Re: Top 16 impractical super-hero costumes
Jason Todd
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> http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/12/16_incredibly_impractical_superhe...
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> --- "Damn, dirty fleas."
No mention of Black Canary's fishnets and high heels?
And really, any street hero (Batman, Moon Knight I'm looking at you)
who wears a cape should be on this list. I mean, yeah, we accept it
since it's been a part of comic lore for so long, but really, fighting
off 10 or 12 bad guys while wearing a f*cking cape? gidouddahere.
Jason " and what about Valkyrie's (classic Val) sno-cones?" Todd
David E. Powell
Any "Armor" that bares lots of the body, especially the stomach, on a
"superhero" that specializes in melee warfare.
rwa2play (Lost mode on)
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> >http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/12/16_incredibly_impractical_superhe...
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> > --- "Damn, dirty fleas."
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> No mention of Black Canary's fishnets and high heels?
Nowadays she just wears boots with her fishnets.
Same went for Zatanna until "Everyday Magic" when they had her wearing
thigh-high boots.
Guy Namechanger
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what is "dress like a hooker" backwards?
rwa2play (Lost mode on)
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Hey now...you don't wanna be around if she looks at you says "erunam
esroh."
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Don't you talk about Miss "Z" that way. :)
black...@aol.com
practical costumes.
Duggy
> On Dec 29, 9:21 pm, "Smart Ape displayed mendacity" <Za...@POTA.com>
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> >http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/12/16_incredibly_impractical_superhe...
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> > --- "Damn, dirty fleas."
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> No mention of Black Canary's fishnets and high heels?
I find any list that bases it's #1 on a complete misunderstanding of
costumes to be pretty bad.
It's costume under Supergirl's skirt, not "underwear".
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It is pronounced "Inyuk-chuk".
Edward McArdle
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"black...@aol.com" <black...@aol.com> wrote:
>There all pretty much impractial. Maybe Hitman or Punisher have pretty
>practical costumes.
It may be a long time ago, but I think Lady Luck's costume was supremely
impractical. But I never complained
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grinningdemon
Hitman didn't even have a costume...he just never changed his clothes.
Mark Evans
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> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:43:40 -0800 (PST), "blackje...@aol.com"
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> <blackje...@aol.com> wrote:
> >There all pretty much impractial. Maybe Hitman or Punisher have pretty
> >practical costumes.
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> Hitman didn't even have a costume...he just never changed his clothes.
Anyone recall Ms. Mystic? Her outfit was zip-a-tone.
Mark Evans
David E. Powell
Or Storm with just the wind blowing leaves and stuff around her....
Duggy
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> On Jan 1, 3:11 pm, Mark Evans <markevans1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Dec 31 2009, 11:37 pm, grinningdemon <grinningde...@austin.rr.com>
> > wrote:
> > > On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:43:40 -0800 (PST), "blackje...@aol.com"
> > > <blackje...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > >There all pretty much impractial. Maybe Hitman or Punisher have pretty
> > > >practical costumes.
> > > Hitman didn't even have a costume...he just never changed his clothes.
> > Anyone recall Ms. Mystic? Her outfit was zip-a-tone.
Or Girl One who just has changing colours.
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Michael Wood
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Anyone else remember Cloud from the Defenders? It was well ... a cloud.
Michael Wood
FSogol
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> Anyone else remember Cloud from the Defenders? It was well ... a cloud.
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A cloud that could change into a naked teenage girl....
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> Michael Wood wrote:
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>> Anyone else remember Cloud from the Defenders? It was well ... a cloud.
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> A cloud that could change into a naked teenage girl....
And noone thought to use a vaccum.
Yakko Warner: *blows a kiss* Goodnight everybody.
Duggy
You see, officer, I opened the hotel window and this cloud drifted
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Joe Sewell
> There all pretty much impractial. Maybe Hitman or Punisher have pretty
> practical costumes.
Actually, they've munged Batman's costume into something practical.
Every little bit looks fragile, but hides body armor (especially in the
"target" bat-signal area, which was the given explanation for putting
that yellow oval around the symbol at the time), various devices like
lock-picks, knives, and what-not *besides* what's in his belt, etc.
Bill Steele
Billy Bissette
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> Anything with a helmet. Limits vision, and where do you carry it?
Magneto's helmet shields him from telepathy, which is a pretty big
deal when your main rival is one the world's strongest telepaths, and
the groups of kids that he sends after you often has a telepath in
them as well.
Okay, it makes less sense as time goes onward, as presumably the
tech involved could be reduced to a skullcap or smaller by now. And
he's not actually a superhero. Doctor Doom has plenty of tech in his
own head armor, but again he's not a super hero.
grinningdemon
Juggernaut is another one with a helmet that shields from telepathy
though it's probably the least practical helmet ever since he can't
even turn his head...of course, with that kind of power, I don't guess
you really need to...and, much like Magneto, he goes from villain to
anti-hero to full-on hero from one writer to the next and one day to
the next...those two are a little ridiculous at this point.
Billy Bissette
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The most ridiculous Juggernaut thing is that whenever he switches
from bad guy to good, his power is pretty much cut in half. At least
Magneto's power fluctuates all over the map regardless of which side
of the fence he is currenty sitting.
Mike B
>> Anything with a helmet. Limits vision, and where do you carry it?
While there are dozens of good and bad guys with no choice --like
the original Comet or the Unicorn-- because no helmet, no super guy,
you definitely have a point.
The worst example of a helmeted hero has to be the old pulp crime
fighter the Moon Man, who wore a big dome of one-way glass over his
head. How his alter ego, a cop, got away with carrying an empty
fish bowl everywhere I'll never know!
<http://tinyurl.com/y8nobov>
and
<http://www.batteredbox.com/images/The%20Moon%20Man%20Vol.2.jpg>
--Mike Blake
grinningdemon
<bai...@coastalnet.com> wrote:
True...but there was at least one story that tried to explain
Juggernaut's power fluctuation...the idea was that the power was meant
for mass destruction so, anytime he went against that, the source of
said power got pissed off and downgraded him.
OM
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>The worst example of a helmeted hero has to be the old pulp crime
>fighter the Moon Man, who wore a big dome of one-way glass over his
>head. How his alter ego, a cop, got away with carrying an empty
>fish bowl everywhere I'll never know!
...Mysterio has the same helmet issues, although the design *does*
offer the possibility that he can turn his head inside the dome.
OM
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grinningdemon <grinni...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:57:52 -0600, Billy Bissette
> <bai...@coastalnet.com> wrote:
>
> >Bill Steele <ws...@cornell.edu> wrote in news:ws21-3B8F2F.14104505012010
> >@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu:
> >
> >> Anything with a helmet. Limits vision, and where do you carry it?
> >
> > Magneto's helmet shields him from telepathy, which is a pretty big
> >deal when your main rival is one the world's strongest telepaths, and
> >the groups of kids that he sends after you often has a telepath in
> >them as well.
> >
> > Okay, it makes less sense as time goes onward, as presumably the
> >tech involved could be reduced to a skullcap or smaller by now. And
> >he's not actually a superhero. Doctor Doom has plenty of tech in his
> >own head armor, but again he's not a super hero.
>
> Juggernaut is another one with a helmet that shields from telepathy
> though it's probably the least practical helmet ever since he can't
> even turn his head...of course, with that kind of power, I don't guess
> you really need to
Yeah, that's part of the Juggernaut schtick. You make a straight line
towards your target, period. No point in head turning.
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Joe Sewell <ultr...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> On 12/30/09 9:43 PM, black...@aol.com wrote:
> > There all pretty much impractial. Maybe Hitman or Punisher have pretty
> > practical costumes.
>
> Actually, they've munged Batman's costume into something practical.
> Every little bit looks fragile, but hides body armor (especially in the
> "target" bat-signal area, which was the given explanation for putting
> that yellow oval around the symbol at the time)
AFAIK "why do you think I wear a target on my chest, I can't armor my
head" comes from THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.
John Duncan Yoyo
I'd almost want to see a Horse built out of Manure. Z would more
likely say esroh erunam since the word order is forward but the words
are backward.
William George Ferguson
>Bill Steele wrote:
>>> Anything with a helmet. Limits vision, and where do you carry it?
>
>While there are dozens of good and bad guys with no choice --like
>the original Comet or the Unicorn-- because no helmet, no super guy,
>you definitely have a point.
>
>The worst example of a helmeted hero has to be the old pulp crime
>fighter the Moon Man, who wore a big dome of one-way glass over his
>head. How his alter ego, a cop, got away with carrying an empty
>fish bowl everywhere I'll never know!
He tucked it in his pajamas with the elephant.
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Mike B
>>The worst example of a helmeted hero has to be the old pulp crime
>>fighter the Moon Man, who wore a big dome of one-way glass over
>>his head. How his alter ego, a cop, got away with carrying an
>>empty fish bowl everywhere I'll never know!
>
> He tucked it in his pajamas with the elephant.
Alas, he was only a sergeant, not a captain.
--Mike Blake
BLACKMYSTECH RANGER
Re: Top 16 impractical super-hero costumes
Group: rec.arts.comics.dc.universe Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010, 2:57pm From:
bai...@coastalnet.com (Billy Bissette)
Are ya not forgetting Doom2099!
Time to be evil!!
Let's Rock!!!
Kitty Pryde/ShadowCat is HOT!!!
Badness is cool!!!
vo...@webtv.net
person with the worst seeming outfit of all time would almost have to be
Red Sonja. But is it? Going into a fight she would have a speed and
skill advantage, so she would need her body as unencumbered as possible.
She gives up strength and often reach, so adding say, the chain mail top
wouldn't help her all that much so why bother with the extra weight. She
also knows her body distracts 99& of men so she shows it off. Almost any
hetro man might hesitate, even the slightest is fatal. Also, say she
polishes those discs, tries to face the sun, sun hits them, blinding an
opponent. Any distraction works in her favor. Sonja would also fight
dirty, going for the eyes or groin, whereas men usually aim for the
chest first. Tough leather boots and gloves, probably reinforced with
steel strips, epecially on the toes, knuckles, and palm. Palm for both
grip, and limited blocking. A strip inside the boots on the achilles
tendon would also be practical. Explained this way Sonja's outfit would
make sense.
David Johnston
<janklo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>No mention of Black Canary's fishnets and high heels?
Actually that list appears to be at least as much about outfits that
look stupid than outfits that actually are stupid. Wonderman's safari
jacket outfit is actually relatively practical as superhero costumes
go, and while Cyclone's outfit may show onlookers occasional flashes
of the leotard she wears underneat the dress, she's wearing sensible
shoes and her clothing allows her plenty of freedom of movement. Nor
is there anything particularly impractical about Jericho's gear. It's
just really fey.