You're going out wearing THAT?? (Bad comicbook costume design)

[marhawkman]

Gotta admit BWPS post had me rollin'. Still though the only reason I've been able to uncover for underwear on the outside is simply to break up the color scheme on Superman, Batman, Aquaman, etc. My question is... what is it? Panties? A kevlar "junk" protector? Or is it just a different colored part of the tights and not really a seperate piece?

In most it's almost certainly #3. but in some cases(Like Robin and Bats) it's either #2 or a combination of #2 and #3.

Where is the challenge in that? Now, you really want a CHALLENGE, make 'em worse.

*rolls around laughing*

for WW.... it's easy. a bustier that doesn't meet in the middle.
Bats: more yellow.

[Gremlin]

Worse, eh?

Batman

Wonder Woman

Superman

=P

[BentonGrey]

Yeah, I, like most people, hated the electric Superman phase.

[Gremlin]

Yeah, I, like most people, hated the electric Superman phase.

But it was 50 3DGY D00D!!11!

[BentonGrey]

I......can't read that....and I'm rather pleased by that fact.

[Ares_God_of_War]

I am sad to say I understood what he said

[marhawkman]

What... You mean that not everyone speaks 733T? :p

Honestly the electric Superman look worked GREAT! As the costume for a totally different character. It just wasn't SUPERMAN.

[Tomato]

You guys can't read it, but I can *sobs*

[GrizzlyBearTalon]

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[daglob]

Worse, eh?

Batman

Wonder Woman

Superman

=P

For some rason, the Batman and Wonder Woman links aren't working.

However, the "worst" WW costume had to have been during the time she was basically an Emma Peel clone, running around with I Ching. There that thing with the hip waders...

There was a pulp version of The Black Hood, who, as you all know, hss a costume that is a yellow body suit with black accessories. Now, in the pulps he had a cape, and he would close the cape, put his head down, and dissapear into the shadows.

A guy decked out from knee to neck in canary yellow.

So, if Batman were to close his cape, that bright gold (it wouldn't really be yellow, probably) would not be visible. The new Robin costume would work the same way.

Besides, the New Look Batman had more yellow...

[JeyNyce]

Remember her?

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/b/blakscor.jpg

http://mutantreviewers.com/rblackscorpion3.jpg

All you need is a gun and good aim and she's a goner

[stumpy]

Remember her?

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/b/blakscor.jpg

http://mutantreviewers.com/rblackscorpion3.jpg

This make me wonder if maybe the shoulders are the most vulnerable area of the body in combat? Several of these costumes have shoulder pads as the most armored part of the costume. I guess a superhero may get thrown from moving vehicles a lot. 

All you need is a gun and good aim and she's a goner

And, if people generally hit what they are looking at... Well, there are better places to have scars.

Apparently the 2001 remake had the bar for costume design set with the 1995 Black Scorpion show. That costume reminds me of an old  Legion of Superheroes (the same issue in which Wildfire was introduced) where they once had open tryouts and one of the hopefuls was called Infectious Lass. I think she later joined the Subs. (And, though I was too young to think of it at the time I first read that comic, that's really not a great name if one is hoping to get a date.)


BTW, I did a quick search on Joan Severance (of the earlier Black Scorpion show) and saw that she was in a movie called The Last Seduction II. That's sort of a peeve of mine: If something is supposed to be "the last" or "the final" or "the ultimate" or whatever unique superlative of its kind, then there should not be TWO of them. Yeesh. It's like having "Johnny Apocalypse: The Last Man On Earth... And His Brother Chester Apocalypse, Also The Last Man On Earth". 

[marhawkman]

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[Glitch Girl]

Okay I declare no more L33t speak, lest I get Randy to giveth thee a sound thrashing.  

Getting back to bad costumes... I give you one from a low point in Avengers history: DeathCry
Better artist so you can see more of this mess.

It's almost like an alien female Cable. She's got the shoulder pads, the lopsided armored limb, warpaint, and restrictive armor (seriously, can she bend over to tie her shoes in that thing?) Speaking of shoes,  I'm amazed she doesn't trip herself with those boots.  All she's missing is a plethora of pouches and a big gun.

Oh wait, I was wrong.  There it is.


Then again, this was a dark time for the Avengers in general.  I mean, check out the dud duds Hercules has in this shot with her.  Gym rat gear anyone?

She has since changed her costume I think and kicked the bucket. And as a side note, I found this in her OFFICIAL Marvel listing.

Deathcry became enraged with Captain Universe, when he killed her opponent in battle, causing her to fall into a dangerous berserker rage, and she lounged at the hero, who was inexperienced with his powers and she was presumably obliterated.

One can only hope.  

Seriously, "lounged" at her opponent?  Someone should have caught that by now.

[DrMike2000]

It's like having "Johnny Apocalypse: The Last Man On Earth... And His Brother Chester Apocalypse, Also The Last Man On Earth".  

Too bad! you failed to copyright that! I'm using that idea in a game as of now!
That really had me laughing, Stumpy!

On the subject of Electric Superman - I actually really liked him. It probably helped that I was introduced to him in "Rock of Ages".
I only read about him in Morrison's JLA, but it served to differentiate him from Jonn Jonnz nicely, and also seemed like a cool update on the Superman theme. The 1929 one was "more powerful than a locomotive", a human crane who functions like heavy industry. Back when he was created, the "common working man" (who Supes kind of represents) would have been engaged in far more lugging physical material around than now. The electric Superman was more like a 21st C Superman for an age where we mostly work in offices moving information around.

That said, You dont mess with Superman and not get a backlash. I fully understand that, and havent missed his blueness since he mysteriously reverted a couple of years after the irreversible change kicked in.

[daglob]

Remember her?

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/b/blakscor.jpg

http://mutantreviewers.com/rblackscorpion3.jpg

All you need is a gun and good aim and she's a goner

Hey, thanks; she's on my list. More referece...

[bearded]

So, if Batman were to close his cape, that bright gold (it wouldn't really be yellow, probably) would not be visible. The new Robin costume would work the same way.

Besides, the New Look Batman had more yellow...

i think of it the way miller put it, from batman, 'why do you think i wear a target on my chest?'

[marhawkman]

It's like having "Johnny Apocalypse: The Last Man On Earth... And His Brother Chester Apocalypse, Also The Last Man On Earth". 

Too bad! you failed to copyright that! I'm using that idea in a game as of now!
That really had me laughing, Stumpy!

On the subject of Electric Superman - I actually really liked him. It probably helped that I was introduced to him in "Rock of Ages".
I only read about him in Morrison's JLA, but it served to differentiate him from Jonn Jonnz nicely, and also seemed like a cool update on the Superman theme. The 1929 one was "more powerful than a locomotive", a human crane who functions like heavy industry. Back when he was created, the "common working man" (who Supes kind of represents) would have been engaged in far more lugging physical material around than now. The electric Superman was more like a 21st C Superman for an age where we mostly work in offices moving information around.

That said, You dont mess with Superman and not get a backlash. I fully understand that, and havent missed his blueness since he mysteriously reverted a couple of years after the irreversible change kicked in.

Actually.... he knows how to trigger the change now. :p In part of the lead up to Imperiex war he changes himself into Superman Blue in an attempt to better fight Brainiac.