Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice

~~Leo656~~ · 06-23-2015, 01:07 AM

It's because the whole "It's not fashionable and out of date" argument is STUPID. NOBODY ever dressed like that! Even in 1938, Superman's look was in no way "hip" or "contemporary"! It's a super-hero costume, it's supposed to be garish and eye-catching, not "practical" or any other nonsense. People over-think the f*ck out of these things.

Meanwhile, as has already been stated, there's a secondary function in that super-hero costumes look like sh*t without something in the middle to break up all that space. That was the entire reason they were always drawn that way in the first place. Granted, it makes way more sense to anyone who's studied drawing or art theory, but it is A Thing. Also, modesty. Regardless of movie suits being rubberized "armor", in print they've almost always been spandex, ostensibly. And anyone wearing a spandex onesie should definitely wear something like trunks over it before they go outside.

It's not the most flattering look, to be sure.

I'd say, the fact that people Liked the look of super-hero costumes for 80 consecutive years, and it's only very recently that people started in with the whole "Underpants on the outside! How silly!" critique, means that the "classic" looks is fine, but people nowadays will pick any damn thing to nitpick. It's a complaint that says nothing about what's being critiqued but a whole lot about the person saying it.

Also, more personally, a lot of that stuff comes from people who don't even read comics in the first place, and I'm not about to listen to a single thing those people say about MY characters, anyway.

But yeah, multiple reasons that go far beyond "nostalgia". It's just a better look, and ALL the reasoning Against is immature nitpicking from people who don't know anything about comics, color theory, or clothing design. Simple as that.

06-23-2015, 01:07 AM	#11
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	It's because the whole "It's not fashionable and out of date" argument is STUPID. NOBODY ever dressed like that! Even in 1938, Superman's look was in no way "hip" or "contemporary"! It's a super-hero costume, it's supposed to be garish and eye-catching, not "practical" or any other nonsense. People over-think the fck out of these things. Meanwhile, as has already been stated, there's a secondary function in that super-hero costumes look like sht without something in the middle to break up all that space. That was the entire reason they were always drawn that way in the first place. Granted, it makes way more sense to anyone who's studied drawing or art theory, but it is A Thing. Also, modesty. Regardless of movie suits being rubberized "armor", in print they've almost always been spandex, ostensibly. And anyone wearing a spandex onesie should definitely wear something like trunks over it before they go outside. It's not the most flattering look, to be sure. I'd say, the fact that people Liked the look of super-hero costumes for 80 consecutive years, and it's only very recently that people started in with the whole "Underpants on the outside! How silly!" critique, means that the "classic" looks is fine, but people nowadays will pick any damn thing to nitpick. It's a complaint that says nothing about what's being critiqued but a whole lot about the person saying it. Also, more personally, a lot of that stuff comes from people who don't even read comics in the first place, and I'm not about to listen to a single thing those people say about MY characters, anyway. But yeah, multiple reasons that go far beyond "nostalgia". It's just a better look, and ALL the reasoning Against is immature nitpicking from people who don't know anything about comics, color theory, or clothing design. Simple as that.