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    Quote Originally Posted by Ood Omega View Post
    Doesn't DC editorial want all the former Boy Wonders wearing red now anyway?
    I seen other posters saying that, but ive never seen DC say that. I know with Red Hood they said that they wanted to go with something close to what's seen in Under the Red Hod animated film, which funny enough Nigtwing is blue in, and similarly with Harley they wanted to go with something more like Arkham asylum, which Nightwing is also blue in too. For Nightwing they just said, "Nightwing : Dick Grayson, Red Symbol, Cully Hamner’s design Jim Lee felt more striking than the old blue.".

    Quote Originally Posted by Punter23 View Post
    Red is the new Black.

    And yes I think the Red is striking compared to the Blue.
    Not when they have everybody wearing it. Right now Nightwing would actually stand out more with blue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Punter23 View Post
    Red is the new Black.

    And yes I think the Red is striking compared to the Blue.
    Electric blue is striking, hence the name electric blue. Plus, Dick was the only hero with that colorplay. No matter the shadow, silhouette, or viewpoint, readers easily identified him from the smallest of details. Like the outline of Bat cowl, its a type of branding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MajorHoy View Post
    The gray in her costume was a later change after she started with a darker/black outfit.
    Yes, I know. And it looked fantastic. Especially on that Yamato figure, ridiculous pose notwithstanding.

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    The two most armored members of the family are Batman and Batgirl.

    They're also the two members who have suffered a broken spine.

    It would be dumb of Barb to go out there in spandex.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrSimonHurt View Post
    The two most armored members of the family are Batman and Batgirl.

    They're also the two members who have suffered a broken spine.

    It would be dumb of Barb to go out there in spandex.
    True. One thing Bryan Q. Miller said in an interview, which I don't think he ever worked into the Batgirl series itself, was that Steph's costume had extra armor under the cape on her back, protecting her spine, because of course Babs designed it and she wanted to make sure that what happened to her didn't happen to anyone else. A minor touch, but a nice character bit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Lucky One View Post
    True. One thing Bryan Q. Miller said in an interview, which I don't think he ever worked into the Batgirl series itself, was that Steph's costume had extra armor under the cape on her back, protecting her spine, because of course Babs designed it and she wanted to make sure that what happened to her didn't happen to anyone else. A minor touch, but a nice character bit.

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    I wondered where that costume came from so quickly, when she initially disaproved of Stephanie wearing Cass's outfit. Not to mention the fact that if Barbara designed the suit for herself that she is supposed to be several inches taller than Stephanie. I have seen Barbara's height given as 5'11" and Stephanie as 5'5"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Godlike13 View Post
    I like the new suit with the yellow ribbing


    I know its just a common coloring mistake, but i wouldn't mind if they made it a legit part of the the new costume.
    Looks like Stephanie Brown's Batgirl costume, in a good way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluebow View Post
    I wondered where that costume came from so quickly, when she initially disaproved of Stephanie wearing Cass's outfit. Not to mention the fact that if Barbara designed the suit for herself that she is supposed to be several inches taller than Stephanie. I have seen Barbara's height given as 5'11" and Stephanie as 5'5"
    Well no, Babs designed that suit for Stephanie -- that's why it had the extra padding, to protect her protege from what happened to her. But that weird vehicle Steph used for a while WAS something Babs designed for her own use, until Steph needed to get somewhere immediately and they didn't have any other vehicles.

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    I LOVE the armored suit. I think it looks really cool in the artwork plus it makes sense functionally to have armor, especially as much as she gets stabbed and shot. No one wants a scarred up heroine. I wish more ground pounding human heroes had that kind of detail in their suit.

    I liked the purple cape. One, it was more feminine and 'girly' than yellow. Also, purple would be more useful for hiding in the shadows than yellow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrSimonHurt View Post
    The two most armored members of the family are Batman and Batgirl.

    They're also the two members who have suffered a broken spine.

    It would be dumb of Barb to go out there in spandex.
    It's dumb for Babs to be out at all so soon after a massive operation. So logic of this kind is a tad lacking anyway (it's a comic after all),
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    I dont mind some of the armor lines, but as with many of the rebooted costumes, it's just too busy. That has to be difficult for artists to get all the lines in correctly and maintain any kind of a regular schedule on the books. Wonder Woman's is another costume that has just way too many lines. Tone down of the lines and it would be fine.
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    Busy is cool though. It makes the costume more realistic to me. I like the Arkham games costume because it has lines and fasteners visible and you at times see the underlying kevlar but it doesn't go to the extreme of being like the Nolan costume. If they remove her armor, just go ahead and add a boob window.

    Batgirl's costume I think has the right balance to it. If I changed anything, I would keep her hair in the cowl since it identifies her, is a hazard, and serves no purpose.
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    So put her in a head to toe all black xenomorph exoskeleton? After all, that would be way more practical and realistic, yes? Yeah, I can see the majority of little girls in the world wanting to buy THAT Barbie in droves, NOT. Comics aren't always about realism, if one goes too far one loses what makes comics fun and special. Also, as I said before, if a female property has NO attractive appeal at ALL in her look, then most of the general public simply won't be interested in the comic or any merch, and DC & the WB WANT THOSE MERCH DOLLARS.
    Last edited by batGRRRl4ever; 02-13-2013 at 08:03 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by batGRRRl4ever View Post
    So put her in a head to toe all black xenomorph exoskeleton? Yeah, I can see the majority of little girls in the world wanting to buy THAT Barbie in droves, NOT. Comics aren't always about realism, if one goes too far one loses what makes comics fun and special. Also, as I said before, if a female property has NO attractive appeal at ALL in her look, then most of the general public simply won't be interested in the comic or any merch, and DC & the WB WANT THOSE MERCH DOLLARS.
    Yes, because Batgirl's current design and the action figure produced from it, showcasing the armor, makes her so very ugly.

    Comics have changed from the 1960's. High heels and spandex aren't going to cut it for a non-powered street character when all the other characters are in armor. It would make her look ridiculous and come off a bit sexist. Shockingly enough, she can still be attractive and sexy in a fully bodysuit and armor. Also, yes, looks matter-- but they shouldn't be the only selling point for a comic or a character unless that's their schtick.

    I'm not 100% in love with the design or anything and it is a little busy so some tweaks would be good, (and I'm especially not a fan of the gauntlets) but the armor makes sense for the character, especially as someone who was shot.

    I love fun in comics, but I think fun has more to do with the story, than if the character is wearing armor.
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