Robin were not exactly movies made for adults and children...but more so for children. The costumes weren't horrible. Just the stupid nipples and the director over sexualizing the shots of the costumes showing way too much crotch and ass shots. WB learned from those mistakes and have moved away from it...so what's your point? Nolan's Batman trilogy has made a **** ton of money and of course they make a boat load of toys wearing suits that were NEVER in the films to make money. So yes ALL comic characters are a novelty but using that stupid ass Superman balloon suit was ridiculous...

Superman lives came closer to the "light of day" than you realize...
a script had been ironed out, and Steve Johnson was already working on finalized concepts for the Superman suit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvhMejIcD9o
http://www.cinemablend.com/images/news_img/21477/superman_21477.jpg
http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/superman_lives_costume_sculpt_05.jpg
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6868/nic20cage20superman4.jpg
http://geektyrant.com/news/2010/10/...costume-prototypes-for-tim-burtons-super.html

BF and B&R were both respectively comic book movies... and those costumes were actually pretty bad. the costume was created by joel schumaker to put more of a "humanity" into the bat-suit, hence why they decided to put nipples on the suit. my point is that Warner Bros does put these kind of things into movies, because they feel it will make them money. the bat nipples were intended for movie use because they were made for the movie.

i used the picture of the superman balloon suit to prove a point:
you said as long as it's red, yellow, and blue, we should be happy. by your own logic, we should of been happy if we had just gotten that balloon suit.

My question is do you think coloring the linings on his legs and brightening the yellow pieces on the torso will help? Sort of like what they did with Iron Man.

the yellow belt line would help, however, it would help if it were thicker. in my opinion, i dont think the belt line will do much good because it is so thin. now, if it were thicker, or had a multiple lines of yellow around the waist, it would help distinguish of the body. thats why in some of my manips, i double up on the yellow belt thing on the MOS suit

the iron man suit is actually, from a color standpoint, a very nicely designed suit, even in the movie:

the suit distinguishes the arms and the legs from the rest of the suit by making it gold. it then points out the lower parts of the legs and the hands by a shade of red, and then the main part of the body, both upper and lower, are in red. the yellow in the arms and legs make it look more human. this also has a distinct reference to classic robots of the 1950-1970, which is kinda cool. you can see it in the vertical lines in the iron man suit itself... but anyways, this suit design uses the colors successfully to accentuate certain parts of the body- more on the arms, legs, hands, and feet than anything

 

[Kal-El.9859]

Superman lives came closer to the "light of day" than you realize...
a script had been ironed out, and Steve Johnson was already working on finalized concepts for the Superman suit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvhMejIcD9o
http://www.cinemablend.com/images/news_img/21477/superman_21477.jpg
http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/superman_lives_costume_sculpt_05.jpg
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6868/nic20cage20superman4.jpg
http://geektyrant.com/news/2010/10/...costume-prototypes-for-tim-burtons-super.html

BF and B&R were both respectively comic book movies... and those costumes were actually pretty bad. the costume was created by joel schumaker to put more of a "humanity" into the bat-suit, hence why they decided to put nipples on the suit. my point is that Warner Bros does put these kind of things into movies, because they feel it will make them money. the bat nipples were intended for movie use because they were made for the movie.

i used the picture of the superman balloon suit to prove a point:
you said as long as it's red, yellow, and blue, we should be happy. by your own logic, we should of been happy if we had just gotten that balloon suit.


the yellow belt line would help, however, it would help if it were thicker. in my opinion, i dont think the belt line will do much good because it is so thin. now, if it were thicker, or had a multiple lines of yellow around the waist, it would help distinguish of the body. thats why in some of my manips, i double up on the yellow belt thing on the MOS suit

actually I never said that...somebody else did. And I've seen the videos and those photos of the suit. And that wasn't going to be Superman's primary costume. That was going to be one of may suits that he had...so still and yet, those photos you posted still don't prove your point of ****** movie costumes. And Shumacher put nipples and had crazy shot of their crotches and asses because he is flamboyantly gay, no offense to any of the gays out there. But that's why he did it...he's an odd little man who does odd and weird things. Not to put "humanity" into the Bat suit. He even came out and said that he made the movie more "toyetic" and kid friendly, but I don't see how those movies could be kid friendly with all the crotch and ass shots he put in those films. And my own logic isn't saying, "be happy you got a Superman suit that just happens to be a balloon". Be happy that it looks like a Superman suit. It's not a drastic change. He still has the same base colors, blue, red and yellow. He still has the "S" shield on his chest and all they took away was the trunks. Some people claim they "need" something in the waist area to break up the blue. I think the design did that just fine and plus it serves a purpose. You say you won't even notice it in action...well I could see it in the comic-con footage of him walking down the hallway even though it was crappy footage...I still saw it and the suit looked fantastic.

 

[Super Kal]

i take it you never read the script of Superman Lives.. i have. the look they were going for in those shots was the suit that they werw going to have him in for the majority of the film... so yes, it WAS going to be the primary suit that Superman was going to wear.

Joel Schumaker, in the production notes in the BF blu-ray dvd, said that they were put ther to humanize the suit.

according you your own logic, it doesn't matter how it's made or how it looks, just be happy you're getting a superman suit... you know, i dont, and won't buy into that blind logic. i dont blindly support anything that has a on the front cover. Sure, i like the character, but my mind is not at the will of Warner Bros, DC Comics, and what a director comes up with. Just because it has a plastered all over it doesn't make it the perfect visions of Superman, and to me, this interpretation of Superman is not perfect...

a lot of the design elements to it look good- even great- but the bodysuit destroys the balance.

I also dont think these piping stuff serves any purpose among the reason to make it "look" like it's alien... and even then, his suit does not make Superman alien; his home world does.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

i take it you never read the script of Superman Lives.. i have. the look they were going for in those shots was the suit that they werw going to have him in for the majority of the film... so yes, it WAS going to be the primary suit that Superman was going to wear.

Joel Schumaker, in the production notes in the BF blu-ray dvd, said that they were put ther to humanize the suit.

according you your own logic, it doesn't matter how it's made or how it looks, just be happy you're getting a superman suit... you know, i dont, and won't buy into that blind logic. i dont blindly support anything that has a on the front cover. Sure, i like the character, but my mind is not at the will of Warner Bros, DC Comics, and what a director comes up with. Just because it has a plastered all over it doesn't make it the perfect visions of Superman, and to me, this interpretation of Superman is not perfect...

a lot of the design elements to it look good- even great- but the bodysuit destroys the balance.

I also dont think these piping stuff serves any purpose among the reason to make it "look" like it's alien... and even then, his suit does not make Superman alien; his home world does.

well I've read interviews with people involved with Superman Lives and they said that was NOT the primary suit...it still looks like crap and the script was crap which is why the film wasn't made. So using a costume from a movie that was never made because of the costume being so poor doesn't make any sense. And I don't blindly love anything with an "S" shield on it. I was not a fan of Lois and Clark. I don't understand how people can love the bodysuits Batman has worn in every single one of his movies but as soon as Superman ditches the trunks they raise hell and hate it. And if you look at Faora's suit the piping holds her weapons and it appears also has the armor attached to it. And don't go and say "Superman doesn't need armor or weapons!" Of course he doesn't but on Krypton they were normal and wore armor and used weapons.

 

[Super Kal]

i've also read those interview, and i've actually read the script itself, which explains who for 80% of the movie, after SUperman had died at the hands of doomsday and be re-animated by the Eradicator, Superman would be in a regeneration suit, a suit which would light up throughout his body, a suit that would be transparent to his skin, showing blood and plasma moving throughout his entire blood system, providing tendons and muscles for Superman while he recuperated, and at the end, near the climax of the film, the suit would of turned black, Eradicator would of thrown that shield onto his chest, and would of made the comment "Superman lives", and floated out into space...
so the suit being designed and being shown in these photographs was the suit that was planned to be seen during most of the movie.

i used the costume design from Superman Lives as an example at how Warner Bros will greenlight something, even though it's crappy... Batman Forever and Batman & Robin are a fine example of it.

you know, this kinda proves you really dont read anything that i actually post... just becaus ei bring up the trunks are missing, you automatically assume that i "hate" the suit just because it doesn't have trunks... im going to copy and paste this from a previous post, and im also going to separate it from the rest of the post so you can read it by itself:

"Superman doesn't have to wear trunks specifically in order to successfully maintain balance in his suit... he simply needs a different color to help distinguish the proportions of his body"

i will also say this:
Superman does not have to wear trunks in order for it to be a good suit. having a different shade of color would be successful and be helpful all at the same time.

and as far as batman goes, i have already discussed as to why Batman really doesn't need trunks (even though i'd like to see a traditional version fo the suit) in order for it to be successful. and truth be told, i will go there and say Superman does not need armor or weapons... news flash: Superman isn't on Krypton anymore. Superman is on Earth. his use for any armor or weapons drastically hinders the whole reason behind Superman.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

i've also read those interview, and i've actually read the script itself, which explains who for 80% of the movie, after SUperman had died at the hands of doomsday and be re-animated by the Eradicator, Superman would be in a regeneration suit, a suit which would light up throughout his body, a suit that would be transparent to his skin, showing blood and plasma moving throughout his entire blood system, providing tendons and muscles for Superman while he recuperated, and at the end, near the climax of the film, the suit would of turned black, Eradicator would of thrown that shield onto his chest, and would of made the comment "Superman lives", and floated out into space...
so the suit being designed and being shown in these photographs was the suit that was planned to be seen during most of the movie.

i used the costume design from Superman Lives as an example at how Warner Bros will greenlight something, even though it's crappy... Batman Forever and Batman & Robin are a fine example of it.

you know, this kinda proves you really dont read anything that i actually post... just becaus ei bring up the trunks are missing, you automatically assume that i "hate" the suit just because it doesn't have trunks... im going to copy and paste this from a previous post, and im also going to separate it from the rest of the post so you can read it by itself:

"Superman doesn't have to wear trunks specifically in order to successfully maintain balance in his suit... he simply needs a different color to help distinguish the proportions of his body"

i will also say this:
Superman does not have to wear trunks in order for it to be a good suit. having a different shade of color would be successful and be helpful all at the same time.

and as far as batman goes, i have already discussed as to why Batman really doesn't need trunks (even though i'd like to see a traditional version fo the suit) in order for it to be successful. and truth be told, i will go there and say Superman does not need armor or weapons... news flash: Superman isn't on Krypton anymore. Superman is on Earth. his use for any armor or weapons drastically hinders the whole reason behind Superman.

You obviously love getting under people's skin and you apparently have no friggin clue what I'm talking about. The suit Superman wears is made the exact same way as it is on Krypton. Same design and all...I'm willing to bet a computer or what have you creates it in the fortress. It's not like Superman sits there and says **** like, " I think I'm going to draw designs on my waist and hips because that's how it's done on my home planet". The suit either came with him or the fortress made it. So no he doesn't need armor or weapons, but you know the Kryptonians use weapons in this movie. And I never assumed that you hated the suit, you just don't like the design on the side and want a color other than blue there...you've made that VERY obvious.

 

[Super Kal]

actually, no, i dont "love getting under people's skin", as you put it. i just have a different perspective of Superman than you do, and you, for some reason, loathe my perspective of Superman.

his suit comes from krypton? the fortress makes it for him?... well, that's one interpretation of the Superman mythos... another one is that his mother makes it for him- one that i actually prefer over the kryptonian armor.

the good thing about Superman is that Superman does not have a specific way of how he gets his costume, so maybe while you enjoy him getting his costume from Krypton, i dont... and you're absolutely right. the lack of another color on the mid-section of the bodysuit creates imbalance for the suit.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

actually, no, i dont "love getting under people's skin", as you put it. i just have a different perspective of Superman than you do, and you, for some reason, loathe my perspective of Superman.

his suit comes from krypton? the fortress makes it for him?... well, that's one interpretation of the Superman mythos... another one is that his mother makes it for him- one that i actually prefer over the kryptonian armor.

the good thing about Superman is that Superman does not have a specific way of how he gets his costume, so maybe while you enjoy him getting his costume from Krypton, i dont... and you're absolutely right. the lack of another color on the mid-section of the bodysuit creates imbalance for the suit.

Well I guess Lara could have made the suit for him, but it sure won't be Martha.

And nobody said that Superman would wear armor on Earth. Jor-El wears armor on Krypton. His shield and shoulder guards are simply attachments that can be removed. Superman's suit is not armor. I'm not sure if you think it is or not. But it looks nothing like armor.

This is armor sitting on top of Jor-El's robe

This is NOT armor:

I don't hate your perspective of Superman, I just disagree with you that this suit does NOT need a different shade of blue or a different color on the waist to break anything up. I like the idea of Martha creating a suit for Superman...but I also like the idea of his suit being of Kryptonian origin. I HATE the nano-tech suit crap in the New 52....he doesn't need armor as you've said. But what he is wearing in Man of Steel is NOT armor

 

[charl_huntress]

I HATE the nano-tech suit crap in the New 52....he doesn't need armor as you've said. But what he is wearing in Man of Steel is NOT armor

Is that worth reading? I've been very reluctant, but since I have discovered the JOY of reading digital comics on my iPad I am eager to read more comics. Though, I'm still reluctant about the NEW 52, which is just garbage by the way since the attempted to do some silly reboot in Year One.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

Is that worth reading? I've been very reluctant, but since I have discovered the JOY of reading digital comics on my iPad I am eager to read more comics. Though, I'm still reluctant about the NEW 52, which is just garbage by the way since the attempted to do some silly reboot in Year One.

I've only read a few issues friends had...I've never ran out to the store to buy one, but what I've read was ok

 

[DorkyFresh]

I don't really buy any of what Super Kal was saying, but this to me has some merit. But even still, it's a matter of taste, and not a matter of necessity. Some people around the interwebz are saying it like it's NECESSARY.

It's true that anything that has to do with art is a matter of taste, however, I WILL say that there are certain guidelines to designing ANYTHING that, when followed, create a more aesthetically pleasing product to most people's eyes. I always go back to negative spacing and balance, because those are complimentary aspects of design that most designers utilize when creating their designs.

I mean, I love GL John Stewart's look. I love the balance of one color at the top and bottom and then another streamlined in the middle. Cool stuff to me.

Don't get me wrong...GL and the MOS suit aren't BAD designs. As a designer, myself, I just see room for improvement. I'm not advocating that they change the suit for the film, because that's just ridiculous...but maybe for future reference if there's a sequel they can really NAIL a look that will satisfy even more fans. If there's ONE thing I would've changed, it really would've been to only have the chainmail texture on the blue part of his suit. Having that texture on the shield, the belt, and the boots is just overkill.

 

[Super Kal]

i never said it "was" armor... i said it "looks" like armor because of the chainmail texture on the suit... that's what i was getting at with the "armor" comment.

I HATE the nano-tech suit crap in the New 52

i am very happy that you and i agree on something that nano-tech design was going to be the same design that Ratner would of used for his version of Superman- it's sad to see how some of the weirdest concepts gets approved

Is that worth reading? I've been very reluctant, but since I have discovered the JOY of reading digital comics on my iPad I am eager to read more comics. Though, I'm still reluctant about the NEW 52, which is just garbage by the way since the attempted to do some silly reboot in Year One.

personally, i dont think it's worth it. i have Earth one, Infinite Crisis, and Secret Origins on my ipad, and i love it

 

[Kal-El.9859]

You know there are still people out there who think that this will not be the only suit in the film? The WB has a second suit with trunks hidden away and that Superman's suit will be destroyed by Zod or another villain and that will make him create a new suit that is more traditional and he'll just be like, "hmmmm...I think wearing my underwear OUTSIDE of my clothes now is a step in the right direction!". That's pretty ridiculous...

 

[KalMart]

You know there are still people out there who think that this will not be the only suit in the film? The WB has a second suit with trunks hidden away and that Superman's suit will be destroyed by Zod or another villain and that will make him create a new suit that is more traditional and he'll just be like, "hmmmm...I think wearing my underwear OUTSIDE of my clothes now is a step in the right direction!". That's pretty ridiculous...

Or he'll earn the undies in a sequel as a rite of passage....like a secret door in the Fortress of Solitude opens up, and......

 

[Kal-El.9859]

i never said it "was" armor... i said it "looks" like armor because of the chainmail texture on the suit... that's what i was getting at with the "armor" comment.


i am very happy that you and i agree on something that nano-tech design was going to be the same design that Ratner would of used for his version of Superman- it's sad to see how some of the weirdest concepts gets approved


personally, i dont think it's worth it. i have Earth one, Infinite Crisis, and Secret Origins on my ipad, and i love it

I got ya now...I really don't think it looks like armor, but more so like what knights wore under their armor which is essentially what it is on Krypton. They wear it under their armor like a knight.

And yeah, I hope WB really did learn a lesson with the Bat-nips and the crazy ass concept costumes that were green lit. You stray too much from what is recognizable and you piss a boatload of people off. The New 52 suit is horrendous. I know they say it's Kryptonian but I mean come on...that's just stupid

 

[DorkyFresh]

The New 52 suit is very uninspired. I think most of us agree with that.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

Or he'll earn the undies in a sequel as a rite of passage....like a secret door in the Fortress of Solitude opens up, and......

BAM! there's the trunks in a block of ice! and Jor-El says something like "My son...by defeating General Zod and Faora you have now earned the right to wear your underwear on the outside. Take these trunks Kal-El and fly like you've never flown before!' And then that's when this happens...

 

[Kal-El.9859]

The New 52 suit is very uninspired. I think most of us agree with that.

oh yes

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I got ya now...I really don't think it looks like armor, but more so like what knights wore under their armor which is essentially what it is on Krypton. They wear it under their armor like a knight.

And yeah, I hope WB really did learn a lesson with the Bat-nips and the crazy ass concept costumes that were green lit. You stray too much from what is recognizable and you piss a boatload of people off. The New 52 suit is horrendous. I know they say it's Kryptonian but I mean come on...that's just stupid

Do you mean chainmail? Chainmail is armor.

The suit looks like armor. Similar to some found in sci-fi like Tenchi. A thin, skin tight layer of material.