Los Angeles is still in the dark!!

[tman]

Just read the following article of how no one will accept a super hero in traditional costume from the LA Times Geoff Boucher. Well he bouched (botched) this one alright:

http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-TV-X!ArticleDetail-41497,00.html

Basically he says that people now will not accept a super hero in "colorful tights". He mentions several upcoming movies steering away from them:

" Still, most film adaptations of comic books now being discussed or made—including the Hulk, Deathloc, Iron Fist, Ghost Rider and the "From Hell" graphic novel—will not have a hero in tights. The huge exception to that tack is one of the biggest movies planned for 2002, "Spider-Man."

I do not know who Deathloc is, but the rest mentioned excluding Iron Fist did not wear colorful costumes. He also did not mention DareDevil who has the asme costume designer as Spider-man.

Now considering I was born in 1965, I may be wrong but I would have to agree with the first quote of Shaquille O'Neal:

the concept of a Superman show without the familiar costume sounded like a half-court heave. "I'm going to have to see how they shot it, with all the special effects and everything," he said. "My question is: How can people determine who Superman is [without a costume]? That's crazy."

Maybe I am alone, but the Red and Blue of Spider-man, and Superman gets my attention just like the Red, White, and Blue of the US flag. There is meaning in those colors. They stand for something above and beyond the person wearing them.

I like knowing why Peter, and Clark wear them. Superman is someone you should strive to be always right, fair, respected, and helpful to others. But name one person other than Superman who is all that. Still great to strive for.

Spider-man shows you should strive for the same goals and not give up if you are not always up to par. You can see people like this everywhere.

The colors of these costumes should stand out. I reinforced alot of the good ideals and morals that are still with me today, in these stories. I believe the comics still carry them. I believe young people are still reached by them.

Okay will end this now. Hard to believe a newspaper that happily quoted, in the not so distant past, that California did not need more power plants can be so misguided in other areas also.

Well rant over, hope I did not offend anyone with the exception of the LA Times and Geoff Bouche

[beatnik]

I can see Geoff Bouche's point.

But hero costumes can never be phased out.

Superman has always had a red cape; up until recently with the Death of Superman nonsense; but even after the fact; Superman had the red cape and the big "S" on his chest. The only thing different was his hair.

Smallville is fine for the new hip and young crowd or whatever... I'm all for it. But Clark Kent didn't really have to wear his Superman costume when he was a teenager. Not that it really matters. --But in a way it does.

Nobody can step on Superman's cape; It'll take years of deprogramming people to the idea of a man in blue spandex sporting red boots, a flowing red cape. And his underwear on the outside of his tights held up by a yellow belt.

--So see.. I agree (somewhat) with Geoff's point. It does sound silly.

But that's Superman.

Now Spider-Man on the other hand has a costume that is both original and timeless. The hero who wears it only matches its perfection.

Even the solid black costume Spidey wore to replace the symbiote (Venom) was pretty genius in its simplicity.

Characters like the Daredevil, Deathlock, Iron Fist and Ghost Rider; don't really need "costumes".

Daredevil is one of the lucky few costume characters that I feel can get away with a supped-up designer super suit. I do feel somewhat partial to the horns to his mask though; but that can easily be worked in somehow with a Japanese akuma (devil) mask of sorts.

So to cut this post short... the super hero costume is not going anywhere. What is an "outfit" but a costume that identifies character?

--and in turn what would a hero be without character?

Geoff's report has been dually noted, but sadly misplaced.

[spidey7272]

Someone better let Space Ghost in on the fashion update.