The Flash The Flash Costume Thread

[MrsKent26]

Not even a little bit. After MOS, it is the most overrated superhero film I've ever seen.

Oh no you didn't!

You're dead to me!

 

[Boy Scout]

I like the Spider-Man suit in the new film and all, but from a creative/design standpoint, while there are costume logistics involved, it's basically just copying what someone else designed. It's doing what has been done before, which is kind of boring, honestly.

Thank you. I feel the exact same way. Instead of embracing what made the previous suit unique and transferring some of those design elements onto the new suit, they instead decided to basically ripoff the Raimi outfit.

Oh no you didn't!

You're dead to me!

You knew I was trouble when I walked in.

 

[Red Mask]

I showed pics of the new suit to a bunch of family and friends, and they all said the same thing.........DAMN IT LEE, NOT THAT COMIC BOOK CRAP AGAIN.....GO HOME BEFORE WE HAVE YOU COMMITTED YOU CRAZY SOB!!!!!!!!!

You should reply:

 

[Red Mask]

I've long held the opinion that DC superheroes should find design inspiration from sports uniforms. I think the material for cyclists uniforms would be better than what the TV series is using.

 

[Kevin Smith]

I like the Spider-Man suit in the new film and all, but from a creative/design standpoint, while there are costume logistics involved, it's basically just copying what someone else designed. It's doing what has been done before, which is kind of boring, honestly.

It's not a particularly clever "adaption" of a character's costume. Or very creative at all, really.

Thank you. I feel the exact same way. Instead of embracing what made the previous suit unique and transferring some of those design elements onto the new suit, they instead decided to basically ripoff the Raimi outfit.

I don't care what they "ripoff" or "copy" as long as it looks good and is faithful to the Spider-Man outfit. It more than did its job as far as I'm concerned. I get where you're coming from, but no way in hell am I going to go into TASM2 and say "costume doesn't look different enough from the Raimi suits", as if that's a good thing. That to me is complaining that the costume looked too much like Spider-Man, which is absolutely absurd, especially in the day and age when we end up with crap like the X-Men suits...

...and the CW Flash suit.

I'm all about honoring a character's legacy, but I think if we're honest, most characters costumes could use some tweaking, and only haven't because of the demands of visual tradition that permeates comics.

A few, but The Flash ain't that guy.

At least this Flash costume does something sort of new with the concept of his outfit, even though it does somewhat consists of concepts we've seen elsewhere in superhero costuming.

Too bad everything after the cowl looks bad.




THIS is THE FLASH:

The costume we need and the one we deserve right now.

 

[Kevin Smith]

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A film that unfortunately isn't as good as its predecessor. I appreciate and support the direction it wanted to go in, but the execution was lacking some. The relationship drama between Peter and MJ, first of all, was pretty boring. I thought the inclusion of John Jameson as a walking plot device to drive the two of them apart was unnecessary and made things more complicated than they really needed to be. It did nothing but make both characters look bad for attempting to pursue a relationship in spite of him (especially MJ, who gleefully left him standing at the altar when she could have simply called off the wedding before it got to that point).

That's funny, I felt similarly about the whole love triangle thing but I feel like I overlook it because they got so much with Peter right and did a great job with his storyarc and characterization in the film. Not a fan of the c*** tease romance but that is often how relationships go in real life a lot of the time...I thought the left standing at the altar thing was silly and a bit much, pretty unnecessary...but it does happen in real life and serves as a reminder of how immature and young the characters are....but I feel there's so much good in the film that it outweighs and even covers the few bad things like that for me, personally.

I like that Peter's superhero activities were negatively affecting his personal life and I thought the film did a very good job of getting that point across. I thought the idea of him being able to suppress his abilities was pretty damn creative. However...the fact that he chose to do so knowing full well that Octavius was on the loose, doing God knows what was incredibly irresponsible of him, not to mention stupid. I realize that might have been the point, but they took it too far. Octavius isn't just some thug; he's a freaking genius, a violent one I might add, who took it upon himself to rob banks and take old women hostage. Peter choosing not to pursue him in favor of stealing a girl away from another man makes him look like a terrible hero. (Failing to act while someone was getting viciously beaten was pretty crappy of him as well.)

Going to have to disagree with you here. I think you miss the point - Peter didn't CHOOSE to suppress his powers, he was under so much stress from his personal life; his ever increasing guilt from what happened to Uncle Ben and keeping it a secret from Aunt May, the secret about Harry's father's death, his financial instability, his slacking school life, crime and being Spider-Man, and his love sickness that he was making himself unhealthy, not by choice but sort of involuntarily due to being overwhelmed. His head, like many teenagers and young people, was all over the place and he was out of wack because of that. When he felt like he was losing his powers, he did the only logical thing to do - which was to go back to trying to be normal. What he did about the guy getting mugged in the alley was the realistic reaction of a real person - he knows he's just a little weak dude, if he goes in that alley to help that guy, he'll get his ass kicked and maybe die along with that guy. Granted, I think it'd have been interesting to have seen what happened, but that was a very real, "flawed" human reaction. And I''d say maybe he doesn't have the balls of Cap, but he did try to rescue the people from the fire when he saw it, so clearly some reflection came his way and he fekt like it was a really, really big deal and he had to at least try there.

Speaking of Octavius...not only is he incredibly overrated (the character and the actor),

I think he's a GREAT villain and Alfred Molina is a great actor. I even liked him in Maverick. Great choice for Dock Ock. Very curious to see who plays him next.

but perhaps he isn't a genius after all, because he did some pretty stupid ****. As part of an agreement he made with Harry Osborn, he had to find Peter and force him to tell him where Spider-Man was. So instead of...I don't know...asking Harry where he lives (he knows they're buddies), he (for some reason) decides to wing it and try his luck at bumping into him on the street or something.

I think he'd want to off Spidey because of what happened with his experiment, he got in his way enough to be an irritant a crazy guy would want to wipe out, bargain or not, if he had the means to. Why wouldn't he want a showdown with Spider-Man? He's nuts! And I always assumed Dock Ock may have been on his way to Peter's school or house when he found him in the cafe. I thought that was an awesome scene either way.

As luck would have it, he finds Peter, and the first thing he does is toss a ****ing car through the window of the coffee shop he's in. Not too long after that, he tosses Peter into a brick wall and just stands there and watches as the building falls apart on top of him. What the ****? I'm also curious as to why he made a deal with Harry when he could've just threatened him and saved himself the time.

I loved that he threw the car. It just showed how reckless the guy was and truly out of his mind. Like what if that'd have killed Peter, lol? I always took it as an accident though that it flew towards Peter and MJ, like he was just throwing **** randomly on his way over as cops shot at him or whatever, removing the obstacles.

That fight between him and Spidey on the train was beyond awesome, though. I don't think any other superhero film has topped it yet.

No argument there. One of the highlights of the movie and also one of the greatest scenes in any CBM (or movie in general for that matter, IMO).

I lost all sympathy for Harry the moment he made that deal. Was he honestly willing to put half of New York in danger just to settle a grudge with Spider-Man? What an *******.

He's a rich spoiled elitist who's out to avenge his dad. Why not?

Also: how did he know where to find Octavius? He didn't know he had MJ,

He never rescued MJ, why would he assume Dock Ock no longer had her? And if Dock Ock was trying to recreate his experiment, of course the first place Peter would look would be where it happened in the first place...

and therefore wasn't concerned about her safety, and the plan was always to bring Spider-Man back to Harry's place to exchange him for the Tritium.

Dock Ock did that though, he planned to go back and get Spider-Man's body after the trains crashed. Crazy.

Lastly: I had a problem with how the film defines being a hero. It's not a curse. It's not all about giving up your hopes and dreams. It's about doing the right thing. It's about being selfless. It's about using your gifts responsibly and doing your part to help your community.

All of which Peter did in the movie. It's a curse because the ones he loves will always be the ones who pay.

Sure, sometimes you might have to make some sacrifices, but that's what comes with the job; it's not the job itself.

Man...I can tell the guys behind Smallville were a part of this. It really shows.

5/10.

Lol. Well I thought they did a better job with Spider-Man than they did Superman.

8.5/10 for me. Some of the things you mentioned did bug me too while watching it but they did such a great job with Peter's storyarc it's easy for me to overlook and forgive the few shortcomings.

Loved them both (the former more than the latter).

Spider-Man 1 is terrific all around. Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin was awesome, I loved him in that part. One of the best performances in a CBM ever and one of the greatest villains ever to grace CBM screens. I was 12 when I saw the first Spider-Man and I really enjoyed it, I just watched it the other day and while it is of its time the movie is very enjoyable and fun to me, it's not just nostalgia talking.[/quote]

I haven't seen it in years. I liked it fine when it first came out, but I was only 11 at the time.

I remember being pissed that they took out the "With Great Responsibility.." part of the theme and that they had Sandman kill Uncle Ben. That pissed me off to no end. It was like they went back and ruined what was perfect.

We're more or less on the same page where MOS in concerned (I gave that a 6/10. More disappointing than outright bad, but it definitely wasn't what I'd call a good movie).

Same.

However, I'm not sure if I liked SM2 more than MOS, even though I gave the latter a higher score.

That sounds pretty pretentious, but whatever. t:

Haha. Interesting. Well I do think seeing Superman punch something makes MOS very rewatchable to me, even if that's the very bare minimum of what I wanted in the next Superman film, it delivered on that aspect, which makes it rewatchable for me. I loved the Metropolis fight and the Smallville fight (in that order). That's the only thing that makes MOS worth keeping around to me, unfortunately. :-/


Anyway back to Flash....I'm wondering how this suit is going to look when he moves at superspeed in the show, whether they'll give it the "spaghetti" lightning streams/lines off of it or not...

 

[Spider-Aziz]

If they develop his costume from what we see in photos to something close to his comic costume, I'd love to see him put Wally's Speed Force costume in the same manner

 

[Kevin Smith]

If they develop his costume from what we see in photos to something close to his comic costume, I'd love to see him put Wally's Speed Force costume in the same manner

If he materializes the suit out of energy from the Speed Force, that would definitely be grounds for him having a more sleek/comic book accurate suit...

 

[Boy Scout]

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Let's agree to disagree and leave it at that.

Spider-Man 1 is terrific all around. Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin was awesome, I loved him in that part.

So did I. You could tell he was having a lot of fun.

I remember being pissed that they took out the "With Great Responsibility.." part of the theme and that they had Sandman kill Uncle Ben. That pissed me off to no end. It was like they went back and ruined what was perfect.

I wasn't bothered by it.

Haha. Interesting. Well I do think seeing Superman punch something makes MOS very rewatchable to me, even if that's the very bare minimum of what I wanted in the next Superman film, it delivered on that aspect, which makes it rewatchable for me. I loved the Metropolis fight and the Smallville fight (in that order). That's the only thing that makes MOS worth keeping around to me, unfortunately. :-/

I doubt I'll ever watch the whole thing over again.

Anyway back to Flash....I'm wondering how this suit is going to look when he moves at superspeed in the show, whether they'll give it the "spaghetti" lightning streams/lines off of it or not...

I think they will.

 

[Silvermoth]

I hope they make the flash costume a bit brighter in the future but besides that this series looks really cool. I'll definitely check it out. I just hope it doesn't get mopey like small like did

 

[Nathan]

Maybe I'm nuts... but the new suit is the classic suit.

- Red costume
- Red mask
- Yellow bolts on the ears
- Logo on the chest

... Doesn't seem like you can get much more perfect than this.

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It seems like a perfectly modern, updated version of this. I don't see any need for improvement:

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They would only need to change some small details, to make it look even closer to the comic. Which I hope they do as the show continues.

- Get rid of the leather and use the 2nd material for the rest of his body
- Add the classic belt and lightning trims
- Make the logo background white
- Make it form fitting and not loose

 

[$0UL3$$]

Excuse me, im not a reader of comics, but is this flash suit based on the new 52?

 

[Young Superman]

I like the new Flash tv series suit.

 

[jolldan]

I seen the photo of the costume, don't know if it's just me but don't you think they've went down the same suit as the MoS suit? It seems to dark to me, not a big fan

 

[Brian Braddock]

I dig the new costume, I really do. But ever since I saw that pic where he's jumping, I cant shake the idea that he'd be equally at home in this show as he he would being an extra in Ming's court.

 

[jolldan]

Im really not a fan of the costume seems to dark just like what I thought supermans's was but I hope DC aren't having all there characters in those dark dreary costumes, we need some colour.

 

[$0UL3$$]

But is it based on new 52

 

[Spider-Aziz]

But is it based on new 52

Only in the chin

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

It's also got some embellished lightning bolts throughout the suit.

 

[MattKayser]

I was surprised by the suit, actually. It looks a lot better than I expected. I don't mind that its a bit darker. The original Flash show had a darker color for its suit as well. Time will tell whether or not I get on board though. I just can't get into Arrow at all, so... *shrugs*

 

[KillerMcQueen]

But is it based on new 52

apart from the 52-chinstrap and the standard Flash design elements it keeps it's mostly unique to the show.

 

[Brawl]

Honestly I don't like the costume. I hate that Superman and now Flash think that in order to reach a large audience you have to "darken" and mute all the vibrant colors of the comics. For the most part Marvel seems not to suffer from this train of thought as much as the DC crowd does.

Another issue I have is with the actor himself. He has absolutely ZERO I mean ZERO muscle tone. I'm not looking for Hemsworth transformation but could he at least look like he doesn't need two hands to grab a gallon of milk out the fridge!

I understand he can't look like the comics, and I'm alright with that but maybe a totally new direction could have happened than what did. I do not like the hipster Flash in skinny jeans fighting crime.

I would have even support a new radical look like belpw:

 

[badgrammar]

Too bad everything after the cowl looks bad.




THIS is THE FLASH:

The costume we need and the one we deserve right now.

I am tired of people posting manips, like if it would look the same in real life. You people need to get over it. I like the costume, it's something new, remindes me of aviators and aircrew men from WW2. Also the dark red looks better in real life environments. I just don't get people obsessing for brighter colors for real life adaptions of Super Heroes.

 

[KillerMcQueen]

Honestly I don't like the costume. I hate that Superman and now Flash think that in order to reach a large audience you have to "darken" and mute all the vibrant colors of the comics. For the most part Marvel seems not to suffer from this train of thought as much as the DC crowd does.

Another issue I have is with the actor himself. He has absolutely ZERO I mean ZERO muscle tone. I'm not looking for Hemsworth transformation but could he at least look like he doesn't need two hands to grab a gallon of milk out the fridge!

I understand he can't look like the comics, and I'm alright with that but maybe a totally new direction could have happened than what did. I do not like the hipster Flash in skinny jeans fighting crime.

I would have even support a new radical look like belpw:

I'm so tired hearing people with zero understanding of running physiques criticising Gustin's build.

 

[Kevin Smith]

I am tired of people posting manips, like if it would look the same in real life.

They're great concept art, some of them, especially the one I posted. All suits begin with concept art including the nasty Gustin thing...

I'm sure this suit made in real life would look better than what we're getting.

You people need to get over it. I like the costume, it's something new, remindes me of aviators and aircrew men from WW2.

Just what people think of when they think The Flash.

Also the dark red looks better in real life environments. I just don't get people obsessing for brighter colors for real life adaptions of Super Heroes.

It's not even the color so much for me but the design of the suit itself. The suit is supposed to be red, crimson, or scarlet, not burgundy. Even Spider-Man gets his red right - why can't Flash?

(...because it's CW....? )