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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 23:03:31 GMT -5
I don't mind Karate Kid's outfit at all, as it fits the character. . but really folks. . THAT'S the Legionnaire who's costume you question?   |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 23:05:04 GMT -5
I don't mind Karate Kid's outfit at all, as it fits the character. . but really folks. . THAT'S the Legionnaire who's costume you question? 50 Shades of Legion featuring Tyroc?  -M Ironically, this was one of only 2 issues of LEgion had as a kid in the 70s  so Tyroc was pretty closely associated with the Legion for me as a kid (which might explain why I was never a huge Legion fan) |
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Post by badwolf on Feb 18, 2015 23:09:32 GMT -5
This is the Legionnaire whose costume I question:  Sorry, Cosmic Boy, we can't let you out in that suit. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 23:13:10 GMT -5
This is the Legionnaire whose costume I question: Sorry, Cosmic Boy, we can't let you out in that suit. But Colossal Boy has no pants! (no wonder they all figured out he was Jewish)  |
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Post by badwolf on Feb 18, 2015 23:15:14 GMT -5
I guess now we know how he got his name.
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Post by Calamas on Feb 19, 2015 12:07:26 GMT -5
 This I consider one of the worst all time costumes, not so much because it was bad, but because it was dull and boring, a considerable greater sin when launching a new title. What might work buried within the numbers of, say, the 60’s Legion of Super-Heroes has absolutely zero pop as the sole focus a cover. Only the superior talent of writer Roger Stern kept this title afloat for 28 issues. (I know it lasted longer than 28 issues but it quickly turned to crap in Stern’s absence.) |
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Post by Cei-U! on Feb 19, 2015 12:19:21 GMT -5
Yellow-and-purple is never a good look.
Cei-U!
I summon the Ray-Bans!
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Post by fanboystranger on Feb 19, 2015 12:20:10 GMT -5
And, to cite the obvious, Deadman is dead, so no one's going to see him investigating a crime scene and shoot him in either the bare chest patch, yellow accents, or light blue areas. I mean, Deadman's costume was so easy a target, a guy with a hook for a hand shot him! If you are going to take practical functionality into consideration (like peripheral vision with a disco collar or a target on your chest) for worst design, then every super-heroine costume that has high heels and or a strapless bodice that wouldn't stay up if subjected to the kind of rigors of super-hero action it would have to endure, chainmail bikinis that protect nothing, armor and protective gear that leave the midriff uncovered-talk about easy targets-would be a candidate for bad design. Wearing a heavy cape/cloak while trying to swing from building to building where it would create wind drag, tangle with rope lines, etc. a la Batman would be bad design, and the Bat symbol itself would make a great target (despite Miller's attempt to rationalize it in DKR). While some of those costumes might be more aesthetically pleasing than Nightwing's, they are still bad designs when functionality is a part of the equation. I can't speak for the OP but I think the original query was more about bad aesthetic designs than bad functional designs, but I could be wrong. Nightwing's costume has a lot of things aesthetically wrong with it without functionality concerns, but at least there was a certain rationale to the thought process that led to those decisions, unlike say Jericho's costume or Oddball's or some of the other's on here that are aesthetically bad and there is no rhyme or reason for the design choices made other than someone in the moment thought it was cool. -M For me, it's a combination of aesthetics, functionality, and generally not liking Dick Grayson as a character (or more accurately, his super-fans-- I actually think his new series is pretty damn good). I actually don't like bodice, high-heel, bare midriff, chain-mail bikinis, bare legs, etc, on female characters, either, with maybe the exception of the classic Black Canary costume.
On the other hand, all superhero comics are inherently ridiculous --which is a good thing!-- so I guess I shouldn't quibble so much about functionality in a genre that lives off its unitards. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Feb 19, 2015 12:22:22 GMT -5
This is the Legionnaire whose costume I question: Sorry, Cosmic Boy, we can't let you out in that suit. Yes. I know it's the far future, but I have to ask Rokk, "Why even bother wearing clothes?" |
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Post by fanboystranger on Feb 19, 2015 12:24:46 GMT -5
Ironically, this was one of only 2 issues of LEgion had as a kid in the 70s so Tyroc was pretty closely associated with the Legion for me as a kid (which might explain why I was never a huge Legion fan) Gotta love that he wears that costume, but still wears gloves. Just in case his hands get cold, I guess. |
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Post by badwolf on Feb 19, 2015 12:26:51 GMT -5
I'm not sure I really want to know about the private life of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel.
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Post by dbutler69 on Feb 19, 2015 12:41:21 GMT -5
I don't mind Karate Kid's outfit at all, as it fits the character. . but really folks. . THAT'S the Legionnaire who's costume you question? i actually do like Karate Kid's costume. Tyroc's is pretty bad, though. It looks like a gigolo elf. |
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Post by Dizzy D on Feb 19, 2015 13:21:53 GMT -5
This is the Legionnaire whose costume I question: Sorry, Cosmic Boy, we can't let you out in that suit. Yes. I know it's the far future, but I have to ask Rokk, "Why even bother wearing clothes?" You gotta keep your wallet somewhere. |
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Post by fanboystranger on Feb 19, 2015 13:59:29 GMT -5
Yes. I know it's the far future, but I have to ask Rokk, "Why even bother wearing clothes?" You gotta keep your wallet somewhere. I assumed he just kept his wallet and keys in those metal wristbands attached to the gloves. (Again, why the gloves?  ?) Also, I believe the Legion flight ring has a built-in QuickPay chip. Brainiac 5 gets 5% back on all Legion purchases. |
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Post by the4thpip on Feb 19, 2015 14:02:31 GMT -5
This is the Legionnaire whose costume I question: Sorry, Cosmic Boy, we can't let you out in that suit. Yes. I know it's the far future, but I have to ask Rokk, "Why even bother wearing clothes?" Took me a while as a kid to realize he was wearing a huge horseshoe magnet.  ... with gloves. |
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?) Also, I believe the Legion flight ring has a built-in QuickPay chip. Brainiac 5 gets 5% back on all Legion purchases.
