Inspired by the thread ''Who has the worst costume'' I figured I'd ask you what you think the best Super hero costume? I think Hal jordan's Green lantern costume comes to mind as a good one.
Which super hero had the BEST costume?
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I don't care much for his new black t-shirt and jeans, but I used to think Superboy's (the Superman/Lex Luthor Reign of the Supermen clone) had a pretty cool outfit with his boots, leather jacket, and buzz haircut.
A close second would be the Batman outfit Jean Paul Valley came up with in the Knightfall series.
A close second would be the Batman outfit Jean Paul Valley came up with in the Knightfall series.
I agree. Gil Kane's designs for both the Green Lantern and The Atom are classic. They are simple and distinctive, and IMO, set the tone for a lot of the "look" of the superheroes that followed.
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Spider-Man
The costume works perfectly on-screen as it does in the comics. It's a testament to the costume's greatness that nothing needed to be altered unlike many other heroes.
The costume works perfectly on-screen as it does in the comics. It's a testament to the costume's greatness that nothing needed to be altered unlike many other heroes.
For Image Comics, I'mma go with Spartan and Zealot from the WildC.A.T.s and Spawn.
Marvel, I've always liked Deadpool's costume and Havok's costume when he was wearing the non containment suit which was a blue costume with the giant yellow X, and also Archangel's blue and purple suit with the metal wings and ninja suit wearing Psylocke
for some reason i never really got into DC, other than Batman and Supes
Marvel, I've always liked Deadpool's costume and Havok's costume when he was wearing the non containment suit which was a blue costume with the giant yellow X, and also Archangel's blue and purple suit with the metal wings and ninja suit wearing Psylocke
for some reason i never really got into DC, other than Batman and Supes
Um... wow.
I can totally get behind Hal Jordan (and indeed most of the variations it has spawned, including Guy Gardner's punk/biker variant and John Stewart's current look, based on the Bruce Timm animated design) and the Atom. And Spidey is a straight-up classic.
Some of the other possibilities mooted here... well, least said, soonest mended.
I quite like the modern version of the Nightwing costume--very simple, very sleek, and a refreshing change from 50 years of bad costumes for Dick Grayson (with the last version of the Earth-2 Robin costume, designed by Neal Adams, being the only other serious contender).
I think the basic Barry Allen Flash design, and its variants over the years, are pretty awesome. That design has come to all but embody the concept of speed to me.
Jumping ahead to the 30th century, I have always really dug Mon-El's classic costume. There have been variations on that theme (the 90s' Valor series, the post-Zero Hour "M'Onel" costume) that never quite worked for me. But the essential military-style red tunic and pants, with blue boots and cape fastened by big gold buttons, just really clicked for me. I also liked Keith Giffen's slight modifications to that classic design toward the end of the Vol.3 Levitz/Giffen run... he gave it some futuristic details without really changing the essence of the design.
(Come to that, I thought all of Giffen's redesigns at the end of that run were pretty awesome. They gave a fresh, high-tech look to the Legion that really distinguished them from the common 20th century spandex look, and arguably predicted the practical/cool/'realistic' look of the X-Men films better than a decade before the fact....)
Dave Cockrum's redesign of Lightning Lad's outfit was pretty awesome, too. Most reimaginings of Lightning Lad since then have owed an obvious debt to Cockrum, but his is still the best.
Overall, I really liked the 'uniform' style Chris Sprouse introduced for the Legion in the mid-90s. That style was kept after the Zero Hour reboot with few major changes.
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I can totally get behind Hal Jordan (and indeed most of the variations it has spawned, including Guy Gardner's punk/biker variant and John Stewart's current look, based on the Bruce Timm animated design) and the Atom. And Spidey is a straight-up classic.
Some of the other possibilities mooted here... well, least said, soonest mended.
I quite like the modern version of the Nightwing costume--very simple, very sleek, and a refreshing change from 50 years of bad costumes for Dick Grayson (with the last version of the Earth-2 Robin costume, designed by Neal Adams, being the only other serious contender).
I think the basic Barry Allen Flash design, and its variants over the years, are pretty awesome. That design has come to all but embody the concept of speed to me.
Jumping ahead to the 30th century, I have always really dug Mon-El's classic costume. There have been variations on that theme (the 90s' Valor series, the post-Zero Hour "M'Onel" costume) that never quite worked for me. But the essential military-style red tunic and pants, with blue boots and cape fastened by big gold buttons, just really clicked for me. I also liked Keith Giffen's slight modifications to that classic design toward the end of the Vol.3 Levitz/Giffen run... he gave it some futuristic details without really changing the essence of the design.
(Come to that, I thought all of Giffen's redesigns at the end of that run were pretty awesome. They gave a fresh, high-tech look to the Legion that really distinguished them from the common 20th century spandex look, and arguably predicted the practical/cool/'realistic' look of the X-Men films better than a decade before the fact....)
Dave Cockrum's redesign of Lightning Lad's outfit was pretty awesome, too. Most reimaginings of Lightning Lad since then have owed an obvious debt to Cockrum, but his is still the best.
Overall, I really liked the 'uniform' style Chris Sprouse introduced for the Legion in the mid-90s. That style was kept after the Zero Hour reboot with few major changes.
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Superman.
Checkmate
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I always loved the original Green Lantern's, and one of the more recent "retro" designs for the original Flash. I just dig the retro look I think. Those costumes actually said something about the character rather than just "looking cool." They were also a lot more believable; like something someone could and would come up with if they needed a costume.
Spider-Man...Red & Blue or Black.
When I was younger, I thought that Firestorm had the best costume.
I really think this award goes to Spider-Man with the Green Lantern Corps look being a close second. Runner up would need to go to Nightwing. Any of these clothes could really work in a movie as SM's has already demonstrated.
Another vote for Spider-Man. I mean, when you don't have to change it for the movies...
I've always like the Fantastic Four's uniforms, including most of the various slight variations over the years (although it took a long time for Byrne's reversed color scheme to grow on me).
On the flip side...the original X-Men uniforms. Gag. Black and yellow, unflattering lines...I mean, when you can't make Jean Grey look good...
I've always like the Fantastic Four's uniforms, including most of the various slight variations over the years (although it took a long time for Byrne's reversed color scheme to grow on me).
On the flip side...the original X-Men uniforms. Gag. Black and yellow, unflattering lines...I mean, when you can't make Jean Grey look good...
Spider-Man, black costume.
Ultimates Thor is another one of my favourites. Also the Ultimates FF uniforms hold up well.
Ultimates Thor is another one of my favourites. Also the Ultimates FF uniforms hold up well.
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Ironman, obviously.
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Iron Man's cool 'cause one of his strengths as a character is that he's constantly being redesigned/updated and nobody minds. In fact, fans expect a new armor style every once in a while.
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