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  • ctc
    Fear the monkeybat!
    • Aug 16, 2001
    • 11183

    Worst "52" designs?

    Hmmmm....



    My take:

    10: Not a big change, kinda emo'd up a touch but I don't have to guess who it is.

    9: "Boob window." HAW! The new design looks a LOT like someone else I've seen, but can't quite place....

    8: "I WILL stop Clu!" Does this count as copyright infringement? 'Cos he REALLY looks all Tron'd up.

    7: Weird, 'cos of the unnneccesary linework, but again; I don't have to guess who this is.

    6: Another one that's not THAT different, but with a lot of unneccesary details.

    "Weren't you dead?"
    "I got better."

    5: THIS one kinda honks me off. Not the design, but the sanctimonious nerd rage it created. "She's nearly nekkid!" Yeah, like she wasn't before.

    4: Another one I don't have to guess. I could see them wanting to change it so's she wouldn't get mixed up with other characters; like Punch and Jewelle.

    3: They're both a little more generic'd up. Black Canary looks like 90's Dazzler. She's a tough one to design, since she has a bird related name, but has never worn anything bird related. Most of her outfits would work perfectly well for Zatanna if you added a top hat.

    2: "Dark Eldar are my favouritest army in 40K! Can you tell?"

    1: This is the first time I didn't see someone lose their minds over the undies on the inside, but the collar rage bothers me. If your favourite character can be so readily ruined by something like adding a collar, you may want to look into a new favouritest character.

    The armour look is weird, and pointless.... and speaks to a big problem with all these new designs that NOBODY has addressed. A lot of the current crop of "Mainstream" cartoonists are notorious for missing deadlines. Adding all this extra detail isn't going to help. The whole point of the supertights back in the day was that it's a lot faster to draw essentially nekkid people.... this stuff cancells that point.

    *sigh*

    Don C.
  • BlackKnight
    The DarkSide Customizer
    • Apr 16, 2005
    • 14622

    #2
    My Top 5 ..

    5. Leather Face Joker. ..... ok .
    4. Deathstroke .... He looks like a Power Ranger Now.
    3. Deadshot ...., How the Hell do U mess Up 1 of the Greatest Suits ever created ...
    2. BoosterGold .... Why ..., Why so Much .
    1. Supergirl. I can't stand this. ... For 1..., she looks like she is Wearing Snatch Armor... , It just all looks Horrible... , Micheal Turner has got to be rolling over in his Grave.
    ... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.


    always trading for Hot Toys Figures .

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    • thunderbolt
      Hi Ernie!!!
      • Feb 15, 2004
      • 34211

      #3
      ^^^ Yeah, surprised Joker didn't make that list. Biggest crap all over a character redesign of the whole Nu52. Jim Lee should really be put out to pasture after the whole fiasco is over.
      You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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      • ctc
        Fear the monkeybat!
        • Aug 16, 2001
        • 11183

        #4
        >she looks like she is Wearing Snatch Armor...



        >He looks like a Power Ranger Now.

        We ARE creeping up into the 90's again, so this sort of thing is to be expected. *sigh*

        >surprised Joker didn't make that list.

        I think the reason more folks aren't outraged by the Joker is 'cos he's supposed to be a nutjob, which gives you more leeway with what he can do; and the new design is only a couple jumps away from the last movie one. Not the face sliding, but the final look. Since everyone loved the movie it makes the comic version more acceptable.

        Don C.

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        • thunderbolt
          Hi Ernie!!!
          • Feb 15, 2004
          • 34211

          #5
          cosplayers have made the Supergirl costume more practical
          You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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          • The Toyroom
            The Packaging King
            • Dec 31, 2004
            • 16653

            #6
            Worst "52" designs?

            All of them...
            Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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            • thunderbolt
              Hi Ernie!!!
              • Feb 15, 2004
              • 34211

              #7
              ^^^ Frankenstein was fine, since it was still pre 52. And OMAC was not bad at all. Of course both comics did not feature Batman so they were cancelled.
              You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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              • BlackKnight
                The DarkSide Customizer
                • Apr 16, 2005
                • 14622

                #8
                That Supergirl is still Bad.

                And Every Pic I ever see..., Supergirl looks Pregnant to me.
                ... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.


                always trading for Hot Toys Figures .

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                • Random Axe
                  The Voice of Reason
                  • Apr 16, 2008
                  • 4518

                  #9
                  I actually hadn't seen the Supergirl outfit before now. Yeah, that draws the eyes south and frames the crotch perfectly. Let's take a character whose generally known for her purity and innocence and give her a red Kryptonian vag pad. I see this as irresponsible and borderline perverse.
                  I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she dumped me before we met.

                  If anyone here believes in psychokinesis, please raise my hand.

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                  • Earth 2 Chris
                    Verbose Member
                    • Mar 7, 2004
                    • 32972

                    #10
                    1. Joker
                    2. Joker
                    3. Joker
                    4. Joker
                    5. Joker.

                    As bad as some of these hastily redesigned looks are...none are more blasphemous than taking the vain and stylish Clown Prince of Crime and making him into The Leather-Face Mechanic of Doom.

                    Chris
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                    • jimsmegos
                      Mego Dork
                      • Nov 9, 2008
                      • 4519

                      #11
                      All of them make me think about the "Legend's of Batman" toy line... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Legends-of-B...item4d1160041f

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                      • johnnystorm
                        Hot Child in the City
                        • Jul 3, 2008
                        • 4293

                        #12
                        I don't totally dislike the Wonder Woman design, although I'd prefer it if they switched the silver for the proper gold. I hate the lightning effect lines on the Flash, and the weird mandarin collars everyone has is pretty odd. Most of all I miss the old style JSA costumes. And I don't get all the hate for Superman's red trunks?
                        I guess the best thing is to remember that every one of these heroes had an even worse costume change in the early 90s (electric Supes, WW with her jacket & bike shorts, Parallax armor, shiny Flash, gold headband Power Girl), so eventually it'll get better ... Or worse, I dunno.

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                        • monitor_ep
                          Talkative Member
                          • May 11, 2013
                          • 8839

                          #13
                          The only DC comic I get now is Aquaman. The rest of the DCnU is just trash. I do not consider Batman Inc in this because it started out before the DCnU.
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                          • Aricosaur
                            Museum Super Collector
                            • Jul 26, 2013
                            • 208

                            #14
                            I have to admit I've only fairly recently started reading any DC comics regularly (being a long time fan of sci-fi comics and Marvel) but I do think DC has made some horrendous choices in their character designs.

                            The new Harly Quinn is comically awful, like it's a parody of bad comics. I think with Quinn and Starfire they should look to the animated designs for inspiration, Bruce Timm version for Quinn and Teen Titans for Starfire.

                            Because of the preview images of leather face Joker, I skipped the whole storyline in Batman. I dropped off at the end of "Court of Owls" and started reading again when "Year Zero" started.

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                            • Starroid Raiders Dagon
                              Persistent Member
                              • Apr 28, 2013
                              • 2165

                              #15
                              I think I saw the Creeper that looked bad, but has anyone seen the new Lobo design for villains month (even though Lobo has already been seen in 52 looking much the same as before)?? BRUTAL!!

                              Fine for a new character but to replace Lobo' look???

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