The Flash The Flash Costume Thread

[gugumugats]

chances are they won't have the sac-cam on Flashy jewels during the show sooooo yeaaahhhh.....

not just those but leg muscles and mewbs.

But someone here is fixated on the 'jewels' ...

 

[craigaat]

Spoiler

are you incapable of backing up your own argument?

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

"I'll ignore the parts of his post that make me look stupid and quote the picture! I'm so clever"


Wow, you are just TOO cool for school.

 

[Micromind]

Superhero suits are traditionally shown to be form-fitting, but in case of Flash, it could be justified as he is a runner and the suit serves a function... to minimize wind resistance.

Look at form fitting suits speed skaters and sprinters use -

Some of the **** that's been said in this thread is truly eye roll worthy.

Agreed.

 

[Micromind]

For a runner, a suit similar to this -

makes more sense than a suit like this -

 

[The Question]

I actually kind of wish that they'd had Barry's costume look cheap and homemade. He's basically a super hero fanboy who becomes an actual superhero. Having a cheap homemade looking costume might nit be flashy (pun intended), but it would say a lot about the character and I thought would be super endearing.

 

[The Guard]

The "what runners and speedskaters wear" argument isn't a real valid one. Runners and speedskaters don't have superspeed to help them move faster, and they need every advantage they can get to avoid slowing themselves down.

And again, how on earth is this costume remotely loose or baggy?

 

[The Question]

Also, like, those skin suits might be practical, but they don't look good. Seeing Barry wearing one of those with a mask and lighting bolt ears would just look goofy. The thicker material looks better.

 

[Micromind]

The "what runners and speedskaters wear" argument isn't a real valid one. Runners and speedskaters don't have superspeed to help them move faster, and they need every advantage they can get to avoid slowing themselves down.

And again, how on earth is this costume remotely loose or baggy?

By that logic, Superman should not need a super-suit as he can do pretty much everything in normal clothes.

 

[The Question]

By that logic, Superman should not need a super-suit as he can do pretty much everything in normal clothes.

No, that's not the logic he's using at all. The logic he's using is that The Flash doesn't need a super skintight speed suit to make him go faster, not that The Flash shouldn't wear a costume at all.

 

[Micromind]

Also, like, those skin suits might be practical, but they don't look good. Seeing Barry wearing one of those with a mask and lighting bolt ears would just look goofy. The thicker material looks better.

The material can be different, a thicker-textured material that is also form fitting is ideal.

 

[Micromind]

No, that's not the logic he's using at all. The logic he's using is that The Flash doesn't need a super skintight speed suit to make him go faster, not that The Flash shouldn't wear a costume at all.

It is the same logic, Superman does not need form fitting costume to fly faster either.

What I was pointing out is that there is a reason why people expect speedsters and runners in a form fitting costumes in real world, so Flash having a similar costume would be readily accepted, even when the costume may not be as helpful to him to gain speed.

 

[The Question]

The material can be different, a thicker-textured material that is also form fitting is ideal.

Why is that ideal? Why is form fitting objectively better?

I think form fitting costumes rarely look good. They look good on Spider-Man and Superman, which is in part a testament to those costumes' designs. Plus, Superman's got the cape, which adds a little bit of gravitas to the look. I don't think The Flash's design works with a form fitting material. Something about the half mask with the wings on the sides makes that seem goofy to me.

It is the same logic, Superman does not need form fitting costume to fly faster either.

Okay. So what? No one is suggesting that The Flash or Superman ditch the costume entirely.

I really don't see how it's the same logic at all.

What I was pointing out is that there is a reason why people expect speedsters and runners in a form fitting costumes in real world, so Flash having a similar costume would be readily accepted, even when the costume may not be as helpful to him to gain speed.

Except it would still have the problem of not looking very good.

 

[Paradox1]

It is the same logic, Superman does not need form fitting costume to fly faster either.

What I was pointing out is that there is a reason why people expect speedsters and runners in a form fitting costumes in real world, so Flash having a similar costume would be readily accepted, even when the costume may not be as helpful to him to gain speed.

Superman wears his suit to honor his kryptonian heritage.

 

[The Question]

Superman wears his suit to honor his kryptonian heritage.

Eh, I prefer it being a costume Martha Kent designed and sewed together.

 

[The Guard]

By that logic, Superman should not need a super-suit as he can do pretty much everything in normal clothes.

Superman doesn't need a supersuit, and neither does The Flash.

I'm not arguing against the existence of a supersuit though, I'm arguing against the real-world logic people are using for The Flash to wear something similar to what speedskaters and runners wear.

 

[Paradox1]

Eh, I prefer it being a costume Martha Kent designed and sewed together.

That tidbit never made sense as the costume was made out of krypontian fabric which was said to be as tough as the man of steel himself. How is Martha suppose to sew that with a kryptonian sewing machine

 

[The Guard]

Honestly, even costumes people think of as "form-fitting" usually aren't actually. They're often not really skintight, but padded to give the illusion of someone muscular wearing a form-fitting costume.

Even Quicksilver's AVENGERS costume has wrinkles and creases in it, too, despite being the kind of thing people seem to want.

And I would argue that this Flash costume IS pretty form-fitting. Just because it has some wrinkles or creases doesn't make it not a form-fitting outfit. It's clearly tailored to his body, his musculature, frame, and quite tight to it in most respects, other than where he needs to be able to move explosively.

 

[The Guard]

That tidbit never made sense as the costume was made out of krypontian fabric which was said to be as tough as the man of steel himself. How is Martha suppose to sew that with a kryptonian sewing machine

After a while, at some point in the Silver Age I think, it was explained that it was Superman's aura that made the fabric strong, that she noticed clothes he wore close to his body would never tear, etc. Not that the fabric itself was particularly strong.

Originally, I don't think people cared too much about details like that.

I don't see why it couldn't be both. That she both made the costume and it has Kryptonian significance.

 

[The Question]

That tidbit never made sense as the costume was made out of krypontian fabric which was said to be as tough as the man of steel himself. How is Martha gonna suppose to sew that kryptonian sewing machine

1: Pre-Crisis, they explained that by showing a young Clark using his heat vision to cut the threat for Ma Kent under her instruction.

2: Post crisis, they abandoned the notion of Kryptonian fabric and said that, in addition to his body just being exceptionally tough, part of Superman's invulnerability stems from a personal force field that extends out a few millimeters from his body and offers a portion of his invulnerability to any relatively form fitting fabrics he's wearing. So during that run, his costume was just made from normal Earth fabrics. That's why, in post-crisis comics, you'd often see Superman's cape shredded to pieces but the rest of his costume largely intact after an especially big action sequence. I always thought that was a neat effect, personally.

 

[Paradox1]

That's why Superman needs to be taken down in other media because his power get ridiculous.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Post Crisis, his aura was pretty much his only power, but simulated his classic powers. It was basically telekinesis and his vision powers.

They've never done both.

 

[Micromind]

*sigh*

This Thread..

 

[The Question]

That's why Superman needs to be taken down in other media because his power get ridiculous.

What's ridiculous about that?

 

[Paradox1]

What's ridiculous about that?

That particular power is not ridiculous but Superman in general has had some ridiculous powers and power outputs. Which is one of the reasons I've never really been a fan of his comics. As far as that particular ability extending a force field just far enough for his costumes protection seems pointless. He's always been portrayed as invulnerable. I don't see the point of adding another facet of the same power.