The BATSUIT Thread

[I Am The Knight]

So you would take a pink Batsuit? What about the Zebra Batman with longer ears?

 

[OutOfBoose]

So you would take a pink Batsuit? What about the Zebra Batman with longer ears?

So you think there's a possibility for a pink or zebra batsuit?

 

[Eddie Dean]

Mel Gibson?

 

[batman_1989_]

yeah, but the suit's pretty neat

 

[craigaat]

yeah, but the suit's pretty neat

Yeah I like that suit

 

[Marvel united]

Skinny Bats. Another good cowl design I think.

Gotta say, Battinson's face looks really good in all these fanart cowls. I hope it'll be the same irl and not another case of "squished face under the cowl" like with Bale and Affleck.

Excellent

 

[Sawyer]

Ears need to be longer, though.

 

[Astro13Zombie]

Looks like costumes you would see on the CW.

HOW?

 

[I Am The Knight]

So you think there's a possibility for a pink or zebra batsuit?

I hope that they are at least considering giving us "Zebra Batman" with some clever lighting.

 

[TheVileOne]

So the Bermejo suit stuff was just BS, a user guy on reddit fessed up to starting the rumor and claimed it was only “a joke” because he was bored and he didnt expect everyone to tale it seriously.

so...yeah..so much for that.

Yet another reason people need to stop believing everything they read on the internet.

 

[C Prometheus]

I'm still hoping for something like this:

As is, the middle one would be awful in live action. The Batman Inc and Earth One suits are both detailed and textured enough to look convincing on the big screen IMO. Which is important, regardless if fans like or dislike the "tactical Batsuit" look.

Film, animation, video games and comics are all different mediums from one another and different visual concepts translate differently in each environment. Really the best way to make a great Batsuit in a live action film isn't to just rip wholly from the comics, but instead to figure out how best to translate the idea of the comic's costume onto the big screen in a convincing manner. This is also why when comic artists try to draw live action Batsuits or designs that are more visually realistic than animated, it typically looks a bit grotesque and less pleasing than the more simplistic designs we usually see from most comic artists and in the animated shows and films.

Now obviously that doesn't mean every live action Batsuit should look like the one from TDK/TDKR, which absolutely is too much visually. But something like the Burton suits or the Begins suit both feel convincing and appropriate in a live action setting. Meanwhile, the BvS suit- as comic accurate as it may be- just doesn't translate as well on the big screen IMO. It's not the worst suit ever and the JL edition of it works fine enough for me, but I'd rather see Reeves and Co. find a marriage point between something comic accurate and something cinematic for the new Batsuit.

As an aside, the Earth One Batsuit in particular looks tactical enough to sell the idea that Bruce is going in protected and prepared... which is very ironic IMO, considering that EO is one of the few comics to try and dissuade readers from the idea that Bruce is wearing some form of kevlar and has him make a point of saying as much with a rather idiotic line that's clearly meant to make Bruce seem more badass.

 

[TheVileOne]

The Snyder suit did not look good in live action.

 

[C Prometheus]

The Snyder suit did not look good in live action.

I would personally agree with you on that, but there is some level of subjectivity that comes into play here, so I opted to try and be a bit more polite. But yes, in my personal opinion, the BvS Batsuit didn't work very well in its live action environment.

 

[TheVileOne]

I would personally agree with you on that, but there is some level of subjectivity that comes into play here, so I opted to try and be a bit more polite. But yes, in my personal opinion, the BvS Batsuit didn't work very well in its live action environment.

Fair. I think it just goes back to the fact the movie Snyder wanted to make was Dark Knight Returns, and all of his Batman decisions were basically rooted in that idea. This is a fresh start, and I think we need to see a definitive cinematic version of Batman and not the old AU standalone offshoots.

But in execution, the short bat ears, the puffy suit the weird wrinkle details that looked like they were sculpted on and not natural. It was not a good suit IMO. It didn't compliment Affleck at all.

 

[C Prometheus]

Fair. I think it just goes back to the fact the movie Snyder wanted to make was Dark Knight Returns, and all of his Batman decisions were basically rooted in that idea. This is a fresh start, and I think we need to see a definitive cinematic version of Batman and not the old AU standalone offshoots.

But in execution, the short bat ears, the puffy suit the weird wrinkle details that looked like they were sculpted on and not natural. It was not a good suit IMO. It didn't compliment Affleck at all.

I completely agree with you. Granted, I recognize that I personally am not against some level of departures visually to the Batsuit for something a bit more stylized, such as the armored texture of the Begins and Returns suits.

In my personal opinion, a huge part of the key to nailing the Batsuit in live action goes back to that old adage about how criminals are a cowardly and superstitious lot. While I personally believe the suit needs to be more textured/detailed (and often a little more tactical) than just rendering an Alex Ross drawing to life, what matters most is creating a suit that can believably terrify goons who are only seeing Batman in the shadows for fleeting moments at a time to the point where they might think that they faced off with a supernatural being, rather than a rich man in a costume.

To achieve that, I feel a lot of attention needs to go to the Cape and Cowl in particular. So usually I ask myself these sorts of questions: Are the Bat Ears visible enough to create a distinct "bat-like" silhouette for those catching a glimpse of Batman from a distance? What's the cape like? Could Batman potentially hide away the bulk of his form underneath it like a cloak (to date we haven't really gotten a suit that can do this properly)?

You have to walk a fine line- the Batsuit has to be convincing enough underneath the Cape and Cowl to convince audience members that Bruce is taking the job seriously and is wearing some level of protection as Batman, but it also has to be dramatic enough to sell the illusion that Batman is something more than just a massive mountain of muscle that can kick someone's ass into next week. Something supernatural and monstrous.

That's the biggest downfall of the Snyder Batsuit to me; no matter how many times we see Batman be a badass onscreen, or how many times Snyder bathes him in dramatic shadows out of nowhere, Batfleck was always plainly a man in a costume.

 

[Invader Joker]

Batfleck's suit was horrible and looked fat.

 

[Maze]

I liked it.

Bring on the Batinson Suit

 

[TheVileOne]

I completely agree with you. Granted, I recognize that I personally am not against some level of departures visually to the Batsuit for something a bit more stylized, such as the armored texture of the Begins and Returns suits.

In my personal opinion, a huge part of the key to nailing the Batsuit in live action goes back to that old adage about how criminals are a cowardly and superstitious lot. While I personally believe the suit needs to be more textured/detailed (and often a little more tactical) than just rendering an Alex Ross drawing to life, what matters most is creating a suit that can believably terrify goons who are only seeing Batman in the shadows for fleeting moments at a time to the point where they might think that they faced off with a supernatural being, rather than a rich man in a costume.

To achieve that, I feel a lot of attention needs to go to the Cape and Cowl in particular. So usually I ask myself these sorts of questions: Are the Bat Ears visible enough to create a distinct "bat-like" silhouette for those catching a glimpse of Batman from a distance? What's the cape like? Could Batman potentially hide away the bulk of his form underneath it like a cloak (to date we haven't really gotten a suit that can do this properly)?

You have to walk a fine line- the Batsuit has to be convincing enough underneath the Cape and Cowl to convince audience members that Bruce is taking the job seriously and is wearing some level of protection as Batman, but it also has to be dramatic enough to sell the illusion that Batman is something more than just a massive mountain of muscle that can kick someone's ass into next week. Something supernatural and monstrous.

That's the biggest downfall of the Snyder Batsuit to me; no matter how many times we see Batman be a badass onscreen, or how many times Snyder bathes him in dramatic shadows out of nowhere, Batfleck was always plainly a man in a costume.

I mean tiny bat ears are not scary. Long bat ears are scary. Because as you said, criminals are superstitious and cowardly. Long ears make him look scarier and more demonic.

 

[B]

Personally for me, Affleck's suit in BvS is by far the best looking live action suit overall.

I want, although I don't think I'll get, this next Batman suit to follow a similar method in that I want Batman to look physically imposing & more of a brute as opposed to looking like he's more agility based.. save that sort of look for Robin & Nightwing should the 2 ever appear.

 

[Astro13Zombie]

The Batfleck suit was definitely disappointing in the actual movie.
That first picture that we got of it will always be incredible though.
I was obsessed with it for so long

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

The reveal can happen any moment now,... Let that sink in.

 

[Travesty]

I'm just really curious what route they're going to go. I fear another black rubber suit, but I would be shocked if it was something we've never seen before.

 

[Boom]

I'm just really curious what route they're going to go. I fear another black rubber suit, but I would be shocked if it was something we've never seen before.

I'd be fine with another all-black suit, truth be told. But I am REALLY wanting them to move away from the neoprene/foam latex stuff. Give us an actual fabric suit.

Besides, if they get the cape and cowl right, that takes a lot of the burden off of the suit itself.

 

[batman_1989_]

Personally for me, Affleck's suit in BvS is by far the best looking live action suit overall.

I want, although I don't think I'll get, this next Batman suit to follow a similar method in that I want Batman to look physically imposing & more of a brute as opposed to looking like he's more agility based.. save that sort of look for Robin & Nightwing should the 2 ever appear.

Sadly , Pattinson's too skinny for that .. I bet he's going to look like Dick Grayson as Batman.

 

[batman_1989_]