What's a good alternative to skin-tight costumes for superheroes?
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>>154234234Cloth where you see the fabric bunching and wrinklingAll the tacticool or body armor or athletic wear stuff looks like it's trying way too hard.
>>154234234no costume
>>154234234If you don't want super costumes then you shouldn't read super comics
>>154234234streetware
>>154234258I think some of them have that strap-on type of thing.
>>154234234Learning how to draw
>>154236274Infamous did this well. Even the little tassels on his backpack that flow when he runs and jumps subtly suggest a cape
Less tight costumes
>>154234234tokusatsu suits
>>154234234Public nudity
>>154238153this nigga gets it
>>154234234not tactical bullshit I can tell you that much
No need to wear something so tight. But I guess it depends on the character :)
>>154234286>>154239658neekid heroes for the win>>154238207acceptable but ideally Metal Heroes type. Or yeah, like this one. Some kinda vest and gauntlets, not just a zentai and a belt.>>154239971and this, of course, is the truest answer. comic artists for decades were trained on purely nudes, nothing else. So they drew painted-on costumes exclusively. Clothes wrinkles are hardJapan, on the other hand, has been drawing clothed PORN for centuries, because nudity is just yawn, but clothes tell a STORY about the person and their status, so.. they fucking know how to draw cloth, and they flaunt it.Looser costumes would rock
>>154240155Japan also has a uniform culture they can fall back on for storytelling shorthand. For example, the Captains in Bleach all wear a uniform inspired by traditional Japanese clothing, but how they each chooses to break from uniform code tells you about their character right away. Other manga have outfits inspired by typical high school uniforms. And Goku's outfit is just a stylized martial arts training gi. Western superhero costumes were originally inspired by strongmen outfits and have struggled to find inspiration since. Especially so I think with modern costumes in the last decade which are struggling with the lack of modern real world fashion to be inspired by. They fall into that generic boudrillardian cultureless superhero skin tight outfit with a jacket over it aesthetic.
>>154240356>Western superhero costumes were originally inspired by strongmen outfits and have struggled to find inspiration since. Especially so I think with modern costumes in the last decade which are struggling with the lack of modern real world fashion to be inspired by. They fall into that generic boudrillardian cultureless superhero skin tight outfit with a jacket over it aesthetic.This is interesting. I have question: where did capes come in?
>>154240813From pulp heroes (think musketeers, the shadow), strongmen, circus performers, magicians, etc. Basically fashion of the era or 2 before Superheroes were invented that artists would have grown up watching.
>>154234234Normal clothes
>>154240980This is worse. It's just a tshirt and jeans. Anti-effay
>>154234234What's wrong with skin-tight costumes for superheroes?
>>154242184Boring.
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>>154242227How is it boring? It shows-off their athletic build.
>>154240813>I have question: where did capes come in?Also from strongmen. They were circus performers and came in a variety of costumes. Some of them would wear capes of varying sizes. Not for the act mind you, but as part of the pageantry for roll call when they bring the performers into the big top.
>>154240356>Western superhero costumes were originally inspired by strongmen outfitsIt's a myth. Supes costume was very clearly inspired by Flash Gordon's original outfit
>>154243679No
>>154243679You mean Flash Gordon, of the story that Burroughs wrote in 1936?That dude came out 9 years after the Caribbean strongman in the post above you, which means that there are very good odds that Flash's costume was inspired by strongmen too.
>>154234234Skintight suit+Jacket.
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>>154234234Armor, but it doesn't work for everybody; plus, skintight suits are part of the sex appeal.
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>>154234234Athletic gear and flamboyant designed clothing.
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>>154244015That’s just gay.
>>154240980This is fucking SHIT. This is the WORST goddamn trend in superhero history.
Pulpy Suits.
>>154242776It does nothing except advertise who they are, and even then they sometimes start to look alike. There's no fashion sense, no utility, and it doesn't even look cool most of the time.
>>154240356>Western superhero costumes were originally inspired by strongmen outfits and have struggled to find inspiration since. Especially so I think with modern costumes in the last decade which are struggling with the lack of modern real world fashion to be inspired by.Yes people with muscular physiques in professions where they show off their physical skills have stopped wearing outfits that showcase their physique. No flamboyant costumes, either.Christ, some of you people have never thought for yourselves. You parrot the "circus strongmen" thing without ever considering where else in your life you've seen similar outfits. Bodybuilders, wrestlers, fighters, athletes, acrobats, all of them wear outfits to show off their body because their physique and physical prowess is what they're selling. Hell, bodybuilders and their increasing sizes have had the most direct influence on changes on how superheroes have been drawn since the 30's.
>>154246644>. There's no fashion senseHard disagree there. With a 2D image, strong, bold, simple designs stand out far more Something like the Flash's bolts stand out eway more on a plain red surface than if the red was full of lines itself and the bolts were more detailed and meant to be ribbing or something.
>>154246718Wrestling outfits are inspired by the same strongmen that superhero costumes were. The fuck are you even getting at
>>154247323That the look never went away. That’s the point. Anon says it as if the look was only a thing in the early 20th century and there’s been nothing relatable since. Strongmen themselves were probably inspired by older figures like gladiators or depictions of mythical figures like Hercules.
>>154238207no the bug theme is fucking stupid there is nothing heroic or cool about being themed after bugs
>>154240356>>154240155Does everybody forget that one of the most important aspect for any costume is that anybody could draw it. Because in American comics, Fill-in artists are fairly common.Notice the designs that start off complicated, usually end up simplified within a matter of years. Look how Brian hitch Drew, midnight or with the leather jacket, but few artists actually like to draw Notice that designs that start off complicated usually end up simplified within a matter of years. Like how Brian Hitch drew Midnighter in the authority with the leather jacket, but runs afterwards usually simplify the material. Although we can Blame Superman for the tight suits. The only characters that exist, as major exceptions are usually pulling from different baselines, like being martial artist, or sorcerers.
>>154248823Fuck fill-in artists.
>>154234234They should wear PJs.
>>154234234I like tacticool and armor costumes.
>>154234234>What's a good alternative to skin-tight costumes for superheroes?What about jackets?
>>154251202based
>>154251257god I hate this trend
>>154251257Jackets are cool.
>>154240992tshirt and jeans is effay, you just need to know how to fit them, that alone filters 90% of the population
>>154251634kino
>>154251257the only fucking characters that should ever wear jackets are rogue and gambit. it looks like absolute shit on everyone else. anyone got that beartato edit with wonderwoman with her jacket? While where on the subject of jackets, the person who okayed carols marching band jacket should be hunted in the streets and shot like the dog they are.
>>154253226>the only fucking characters that should ever wear jackets are rogue and gambit.Wrong, you stupid, worthless bitch.
>>154253472Despite being merchandised alot, Cyclops barely sued that jacket initially and it was mainly casualwear he had around when getting a mission brief. He took it off when he went into action. Psylocke had one on too.It's since been referenced as an actual costume for him to wear, but in the 90's it wasn't meant to be regular action wear.
>>154253226What kind of retard actually thinks this is a good opinion to have lmao
>>154235760FPBP - Fourth Post, Best Post
>>154235760>>154254769You're okay with stagnation?
>>154251257NO jackets are not heroic uniforms they are for soldiers and royalty. Superheroes need to be distinct not like something you would wear to work. Not like they are limited by the temperature. Some characters inhereting and representing 90s edge like Scarlet Spider, Superboy, Rogue, they are allowed. Gambit and NickFury can have trench coats at times. But overall its not a good thing to standardize like Spider Womans jacket look was tied to a sjw run of her, they love lowering characters to be more relatable like batgirls leather jacket costume.
>>154234234I think the answer is pretty obvious.
>>154234234Big ass trench coat over a skin tight costume.
>>154246644>There's no fashion sense, no utility, and it doesn't even look cool most of the time.Just admit that you don't care about superhero costumes in comics or cartoons, you just want something to cosplay without embarrassing yourself.>no utility
Stop trying to shit up my hobby
>>154259042Your hobby is shit. We're trying to fix it so that non-retards and non-faggots can also enjoy it.
>>154260459You've only encouraged both parties to enjoy it further.
>>154258784>That chinDikto's Spidey was quite chadderific, are we sure he was meant to be a nerd?
mechs
>>154260593Good. Glad it's working.
>>154248536What's your problem with Blue Beetle?
>>154238207Man I hate it when the shirt or tunic extends past the belt.
>>154261019He was an outsider but not a weak nerd. He talked back, got into fights, had the potential for confence and rose up to it in time. He was into science, but in a focused and dedicated way, on the path to be a learned man of science.Enough so that Flash's perception of events was that Peter was stand-offish and aloof.
>>154255477This is the genre, take it or leave it, and plenty have been open to leaving it. That's fine, I'm ok with liking niche things. I know zoomers think something is a failure if it's not the best selling thing ever, but I'd rather listen to Big Black than any popular music of the last 20 years too.
>>154262532I'd rather work on fixing it.
>>154262697I'd rather you just leave. Apply your fixes to something new. Something of your own.
>>154234234Superhero costumes predate spandex and should be made of wool
>>154262870I'd rather you keep reading the old stuff while I fix the new stuff and make it better for more people to enjoy.
>>154262931Those look like trash.
>>154263875So does spandex. You're gonna get shit no matter what.
>>154263875Nah. It works for Superman.
>>154261041The gayest.
>>154234234Depends on the character.
A Hazmat suit? She has the proportional strength of a praying mantis and bites off her mate's head during fornication.
>>154261019>he was meant to be a nerd?He wasn't. Once he graduated and lost the glasses he was a real lady killer. And nerd meant something different back then anyways.
