The BATSUIT Thread

[BatZack]

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Drop the trunks and darken it significantly and I'd be on board, even with it being blue and gray.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Drop the trunks and darken it significantly and I'd be on board, even with it being blue and gray.

Most definitely.

 

[batman_1989_]

 

[Boom]

If they go blue and grey, then they have to bring the oval back too. Go all the way.

 

[batman_1989_]

If they go blue and grey, then they have to bring the oval back too. Go all the way.

It'd be nice to have the oval back , but I doubt we'll see it in the next 10 years at least

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

If they go blue and grey, then they have to bring the oval back too. Go all the way.

Most definitely.

 

[Whatupman]

I have always loved Carl Critchlow's version of the batsuit:

 

[batman_1989_]

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

I have always loved Carl Critchlow's version of the batsuit:

Wow. Simply amazing.

 

[FunkMiller]

I have always loved Carl Critchlow's version of the batsuit:

It seems only right at this stage to recommend all of you to the Batman/Dredd crossovers, all of them. They are some of my favourites.

 

[Whatupman]

It seems only right at this stage to recommend all of you to the Batman/Dredd crossovers, all of them. They are some of my favourites.

Oh, nice! I have only read The Ultimate Riddle, but I will check out the other ones too.

 

[FunkMiller]

Oh, nice! I have only read The Ultimate Riddle, but I will check out the other ones too.

Allow me to suitably tease you with one of my favourite comic book panels:

Gaze into the fist of Batman.

 

[batman_1989_]

 

[Travesty]

^I actually like the straps on the top, and I also like the bottom one.

 

[FunkMiller]

Not too sure nipple clasps are the way forward, to be honest.

 

[Boy Scout]

Don’t knock it till you try it.

 

[2kt09]

 

[Astro13Zombie]

Not too sure nipple clasps are the way forward, to be honest.

Nipple clasps are ALWAYS the way forward

 

[SheldonLevene]

I'd like the suit to look "grounded" insofar as it doesn't look like armor plates that are just foam latex, but rather fabric or some mix of materials that looks somewhat tactical. But I don't know that an abundance of straps or CA style texturing is required. Thematically BvS had a nearly perfect suit - just slim it back a bit and amplify the fabric elements without having them appearing molded (i.e. the immobile folds in the Batfleck suit).

I'd also like for there to be some integrated tech. The opening Joss scene in JL with the gauntlet display was actually pretty great. Playing those elements up and into the suit benefits the "world's greatest detective" angle.

 

[Jekecy]

I'd also like for there to be some integrated tech. The opening Joss scene in JL with the gauntlet display was actually pretty great. Playing those elements up and into the suit benefits the "world's greatest detective" angle.

I feel like that’s such a slippery slope as these movies go along. Look at how Iron Man went from some very tangible and weighty suits in IM1 and IM2, to now where it’s basically just magical nanotech. The tech has lost its luster as it’s firmly in fantasy now.

 

[SheldonLevene]

I feel like that’s such a slippery slope as these movies go along. Look at how Iron Man went from some very tangible and weighty suits in IM1 and IM2, to now where it’s basically just magical nanotech. The tech has lost its luster as it’s firmly in fantasy now.

Couldn't agree more. I think Arkham City handles the gauntlet display well. All the games do detective vision effectively. Integrated comms. More exploration of items on the belt other than batarangs and grapple gun.

The fact that eventually everyones mask phases off with the push of a button (or not) in the later Avengers movies irked me.

 

[thebatfan5194]

I feel like that’s such a slippery slope as these movies go along. Look at how Iron Man went from some very tangible and weighty suits in IM1 and IM2, to now where it’s basically just magical nanotech. The tech has lost its luster as it’s firmly in fantasy now.

I miss the old Iron Man suits...

 

[2kt09]

I feel like that’s such a slippery slope as these movies go along. Look at how Iron Man went from some very tangible and weighty suits in IM1 and IM2, to now where it’s basically just magical nanotech. The tech has lost its luster as it’s firmly in fantasy now.

That slippery slope is called Batman Beyond.

 

[Tasogare Sebei]

The costume looks like a roided up onesie long Johns.

 

[Tasogare Sebei]

I'd like the suit to look "grounded" insofar as it doesn't look like armor plates that are just foam latex, but rather fabric or some mix of materials that looks somewhat tactical. But I don't know that an abundance of straps or CA style texturing is required. Thematically BvS had a nearly perfect suit - just slim it back a bit and amplify the fabric elements without having them appearing molded (i.e. the immobile folds in the Batfleck suit).

I'd also like for there to be some integrated tech. The opening Joss scene in JL with the gauntlet display was actually pretty great. Playing those elements up and into the suit benefits the "world's greatest detective" angle.

A "grounded" costume requires real functionality. Unfortunately, every Batman movie costume designer fabricates the suit mainly for appearance on screen with function as an afterthought. Every design requires assembly off screen and multiple suits for specific action sequences. Do you notice that no scene exists where Bruce Wayne actually suits up to become Batman? Such a moment presents a very subtle, powerful transformation for the character. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers features Aragorn preparing for battle at Helm's Deep. The scene requires a few minutes of screen time, but it establishes the tone for that epic battle. In contrast, the Batman director has to simulate a similar scene. The costume requires assembly onto the actor's body in order to look good on screen. The molded folds exemplify the most recent designer's dismissive attitude toward function. Form or visual appeal follows function, but the designers ignore the latter since 1989.