Greatest Superhero Glow Ups

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Superheroes, especially those from Marvel and DC, have a history of having an iconic, definitive outfit. But sometimes that look gets redesigned to change with the times or for an in-story reason. This episode takes a look at some of the best changes in a superhero design from Storm to Spider-Man to Nightwing, and many more.

[@windwind3170]

I think that Jay Garrick's helmet is more of a homage to Hermes, the Greek god of speed amongst other things as well as herald of the gods.

[@Mireille7458]

Mohawk Storm was when I started reading Uncanny X-Men and I've always loved that design, and the way her personality hardened after she lost her powers and beat Callisto to lead the Morlocks. That has always been my favorite Storm. Just iconic.

[@sinnamon]

Wolverine’s brown and gold has always been my favorite look. Robin going from pantsless to now with pants was a great idea.

[@GOTAisMe]

The Tim Drake update was fantastic. Both Dick Grayson and Jason Todd had a bikini bathing suit and a cape. Tim Drake in Robin #1 suddenly was a Robin who was not just a sidekick or a team member. He was a serious hero with his red bodysuit, long green gloves and pants. Tom Lyle also drew Robin with big curb stomping boots as opposed to the pixie slippers in the original design. I don't know if Lyle was behind the Tim Drake redesign but it was certainly iconic. Every Robin costume since seems to be an evolution of that design.

[@robertneal4244]

Jay Garrick's helmet was based on Medieval or Rennaissance paintings of the Greek God Hermes. He is often described as having a winged helmet.

[@jalapenoofjustice4682]

I like the look they gave Professor X in the krakoa era. For such a recent design, it feels iconic, and I think it's the first time he has really had a superhero outfit.

[@ernestparker7261]

The new Hawkeye costume is a downgrade in my opinion

[@kchishol1970]

No Green Arrow?! Nothing about Neal Adams' brilliant visual redesign, like the beard, that inspired Dennis O'Neil to change the character from a blatant Batman copy into an original mix of Robin Hood and Abbie Hoffman?

[@georgeliquor1236]

Jim Lee's Cyclops is probably the best looking version of that character, to the point where people default that as his original costume.

[@marcusyee2211]

Kitty Pryde running away crying after seeing Storm's new look is meme-worthy lol

[@name-ol3ld]

You dropping the words rizz and drip fucking put me into shock

[@snoopy4749]

What Peter David and Jeff Purves did to the Gray Hulk during the Joe Fixit era was sublime. He went from just being a Gray stand in for the Green Hulk with tattered clothing to his own, unique identity with the pinstripes, fedora, marching tie and the wingtip shoes.

[@Vegitodraws]

Aside from Nightwing, my favorite glow-ups go to Superboy and Robin. Superboy was just a teenager in a Superman suit for an absurdly long time. Granted, he was just a fan transported to that reality at that point, but he didn't have his own "iconic" look. Then, in 1993, he got his iconic street punk look. That's my favorite Superboy design, and I'm so happy he got it back. My other favorite is Tim Drake as Robin. The green tights, updated "R" logo, and the added details to the gloves and shoulders are just perfection. Never mind him introducing Robin's iconic weapon, the bo staff. To me, the two 90s updates are up there with Dick's iconic 96 suit.

[@pauldigscomics7810]

Great episode! You're right about the Guardians, especially Starlord and Drax. I also like the evolution of the Scarlet Witch & Wonder Man's costumes. We could go on and on lol.

[@herobot1]

Super fun episode Chris! Costume fashion decisions could be its own channel! Happy you took some time to talk about it.

[@jabezcreed]

So the Beast was really a chance to bring a monster onto the X-Men team. Interesting!

[@redarrow884]

I would not give David Aja the merit of creating the current Hawkeye costume because it was practically a color swap from the Ultimates costume by Brian Hitch.

[@Brandonhung95]

I think Bill finger greatly improved the original Batman design done by Bob Kane, when he had the red suit and stiff wings, into the iconic Batman look we know today.

[@RileyScarletSpiderGirl]

My favourite suit update will always be Ben Reilly's Sensational Spider-Man Suit! It's my favourite super hero suit ever and it's the perfect evolution of the classic red and blue while still being its own unique thing.

[@toonbat]

Making Wonder Woman's outfit resemble a greek hoplite's outfit more was brilliant, and in retrospective so obvious it was amazing it hadn't happened earlier.