Superman: Legacy
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Everything We Now Know About Superman's New Costume, Broken Down In Obsessive Detail
The DCU Superman suit is worthy of deconstruction.
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Just goes to show how much a costume plays in presenting the actor, not to mention camera angles, perspective, etc.
Yeah, because he is jacked. The suit is good, but something is just wrong. It's too thick, although I am glad it's not spandex, but it's just off.
This is what they were going for, which I love, but it does not show the new guys muscles very well, and it really does not look like the guy is 6'4".
Every live-action (and most animated) Superman/Superboy (with the exception of David Wilson in '75) had the logo on the back of the cape up until Superman Returns. Smallville also had the logo on the cape.
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He does not look right without slicked hair even as Clark Kent.
Love to see the shorts are back AND the S on the cape... not a huge fan of how thick the material (rubber?) is... why no muscle suit? The actor is big, but he doesn't look it here. Superman should be ripped. Brandon Routh's Kingdom Come look was absolutely fantastic! Detailed, but not over-the-top Hollywood textured.
…still has the “thickness” and “looseness” of a neoprene wetsuit, to me.
Strikerkc
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I like the suit. If the material isn't skin tight, I've never gotten the idea that he should be jacked. I get they draw him that way "cause strong", but a "normal" guy look is fine with me. As long as it's at least a fit athletic build.
His strength comes from his reaction to our sun, not from being burly. He looks pretty normal, but gets infinitely more from his muscles.
Anyhow, I'm gonna go back to reading my alternate universe comics or something.
His strength comes from his reaction to our sun, not from being burly. He looks pretty normal, but gets infinitely more from his muscles.
Anyhow, I'm gonna go back to reading my alternate universe comics or something.
Well, in the 1950’s he definitely had an “Everyman Build” with the chiseled, muscular build of a potato:
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I like the overall look of the suit, but just can't get past the "S". It looks incomplete, for lack of a better word.
Bloop
Sr Member
That's my main beef too.
When a logo is that stylized, it amounts to breaking the 4th wall. A first-generation logo would not be done like that because it's too hard for an unfamiliar person to recognize the letter 'S' in there. The movie audience can only see the letter because they are very familiar with the logo already.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Original dad bod.
Looks like they put a really bad curly wig on top of hair which is brushed straight underneath.
I agree completely. It doesn't look like an S, just a large bar across the diamond outer shape. Not at all in keeping with the iconic symbol. I understand trying to update things but this was a terrible design choice, along with a baggy looking costume.
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