NS: Flash and Cyborg Costumes for Justice League (2017)

[zapbiffpow]

We finally get a full look at how Barry Allen and Vic Stone will look for 2017's Justice League! Check it:


We'll be trying the defendants separately, so let's check the Flash first.



That costume seems to be made of either fabricated alloy or sleek fabric. Whatever the call, there better be some explanation for that professionally-made (in-universe) costume.

The CW did well with the suit being made by actual STAR Labs scientists, but any other implication that Barry made his own cutting-edge, friction-resistant suit needs explaining. The research part'll be easy if Barry has speed-reading, but he doesn't have Waynetech-level finances for material procurement and manufacturing, and such.

Anyway, I like the little yellow line on Flash's temple! From afar it really does look like he has his mercury wings: it's the same neat optical trick from Captain America's helmet. Close-ups reveal the iffyness of the whole thing, though.


Next, we have Cyborg:



Maybe ditch the curvy faux-musculature stuff on the torso, guys. It's tempting go all artsy, but let characterization (if any, mild burn) sell the human: let visuals sell the machine. We're talking comic-booky movies, where audience-facing visuals are more important than any underlying design concepts that'll end up being BTS minutiae anyway. We need 'render unto Caesar'(or magic/sci-fi, as is the case), not Clarke's Third Law.

It reminds me of the GL movie costume: taking visual elements from a sci-fi/tech-dominated concept and applying an overly organic aesthetic to them. If I wanted to watch Gungans, I can't even finish that set-up correctly because I don't want Gungans ever again.

A lot of it could work (particularly the arm/leg/neck segments), but mostly it looks like something an evil Vic would wear: the evil Cyborg from Injustice looks less evil than the movie Cyborg presented here. A palette swap between the parts with light and dark colors could help.




In conclusion: although Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Batman look great, maybe DC needs to bogart from the MCU's design team. Inter-company jealousy aside, I really trust their costume people - they've got a good thing going on there (except probably Civil War!Spidey).

I'll still be rooting for this movie because I grew up DC, but previous accumulated goodwill is an evasive, poor excuse to not point out possible flaws, especially if it's in the interest of improvement. Good luck, production team!

Comments

[tigerkaya]

Well I hope the movie does well.

[zapbiffpow]

Oh, no, of course: this is all like lateral/separate stuff to my support.

[tigerkaya]

On I know wishful thinking on my part. As a Marvel fan I actually want this movie to be hit. I think DC fans should get that same level excitement I had when I was watching Civil War.

I will wait and see, Snyder and Goyer have been leaving me cold in two of their DC movies.

[shingi70]

That's not the final wagons but early concept art, a few bloggers who went to the set noted that the Flash and Cyborgs costumes on film look nothing like that so take it how you want.

Out of all the leaguers Cyborg seems like the hardest to adapt to live action

[zapbiffpow]

Yikes! Sorry bout that - I guess this is all 'what could've been' instead of 'what's coming'. Color me relieved.

Me, I guess it'd be Flash that's a tough sell to adapt. You get all tjses questions about breaking physics and why he's not fast enough to stop a lot of big picture things from happening but fast enough for a lot of other things, a la Quicksilver.

[deepspaceartist]

Maybe the final Flash suit is Waynetech built? Like Barry starts off in something more 'homebrew', the meets Batman who's been watching him for a while and offers an upgrade.

[zapbiffpow]

Ohh, I remember Civil Spider-Man apparently getting that same big money sponsorship from Tony Stark. That could work, maybe.

[junipepper]

Ugh, and ugh again.

[zapbiffpow]

Heh, heh. Right?

Ugh, and ugh, and ugh /
Creeps in this disgruntled place from post to post / to the last comment of recorded time...

[scorntx]

And all our complaints have lighted fools
the way to dusty death.

[zapbiffpow]

Nice! +1, friend-o.

[icon_uk]

Barry's suit doesn't need to be frictionless, since an automatically friction reducing aura has been in his powerset since the Silver Age.

[zapbiffpow]

Oh! Nice to know (who needed frictionproof clothing? One of the Zooms?) They still have to deal with the manufactured look of the thing, though: either by revision or explanation.

[silverhammerman]

The problem I'm seeing with that Flash outfit is that it's simply too nondescript. It looks like the basic bodysuit that you would then add elements on to when you're customizing a superhero RPG character, like Daredevil ordered a starter suit online and hasn't had a chance to sew on the horns and attach his billyclub holster quite yet. Also, I though that the Flash TV show had a pretty elegant solution to the head wings issue when they modified the wings into raised lightning bolts and explained them as antenna.

The problem with that Cyborg design is that absolutely nothing about it reads "superhero". He looks more like a generic supersoldier in a forgettable scifi action movie than a member of the Justice League.

[zapbiffpow]

"like Daredevil ordered a starter suit online and hasn't had a chance to sew on the horns..."

Starter suit! That's the term I was looking for! Yeah, it does seem like that, instead of a final suit look: more along the lines of a USO Showman!Cap costume instead of an Avengers!Cap costume.