The Flash The Flash Costume Thread

[p4poetic]

I'd like to see a costume that is entirely CGI, like the Green Lantern movie (perhaps one of the few redeemable features of that movie). The suit just pops out of his little ring, after all. Thus, the cowl wouldn't get pulled back. It would just disappear and he's in costume from the neck down.

For movie Flash or TV Flash? Because I shudder at the thought of the effects for television lol.

The costume is a wee bit dorky, but it works.

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The word "selfie" is never going to die any time soon is it. People are really too lazy to say "picture" now?

 

[harryoscop]

I'm really liking the new Flash costume!

 

[Sterling Archer]

I'm thinking that they are just creating the illusion that he can pull the mask back like that. It's probably not the actual cowl in that shot as the cowl likely has hard elements/stiffeners cast into it to keep the definition and to prevent it looking all limp when GG is wearing it. Perhaps I'm mistaken though.

That's what I'm assuming too, I just meant I like how the suit can do that in the context of the show. Makes it seem more like a costume and less like a protective suit.

 

[DrCosmic]

Arrow's suit evolves every year... Flash's will too. I think the Firefighter Suit is really solid, and has necessary weight to it, because the story and character needs that kind of weight right now, and it is one of the few things it makes sense to just have on hand for him to wear at a moment's notice. The fact that the first thing Vibe did to it was make a bright red symbol is kind of a promise, imho, or at the very least, an indication of the what Vibe does when he's making something for someone with super powers.

 

[BrlntDsgse]

Meh...it looks good for what it is in some of the pictures posted on the last page, but overall I think this is one of the lesser live-action superhero suits I've seen. But hopefully, as some have mentioned, it'll be tweaked. The shape of the cowl is its best feature(although the choice to put lightning on the sides of his head instead of wings really irks me), thats pretty great...but the dingy dull red, too much of the leathery parts and not enough of the fabric parts, and that horrible, horrible, horrible looking belt.

 

[Da-Scribe]

Am I the only one that noticed

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the tease to the classic costume at the end of the pilot?

I can't be, but I'm not seeing anyone else mention it. You can clearly tell

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in the newspaper photo that the costume is a different material and has the white emblem.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Am I the only one that noticed

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the tease to the classic costume at the end of the pilot?

I can't be, but I'm not seeing anyone else mention it. You can clearly tell

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in the newspaper photo that the costume is a different material and has the white emblem.

Yeah, and it looked awesome. I'm not sure if that was a real costume or if it was just CGI, but I hope we eventually see Barry in something like that.

 

[Herolee10]

Yeah, and it looked awesome. I'm not sure if that was a real costume or if it was just CGI, but I hope we eventually see Barry in something like that.

Barry and that costume in that article were completely CGI created.

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

Yeah, and it looked awesome. I'm not sure if that was a real costume or if it was just CGI, but I hope we eventually see Barry in something like that.

Yes, it was mentioned. I also noticed in this awesome new Flash artwork that the belt buckle looks gold? Hard to tell for sure.

 

[dragon316]

I like the traditional but really appreciate the more practical yet stylish modern aesthetic in use by Man of Steel, Arrow, and now Flash.

as much I like look of first costume material looks suave velvet material look to it new costume looks good for modern time cant have it to tight wont be able to run properly tight skinny pants I see some guys wearing tight skinny pants don't know how they move in them new suite in some parts couod contain some leather material it could be baggy in some sections help him breath better to prevent over heating as micheal Keaton had trouble with batman and batman returns costume

 

[Midnight Black]

Barry and that costume in that article were completely CGI created.

Has an image of that article been posted anywhere on SHH yet? Can someone put it up?

 

[coluanprime]

Here:

 

[luis4u]

fan art

 

[The Showstopper]

fan art

i love it!!!

 

[Rorschach2012]

Screenshot from a new trailer. Suit looks awesome.

holy **** the suit looks amazing here

 

[Midnight Black]

Here:

You're a good man!

 

[storyteller]

I think what they need to do is make it the classic design. The material and texture is fine. Separate the cowl from the neck. If they basically do what was done with the TDK suit, they can have full control of the mask. They make a much stronger form. I also wonder if they should take a cue pro bicyclers and use those aerodynamic helmets.

I also think they need to play with which parts are leather/rubber. I think in the right spots it can loosen the suit up.Also seriously get the man a muscle suit.

 

[KillerMcQueen]

I think what they need to do is make it the classic design. The material and texture is fine. Separate the cowl from the neck. If they basically do what was done with the TDK suit, they can have full control of the mask. They make a much stronger form. I also wonder if they should take a cue pro bicyclers and use those aerodynamic helmets.

I also think they need to play with which parts are leather/rubber. I think in the right spots it can loosen the suit up.Also seriously get the man a muscle suit.

I would like a more classic suit and less rubber/leather parts, as for the rest of those ideas, I honestly don't want to see any of those, the TDK suit looked awkward, and a helmet in general would probably look awkward, as for the muscle suit, hell no, Grant has a great build for this, I don't want them to ignore it just because some people have no idea what runners look like.

 

[blake c]

I'm sorta new to Flash, but he was always my favorite character in te Justice League and I had his action figures as a kid, but I actually prefer the skinny and lean Flash. I wouldn't care to much for the muscle suit.

 

[Midnight Black]

I think the best suit would be to go with would be similar to the suit in the spiderman movies or the suits the tributes wore in Catching Fire of the Hunger Games series. A textured/pattern form fitting suit that had painted muscle shading and stitching in the right areas like Raimi's spiderman suits, MOS superman's suit and Thor's arms when covered in the armor (if you look closely you can see his arms biceps and triceps were shaded to accentuate his already toned physique) would look great.

You don't need a purely spandex runner suit or a rubber or leather suit. I think Ender's Game, XMEN DOFP, Hunger Game's, MOS, and Spiderman all did a great job with textured form-fitting, somewhat spandex, suits that used a combination of different materials, multiple patterns, clever stitching, muscle padding and shading. That's what Flash needs to wear.

As for the cowl this seems to be the trickiest part. I think they should use a combination of either a thicker material, possibly leather, for the head that way they can get the brow detail and facial features to show, but use a thinner material so that he can turn his neck. The problem with comic character cowls is they always want to use a thick material like leather or rubber to simulate neck and throat lines and make the neck and traps look muscular and larger to show definition. I don't think this is always necessary. However if they do do that then they should cut the neck from the head cowl but cover it with thin fabric or join the pieces with a stretch material that way it all looks one piece, but allows the wearer to turn his head full range.

I still can't figure out why these costume designers haven't done this yet. I haven't liked any of Batman's cowls or Flash's cowls and it is relatively an easy thing to do. And before anyone says "oh who are you to criticize these professionals and how many suits have you built blah blah blah" I have looked into it and it is very possible to make a comic cowl in real life that isn't made entirely of rubber, latex or leather.

 

[blake c]

I like the suit quite a bit. My main prob is the red where the white is. Seriously, that bugs that crap out of me. I actually dont think the texture like on the SPider-man suit etc would look good on Flash. Spider-mans works so good because of the webbing imo. I think the lightening bolts compensate pretty nicley for the lack of texture. It adds something to it.

 

[Midnight Black]

Well the pattern of Spiderman's suit wouldn't need to be the same, but the texture I think would be fine and would look awesome with the new 52 design pre-52 suit design.

I really like the MOS suit texture, Ender's Game or especially the Catching Fire Suits. IF those were in Red and had the Flash styling I would definitely like to see that on screen.

I'm fine with the suit as it is right now too, but I think by 2nd or 3rd season he needs to move into the definitive Flash suit and those are the way to go.

 

[blake c]

Well the pattern of Spiderman's suit wouldn't need to be the same, but the texture I think would be fine and would look awesome with the new 52 design pre-52 suit design.

I really like the MOS suit texture, Ender's Game or especially the Catching Fire Suits. IF those were in Red and had the Flash styling I would definitely like to see that on screen.

I'm fine with the suit as it is right now too, but I think by 2nd or 3rd season he needs to move into the definitive Flash suit and those are the way to go.

I could defiantly see the Catching Fire suits, that would be intresting. I'm hoping by next season we'll start to see changes. At least get the symbol right and maybe by the 3rd we could get yellow boots. The dark red is strarting to grow on me. Although sometimes it reminds me of Daredevil.

 

[Midnight Black]

I agree it is very daredevil-esque lol. I guess their explanation of it being made for firemen yet having a bunch of lightning emblems already was the best they could do lol.

I don't mind the suit seeing as this is his year one out as superhero. However, I dislike the belt more than anything although we don't see it as much as his logo. I agree the logo with red background eventually needs to go, but it has grown on me a little. However, the introduction of lightning ears and the reason was terrible in my opinion. I guess they couldn't find a way to better introduce the suit esthetics lol.

 

[blake c]

Hahahaha yeah that was a pretty laughable reason. I'm just glad he has the lightening ears. I was pretty sure out of everything on the suit, that the ears were going to get snubbed. Now that you mention it, I'm not to fond of the belt either. The big red thing in the middle is very out of place.