Marvel Costume Designs That Unfortunately DID Go Away?

[Pixie_Solanas]

I loved Joe Mad's Avengers designs. Wasp shouldn't have become an actual Wasp and Thor should have kept his more classic look, although the Thunderstrike outfit is a good modern take. My Favorites were Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch...

This may be the biggest steaming pantload I've ever seen. Yes, I know it was the go-go mid 90s and ridiculousness was the norm, but this is particularly egregious. Truly embarassing, it makes bottom-shelf Top Cow periodicals look classy.

[ArachneSolara]

I have to say I prefer the 90s Doctor Strange costume, or the one for the first Strange miniseries done in 2006, to the classic look. Let's face it, if you saw some guy wearing the classic 70's yoga-leotards getup, wouldn't you just laugh?

Maybe the trenchcoat-style could be updated to be more modern now, but it's too bad they didn't keep the new costume design going forward. Better yet, they could just have him in street clothes, like they did in the most recent 2009 mini. Part of Doctor Strange's decline in recent years, I think, is because his coolness factor needs to be updated. All the writers' and editors' whining about his power levels and their clear inability to handle magic in narrative is only part of the picture. The fact is, no one at Marvel seems to care enough about the character to even attempt to write him properly. And after so many years of editorial/creative abuse, it might take more than a cool new costume look to revive Stephen Strange. Unfortunately, it looks as though Marvel is just going to toss the character altogether or push him so far into the margins that they might as well kill him off.

And that's too bad, because sad and outdated costuming aside, Doctor Strange has been in the past—and has the potential to be again in the hands of a writer who cares—one of the Marvel U's most compelling characters.

[Pixie_Solanas]

. Let's face it, if you saw some guy wearing the classic 70's yoga-leotards getup, wouldn't you just laugh?

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I'd applaud him on his bold, unconventional sartorialism.

[Alan2099]

Thought it was more a look for Dargo than Thor.

I think it's the belly shirt that kills the look for me. Cover up his belly and take the short sleeves off the outfit and he'd be a lot better looking in it.

Although I still prefer a winged helmet.

[Electric Version]

Everyone in the 90s seemed to get that headgear that Colossal Boy had in the 70s.

[Thirteen]

I have to say I prefer the 90s Doctor Strange costume, or the one for the first Strange miniseries done in 2006, to the classic look. Let's face it, if you saw some guy wearing the classic 70's yoga-leotards getup, wouldn't you just laugh?
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Funny I considered citing these Dr Strange looks for one of the other hero fashion threads.
Dr Strange is one case where I have a hard time throwing out the old design wth the levitation cloak regardless of how I like the new. When it comes down to it, these are fantasy characters, superheroes and they have a different set of standards from the "man on the street".

[ArachneSolara]

Dr Strange is one case where I have a hard time throwing out the old design with the levitation cloak regardless of how I like the new. When it comes down to it, these are fantasy characters, superheroes and they have a different set of standards from the "man on the street".

You do have a point there. I guess I would keep laughing until the first fireball exploded in my face. ;-)

[TinyJoseph]

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[Justin K.]

[kcekada]

I loved the purple Shi'ar costume worn by Polaris in the mid70s. It came back again in the early 80s -- when Dave Cockrum had a second stint on X-Men. There was also an emerald green variant that appeared in a couple issues of X-Men and Defenders.

It was used recently on the cover of a House of M mini-series -- even though the traditional old school costume was used inside.

[Thirteen]

While I didn't LOVE the top part of the design (beyond ridiculous actually), I really liked the snakeskin detail of Oliver Coipel's redesign of Viper from his stint on X-Men. Even though the traditional Green jumpsuit is iconic for Viper, I hoped another one of the snake ladies (BAD Girls inc perhaps?) would pick up the detailing in their own looks...

[littlemaths]

I really liked Carlos Pacheco's short lived update on the FF's suits right before Heroes Reborn. I didn't even mind Reed's facial hair and LOVED Franklin's look.

Definitely. Though - correct me if I'm wrong - the facial hair was never used in the actual book, just in the designs which featured in the Fantastic Four: The Legend one-shot.

[Zero Hunter]

I have always thought the FF looked better with with the Dark Blue and White color scheme compared to the Black and light Blue scheme.

[rogerio]

While I didn't LOVE the top part of the design (beyond ridiculous actually), I really liked the snakeskin detail of Oliver Coipel's redesign of Viper from his stint on X-Men. Even though the traditional Green jumpsuit is iconic for Viper, I hoped another one of the snake ladies (BAD Girls inc perhaps?) would pick up the detailing in their own looks...

Olivier Coipel rules.

[artiepants]

While I didn't LOVE the top part of the design (beyond ridiculous actually), I really liked the snakeskin detail of Oliver Coipel's redesign of Viper from his stint on X-Men. Even though the traditional Green jumpsuit is iconic for Viper, I hoped another one of the snake ladies (BAD Girls inc perhaps?) would pick up the detailing in their own looks...

when did Coipel do X-men?