Justice League Let's Talk Costumes?

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

I wish they'd go with traditional costumes like in 'Batman: Dead End' and 'World's Finest'.

Please no, not now not ever.

 

[az824]

Please no, not now not ever.

Yah the cowl was awful!!

 

[Edguy]

Take the Arkham costume, remove the panties, darken the gray parts, color the belt black and make the "ears" slightly thinner and straighter.

...

Profit.

 

[jmc]

Aside from the distracting shape of the forehead in the helmet, like I said before, I like the avengers outfit for Captain America. It has the right feel, if you know what I mean.

It looks like a decked out, comic book version of a real military ACU. I believe that the creative team behind the costume took some inspiration from that

Huh? Not only do these not look anything alike, one isn't even close to inspiring the other. Something like this is what they should have been trying to emulate.

 

[SpideyFan866]

Aside from the distracting shape of the forehead in the helmet, like I said before, I like the avengers outfit for Captain America. It has the right feel, if you know what I mean.

It looks like a decked out, comic book version of a real military ACU. I believe that the creative team behind the costume took some inspiration from that

No they didn't.

The costume in The Avengers was meant to be an updated version of his USO costume. It was intended to be a symbol. Something inspiring as opposed to functional like the second suit he had at the end of TFA.


This:

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as opposed to this:

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That's what the whole "a little old fashion" line meant.

 

[DaveMoral]

I don't think that polythene would have fixed anything. The main problem with Cap's Avengers costume was the Cap's Avenger costume. It just looked too bright, colorful and clean to be taken seriously. Even the shield was bright and shiny which made it look unused and only worn for decorative purpose. Plus the helmet looked more like the plastic egg from Kinder Surprise than anything else.

It was brand new and unused....

 

[TheWatcher]

Captain America is supposed to bright. colorful, and clean.

He wasn't for TFA because because it was war.

 

[jmc]

TFA at least looked like something you'd actually wear, Avengers costume just looks so effing stupid. It's makes no sense why he's even wearing it in Avengers. TFA is such a great middle ground for what really is a ridiculous looking costume, and instead of updating that costume they went full on comic book for Avengers. It's a well designed cosplay.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Cap's Avengers costume takes me out of the film everytime I watch it. Even a blatantly CG character like the Hulk meshes into the fabric of the film better than Cap's costume does.

 

[Majik1387]

All you haters have no idea how great Cap's Avengers costume is.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

I agree, I find that SWAT uniform posted awfully "blech".

 

[Quasimod0]

I loved caps costume. Didn't mind it at all because Everytime I saw it I thought, "that's captain America"

 

[TheWatcher]

Exactly.

 

[Changeling]

The only problem with Caps Avengers suit was that HILARIOUS helmet. He looked so goofy, the costume was fine I guess, could have been much better, but I think The Winter Soldier will correct the suits problems.

And TFA costume>TA costume

 

[Majik1387]

I'll agree the helmet looks wonky in pictures, but in motion I didn't notice at all.

 

[TheWatcher]

Same here.

 

[Sun_Down]

Cap's Avengers costume takes me out of the film everytime I watch it. Even a blatantly CG character like the Hulk meshes into the fabric of the film better than Cap's costume does.

Agreed. I don't see Captain America. I see someone dressed as Captain America as Comic Con.

The only problem with Caps Avengers suit was that HILARIOUS helmet. He looked so goofy, the costume was fine I guess, could have been much better, but I think The Winter Soldier will correct the suits problems.

And TFA costume>TA costume

The helmet was by far the worst part.

 

[The Guard]

I don't think there was that much wrong with the helmet...it was the way the helmet was integrated into the rest of the suit, varied in materials, etc...it just looked awkward.

 

[conan69]

Needs some tweeking, but I have to say, I really like that as well.

 

[conan69]

Works much better for Aquaman than it does for Superman.

 

[solidsnake86]

^thats a little premature considering we haven't seen a clear glimpse of the costume in footage yet.

 

[PB210]

Every costume worn in The Avengers just felt natural. Every character had a reason to wear what they were wearing.
Captain America? He's a propaganda figure and his costume is a symbol.
Iron Man? His "costume" is his "power," so he has to wear it in order to be effective.
Hulk? See Iron Man ^^^
Thor, Loki and Thanos? Warriors from a different world.
Black Widow, Hawkeye and Nick Fury? Spies in spy gear.

I hope the characters in the Justice League movie also have practical reasons to wear their costumes. So far I can find good reasons for every character to wear their costumes except for the Flash. What reason does he have to wear his suit?

Marathon runners do wear spandex in recent years to reduce wind resistance.

 

[Random490]

Marathon runners do wear spandex in recent years to reduce wind resistance.

Plus the comics and tv show said it was made out of special material that doesn't burn up over the friction of high speeds. I would also add for a film version to have subtle padding to protect a little against high speed impact he may have.

 

[Shikamaru]

Speaking of Batman's costume, I keep seeing people refer to spandex costumes such as the Dead End costume as the "comic accurate" costume. Whether you disagree or agree with that costume being used in live-action, I would like to point out that that is in fact not the costume from the comics.

Just because something looks like spandex doesn't mean that it is spandex. The Batman costume from the comics is in fact made out of a fabric material (usually accompanied with fabric armor, which does exist) and it's been that way since Crisis in the 80's. The only reason why it is drawn to look more like spandex as opposed to fabric is because it looks better on page. But in the DC universe itself, Batman does not wear spandex.

So technically, even though the Dead End costume looks more like the costume from the comics, it is in fact not the costume from the comics. Thus I really don't understand how people can defend the Dead End type of spandex costume being used in a live-action movie with the defense "It's what he wears in the comics!" No it isn't.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

It's been that way since before 1986. It was initially brought in in 1940 in a story written by Bill Finger.