Give Me Dumb Comic Book Accurate Costumes

Hollywood has been getting better at it, but in the past, they haven't been willing to make many bright comic accurate suits. ‪@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul‬

[@officialtoddhoward69]

The comic accurate costumes, for the most part, aren't even silly, the movie industry has just brainwashed us into thinking overdesigned tactical outfits "look better"

[@MarvNARK]

This is especially true when there are lines thrown in the movies about how ridiculous they would look or do look. I even hate the little bits like how Black Adam's and Dr. Fate's costumes in the dceu have writing on them instead of just being pure black and blue

[@MarvNARK]

And in a Uno reverse kind of way, say like with Grant Morrison's New X-Men story, the comics can't even make the movie outfits look better than they actually do

[@redonred5347]

thank you thank you very much this has been what i s always when not comic fans have to say about costumes and uniform they are very very wrong

[@EmperorGuyver]

For the most part, they actually are. Most of those costumes would look goofy as shit if they made them completely accurate. They even had to change Wolverine's a bit to make it not look stupid.

[@joostine3720]

@@MarvNARKreminds me of aangs arrow tattoo in the live action movie

[@legogoka-boomstudio1838]

A good point to fun colors is in the x-men movies. If you saw a super powered black ops team heading to you, you’d shit your pants. If you saw the original heroic and proud x-men heading towards you, you might feel confused but then safe.

[@ellie8272]

Exactly! The costumes feel inherently friendly

[@weik-2936]

especially important in the context of who the X-Men are, they're meant to be a bridge between mutants and humanity, they need to inspire hope and safety

[@nugget3687]

This is why I think supermans trunks is a necessity. You see underwear over his costume and you find it difficult to see him as scary, which is what Clark wants, he doesn't want you to be scared of him.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

@@nugget3687This is also why Batman has the yellow Bat insignia on his chest. He doesn't want kids to be afraid of him, but he definitely wants criminals to be afraid.

[@EmperorGuyver]

No they would get laughed at.

[@Philibuster001]

I think the shying away from the comicbook outfits is made worse whenever they decide to double down and mock the costume. Its been a trope for ages now for a character to wear/try on a very cheap, put-together comic-accurate costume and then say something like "I look like an idiot" or "Never happening" in favour of the new, modern, muted, detailed and realistic costume. The marvel Netflix shows were infamous for this and it made the Defenders show look incredibly awkward with Daredevil being the only one in an actual costume while the rest just wore regular jackets. Theres nothing wrong with acknowledging the silly roots of the comics, but it feels more like its done out of insecurity. Like they want to avoid the comics like its a younger sibling.

[@LiMe251]

Didn't they, like, not let Luke Cage wear his signature outfit, I feel like it's not that weird to have someone wear a yellow shirt and plain pants.

[@RJM-ot5dt]

I mean, we did get Jessica Jones wearing her Jewel outfit for a little time and they did have an actual Iron Fist mask but that's really it, overall I'm still saddened they ditched them because they look "too goofy"

[@MarvNARK]

​@@LiMe2511: He actually does wear it when he breaks out of Seagate. And 2: He costume nowadays is just a plain yellow shirt with black pants mostly

[@MarvNARK]

​@@RJM-ot5dtJessica never wore that costume

[@shroomfruit345]

I feel like the exception to this is Captain America. I like that he wore the dumb costume, but then thought “I don’t know, I kind of liked that.” and ended up wearing a newer version of the classic comic book costume.

[@specspectacular1275]

Id kill for a comic accurate nightwing suit like 1:1 recreation of his 2000s look

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

100%

[@ellie8272]

James Gunn really is the man to thank for convincing general audiences that silly is cool. He's always leaned into absurdism. I think as long as the world they're in embraces it, audiences will too

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Absolutely. If everyone commits to the absurdity, it works.

[@MarvNARK]

No he is not

[@MarvNARK]

​@@Sandwichreviewsforthesoulyou know this isn't true

[@LordProteus]

Can't believe Star Lord never put his mask on even once in the third Guardians of the Galaxy film.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Can’t believe I never even noticed that! I guess the movie is good enough that it doesn’t matter but, but it would’ve made Star Lord’s costume much better.

[@GAMEFAN27]

I got really mad about that because it allowed him to go into space without being in danger and there was a scene where he needed to go into space for a bit and i couldn't stop thinking about how that helment should have been used.

[@ghostlysmith8542]

Gunn said the mask was in a drawer, he didn't want the mask in the movie cause the og mask was destroyed in guardians 2. He didn't like they gave him a mask in infinity war cause it was destroyed. Personality I think this is the one of Gunn's few L takes, cause like, infinity war takes place 4 years after guardians 2, why wouldn't quill get a new mask? Even ignoring Infinity War, why wouldn't he get a new mask in this movie if the og one was destroyed? Gunn's reasoning in "it was destroyed in Guardians 2" makes no sense even ignoring the infinity war one

[@Kirbizard]

On the flipside, it's nice the third film actually gives the team their blue and red outfits. I love that look.

[@Bruhtatochip742]

@@GAMEFAN27 People tried to excuse that with so much reach, it was dumb as hell.

[@henrygarcia39]

100% agree, years of black leather Wolverine has brainwashed my brother into thinking Wolverines mask being goofy is a bad thing

[@DecarloThornton]

I want a classic 616 captain America suit with the wing tips pirate boots I don't care how goofy it looks at least one scene in action and a Batman with the white eyes and Robin/Nightwing

[@kkay000]

​@@DecarloThorntonI completely forgot the ear wings existed and I am now ashamed.

[@DecarloThornton]

@@kkay000 nah it's just I grew up with that look of him I don't know why but I never like the wings painted the side of the head I'm getting used to it a little bit but I just want that in action I they can do a scene in the universe we're everyone is the 616 era. If they can do Deadpool, wolverine, Batman vs, flash then I know they adapt the 616 look why not? I just miss the classic looks I know they have to change but at least one time and stop taking off the mask.

[@miguelbayonrivera2467]

I love old-school comics, both visually and narratively, especially the Silver and Bronze Ages, and yes, I want a movie with the classic winged Captain America. If they put effort and budget into the costume, it'll work.

[@henrygarcia39]

I get that, those characters will definitely be rebooted again in the future and could end up looking even more comic accurate. But I want to put emphasis on the EVEN part, because the costumes those characters have had in live action are already comic book accurate. The small differences don’t make the ones we’ve already have of them bad. They weren’t like the black leather X-Men, the Fant4stic, Dolph Lundgren dressed as a biker or Ray Stevenson with a FADED skull.

[@weik-2936]

I am hoping someday we can see Batman in the classic blue grey (which fun fact, is actually a more "realistic" urban camouflage than all black) with yellow chest insignia and white eyes

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

All the colors from the blue suit to the yellow logo are a must for whatever the new Brave and the Bold Batman we're eventually getting.

[@jmurray1110]

Technically in comics that was just a staging thing the blue wasn’t ready a thing until the super friends era but brave abd the bold acknowledged it as grey and blue in universe and it worked really well

[@umjammerlammy9993]

Also I will say it. Much as I love The Batman’s film noir dracula look, or the bay like armor of the Burton to Schumacher films, I want him wearing the trunks

[@nope5657]

Nah. The eyes are what killed Wolverine in D&W

[@crispymax]

@@nope5657true

[@robinthrush9672]

Comic-accurate Power Girl and WItch Blade, let's gooooo!

[@annieskywalker9290]

Comic accurate emma frost

[@TheRevenantEdits]

YES. Lezz go! Who gives a care about what Twitter would think? What good have they ever brought to anyone?

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

​@@annieskywalker9290they kind of did it Xmen First Class

[@Mr.Brothybear]

What's Comic Accurate Power Girl look like?

[@TheRevenantEdits]

@@Mr.Brothybear Look it up. Simple as that

[@kartikeygupta3958]

Just the knowledge Wolverine mask was real and they made for both the Hugh Jackman and stunt team and it looks incredible

[@EmperorGuyver]

Yet it still changed a bit to not look completely stupid

[@imnotfunnybro]

I love how you included Alex Ross art because I’m a humongous fan of his work and he is just one of the clear examples that those so called “goofy” costumes in no way shape or form makes the hero’s look less spectacular, I always imagine in another world if the first avengers film had their actual suits from the comic, minds would’ve BLOWN. I always thought it was a legal issue for why we never even got to see purple pants Hulk or gold armored iron man

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Alex Ross is the GOAT

[@imnotfunnybro]

@@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul 🐐LEGIIIIT!!!!! I’ve got posters

[@vermis8344]

Since the first trailer dropped, I've been thinking 'our boy Hugh looks good in yellow spandex'.

[@NotHeresrsly]

The one thing I think the curved-ear Batman cowl would bring to live-action is an even more 'unnerving' presence to him - like, it would be absolutely ridiculous in any shots of extended dialogue, but in quick shots, rooftop scowling, etc? He would look even more like a psychopath in a gargoyle-freak costume (So then the solution would be to make a movie more like Gotham Central, where Batman appears rarely, but makes an impact each time)

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Love the Gotham central idea and even the gargoyle shots. Even I can admit the long ears then would look bad ass.

[@jamesoblivion]

It's been a long, strange road. In early superhero media, they tried (not always successfully, but fairly consistently) to recreate the costumes as faithfully as they could, more or less. But as time went by, those prior incarnations came to be viewed as corny (often deservedly so), and there was an obvious desire to push superhero movies in a more serious direction (reflecting a trend in superhero comics that gained considerable traction in the 1980s). Which is a positive impulse to follow, at least to some extent, but around the turn of the century, Hollywood REALLY got cold feet about the costumes. And they threw out the baby with the bath water. They thought that mature themes would clash with the bold, bright costumes...failing to grasp that the source material had been thriving on that very juxtaposition for decades. And I do think we're getting back to an acceptance within the film industry of the fact that, yes, fans do want to see their superheroes' iconic costumes translated to the screen in a way that's instantly recognizable. They're finally figuring out, after a knock on the head that made them forget for a few decades, that the wacky costumes are an integral part of what makes superheroes appealing. And that real maturity comes from the storytelling...not the wardrobe department.

[@novelteetime8136]

For most of these comic costumes, the adaptation lacks the honesty to portray them as cool/fun. Sure, some of them are goofy as hell and might not translate well to real life, but making sure that the character is still intact should be very important. Luckily, Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, and etc, got really cool suits that translate very greatly to the big screen. It’s a shame that we can’t have that fun stuff like what Japan has with its Tokusatsu heroes because they know how to make their heroes look cool/awesome while still having that goofiness. Look at Kamen Rider and its bug eyed helmets and belts.

[@marcusward6235]

8:39 Personally I love the long curved ears, makes Batman look like a Bat.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

You may have a point

[@toganium4175]

I was really expecting you to talk about how good Doom Patrol’s TV series adaptation was with that thumbnail.

[@vinnyv949]

Absolutely agree. If I’m going to adapt something I’m going to adapt it faithfully. I don’t care how people say it looks. That’s the property I’m adapting. If you want to do something else then do or create something else.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Exactly, there’s no point in heavily altering or “updating” someone’s look when it worked perfectly already

[@Tha_Pencil]

Its like they're ashamed of the source material, but whenever the costumes are accurate people rejoice

[@petermj1098]

Nah the original Hawkeye costume and mask would look dumb on Jeremy Renner.

[@gingerdog8203]

@@petermj1098you can redesign it into something more realistic. If wolverine’s can work, i think his can too

[@petermj1098]

@@gingerdog8203 Wolverine costume was never practical. Wolverine doesn’t even need a mask though. It is not like he needs to hide his identity or he needs it to protect his face from damage. Literally no one else from the X-Men wears a mask anyway so why does he need to? Lol Hawkeye may need a mask for his spy work and assassin work but Marvel is still butthurt to do it.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

​@@petermj1098Yeah, Wolverine can just wear a shirt and jeans. I never needed to see his yellow outfit.

[@petermj1098]

@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp I mean he can wear a yellow and and blue outfit but the mask is really just unnecessary for his character.

[@amishzomby]

Cap in the first avengers looked fire and exactly what I thought you were asking for…

[@train123z]

that's kind of a way to try and do "comic accurate" but fail. The material was strangely thick, the cowl wasn't really accurate at all (especially with the covered ears). just wasn't the way to adapt his costume.

[@EmperorGuyver]

​​@@train123z It was purposely made to look goofy as a joke. Hence why he only wore it when he was doing the live shows for the soldiers

[@andraw4002]

​@@train123zThe blue was also the wrong shade

[@flintlockwood25]

I need the new DCU to go full comic book

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Amen

[@lucastaylor3399]

Amen brotha. I saw Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl are gonna have the corpo lordtech costumes but I’m gonna hope those get swapped out around the mid point of the film for their comics looks

[@Zoey-yk5eu]

NEEEED a accurate live action Nightcrawler!

[@pattik_]

I’ve never understood how characters with literal superpowers (for the stupidest reasons) are less ridiculous to some people than spandex

[@Internet_Canuck]

I would love to see Killer Moth’s look in Live Action.

[@Mr.Brothybear]

Gimme that green and purple Killer Moth with his goofy ah wings

[@pjincho]

This sounds like a high school presentation.

[@silverthehedgehog73]

i also love when they add something creative while being comic accurate for example in the first mcu captain american movie his red stripes were suspenders and i found that so cool

[@devinbrice991]

I totally agree, though I will admit that I appreciate it when the suits are adapted in an original, but faithful way. It seems we are on a kick to exactly recreate comic costumes now, which is good, but if we only ever did that, we wouldn't get unique takes like the raimi suit and iron man armor

[@AnthonyGarcia-se2yd]

Yessss! Exactly! Bro, its nice to c someone share my sentiments just about thru and thru.

[@nope5657]

I agree. One of my biggest pet peeves that's actually more of a legit grievance of the entire genre is how allergic to just...making the costumes look like they should. Even when the MCU costumes are relatively comic accurate they are over-designed and all look like they come from the same tailor. Too many unneeded greebles on most MCU costumes. But then again....comic accurate Wolverine looked...terrible imo. But I don't doubt that's more of a design, lighting, and cinematography issue than it is an issue of the costume not being able to be translated to screen. If they got rid of the white lenses it would look better.

[@jmurray1110]

Apparently it’s mostly a colour theory thing too many vibrant colours gets you a noisy scene I personally don’t agree but marvel in particular tints there movies hard in the solo films to match the costumes and outside if the first avengers movie desaturates the frame when more than 1 hero is on screen

[@TheAldGamer]

Such a good take man

[@SpectralRush]

Absolutely agreed, also unrelated, but related, I find it funny how the Wolverine mask in DP&W is a cowl when he first uses it but appears as a more solid helment at the end. Doesn't make sense but I kind of love that. Also nice to see another small creator with really good content, you need more subs ‼️

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Whatever flaw with Wolverine’s mask I’m willing to forgive just because we finally got to see it in live action. And thank you so much! I would love a trillion subscribers, but kind words help out more than you know!

[@albo9246]

I'm all in! Movies and TV ARE fantasy. There's ZERO reason to "real worldify" costumes. Tweak them, sure, but keep them as is. Thank you for putting this out there.

[@TheRobinWithWit]

As a fan of Robin, i don't shy away from silly suits. One of my favorite things about comic books and Robin in particular is how varied the suits can be, take a look at Dick Grayson's classic suit compared to the new Damian Wayne grey suit. all the variation allows for each character( and iteration of robin specifically) to feel different. The bright colours or lack there of allow for the artist to represent the character through their clothes. I love Dicks original robin suit, it feels like something a child would make, bright colours and no trousers just screams "IM A LITTLE KID" but then his choice to keep it as he gets older also feels fitting, it shows to me that dick is confident and not scared to run into action with little trunks on, he trusts in his own skills to keep him safe. And not to mention Jason choosing not to change the suit, they way i have always seen it, is that Jason is willing to wear the suit because its THE robin suit and to become robin you wear THE suit. in their world the suit isn't weird, its normalized and even seen as cool. okay ill stop talking about robin now. The constant removing of what makes these hero's suits their suits is fundamentally a bad idea, and often makes these hero's look nothing like their comic book counterpart. Take me back to the Burt ward days when a man wasn't afraid to wear a suit that looked a little funny. One thing that made me bash my head when i watched titans(besides the bad writing and the whole show in general) was how bland most of the robin suits were, in good lighting i could handle it (mostly due to the red chests, which dicks was lacking in colour) but when removing the gold from dicks suit when they made Jason's, to the overdesigned Tim suit with the weird chest plate (although props for it being bright) i just couldn't handle it. The suits felt over tactical but without the bright colours to balance that out (and for Tim's i I've already said, overdesigned, bright but too much) i just cant find myself finding much joy in them, I've seen some cosplays of the suits with more cloth looking armoring and/or brighter reds and greens and my god they look phenomenal (even ones that are clearly cheaper mad than the show suits). In fairness at lest they are actual robin suits unlike that Gotham knights show(and the red hood designed looked good and the Nightwing one want horrible because 99% of the time you cant see the paneling) but it just leaves me wishing they had gone all out...i guess i didn't stop talking about robin, anyway yes we need more corny comic book suits in live action media.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Love all the different robin, red hood, and nightwing looks, I’m honestly surprised we haven’t seen more live action robins besides the Schumacher one. And don’t worry, we could all use more robin talk.

[@TheRobinWithWit]

@@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul I think most Batman live action media doesn't use him because they assume Robin = silly. But I'd say Titans despite my distaste for the show, it's proven that Robin can be taken seriously. Like imagine The Batman with a Robin, That movie was already peak (besides riddlers suit) but with a Robin it would be even cooler......personally.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

@therobinwithwit Completely agree! And I need to watch Titans, stopped watching after a few episodes but I didn’t hate it, just had a lot going on at the time. But I bet if I went back I would have fun with it. Doom Patrol too, I never finished that.

[@TheRobinWithWit]

@@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul Doom patrol is really good and I do recommend watching it all. Titans is just fine it's kinda like a Riverdaleish show but actually based off of the comics.

[@JustinBlades-s2v]

John Cena was perfect peacekeeper because he could always go into his in ring persona if he gets uncomfortable.

[@itsbirb7703]

Blue Beetle! loved the movie and the designs! Hoping we see something like that for Batman beyond!

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Blue beetle felt like it was pulled straight from the comics and it looked incredible!

[@andraw4002]

I really want a comic accurate Captain America costume, with the scales being a sort of armor. I think it could work in live action whilst being 95% accurate.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

His Endgame suit does a good job of having the scales, but I do wish they were more prominent

[@soundone1502]

Judge Dredd pulled off the mask in Dredd .

[@ArkhamSause]

If nightwing ever shows up in live action again, i PRAY they bring back discowing

[@Mrenderboyo]

I hate KGBeast in BvS and Arrow, hes just some random russian guy, meanwhile in the comics hes basically a russian version of Bane mixed with The Terminator, and while his original costume is kind of stupid, when they replaced the bare skin parts of his suit with red spandex he ended up looking really cool Assault on arkham gave him a great design but decided to kill him off instantly

[@sirjimothythe1st]

I'd love to see a somewhat comic accurate Killer Moth villain in a movie where he has his iconic colours helmet and wings!

[@wander7812]

One of the most adaptable suits is Cloud9 from the Spiderman comics. Because shes just wearing normal clothes pretty much. Kinda of outdated clothes, but still. Which makes me think that if they somehow un-adapt her, it would probably be the nail in the coffin for you ☠

[@black.sasuke.uchiha]

Never seen this channel before, but I really liked the outro! Speaking of which, I haven’t had a sandwich in a while.🤔I went ahead and subscribed, which makes me number 905!👍🏿

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

I appreciate it!

[@SEB1991SEB]

If you're not gonna have a colourful costume then it's like what's even the point of it being a superhero film? It might as well just be a regular action film (except for the superpowers I guess).

[@johnnyvonbodmann6393]

I'm an old comic book geek...and I remember seeing the cover of X-Men #109 with Guardian (or Weapon Alpha...or Vindicator...whatever he identifies as now) popping Wolverine in the jaw...awesome cover, damn near iconic. In real life, two dudes wrasslin' in the woods in their underoos could be...kinky or terrifying, but probably just HILARIOUS. But we're talking about comic books...and the suspension of belief. There was something about the costumes, corny as they may be to some, that made sense to some of us. Throw some kevlar in there and in a way, it's no weirder that camo patterns on soldiers. It lets us know who to root for and why. Superheroes represent something....truth, justice, the american way....vengeance...you take away the costume, it dilutes the very thing that made that hero a SUPER hero. Not all heroes wear capes or costumes, but a lot of them do and they make it look cool AF.

[@DIEGOLOKO82]

i have been going to mexican wrestling shows my whole life, “silly” costumes turn badass in one second if you see the people in them do some cool shit

[@CymruCreator]

it sounds really weird to hear a 'cleaned' version of 'built like a brick shithouse'.

[@ElectraAlan]

Chris Reeve's costume was 100% faithful to the comics, and looked 100% better than George Reeves' costume. It looked great when he was in action. Flying, saving someone, being powerful. When he was just standing around, it did look stupid. But they embraced the cliche`. Comic book movies these days are just afraid to embrace the cliche`.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

If everyone commits to that cliche, there is absolutely nothing wrong with someone looking stupid

[@jancerny8109]

Much though I love the Adam West Batman, you have to admit that the costume makes you chuckle. For a show that didn’t take itself seriously, that was fine. If you want to sustain a dark and tense atmosphere, you just can’t put Christian in light gray tights with blue underwear on the outside.

[@coopernut]

I always like a more "grounded" superhero set. Something more or so believable. The thing is sometimes i don't think you need to sacrifice original design. Like polkadot man still looks dumb, but it feels like something that could be real and I think that's great.

[@fad23]

A big moment in the discussion of comic book accuracy was had with the production of Dick Tracy, where the villains and general color scheme were more like the strip, but Warren Beatty's face wasn't changed. It was a very weird dynamic, and that movie fizzled at the box office for a number of reasons.

[@Pat12379]

Captain Americas costume in he's first movie was great they fucked up in that bro

[@brittoaugustus4060]

great video man, enjoy ur content

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

I appreciate it!

[@fad23]

I have never watched any Fantastic Four movies, but I also really crave a comic accurate Galactus. Given a good budget (the comic accurate MODOK looked like it was done on the cheap) that would be just a thrill. Jack Kirby characters are often more about body language than face.

[@luis1237]

I want the Comic Accurate Toad Blob Nightcrawler Rouge Cyclops

[@isaiahhellems7901]

I personally think blade being a day walker is much cooler. And he is an exception. It envokes Vampire Hunter D vibes.

[@darrenbent7601]

It is not just superheroes that get the dulling down in design from animated to live action movies, look at what Michael Bay did to the Transformers. they got to the point that it was getting hard to tell the Autobots from the Decepticons, with hardly any colour tones different between them, and the panelling that covered them.

[@fad23]

I know this is impractical, but I would like to see masks that don't just magically appear.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Nano-tech has ruined masks

[@Planktonstolemypillow]

IF I ever get to run a movie studio that gets comic movie rights EVERYONE WILL HAVE COMIC ACCURATE COSTUMES Unless it’s EXTREMELY stupid Like uh I can’t think of one right now but You get it

[@Dargonhuman]

In one of the DVD features for the first X-men movie, they explained that they wanted to do the bright spandex but most of the cast didn't have the physique to wear it and still look "heroic", so they went with black leather to make the team look more heroic and give them a sense of uniformity. It made sense at the time as CGI wasn't quite there to make up for their less than superheroic pudges, rolls and soft spots, but the technology certainly exists today to do it if the studios wanted to invest the time and money. That said, though, I don't mind when a classic costume gets adapted with a "tactical look", i.e. Captain America or Batman, especially if there's a good in story reason for it. Let's be honest, no soldier, warrior or vigilante is going into a combat zone dressed like they just got out of a pilates class, they're going in wearing body armor. To that end, if the costume designers of a production can marry the character's classic spandex look with something that looks like it can actually stop a barrage of bullets, I'll be happy. Drawing a complicated costume many times in many poses and by several different people while looking consistent and good is monumentally difficult, which is why comic book costumes are often made with simple shapes/lines, form fitting and untextured, _especially_ in the days before Photoshop and digital editing. For all it's faults and drawbacks compared to comic books, live action's big strength is that the costumes can physically exist and move with the actor, so extra details like armor plating, zippers, pockets, detailed stitchwork and so on can exist without worrying if an artist is going to draw it wrong.

[@Mr.M19845]

I totally strongly agree with this. let them work, wolverine suit takes 24 years to happen yet it work some still doubt others don't like it but majority of fans audience liked it, gave it a time to work to grow until it doesn't get improved time to time, they make it seems goofy just be serious, black leather was liked by the OG fans that grows on them sure but it doesn't feels right despite of long decade of evolution, it's time to put more faithful and accurate comic costume in movies not just nod but fully committed, bring back colorful heroes and not some uninteresting bland costume just for matrix trend. just gave fans want they're the target audience not the critics but be careful and mindful about it.

[@CyclopsWasRight]

Reminds me of when a friend got mad at me for making fun of Captain Colds' parka. He told me to read Rogues Revenge, and by the end of it, I had newfound respect for Flash's Rogues. Now I love that corny sht.

[@elecmagpulse7385]

The MCU’s tactical getup for Hawkeye pretty much completely supplanted his classic blue and purple costume. Easily one of if not the biggest example of the movies influencing the comics’ design direction. (Up there with that time in the early 2000’s where the comic X-Men started wearing black ‘cause of the films.) It’s a shame, because while it’s certainly on the more ridiculous side of Marvel superhero costumes, it’s still iconic in its own right.

[@Damon_Blue]

In regard to helmets and masks, they're likely used sparingly because most of Hollywood prefers to have the actor's face visible to the audience, which I think is stupid. Actors can display emotion in ways other than their face. Although the show has obviously dipped in quality, I still love that The Mandalorian rarely shows Pedro Pascal's face. They trust that he can convey the emotions his character is feeling, because that's what an actor does. However, I think Hollywood likes showing actor's faces not for emotion, but for marketing, which is a shame.

[@fad23]

I was scanning to see if anyone had commented on faces, because as an actor they can be extremely important. And they're important in a way that was usually not necessary in comics, at least until thought bubbles went out of style. But with an actor's face, the audience can get an immediate emotional kick, and that can be vital.

[@fad23]

On the point of marketing, that's certainly a factor. I think of the two Dredd movies and Stallone vs Urban. Some characters should never have their faces seen and should be present entirely through body language.

[@callmejacob3234]

I desperately need to see the Neal Adams Batsuit in live action. The white eyes, the blue and gray batsuit, I need it. I'm hoping James Gunn delivers. I'm hoping the DCU goes full comic book and abandons the grounded and realistic approach. I love Christopher Nolan but he did more harm than good with his Batman Trilogy. Now every single Batman film needs to be grounded in reality and that gets boring. I'm tired of Batman fighting normal guys in business suits give me Clayface or Mr. Freeze. Those characters won't be done justice in a realistic setting. I'm hoping The Batman Part II goes for a more fantastical approach. I'm so tired of realistic superheroes it takes away the fun.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

That would be incredible to see The Batman Part II feature slightly supernatural or super powered villains. They probably won't go for it, but that's the perfect movie to introduce a fully comic book Clayface, Mr. Freeze, or even Solomon Grundy.

[@jmurray1110]

Also can we get a blue Batman in live action I grew up with brave and the bold so would like to see that translated in a modern way

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

The next Batman movie that isn't the Matt Reeves' one is called Brave and the Bold 👀

[@jmurray1110]

@@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul I wasn’t aware if that when posting Though I question how it’s going to work brave and the bold both the comic and show was very team up of the week focuses (hell the comic wasn’t even a Batman comic at the beginning he just became too fun to wrote and he became the star

[@andraw4002]

I prefer grey and black. It's how he's mainly been drawn since the 2000's

[@emiltiwaz1022]

MCU-Disney+ ruined Agatha Harkness, the Ancient One, and Zeus for exactly the same reasons you mention. Jack Kirby's Agatha Harkness worked in the comics for 50+ years (1970-2023), only to be completely thrown away by Wandavision makers.

[@josephkeen7224]

In fairness the helmets are a deeper issue than just “looking dumb”. It’s an issue of emoting. The biggest way to show emotion is through facial expressions, and a mask of some kind obviously covers that up. TheRuasianBadger did a short about this.

[@imbetterthanbacon]

I think Deadpool said it best: “The mask makes him so much more intimidating.” Or something along those lines I don’t remember it completely.

[@diegobrando5800]

i wanna see Ravens daughter of darkness costume in live action sadly the Titans show didnt really give her a costume, but at least the Nightwing one was kinda cool

[@jdot714]

Spiderman the animated series reinvented Blade.

[@rogueguardian]

My take is when it needs to look realistic or practical then they should go for that. Good example would be Captain America. He's A literal soldier who fought in the 2nd world War so giving him a rugged military suit makes sense. Superman on the other hand is literally invulnerable so even though his suit is spandex it doesn't need to be layered in Kevlar or anything like that. It can look Goofy. And judging by the set photos from James Gunn's movie it looks like he's going with the classic look which I'm super excited for 👍

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Agreed. Adapting a comic book look is fine and all, but it does need to be practical.

[@robinthrush9672]

I also agree on the update for Cap. Even just the comic update from blue trunks over blue tights to loose blue pants was a major step up for me.

[@nenohuh]

I really wish they gave caps helmet the actual wings tho, I feel like without them his head feels naked lmao

[@andraw4002]

I disagree, it should adapt the comcis accurately, and should make it clear that it's not supposed to be realistic, but fantastical.

[@GutsOfRivia]

I could never really got into comics because I thought the costumes looked dumb. Only ones I got into was Wolverine and Batman and even then I liked the stories where wolverine didn't wear his costume and Batman had more armored suits instead of tights.

[@GenericProtagonist118]

I have a conspiracy theory that the reason superhero costumes were always made fun of was because somebody went to a party in a superhero costume and git called gay or something (in a time period where calling something "gay" was negative, so somewhere between the 90's and early 2010's). They then made it their life's goal to convince as many people as possible to change the image of superheroes so that they felt better about themselves. And yes I am implying this person must of been very rich and influential.

[@DanHosler]

A good 'Bad Representation' is Daimon, Anna Hellstrom and the show Helstrom. It feels like they didn't even try. Ffs Patsy Walker is Daimon's wife and Jessica Jones did her justice with the one scene where she had on the yellow and black. Also the same scene where we see for a moment Jessica's Jewl costume

[@Tekkaman1994]

I didn't like that the costume designers had the X-Men actors wear black leather body suits. They thought blue and yellow spandex would have looked weird. Maybe, but each character would looked more distinct. It' dumb this was done at all. For Batman vs. Superman Dawn Of Justice, Ben Affleck's Batman wore a comic accurate costume, with the main body suit being gray, and no breifs though. I liked that Zack Snyder, and the costume designer went with the comic look. So many other superheroes in other movie weren't given the same treatment, and that's lame.

[@gingivitis9148]

One of things with costumes and why helmets look bulky is coz superheroes are drawn like they're painted on, spandex doesn't stick to the skin that much so it doesn't have the 'hyper muscular' look, even if the actors is ripped af. And with headgear in customing there's a lot of thought into making it comfortable and light, comics tend to have them drawn very close to the head, so annoying to adapt. That said there are a lot of talented body painters, I'd love a film with brightly painted on clothes. I wonder how easy it would be to cg the texture on??

[@nugget3687]

Sometimes, very rarely, a movie or tv show will made adjustments to a comic accurate suit that makes the suit look even better. In aquaman and the lost kingdom, black manta has a true comic book accurate costume, due to him not being a power suit because he has the black trident, but i honestly think the more bulky power suit from the first movie looked way better. A mortal human building a suit of armor made from atlamtian tech in order to fight aquaman was such a fun idea and the end result was badass, and still felt comic accurate with that big ass helmet. The bulkyness actually served to make him feel intimidating despite the big dumn helmet And my all time favorite comic accurate costume, is easily deadpool, especially the brighter red in deadpool and wolverine. Its ripped straight out of the comics, with extra detail that works because it makes it feel more tactical which is fitting for a mercenary, the black notches on the chest being punch daggers is a very fun inclusion. I especially love how committed ryan is to staying in the mask as much as possible, even in deadpool and wolverine which had him mask less more then the previous movies still had him in his mask for every fight scene from beginning to end, even in the emotional climax, he still kept that mask on and let the emotions of the scene and Modano carry

[@NolanWins]

I was literally just telling my friend yesterday, what if the give Blade his og comics look

[@CoNnOr5899]

"But please, if a character is dumb in the comics, lean into it". Honestly, if a character is dumb, but has potential NOT to be, utilize it, make him cool, reinvent and improve upon an old work if there is something to improve upon instead of just wasting the entire thing. Blade is a great example, and I'm glad the Snipes movies gave Blade a cooler powerset, origin and a fitting look, cause with vampires there's this inherent violence and the overall tone is better when its edgier, more 90s-2000s goth than whatever he started off with. There are million more characters like those, and it's a shame not everyone gets to be reinvented, salvaged, and instead is proceeded to be "accurately" portrayed but utterly killed as a result. Cause Hollywood turns them into full blown jokes, instead of cool ideas with questionable, subpar executions that they might have been in the comics. And the movies will make that image stick.

[@elect3615]

Loved the video! You gained a new subscriber. I see you also review movies, Do you have a Letterboxd?

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Not yet, but there's a good chance I'll make one!

[@deanfowlkes]

Since dark gray is actually more tactical than straight black, I actually like the Batman fit. The black body armor is a close second. Especially on Ben Bruiser Affleck. But, why would you put the minor on the team in red with yellow and green trim. BF does not stand for Batman’s Friend. My second favorite is Punisher without the white gloves and boots. It actually makes sense. The white skull on the black background draws a shooter’s aim to the most protected area of Punisher’s body armor.

[@ethannot-apastafarian4123]

So I’m currently working on several story projects, and costumes aren’t just to look cool- design choices could be for a tactical purpose, sending a message, a character’s tastes or connection to something, what was affordable for the costume maker, etc. One character has all-black armor, red fangs/eyes, and a red belt that sometimes comes with a sash over one shoulder. All of this is tactical- the colors are for stealth and intimidation, the fangs built into the helmet can be used as a tool or weapon, and the belt/sash uses magnetic technology to hold whatever’s compatible (weapons, supplies, tools).

[@Mr.Brothybear]

I still think Polka Dot Man's Powers Can be useful If he can turn those into Anything as long as its polka dots Thats useful

[@darrenbent7601]

One thing I really miss from comic to screen depictions are the female leotards. I know, it's un PC, but there was something interesting about the female form as it was depicted in the comic that just doesn't feel the same with the modern movies.

[@zeanone9257]

Female superhero look like prostituted in the comics

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

I need accurate appearances for Hawkeye and Drax.

[@Ash-Winchester]

0:45 The superman trunks fans are gonna lose their minds when they see this. Also, there's no such thing as an objectively attractive person.

[@WhosBlrrd]

SPITTING

[@theXSgroup]

Comic book accuracy is the only way to go. But leave the white eyes off a cowl, they only look good with full face masks. White eyes were only drawn to save time.

[@thatkidoverthere682]

Michael Keaton's Batsuit wasn't comic accurate. Batman had never worn all black before

[@jordy2x_]

Yo! I have an idea for to make the sentient sandwich idea work even better

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

@jordy2x_ What’s that?

[@molr]

The correct phrase is 'built like a brick shit house'. 4:20

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Almost went for it but I figured i'd keep it PG

[@DoomyRei]

Mcu costumes are good af

[@andraw4002]

I disagree

[@mak3x7]

Can I be honest, invicibles costume is kindof silly, bro is a lower case i. His head is the dot. The Imortals costume is uppercase.

[@ReaperTheRager]

In the end of Days of Future Past, when they're all standing in the danger room, those were peak X-Men costumes and were never used again. It was proof that you can use the comic accurate costumes while adjusting them just slightly to look good on screen. Sick of movies being cowards. I want the capes, the boots, the color. Just do it already.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

It was Apocalypse, and the only reason I know that is because I hate that movie. All except for the last 5 seconds with those costumes that are just about perfect. Should’ve mentioned that and how the very next movie had butt ugly costumes (though they were based on the Morrison’s New X-Men)

[@ReaperTheRager]

@@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul Ah right, Apocalypse. I tend to get those two mixed up. I actually liked Apocalypse but just because it had Nightcrawler.

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

@ReaperTheRager I’ll give you credit because you are right, Nightcrawler is always awesome to see

[@The.YoungB]

You know that long curved i had to disagree because that genuinely creeped the shit out of me as batman is supposed to be a scary character . If i saw that in the darkness i would’ve pissed in my pants.

[@makkmchammer4247]

So, not a fan of Kelley Jones' take on Batman's ears, I take it?

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Not my favorite, though I can't deny it's still good at times

[@john-oh9cr]

your comments about blade are somewhat inaccurate not to how he first looked but it wasn't the movies that redone him . he's had the thirst since before the movies in the comics when morbius the living vampire bit him in an issue of spiderman

[@Sandwichreviewsforthesoul]

Morbius biting Blade and giving him his new movie powers happened the same month that the first movie came out, but it predates it by 18 days.

[@soldierofgod7412]

I’m tired of grounded costumes for example the flash was done dirty his comic book costume is great yet they always give us crappy stuff.

[@Mythic_Zach]

Nah. I don't like comic accurate costumes. I'm glad you do, but I think they're dumb. The only time I make an exception is when it's something silly like Peacemaker. Vigilantes and soldiers wear armor, not tights, and for good reason. I only like superheroes that make me feel like they're a real person with extraordinary abilities, and real people don't wear tights into battle, or undies over their pants. I make an exception for the capes because they look dope as hell. I do like it when their color scheme sticks close to the source material, but all heroes should wear armor, because that's just the sensible thing to do.