Justice League updates

[PNGwynne]

It was designed for animation, and it works. Timm intentionally took a cue from Jack Kirby and developed his own style when it came to anatomy, allowing for dynamic action. For a look on how realistic anatomy can go wrong in animation, just look at the 90s X-Men cartoon, where muscles seem to float overtop the body.

I wouldn't want to see a live-action film with the Timm style (that would just be grotesque, as would a slavish Jack Kirby visual style), but in a Pixar-level animated movie, oh HELL yeah.

Chris

I agree wholeheartedly.

[enyawd72]

One thing I liked about BvS was that they finally got some color in Batman's costume, or at least some tonal differences in the black and gray. Now were back to Monotone Batman.

Oh, and I'm an artist, and I love Timm's stuff.

Chris

We all have different tastes...It's all good.

I just prefer realism. To me Timm's stuff looks like caricatures. I dream of the day when they can do an animated movie based off Jerry Ordway's stuff. Probably never happen. Even the Killing Joke movie couldn't capture all Brian Bolland's exquisite line work.

[enyawd72]

For a look on how realistic anatomy can go wrong in animation, just look at the 90s X-Men cartoon, where muscles seem to float overtop the body.



Chris

I agree with you on the X-Men cartoon...but that was just poor animation, not the design. Look at some of the amazing realistic stuff done in the 80's. The intros to Silverhawks, Thundercats...those are incredible. Some of the series stuff in those shows was rushed too, but the intros are insane.

DUH! I forgot the BEST realistic animated series EVER...Jonny Quest! So, it CAN be done.

[Hector]

I don't care what anyone says...Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman is a goddess, her costume is great, she looks terrific...

But agreed on the others...they look like Transformers.

...and where's the Conan Aquaman at?

[PNGwynne]

I like WW best, too. Don't get me started again on Aquaman.

[Hector]

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[Hector]

...and get ready for this Supes when he's resurrected...

[Makernaut]

I don't care what anyone says...Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman is a goddess, her costume is great, she looks terrific...

I didn't qualify my remarks, but I am absolutely looking forward to "Wonder Woman" this Summer. Based on all I have seen, it looks like that movie has a chance to be a great Summer movie.

Full disclosure: I saw "Man of Steel" and liked it well-enough, but I passed on "Bats V. Supes" based on comments I read and my sister (who is more than a passing comics fan) saying she hated every moment of it when she "sat through it".

[TrekStar]

Gal Gadot makes a very sexy cool and serious Wonder Woman, she should have her own movie with the settings in the 1940's starting with her early origins up to and after WWll, and don't make it dark toned, I think it might be successful if done right.

I have yet to see BvsS but from what I understand it was nothing but BS, my local Target and Walmart carry it on
both DVD and blu-ray and there marked down, I am tempted to get the directors cut with the extra 30 minutes not shown in theaters, but I don't want curiosity to get the better of me, I was not of fan of how Batman looked to begin with.

[jwyblejr]

Dwayne - you're seeing it as an artist, which is understandable. Us lay folks are thinking tone and aesthetics. It's not possible to make Timm anatomic characters out of real people, but the color palette and streamlined designs his team used worked.

For example, I look at Batman and if he was black/grey or dark blue/dark grey, and minus half the Michelin muscles, he would look...human is the best word I can come up with. At that size, why would they need Superman?

And one more...

Why is it when I look at The Flash's costume it looks like some one took a mirror and shattered it?

[Hector]

There are three worthy moments in BvS...but the rest was truly disappointing.

1. Wonder Woman's entrance...the highlight of the movie...the baddarze theme music, her baddarze facial expression, her baddarze greeting to Doomsday...she just outright stole the show.

2. Batman's fight with the gang holding Martha Kent's hostage. This was truly the best Batman fighting sequence I've ever seen...Batman is brutal, no mercy, take no prisoners, powerful fighter, he beats the living crap outta them...he's just baddarze.

3. The Batman vs Superman fight itself, pretty good...but you know me, if I were Supes, I'd never get close to Batman...and just heat blast him from 100 yards away, that, or drop his own Batmobile on him from afar, lol. Supes also never moves or reacts at super speed...the entire fight is at human speed, come on now, lol...

[Nostalgiabuff]

i guess I am in the minority but I liked BvS. it has flaws in abundance and is way to grim, and the color washout makes it even darker....but it was still Batman, Superman and WW on screen together. and yes, WW stole the show. I am looking forward to her solo movie

[MIB41]

"Twinkies! Why did you say Twinkies?!"



Geez, they have the Bats bloated...And the Flash looks just a tad feminine.

[huedell]

Geez, they have the Bats bloated....

But it's SO "Frank Miller"!

It's so cool.

If you're stuck in 1988!

[MIB41]

But it's SO "Frank Miller"!

It's so cool.

If you're stuck in 1988!

Exactly right. Studios have been making references to the 'Frank Miller' inspiration since the first film in '89. It's like no one ever created a Batman story besides him. What I would GIVE to see a true Neal Adams treatment.