Best Spidey costume [Archive] - Comic Book Resources Forums

Stellar

10-24-2005, 02:33 PM

okay, so here it is. which do you think was the best spider-man outfit?

1. Classic spider-man outfit

2. scarlet spider outfit

3. ben reilly's 'retro' spidey outfit

4. spider-man 2099 out fit

nuclearman

10-24-2005, 02:40 PM

Classic Spidey costume for mine. I didn't mind the Ben Reilly costume but my second fav of all time would be the Spidey Black & White costume.

riotgear

10-24-2005, 02:52 PM

I don't know if this is the right question to ask, since, as Spidey, he only wore the first.

Exo

10-24-2005, 02:58 PM

The black & white costume was my favorite. I detest the red & blue costume (the design is ugly IMO). Though I rarely reflect on it when I'm reading the actual comic book.

ACK!

10-24-2005, 03:17 PM

Considering how controversial the black and white symbiote costume (Spidey's "Ink blot" phase) was, I'm surprised it wasn't one of the choices.

Bearpod91

10-24-2005, 04:23 PM

My chioce from the poll: Spidey 2099

My chioce from every spidey costume there was/is in comics: The spidey-armor costume. Loved it, sad that it was destroyed so quickly. Best spidey costume IMO.

SlightlyMad

10-24-2005, 04:35 PM

The original & best. Why mess with the classic?

StoneGold

10-24-2005, 05:03 PM

All about the Amazing Bag-Man.

http://www.samruby.com/Spiderverse/Spiderman/CostumeSpiderBag.gif

Phoney Bone

10-24-2005, 05:24 PM

The classic.

But only if the underarm webbing is included.

http://www.keefestudios.com/studio/romita/romita.art/spidey.gif

Joe-Dono

10-24-2005, 05:55 PM

any chance of getting pics of the outfits so i know what they look like?

Karl J. Barnes

10-24-2005, 06:03 PM

The Classic Outfit by far.

Bloopinator

10-24-2005, 06:32 PM

This baby

http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/himself/costume/alternate/images/unlimited.jpg

It is AWESOME!!!

Bloopinator

10-24-2005, 06:35 PM

any chance of getting pics of the outfits so i know what they look like?

Here buddy go to this site http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/himself/costume/index.html

DDM

10-24-2005, 06:40 PM

You left out the black costume. Even after Peter rid himself of the symbiote, he created a costume that looked just like the symbiote before he switched back to his classic costume after he fought Venom the first time.

Murrocko

10-24-2005, 07:00 PM

I thought Black Cat made it for because she thought he looked hotter in B&W or am I just getting all delusional over BC again?

nuclearman

10-24-2005, 11:08 PM

Black costume:

http://www.alaph.com/spiderman/pictures/suits/suit1.jpg

Was this costume introduced as a cost saving excersise by Marvel??

Anyway looks good to me.

Sanagi

10-25-2005, 03:25 AM

I like the black costume though I'll admit it doesn't fit the character as well as the iconic red and blue.

pennywisdom

10-25-2005, 04:28 AM

As for the one that best suits the character, you'd have to go with the classic. Although, it's not my favorite. The coolest was definitely the black costume with Ben Reilly's updated version and "2099" tying for second. Those were some badass costumes.

Venom

10-25-2005, 07:40 AM

My favourite is of course the classic original but without the underarm webbing. They get on my nerves so much those annoying things. My second favourite is the black costume.

Dark Soul # 7

10-25-2005, 07:45 AM

The original red and blue is the only true way to go with spidey´s costume.

The Shadow

10-25-2005, 08:56 AM

I loved the black costume and wish they would use it occasionally... but that wasn't included in the options... so I went with classic.

NOTHING Ben Rielly related was any good.

cass195

10-25-2005, 11:21 AM

Ben Reilly rules, and so does his Spidey costume. :)

Seriously, I always liked that costume. For some reason I like the web shooters on the outside. And with a slight redisign (lose the sweatshirt) the Scarlet Spider costume would have been better.

PrimalScream

10-25-2005, 11:39 AM

i loved the scarlet spider uniform

Bearpod91

10-26-2005, 05:28 PM

If I wrote comics I would definitly bring this back:

http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/himself/costume/defense/images/web100.jpg

Spider-Sense

10-26-2005, 09:25 PM

The classic read and blue!The black costume a close 2nd and honorble mention to 2099's:)

AlanScott606

10-26-2005, 09:50 PM

You can't go wrong with a classic.

Harry Angel

10-26-2005, 10:03 PM

Black costume:

http://www.alaph.com/spiderman/pictures/suits/suit1.jpg

Was this costume introduced as a cost saving excersise by Marvel??

Anyway looks good to me.

Actually it was a printing problem.

In the early 1980's the printers in Sparta changed their presses from the old style metal printing plates to a new process that involved printing on plastic plates.

In those early days the process tended to bleed colors and is why so many of those early 80's Marvel and DC comics that were printed on newsprint look so awful.

The result was that you started to see alot more characters going toward bland colors, such as the FF going to B&W costumes and Iron Man losing his yellow and red, for white and red, and a few other examples that escape me right now.

This printing problem was one of the main reasons for comics moving onto higher quality paperstock. Which is good, because I hated the B&W costume and was happy to have the old Red & Blue suit come back. :)

Anyway that's why it happened.

Stellar

10-28-2005, 08:28 AM

The classic.

But only if the underarm webbing is included.

http://www.keefestudios.com/studio/romita/romita.art/spidey.gif

the underarm webbing was annoying. i don't know why they put it there in the first place.

Avalanche

10-28-2005, 11:00 AM

Classic still reigns supreme on my list.

Brian R

10-28-2005, 12:21 PM

I loved Ben's Spidey costume. I dont know about having the web-shooters on the outside, but the overall design was sweet.

Hannah

10-28-2005, 12:36 PM

I like the Red and Blue costume the best. It's a classic.

Venom

10-28-2005, 02:37 PM

the underarm webbing was annoying. i don't know why they put it there in the first place.

Thank you! Someone acually agrees with me. I think even Marvel realised the underarm webbing was annoying because none of the artists these days uses it except John Jomita JR. I think John Romita JR is a fantastic artist but for the past few years he's been drawing Spidey too skinny. Please John Romita JR if you ever come back on the Spider-Man comics beef up the ol webslinger a little like the good ol days and lose the underarm webbing on him.

Elevation

10-28-2005, 04:11 PM

Reillys costume was always a favorite of mine I always thought it was freakin awesome.

The new House of M suit is ranking up there for me too now I love the whole spider design

Stellar

10-29-2005, 02:21 PM

haven't seen the House of M costume yet.

as for Venom's remark on JR jr., the guy really has been drawing spidey skinnier, dunno why.

as for the underarm webbing thing, maybe John was doing it as a tribute to his dad, iunno

Crimson

10-29-2005, 02:58 PM

The underarm webbing has gone on and off for years... it's really just if the creative team prefer it.

StoneGold

10-29-2005, 03:25 PM

The underarm webbing has gone on and off for years... it's really just if the creative team prefer it.
Hell, sometimes in the same issue. I think it's as much when the creative team just remembers it's there, or isn't too lazy to draw it in.

Rosie

10-29-2005, 05:46 PM

Actually, I like Spider-Ben's outfit the best. I kind of hoped it would become *the* Spider-man costume. Almost a shame it didn't.

Mr.Musgrave

10-29-2005, 05:49 PM

beef up the ol webslinger a little like the good ol days and lose the underarm webbing on him.

And what "good ol days" are you talking about? 1997? Peter has always been a skinny geek since the very beginning. The people who draw him "beefed up" are the ones doing it wrong.

And the original suit is the best. The others are joke-tacular at best.

Young Avenger

10-29-2005, 08:00 PM

I like Captain Universe Spidey

megladon8

10-29-2005, 08:21 PM

I'd have to say the red & blue, but without the underarm webbing.

That was always kind of ridiculous to me.

mgs

10-29-2005, 10:01 PM

I used to love the black and white one, until it was made into a symbiote, and love the red and blue one, but not the classic one with the underarm webbing, ugh.

streator

10-29-2005, 10:52 PM

my favorite is the symbiote costume.
the classic works fine but the black/white just stood out.

Venom

10-30-2005, 06:35 AM

And what "good ol days" are you talking about? 1997? Peter has always been a skinny geek since the very beginning. The people who draw him "beefed up" are the ones doing it wrong.

And the original suit is the best. The others are joke-tacular at best.

Peter isn't gonna be a skinny person for the rest of his life ya know. Most teenagers are skinny and when they become fully grown adults they tend to start putting some muscle on so yeah some artists do draw him wrong, by drawing him too skinny.

Venom

10-30-2005, 06:37 AM

And what "good ol days" are you talking about? 1997? Peter has always been a skinny geek since the very beginning. The people who draw him "beefed up" are the ones doing it wrong.

And the original suit is the best. The others are joke-tacular at best.

Take Ultimate Spider-Man for instance Peter was very skinny in his Spider-Man costume when he first started and now that he's getting more older Mark Bagley's drawing him a little more muscular now. Sorry about the second post folks had a little bit of a typing error.

Stellar

10-30-2005, 12:07 PM

I like Captain Universe Spidey

Buahaha!

you were joking...right?

Venom's 'good old days' probably point to a more muscular spider-man a la Luke Ross style. back then even Jr. jr. padded some more muscle on the wall crawler

Tetrachromatic

10-30-2005, 02:21 PM

I do like the Ben Reilly costume, but I don't like the external web shooters. I may be a minority here, but I prefer the organic shooters. So, I'm voting for the original costume.

Rosie

10-30-2005, 03:10 PM

I actually thought the external webshooters were a nifty looking touch, but it is a little impractical.

StoneGold

10-30-2005, 03:51 PM

More practical than keeping them under spandex. Pete must have had concave wrists in order for those not to show. And it must have been a pain to change the web fluid with them underneath.

But really, they mostly provided a nice homage to the old CBS TV show.

http://www.mdmheroisbrazucas.blogger.com.br/spider-man_tv_70ies.jpg

Rosie

10-30-2005, 04:04 PM

I mean, it makes it easier for enemies to target them if they have a big shiney thing to look onto. Especially "unintelligent" villians that wouldn't know otherwise.

Herald of Asgard

10-30-2005, 04:46 PM

Black Costume

Tetrachromatic

10-30-2005, 04:57 PM

I actually thought the external webshooters were a nifty looking touch, but it is a little impractical.

They totally reminded me of Wonder Woman bracelets. It'd be cool if Spidey was deflecting bullets Amazon-style with those things.

Bearpod91

10-30-2005, 05:00 PM

They totally reminded me of Wonder Woman bracelets. It'd be cool if Spidey was deflecting bullets Amazon-style with those things.
I would like it more if he used them to catch the bullets with the web.

stealthwise

10-30-2005, 08:16 PM

Black and white, natch.

Stellar

11-01-2005, 10:52 AM

whoopsie, wrong post

Stellar

11-01-2005, 10:54 AM

ACK!

11-01-2005, 03:28 PM

damn, i doubt i'd wanna see that show

If you do, have a drink or two beforehand.

StoneGold

11-01-2005, 05:25 PM

Eh, it wasn't that bad for when it came out. Granted, it was flawed, but it could have been a lot worse. Could have been the Captain America TV movies.

darkhawk76

11-02-2005, 09:32 AM

classic red & blue

alien black costume

Captain Universe - well it kinda worked for me

Stellar

11-02-2005, 10:18 AM

the captain universe thing was WAY overdone. seems like marvel's losing originality. well, they've been losing it for quite a while

Kinbote

11-02-2005, 02:13 PM

I liked the symbiote costume the best, I think it gave spidey a cool new look, but I agree that the red/blue defines him. I would have voted for the symbiote costume still.

Theres a few others I like though, there's cosmic Spidey and I also like the 2099 look.

Secret Wars cover of black symbiote costume (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/2880/400/2880_4_008.jpg)

What if? cover of cosmic Spidey (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/3864/400/3864_4_031.jpg)

one of the best covers of the 2099 costume (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/4477/400/4477_4_25.jpg)

Stellar

11-02-2005, 04:09 PM

damn i would've want to read that issue of what if. spidey's kicking ass and taking names

rickfury188

11-02-2005, 04:18 PM

Actually, now that I think about it, I like the Black and White one better.

Stellar

11-02-2005, 05:46 PM

the black and white costume was a nice little deviation, to be honest. i'm glad they didn't overuse it, that would've ruined it all

moebius

11-02-2005, 11:20 PM

What, no "McFarlane big-eyes" version?

That's the best one, IMO.

darkhawk76

11-03-2005, 03:51 AM

What, no "McFarlane big-eyes" version?

That's the best one, IMO.

uurgh no thanks, give me classic normal sized-eyes Spidey any day

the only thing I really liked about McFarlane's art, was the spaghetti webbing

SleepWalker

11-03-2005, 07:43 AM

I freaking love the Spider-Man 2099 costume. It's no classic Spidey, but it's great.

nuclearman

11-03-2005, 07:52 PM

Actually it was a printing problem.

Thanks Harry I never knew that.

JKCarrier

11-03-2005, 08:34 PM

Actually it was a printing problem.

Interesting! I never heard that one before. The story I heard (and it might well be an urban legend) is that Jim Shooter was talking to a toy company, trying to pitch a new line of Marvel toys. Their response was lukewarm, until he told them "Well, if you sign on now, we'll give you the exclusive rights to merchandise Spider-Man's new costume." This got them interested, and the deal was signed. Then Shooter came back to the Marvel offices and said, "Ok, I need someone to design a new Spider-Man costume..." :D

Anyway, you can't beat the original. It's a classic, and seeing it look so good in the movies just reinforces what a well-conceived, timeless design it is.

Jagernaut

11-03-2005, 09:09 PM

I actually love his House of M costume. it's a nice redesign which retains the classic look.

Venoman

11-05-2005, 05:13 AM

ofcourse my favourite is the original... but thats obviously because it is the original... but if theyd started out with the black one it would have made more sense... since most spiders are black... although i have seen a red and blue one in a museum. I also think the black one was cooler, the cosmic 2099 one was pretty cool too.... but i despise the scarlet spider's outfit... what the hells with that baggy jumper? is it something he got from his nan at christmas or something? but i think spider armour was even worst.... what were they thinking? he looked like a silver bar of chocolate

Ravenheart

11-05-2005, 05:33 AM

My favorite is the black costume but since its not part of the poll I went with the classic costume.

Venom

11-06-2005, 06:18 AM

I despise the scarlet spider's outfit... What the hell's with that baggy jumper? Is it something he got from his nan at christmas or something?

It was a hoodie on display at a clothes shop that Ben kept passing. He eventually bought it and ripped off the sleeves and made some red spandex to go with it along with those new webshooters and thus Scarlet Spider was born.

Venoman

11-06-2005, 08:23 AM

so really its just a lame fashion acsesory

Venom

11-06-2005, 09:19 AM

so really its just a lame fashion acsesory

If you want to look at it that way but I think the Scarlet Spider costume is cool.

Huree

11-09-2005, 09:14 AM

The Classic is the best, 2099 one was sweet, the Ben Rielly costume looks better on Spider-Girl.

Venoman

11-09-2005, 11:02 AM

i dont know... i just dont think a ripped hoodie is somethine spiderman should wear.. its pointless and just a fashion thing realy... unless its supposed to help him keep warm :confused:

Huree

11-09-2005, 12:19 PM

i dont know... i just dont think a ripped hoodie is somethine spiderman should wear.. its pointless and just a fashion thing realy... unless its supposed to help him keep warm :confused:

Yea and superman's underwear on the outside of his tights serves the purpose of... uhh... somebody help me out here.

Costumes in general are a fashion thing it's a gosh darn comic book!

Venoman

11-09-2005, 01:06 PM

yeah but spidermans costume serves the purpose of covering him up... you dont need a great big hoodie to do that... besides superman dosnt wear pants on the outside of his costume it just looks like that

Huree

11-09-2005, 01:27 PM

My point was that the reason Superheros wear elaborate costumes in the first place is because they are in a colorful stylish comic books. So telling Scarlet Spider to take off his ripped up hoodie because it serves no purpose is like asking dardevil to take the horns off his mask supermans cape etc...

If superheroes didnt have an original style then they'd all be wearing generic ski masks. If you want to say that Scarlet Spider should take off his sweatshirt because you think it looks bad then i understand that point of view.

This character hasn't even shown up in almost a decade so it doesnt really matter anyway.