So.. what does YABS think about the Watchmen costumes?

[K-DoG7p7]

So what do you all think?

Ozymandias
http://www.newsarama.com/movies/Watchmen/OzymandiasFull.jpg


Nite Owl
http://www.newsarama.com/movies/Watchmen/NIteOwlFull.jpg


Silk Spectre
http://www.newsarama.com/movies/Watchmen/SilkSpectreFull.jpg


Rorschach
http://www.newsarama.com/movies/Watchmen/RorschachFull.jpg

[K-DoG7p7]

Comedian
http://www.newsarama.com/movies/Watchmen/ComedianFull.jpg

[KevinTBrown]

Ozymandias' is the only one I have a problem with, and that's more the color choice. It should not be heavy in its blacks and silvers, it needs to be over the top in its purples. Night Owl SHOULD be leather brown, but the darker color doesn't bother me at all.

Overall, for a comic-into-a-movie, they're not bad at all and it fits well within its universe.

[PatrickG]

Y'Know what? These are damn faithful.

I can't even remember the differences when I look at these, aside from more detail. These capture the essence of Gibbons' designs... and while Ozy looks a bit more slight than I remember him and Nite Owl looks like he lost 20 pounds (but retained his barrel chested frame), everybody else looks like I remember them.

Heck, the Comedian looks like Gibbons drew him and somebody painted over it. Laurie has the right face and look, Rorshach is Rorshach, and I think this will probably be the best Moore adaptation to date.

[Tobias March]

Y'Know what? These are damn faithful.
I think this will probably be the best Moore adaptation to date.

If it manages to be a decent film, that would be a start.

[shrike]

Ozymandias' is the only one I have a problem with

My thoughts exactly.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

I miss tights.

[Indigo Al]

Silk Spectre is more like Leather Spectre. Bring back the silk!

[Infra-Man]

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my nipples, ye mighty, and despair!

[Pink Bat Maxine]

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my nipples, ye mighty, and despair!

He really should have colors inspired by Egyptian funerary art.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

Silk Spectre is gonna fight in those high heels?

[K-DoG7p7]

Silk Spectre is more like Leather Spectre. Bring back the silk!

its latex.........

[Christopher Cross Is God]

Silk Spectre is gonna fight in those high heels?

And that intimidating fighting stance!

[Aggie]

they're more michael turner than dave gibbons...i think that's pretty much the best way to describe them.

[K-DoG7p7]

they're more michael turner than dave gibbons...i think that's pretty much the best way to describe them.

no.. they have feet :P

[Aggie]

no.. they have feet :P

*laughs*...yeah, i just meant that they're way too slick and dark...part of the brilliance of the GN is that the bright colors masked the dark under currents of the book which basically was a juxtaposition to the overall theme of the story...it will be interesting to she how they translate that in the film, but based on the costume, i'm not sure where they're headed...

[KevinTBrown]

Here are the original costumes:

Ozymandias
http://tocooltobeemo.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/ozymandias.jpg

Nite Owl
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h264/yerrman/Watchmen/NiteOwl.jpg
I couldn't find a good representation of him in the costume, but this is close.

Silk Spectre
http://s3assets.nextnewnetworks.com/1914.jpg

Rorschach looks dead on to me, so no need to find another pic of him

Comedian
http://www.beyondhollywood.com/stillsx/2007/06/the-comedian-in-watchmen.jpg

[Sanagi]

They're maybe a little too hollywood, but I think we can all agree that if Watchmen ends up sucking, it won't be because of the costumes.

[CutterMike]

Silk Spectre is gonna fight in those high heels?

...Like female comics characters HAVEN'T, for decades...?

And, while w haven't seen the ORIGINAL Silk Spectre's costume, I gotta say that I LOVE the garters holding the gloves and stockings/boots up on this one, and I'm betting that they're an homage to Mom's old costume.

...And I'm guessing that the '40s heroes will be the bright colors, while as we get closer to 1980, the darker colors that we see here will come out.

Overall, between the costumes and the street set that we've seen, I'm REALLY liking what I'm seeing.

(Please, Whomever; DON'T LET THEM SCREW THIS ONE UP!)

[Eliseu Gouveia]

...Like female comics characters HAVEN'T, for decades...?


It´s one thing to put it in the comic (hey, I have a couple too!), but in real life?
C´mon! :rolleyes:

[shrike]

Well its not like they even WEAR the damn things much in the series.

[Alan Lynch]

I kind of like them. It's not how I was picturing it in my head - like others have said, a bit too dark and slick looking - but I can live with it. Of all the things that could sink this movie, costumes are way down the list.

[MartinRedmond]

I'm glad Silk Specter looks like an ugly stick figure which is all that comic deserves and I can't wait for this movie to bomb ahahah. >:D

[Your Imaginary Pal]

So, no Doc Manhattan?

Comedian & Rorschach are about perfect.

hopefully the rest of the story works.

edit:
I know he's in the flick, just wondeing about the way he'll look.

[Red Jack]

Ozymandias looks like crap in every respect but the others are great. Well, Silk Spectre needs to eat something. Jesus, the girl's a scarecrow. That was a fundamental casting error.

[Alan Lynch]

So, no Doc Manhattan?

Comedian & Rorschach are about perfect.

hopefully the rest of the story works.

edit:
I know he's in the flick, just wondeing about the way he'll look.
After seeing the Silver Surfer I'm fairly confident Dr Manhattan will work out alright. Blue guy, very few clothes. I always thought that he and Rorschach would be the easiest to get right. I agree about the Comedian though - that's spot on.

[K-DoG7p7]

This picture is old.. but it does show some action :P


http://rss.warnerbros.com/watchmen/watchmen.jpg

[diana_fan]

It´s one thing to put it in the comic (hey, I have a couple too!), but in real life?
C´mon! :rolleyes:

Yeah, because dancers never wear heels.



As to the costumes, they're fine. I'm not too interested in the film, and it's my favorite comic ever. So, whatever.

[Crowforge]

After seeing the Silver Surfer I'm fairly confident Dr Manhattan will work out alright. Blue guy, very few clothes. I always thought that he and Rorschach would be the easiest to get right. I agree about the Comedian though - that's spot on.

I'll be interested to see how they hide his wanger... or not.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

Is anyone optimistic about this movie? It smells like 'train wreck' to me. =p

[Alan Lynch]

I'll be interested to see how they hide his wanger... or not.
I - sighing as I type this - reckon it'll all be done using long shots and conveniently located lamps. That, or he'll be wearing his thong throughout.
Is anyone optimistic about this movie? It smells like 'train wreck' to me. =p
I think it'll be enjoyable enough if you haven't read the book, but the rest of us will be sobbing at the back somewhere. Especially if they haven't changed the ending back; I remember reading somewhere that they ditched the original one, but I hope there's been a change since.

[Phoney Bone]

As long as Nite Owl has a pot belly and a double chin out of costume, I'm fine.

[rick]

Is anyone optimistic about this movie? It smells like 'train wreck' to me. =p


I was completely off on this film until they suprised me with the brilliant casting of Jackie Early Haley as Rorschach.

Easily the most perfect bit of casting for a film since they made Chris Reeve Superman.

[Rattlehead]

Is anyone optimistic about this movie? It smells like 'train wreck' to me. =p

Eh, I'm sure it will probably be a pretty fun, but dumb, average superhero movie. I doubt it's going to get any of the themes of the book right though. I'm getting a V For Vendetta vibe from it, which V was fine as a standalone movie, but it was a mockery of the source material.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

Yeah, because dancers never wear heels.



What the...

When I made my Silversparrow (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_435ef432f2daa.jpg), I got bitched at left and right across the internet because I gave her heel and it-wasn´t-reallistic-for-a-heroine-to-fight-in-high-heels and Blah blah blah...
!
WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU THEN?

[diana_fan]

What the...

When I made my Silversparrow (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_435ef432f2daa.jpg), I got bitched at left and right across the internet because I gave her heel and it-wasn´t-reallistic-for-a-heroine-to-fight-in-high-heels and Blah blah blah...
!
WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU THEN?



HAHA! :)

Sweet costume, btw. I especially like when people say heels are unrealistic for characters that can fly.

Anyhow, as I've said often before, super-hero costumes are simply not meant to be realistic. They are meant to look good.

[Alex L]

After seeing the Silver Surfer I'm fairly confident Dr Manhattan will work out alright. Blue guy, very few clothes. I always thought that he and Rorschach would be the easiest to get right. I agree about the Comedian though - that's spot on.

I'll be interested to see how they hide his wanger... or not.

I can see, for purposes of the movie, him having to wear pants or shorts.

IIRC in the comic, he does have publicity handlers who would tell him to put clothing on.

[Superbeast]

As long as Nite Owl has a pot belly and a double chin out of costume, I'm fine.

I think that's why they've borrowed OwlMan of Earth 2's headgear with the cowl chinpiece, to basically hide the double chin.

[K-DoG7p7]

What the...

When I made my Silversparrow (http://www.etherlair.com/gallery/publications////FOLDER_407de0e0a3940/images/IMAGE_435ef432f2daa.jpg), I got bitched at left and right across the internet because I gave her heel and it-wasn´t-reallistic-for-a-heroine-to-fight-in-high-heels and Blah blah blah...
!
WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU THEN?

are you actually working on a comic now? ..
just wondering because it seems like you have a little bad luck getting stuff published :P
Infiniteens looked interesting.. but.. where is it? :P

[Eliseu Gouveia]

are you actually working on a comic now? ..
just wondering because it seems like you have a little bad luck getting stuff published :P
Infiniteens looked interesting.. but.. where is it? :P


LOL
Somehow, bad luck doesn´t seem to do justice to my track record with published stuff.. :p

Infiniteens is back on the freezer til 2379.
Right now, I´m in indy realm; providing pencils and inks for Rebecca Hicks´Project Elohim and waiting for Mike Bullock´s script for Phantom#26 to clear so I can get back to my swashbuckling ways. :)

And of course I have my lovely Nadra, (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=18670&page=35)if you´re into homeless superheroines with a couple marbles missing... :D

[Sabrinaset]

I kinda like them all except for Ozymandias. Nite-Owl is okay, but ... something about it seems ... wrong.