Cool Iron Man pics

I think any suit they do will look like metal onscreen. It doesn't have to be Layton's. He was the first to make him look metal rather than some costume made of spandex or the like. It's hard to make it look metal in a comic book. Of course it's easier now because of the way the color them. It's much more realistic. The Granov one isn't as bad as some of the others. I could probably deal with that.

BTW, that black armor was pretty cool.


<div class='quotetop'>(dualedge @ Sep 19 2006, 04:44 PM) [snapback]1322928[/snapback]</div>
Man, I've loved Iron Man for more years than I care to count. I don't see what you guys are complaining about. Granov is the best thing to happen to Iron Man in a long time IMHO. Too scifi? Iron Man is nothing BUT scifi.

Besides, they've changed the armor so many times, it's not nearly as iconic as Batman or Superman so even as a serious Iron Man fan, I think it'd be crazy to tie the director's hands and say it's gotta look like Bob Layton's version or it's crap. One of the things I always liked about Iron Man was that he had this armory of suits for different uses. I actually always kinda liked the black stealth armor myself...

I love the Layton stuff and Demon in a Bottle is by far the best Iron Man story ever but I think Favreau is doing the right thing in working with Granov in coming up with a look that'll work best in live action.
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For anyone who keeps comparing these IM suit designs to Power Rangers, I will have you know a ranger suit consist of a spandex jumpsuit, leather accesories and a fiberglass helmet. There is nothing power ranger-ish about these designs. Leave the rangers alone.

IMHO, these IM design look too cartoony, almost too video game-ish. To me, IM needs to be chromed plated, but that would be a headache with the camera and crew reflecting in the armor, ala C3PO. Besides of the futuristic armor look, it is also supposed to imply MAN, not astro Boy. To be honest, it almost looks like a sentinel from the X-men. I agree; a lot of the classic look should be kept. Less is more.
 
The design for the movie will be based of Adi Granov's work. Granov's version is actuallyvery close to the version we all know and love. Just a little cooler I think.
 
<div class='quotetop'>(dualedge @ Sep 20 2006, 09:40 AM) [snapback]1323235[/snapback]</div>
You can see the stealth armor here and some of the other variations over the years here but it doesn't look like it's been updated with some of the more recent variations.

http://www.ironmanarmory.com/armors.html
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Great link. I really had no idea there were THAT many variations in the armor since I'd been gone.
That was fun to look over. :thumbsup
 
<div class='quotetop'>(dualedge @ Sep 19 2006, 04:44 PM) [snapback]1322928[/snapback]</div>
Too scifi? Iron Man is nothing BUT scifi.

One of the things I always liked about Iron Man was that he had this armory of suits for different uses. I actually always kinda liked the black stealth armor myself...

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I was actually going for the fact that he's a superhero that wears armor. Not a spaceship with a person inside. :unsure

The armory was awesome, but you're describing suits that all still had the same "look". Namely, his face and chest. Even the black stealth armor was just a "repaint". My point is, this design has always been unrecognizable as an "Iron Man". Like that Spiderman costume everyone hated so much. Or the blue and white Superman (although there was a legitimate reason for that- storyline).

To me, it's like comparing the lineage of Godzilla to that awful Devlin/Emmerich version. Although G has changed over the years, THEY made him look totally different, and alienated a lot of fans. The look should evolve, not change entirely. I'm not saying Favreau is making a mistake- IMO it was already made in the comics. I was just hoping he'd draw on more of the history of the character, instead of going with what was most current.
 
Apparently he's working fine: First armor appearance should be the grey one, then the armor will evolve into a almost-classic red and gold, the main villan is the mandarin... I'm not the biggest fan of Iron-man, (even if I could easily be a Tony Stark lookalike :D ), but I think the director is doing a respectful movie ;)
 
exactly. He will start with a greay version of the suit. more clunky and not as pretty. The suit will evolve over the course of the film, there may even be 3 suits total in the first movie alone. He is going with the Granov version becasuse it is respectful to the original design while still bringing something current and new to the table. You cant put a suit designed in 1980 into a 2006 movie. Wouldnt work. We have cars and bikes that look sleeker and sexier than the design everyone here seems to like so to make the movie suit look like that, it would just seem dated and out of place.

Personally I have all the faith in the worl in Favs, he is a great Director and a hige geek. He is always listening to what the fans want and trying to make them happy on all fronts while still pleasing the producers and the studio. Wait till we get a shot of the actual movie suit to judge this. Besides I am more worried about the casting of stark rather then the suit he will wear.
 
That teaser poster is AWESOME.
To frell with the 70's Iron Man.
If they can translate that teaser look to the screen, I'm sold.
 
Now that I think about it, these designs look very much alike the Kamen rider characters from the last 3 years. When people keep mentioning POWER RANGERS, they might be reffering to J-heroes, like Kamen Rider.
 
<div class='quotetop'>(Rodann @ Sep 20 2006, 08:37 PM) [snapback]1323592[/snapback]</div>
I was actually going for the fact that he's a superhero that wears armor. Not a spaceship with a person inside. :unsure

The armory was awesome, but you're describing suits that all still had the same "look". Namely, his face and chest. Even the black stealth armor was just a "repaint". My point is, this design has always been unrecognizable as an "Iron Man". Like that Spiderman costume everyone hated so much. Or the blue and white Superman (although there was a legitimate reason for that- storyline).

To me, it's like comparing the lineage of Godzilla to that awful Devlin/Emmerich version. Although G has changed over the years, THEY made him look totally different, and alienated a lot of fans. The look should evolve, not change entirely. I'm not saying Favreau is making a mistake- IMO it was already made in the comics. I was just hoping he'd draw on more of the history of the character, instead of going with what was most current.
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I understand what you meant but I just disagree with you.

Don't get me wrong, you and I probably grew up with the same design and I love that Layton version too. Of course, we all have our own opinions of what is believeable or not when it comes to more fantastic concepts... I just have a hard time picturing something more along the lines of the classic suit as seeming plausible in a live action film. Maybe it's doable or maybe that's just why I prefer the bulkier 'man in space ship' armor. I personally find it more plausible I suppose.

As far as the design and recognizability, you've got to consider that unlike Superman, Batman and Spider-Man who have only had (relatively speaking) brief stints in "other" costumes (the blue Superman, black and white Spidey, etc.) Iron Man hasn't had that late 70's design in a LONG, LONG time. This isn't simply an issue of one or two new incarnations while the basic design has stayed consistent (like is the case with Godzilla.)

There are basic design elements that have been mostly consistent throughout the past 20 years though - the red and gold, the face layout, the way the red and gold are used, etc. So, maybe I've just become accustomed to spotting Iron Man based on those similarities alone. Speaking for myself, I do see the Granov designs as nothing more than an evolution of the classic design and not so much a radical retelling perhaps because I'm accustomed to seeing Iron Man radically redesigned on a somewhat regular basis.
 
Yep, that's a cool maquette, the only think that seems off is the "magenta" red instead of the more "vermillion" red used by Granov, but it's a cool sculpt nonetheless. :)
 
The bottom of the two designs was supposedly rejected which im not even so sure they had the chance to be that. The top design is more or less Granov's design, save for that helmet, but Granov's is the design that they will be going with in the Iron Man film.
 
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The bottom of the two designs was supposedly rejected which im not even so sure they had the chance to be that. The top design is more or less Granov's design, save for that helmet, but Granov's is the design that they will be going with in the Iron Man film.
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From what they wrote in the article, the bottom designs were rejected. The other designs that were more true to Granov's designs weren't accepted, they were just other designs the artist had done. There wasn't any word on whether the Granov style designs were anything other than options. They could still go with something completely different from anything shown.
 
I didnt even sound like that top design was submitted.
But on the myspace pafe that Director Favs has set up
he states that he is working very closley with Granov
on the design of the IronMan suit and they need only
change areas to make it more plausible in real life.
I think he also mentioned all this at the con.
 
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