How does the Flash's new costume work?

[Buried Alien]

The traditional Barry Allen Flash costume was a single piece garment that was shrunk into his storage ring through use of a special chemical and expanded to full size upon contact with air. The New 52 version of the costume, however, works differently: it comes out of the ring in fragments, then coalesces around Barry's body. Has it been explained yet precisely how that works?

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[sethysquare]

Not exactly, if I were to guess, they're probably magnetised to fit tgt. or perhaps flash assembled them really quickly and stick them unto his body. LOL.

[BohemiaDrinker]

Velcro? :biggrin:

[FHIZ]

stitched together by speedforce?

[Raye]

I'm going with the speedforce explanation.

I just want to know what happens to the clothes he was wearing when he changes into his costume.

[Buried Alien]

I'm going with the speedforce explanation.

I just want to know what happens to the clothes he was wearing when he changes into his costume.

Traditionally, the Flashes have always worn their regular clothing underneath their costumes.

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[Raye]

that HAS to be uncomfortable.

[Buried Alien]

that HAS to be uncomfortable.

Considering how tight-fitting at least the Barry/Wally versions of the costume are, yes.

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[Black Hood]

Jim Lee Magic, that's how it works.

[Flamebird]

It really doesn't work. Just them trying to justify Jim Lee putting ridiculous lines all over every character.
It's like OCD for art with that guy. :tongue:

[carabas]

Traditionally, the Flashes have always worn their regular clothing underneath their costumes.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)*Looks at picture of the Flash, any era, drawn as a naked guy who is spraypainted red*

Sorry, that's a level of suspension of disbelief-shattering on the level of the Hulk making extensive calculations so he doesn't kill anybody when he chucks a building at the Abomination.

[deadboy80]

Velcro? :biggrin:

Awesome!! Not sure what they warren thinking with this change.

[glennsim]

*Looks at picture of the Flash, any era, drawn as a naked guy who is spraypainted red*

Sorry, that's a level of suspension of disbelief-shattering on the level of the Hulk making extensive calculations so he doesn't kill anybody when he chucks a building at the Abomination.

Well, to be fair, the former was explicitly shown at various times; the latter was something of a retcon.

The Atom's street clothes were also worn underneath his costume as well. It's all just comic-book magic.