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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2015 15:01:01 GMT -5
The Vision: His look is very commanding. The cape, the skull cap, the stern face. Classic silver age super hero. I hated the all white he sported in West Coast Avengers. The original look is the best!
She Hulk: she has sported many looks over the years, very versatile. I remember her many aerobic outfits in the 80s!
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Post by dbutler69 on Oct 20, 2015 15:07:34 GMT -5
The Vision's look is one of my all time favorites. It's one of the reasons I fell in love with the character. Like mrjupiter said, it's a commanding look. Plus, I love the color combination.
I don't think much of She-Hulk's look, though I like the character.
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Post by berkley on Oct 20, 2015 18:00:35 GMT -5
Sub-Mariner: I like the speedo-trunks and think it fits in with the under-water semi-barbarian fantasy-world he was part of in the 60s and 70s. Also, it provides a bit of balance to all the scantily-clad heroines and villainesses in superhero-comics - I always think of the Sub-Mariner as being covertly ogled by the female characters whenever he's around.
Warrior Woman: like the idea - it would be interesting to see it revived as a progressive, modern-day German heroine - but not the costume. The strapless top looks more appropriate for an evening gown than a fighter.
Captain Britain: one of those characters that's enjoyed multiple excellent costumes - I don't think I've seen a bad one. My least favourite here is the one with the hip-boots, a feature I've always disliked on any character I've seen them.
Giant-Man: another character with several different costumes, all of which were good. I'm torn between the blue/yellow and the red with the broad blue-Y as my favourites.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2015 20:43:04 GMT -5
Warrior Woman: like the idea - it would be interesting to see it revived as a progressive, modern-day German heroine - but not the costume. The strapless top looks more appropriate for an evening gown than a fighter. is not on the list and I used that Image to illustrate a point that it was my 1st Marvel Comics Book that I ever brought as a kid and it's started my love for the INVADERS. Sorry Berk, that I've mislead you!  Warrior Woman Link |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 21, 2015 0:43:53 GMT -5
Captain Britain: one of those characters that's enjoyed multiple excellent costumes - I don't think I've seen a bad one. My least favourite here is the one with the hip-boots, a feature I've always disliked on any character I've seen them. According to Alan Davis, when he redesigned Captain Britain's costume he intended the high boots and white leggings to evoke the image of an old fashioned British Cavalry uniform. He felt the Captain should look like a soldier, but not a modern day one. |
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Post by Confessor on Oct 21, 2015 7:33:31 GMT -5
Captain Britain: one of those characters that's enjoyed multiple excellent costumes - I don't think I've seen a bad one. My least favourite here is the one with the hip-boots, a feature I've always disliked on any character I've seen them. According to Alan Davis, when he redesigned Captain Britain's costume he intended the high boots and white leggings to evoke the image of an old fashioned British Cavalry uniform. He felt the Captain should look like a soldier, but not a modern day one. Humph! In my opinion he should've just let it be and kept the classic costume. |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 21, 2015 7:57:30 GMT -5
According to Alan Davis, when he redesigned Captain Britain's costume he intended the high boots and white leggings to evoke the image of an old fashioned British Cavalry uniform. He felt the Captain should look like a soldier, but not a modern day one. Humph! In my opinion he should've just let it be and kept the classic costume. I don't think it was actually his decision. Captain Britain was originally created in 1976 more or less by committee, by Claremont and Trimpe at the direction of their bosses in New York. Alan Moore described the original as a combination of Spider-Man and Captain America, mixed up with the origin of the mighty Thor. By 1981, Marvel UK was more or less autonomous, and they wanted the character redesigned by a totally British creative team as a break with the earlier version. Leaving aside the obvious point that Chris Claremont was born British anyway, I can see why they would have wanted that. I also doubt the original costume would have worked so well once the Captain had been turned from his original slender self into a six foot tall muscle man. I liked that original look, but I don't think it would have suited the character as written in the eighties stories. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 9:44:20 GMT -5
#36 Archangel Alter Ego - Warren Kenneth Worthington III First AppearanceThe X-Men #1 (September 1963) - As Angel Silver Age of Comics Costume Features that I like the mostAwesome Wings Awesome Wings Awesome Wings Awesome Wings Awesome Wings Awesome Wings Awesome Wings Awesome Wings Awesome Wings and More Awesome Wings. Notes: The Pink Detail inside his costume let it down - too bizarre and I just hate it. I have a love/hate towards this costume and I had a hard time placing it in this countdown. But, the Wings was too incredible and that's why it's at #36! Four Awesome Wings Pictures of Archangel!   
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 9:54:43 GMT -5
#35 Silver Surfer Alter Ego - Norrin Radd First AppearanceThe Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966) Silver Age of Comics Costume Features that I like the mostGreat Surfer Board, Sleek, Elegant, and Sparkling Costume - Imagine seeing it at Night-Time it would an amazing display of silvery sight. I just loved this costume when I was reading the Fantastic Four in my youth! I also had great difficulty placing him on this list too! Four Favorite Pictures of Silver Surfer   
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Post by Confessor on Oct 21, 2015 10:26:34 GMT -5
Humph! In my opinion he should've just let it be and kept the classic costume. I don't think it was actually his decision. Captain Britain was originally created in 1976 more or less by committee, by Claremont and Trimpe at the direction of their bosses in New York. Alan Moore described the original as a combination of Spider-Man and Captain America, mixed up with the origin of the mighty Thor. By 1981, Marvel UK was more or less autonomous, and they wanted the character redesigned by a totally British creative team as a break with the earlier version. Leaving aside the obvious point that Chris Claremont was born British anyway, I can see why they would have wanted that. I also doubt the original costume would have worked so well once the Captain had been turned from his original slender self into a six foot tall muscle man. I liked that original look, but I don't think it would have suited the character as written in the eighties stories. Interesting info there, tingramretro. I know relatively little about the creative origins of Captain Britain, so this is all news to me. In fact, I don't think I've ever read any of his solo stories either. My knowledge of him comes from his appearances in other books, like when he teamed-up up with Spider-Man in the pages of Marvel Team-Up. In part, I think that might be because by the '80s, I hated his costume with such a passion that it just totally put me off buying his book. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 11:40:04 GMT -5
Archangel: although it is an interesting design with very cool wings, I prefer Angel's late 60s-early 80s look. The costume that was sometimes red or blue with a halo emblem.
Silver Surfer: that is just a flat cool design! I always thought he would be shimmery or sparkly in person, also very tall.
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 21, 2015 11:52:23 GMT -5
I don't think it was actually his decision. Captain Britain was originally created in 1976 more or less by committee, by Claremont and Trimpe at the direction of their bosses in New York. Alan Moore described the original as a combination of Spider-Man and Captain America, mixed up with the origin of the mighty Thor. By 1981, Marvel UK was more or less autonomous, and they wanted the character redesigned by a totally British creative team as a break with the earlier version. Leaving aside the obvious point that Chris Claremont was born British anyway, I can see why they would have wanted that. I also doubt the original costume would have worked so well once the Captain had been turned from his original slender self into a six foot tall muscle man. I liked that original look, but I don't think it would have suited the character as written in the eighties stories. Interesting info there, tingramretro. I know relatively little about the creative origins of Captain Britain, so this is all news to me. In fact, I don't think I've ever read any of his solo stories either. My knowledge of him comes from his appearances in other books, like when he teamed-up up with Spider-Man in the pages of Marvel Team-Up. In part, I think that might be because by the '80s, I hated his costume with such a passion that it just totally put me off buying his book. If you've never read the eighties Captain Britain stories, particularly Alan Moore's run on the series from 1982-1984, you've missed some of the finest material Marvel ever published on either side of the Atlantic, as well as some of the best superhero stuff Moore ever wrote. Seriously, he wrote that series before Watchmen, and to me at least, it's better. For the record, Captain Britain was created in Captain Britain #1 in October 1976 to be the first Marvel character designed to appeal specifically to a British audience. His original 39 issue weekly series was written and drawn in the US, originally by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, later with input by Larry Lieber and Fred Kida, amonst others, and aside from an abridged version of his origin which was reprinted as a backup in Marvel Tales, none of it ever reached the US audience. Unfortunately, while the stories were fun, it was very obviously a title written by Americans who didn't live in Britain for a British audience, and it inevitably failed to hold that audience. After the cancellation of CB's solo book, the series continued for about another six months as a backup in the otherwise all reprint Spider-Man Weekly, ending with a reprint of the Captain's US debut in MTU #65-66. After that, he disappeared into limbo for almost two years. He resurfaced in a supporting role in the UK originated Black Knight series by Steve Parkhouse and John Stokes in the weekly anthology Hulk Comic, one of the first titles launched by the now more or less independent Marvel UK in 1979-1980, and proved popular enough there to be relaunched into his own series again in 1981 as the headline act in the monthly anthology magazine Marvel Super-Heroes, but at this point they decided to revamp his look completely. His series continued from 1981-1984 in various anthology titles before, in 1985, he was finally awarded his own title again. Captain Britain vol two lasted 14 monthly issues until early 1986, and he was brought into the mainstream (US) Marvel Universe shortly afterwards, when Claremont decded to bring his sister Betsy into the X-Men family as Psylocke. |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 21, 2015 11:53:57 GMT -5
Archangel: although it is an interesting design with very cool wings, I prefer Angel's late 60s-early 80s look. The costume that was sometimes red or blue with a halo emblem. I think that was definitely Angel's best look, and one of Neal Adams's best designs. I hated the Archangel look. It turned a beautiful character (and my favourite X-Man) into just another ugly 90s anti-hero. I also liked this one:  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 13:18:48 GMT -5
Problem with Angel from my Perspective
Part 1 of 2 The one on top - I have zero history back then when I was reading Marvel Comics - I did not know that one on top was existed because I thought the original Angel was one on the bottom and that's proves to be too boring of a look here. When, I first saw Archangel - I was taken back by it's incredible wings and I just can't get enough of that and having said that - That's why he's ranked #36 on my list.  Regarding the other bottom two - they are too generic and too plain to be ranked and I'm not a fan of these two costumes - one in red and the other in blue! ... Consider my age at 56, going on 57 - that's these two I have no recollection of these costumes at all.  
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 13:32:54 GMT -5
Problem with Angel from my Perspective
Part 2 of 2  I read a lot of X-Men back in my youth, and sad thing to say to all of you here - I have to say that the stories, the concept, the creativity that Marvel Comics put forth into the Original X-Men and Angel here; that I'm not a fan of these costumes because it's too generic looking and too much of a team concept of X-Men. I loved, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, The Beast, The Angel, and Iceman too. But, after awhile - I got tired of looking at these costumes and therefore no mutant/hero ever had a identity based on it's costumes alike and that's why I always liked the later versions of X-Men when they had Wolverine, Colossus, and others - that I liked so well. Sad, to say this ... the only two costumes that I'm familiar with Warren Kenneth Worthington III, is these two below. And, that's my honest evaluation of the problems of Angel in Marvel Comics and my exposure to.
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