The Dark Knight Rises The TDKR Batsuit Discussion Thread

[RustyCage]

And I kept some of the leg jigsaw pieces because he's got to be able to move a little bit, and that way it still kinda matches the top half of the suit. Anyway, thanks again for the nice comments!

It was a wise choice.

The upper body could stand to be less complicated to match the legs better though.

 

[GothamAlleys]

Even tho it was far removed from the comic book Batman suit, I realy, really dig the TDK costume a lot, so I hope it stays and that they wont change it just for the sake of change. I'd be fine with small update here and there, but leave the TDK costume

 

[the dmg]

Even tho it was far removed from the comic book Batman suit, I realy, really dig the TDK costume a lot, so I hope it stays and that they wont change it just for the sake of change. I'd be fine with small update here and there, but leave the TDK costume

It wouldn't be a Batman movie if they didn't change the costume.

 

[Galactus123]

Incredible

 

[Ponyboy]

Something about the shape and features of that cowl really bother me.

 

[Knight Rise]

Something about the shape and features of that cowl really bother me.

Probably the round head and straight ears. It'd look better if the cowl was square

 

[batkidmike]

This would still be my favorite for a combination of the two suits, but I am still of the opinion, that they can and more than likely will design a new suit. I am just praying that they are able to crack this next suit. Really. Anyways.

 

[Mr. Earle]

Something about the shape and features of that cowl really bother me.

They made the nose longer to cover the upper lip a bit and make it look like the jaw is longer. Just compare the BB and TDK mouth openings and you'll see it.

I think they need to go back to the BB mouth opening.

 

[Nave 'Torment']

I like the BB mouth opening even if it ain't traditional Jim Lee. Something about it reminds me of the way Tim Sale drew his Batman. Anyway, that manip is interesting and I love what you guys did with the colors, I can totally see this in the movie! The only things I don't like about it are the legs (the knee-cap just looks out of place in my opinion) and I'm not big of the ears either. But the rest is great! Something tells me that there will be bits of the AzBats suit in this, maybe the glowing eyes like we saw at the end of TDK? Imagine Alex Ross' design from Kingdom Come. Something along those lines. Maybe.

 

[Nave 'Torment']

Batkidmike's edit looks interesting too, I like how you used the Nolan logo. I want that!

 

[Yurka]

The circular mouth opening and inverted ears have to go. (Probably wont happen though) Theyve bothered me since the first picture/trailer and it annoys me every time I see it. Thats why I love ^that top manip so much.

 

[MiniBond]

Incredible

looks angry t:

 

[RustyCage]

This would still be my favorite for a combination of the two suits, but I am still of the opinion, that they can and more than likely will design a new suit. I am just praying that they are able to crack this next suit. Really. Anyways.

This isn't bad, but I do question how his head is supposed to fit into that cowl. It must really hurt his ears and the sides of his head to squeeze into that thing.

The cape attachment is much better.

 

[GothamAlleys]

It wouldn't be a Batman movie if they didn't change the costume.

On TDK special edition Nolan explained that the reason why they changed the costume in TDK is because that was the type of a costume they wanted to do all along but they didnt have enough time for design and research on BB but they finally had it in TDK. So it wasnt just to do something new, so I hope the TDK costume sticks

 

[Timstuff]

Implying the TDK suit looks and works better than the comics suit.

In live action, it does. The gray tights and black panties would not look good in a movie. There, I said it!

 

[The Joker]

On TDK special edition Nolan explained that the reason why they changed the costume in TDK is because that was the type of a costume they wanted to do all along but they didnt have enough time for design and research on BB but they finally had it in TDK. So it wasnt just to do something new, so I hope the TDK costume sticks

Ditto

 

[Nave 'Torment']

Why not evolve again? Keep the TDK suit up to the point where Batman gets his back broken (if that indeed happens), then have him come back with a new suit. Makes sense story wise.

 

[JAK®]

In live action, it does. The gray tights and black panties would not look good in a movie. There, I said it!

You're right, grey tights and black panties don't look good.

We are talking about a comic-accurate, big-budget hollywood adaption, however. Please stay on topic.

 

[GothamAlleys]

In live action, it does. The gray tights and black panties would not look good in a movie. There, I said it!

I think Alex Ross showed us that this costume can look good even in realistic portrayal. Besides, even if one still disagrees, the costume can still look the same but have different material like in BB and Burton movies. I love Batman's costume OF COURSE, but I also love TDK costume which doesnt have much to do with the costume counterpart, but I went on record many times saying that I dont care the slightest if something's like in the comic or not even tho Ive been a Batman comic book fan since '88. I Care if its GOOD, thats the only important thing for me. Good and faithful have nothing to do with each other

So, I wish the TDK costume stays because I really dig the design

 

[RustyCage]

Good and faithful have nothing to do with each other

They only do when they're actually congruent, which isn't always. But even still, a lot of people confuse the two.

 

[Timstuff]

You're right, grey tights and black panties don't look good.

We are talking about a comic-accurate, big-budget hollywood adaption, however. Please stay on topic.

Define "comic accurate" if it doesn't look like gray tights with black panties over it. If you want Batman's suit to be "comic accurate," then it's gray cloth, a cloth cowl and cape made out of black or blue fabric, black or blue panties, cloth gloves, and boots.

The only things "innacurate" about this costume is that he probably does not have kevlar underneath the cloth, that the cowl is not attached to the cape, the gloves, and he does not have white lenses over his eyes. This is the ugly truth about tights-- they don't work the same way in real life as they do in comics. In comics, tights are pretty much painted on. They fill in every nook and cranny of a characters' anatomy, making their muscles look more dynamic than anything that's possible in real life unless vacuum sealing is involved. Real tights do no fill in the nooks and crannies, and instead stretch over them to smooth and flatten everything out. Someone may have washboard abs, but in a tight shirt it's all just going to look puffy.

The way tights look in comic has become more and more exaggerated over the decades, and it's gone from representing what was simply accepted as the pinnacle of costume design during a more archaic era of superheroes, to being some kind of otherworldy material that does not exist in real life which is poured over the muscles of characters with impossible muscular proportions. Fans might not like it, but they should turn their ire towards the comic artists who set their expectations so ridiculously high in the first place for what tights and undies should look like. As soon as you concede that something other than skin-tight fabric and a cloth cowl need to be used for the costume, you can no longer make the claim of being "comic book accurate." And if there's one thing that I know about fans, is that many of them value accuracy over practicality anyway so there's no point in chasing that chuck wagon.

 

[GothamAlleys]

Again, the accurate comic book costume still looks good. If it didnt, Batman would never look cool. Spandex or not, Batman's costume design always rocks, at least for me

 

[regwec]

We're still doing this? Really?

I share your enthusiasm for Henry Cavill as Supes. What do you want him to wear?

 

[The Red Hood]

Update this look, and yes, with the classic symbol:

 

[Yurka]

There are some fan films on youtube that make the gray/black look awwwwwesome, and if a fan film can pull it off, a 100+ million dollar franchise can too. (Not that I want to see it)
"City of Scars" is one.