It's comic books. Assuming that the comic isn't taking itself too seriously/is trying to be a throwback to the Silver Age and earlier, I'm not going to care.
Assuming I read any western comics from that time.
edited 9th Jan '12 11:54:14 AM by CrystalGlacia
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Depends what everyone else is wearing.
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I usually dispense with the capes, though I often have them show up as a part of my general running theme of superheroes being used (and abused) by the establishment; the capes become part of their general "showcase" attitude towards the supers, and serve no functional purpose other than to show off to the masses.
More often than not, my superhero outfits are simply some form of armor made with fancy non-existent materials of either high-grade technobabble or magical stuff, to explain the durability/self-repairing aspects that usually show up. I typically go with a utilitarian, function-over-form baseline design concept, and then streamline it so that it's just past the point of realism but close enough to pass while looking good.
A lot of my stuff is vaguely similar to the power armor from the Iron Man films and Crysis, actually. Not always an intentional thing, but I guess my aesthetic preferences are similar to that of the people who made those things.
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I can go along with it in a light-hearted work, but it's not something I personally write. (My characters' outfits tend towards the utilitarian.)
edited 9th Jan '12 2:36:08 PM by feotakahari
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Same. I probably can get away with some campiness in my work, but I'll probably lean toward more practical outfits.
How far do you suspend your disbelief when it comes to superheroes and their costumes (Particularly in light-hearted works)? Like if the hero's costume doesn't get ripped in fights, or if it does, it's patched up in the next issue without any seams? Or if the hero has a large scarf thing that doesn't get in the way of fights? Or if she can change into her costume with relative ease without too much hassle? Would the writer have to explain these things, or would you just go along with it?
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