Red Mist Poster for Kick-Ass

[theanswer]

McLovin looks emo. o_o

For comparisons.



So I guess the movie is just abandoning that whole "realism" thing from the get-go.

Comments

[icon_uk]

What particular realism do you see in the comic?

Given the real world's easy access to designer leatherwear (and the variety of esoteric gear available from specialist shops), I don't see anything particularly unrealistic about the movie Red Mist.

[darkblade]

You know that only supports my ideas that true "realist" superheroes would wear one of three things: civillian clothes with a mask like Rorasach or The Spirit, BDSM leather, or cosplay outfits of existing fictional characters.

[auggie18]

I've always liked the idea that the only superheroes who would wear costumes are the corporately funded ones who need to sell action figures and the ones who need them to contain their powers. I figured the rest would be like plainclothes policemen. With masks.

[darkblade]

Also those who's costumes are their powers like Iron Man, The Hood, Spawn, Venom, etc

[icon_uk]

They'd need to be careful they weren't sued for copyright infringement, or that the latest revelation about their assumed identity didn't damage their public profile;

"What do you mean Are you really a hermaphrodite like they say in the newest issue? ?"

[darkblade]

Well the comic company's legal departments would have bigger issues than scan comms and torrent sites.

[ian_karkull]

Reminds me of that Astro City issue in which a Stan Lee stand-in was attacked at a con by a super-villain for implying he was racist, decided to do cosmic stories from then on, only to be vaporized (or teleported away) along with the entire building one morning.

[icon_uk]

There's a Hero Alliance story which is very similar to that...

[theanswer]

Well when the comic came out they kept hyping it for being an ultra realistic take on superheroes, but it seem pretty obvious that they abandoned that idea a couple of issues in.

And kid superheroes with custom cars does not a realistic take make.