Why Superman’s Costume Does Not Need Major Changes For The Reboot

With Man of Steel reboot coming out in 2012, people wonder what Superman’s costume is going to look like. Some people want to see changes like the red trunks being removed from the costume while some want the costume to follow the comics like myself. I have to say that after looking at the concept arts of Superman’s costume from previous attempts and how they completely different from the superman we know love, I believe that the costume does not need major changes at all. Superman’s costume should be left alone.

The reason being that Superman’s costume is icon and has been around for 73 years. Plus the whole red trunks got to go is stupid and the people who say that it looks ridiculous on him need to get over it. Getting rid of the trunks would be like making Lex Luthor a CIA Agent who is secretly a kryptonian. Has anyone even learned from Superman Returns when they made changes Superman’s costume with the tight coller, burgundy cape, and the small “s” on his chest? When I first saw the image of Brandon Routh in costume, I was very disappointed in Singer for what he has done and felt like I was being Punked.

The other reason is that Superman is not like Batman. I know people use the excuse that Batman’s costume change in the m

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Comments

[kryptonian]

I absolutely agree. I understand every director wants to leave his "trade-mark" on his motion-picture, but there are dozens of other things that could be changed without betraying the spirit of the story, for example reinventing Krypton, or Metropolis or whatever, but please every iconic character must remain almost the same. Think about Mickey mouse or Coca Cola. Those are all symbols of our global pop culture, they must be recongnizible and they must keep their essence almost immutable in time. That's the secret of their immortality. In my opinion what can be updated should be only the context.

[Tom]

I say that the costume has been good enough the way it is since its inception, so just leave it alone. Everybody thinks they have a better idea.