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My top three favorite super-heroes of all time also sport my top three favorite costume designs---and that's no coincidence! My faves: Superman (post triangle chest symbol, pre 52 armor, of course), Spider-Man (the classic red and blue, which I prefer drawn as red and black, with--of course! the webbing under the arms), and Batman (I prefer the pre 52 oval-less big black bat symbol and black cape, but I also love the blue cape and the oval---for me, Batman's costume is about the silhouette). Numbers 4 and up:
4. Just about anything by my favorite artist/favorite character designer, Joltin' John Byrne. Particular favorites: Sasquatch, Snowbird, The Master, Gilded Lily, Nemesis, Wild Child, Box, the Host robot from Superman, Terminus, ROG-2000, Terrax, Nova (Frankie Raye), grown-up Franklin from "Childhood's End", and just about every alien he ever designed.
5. The Atom, Silver Age---it's just so perfect in its simplicity.
6. Silver Age Flash---red and yellow are a great combo!
7. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)---I think of it as a cool "alternate Superman" design.
8. Silver Age Green Lantern---the white stripe version.
9. Daredevil---classic red costume---insanely simple, yet so cool.
10. Doctor Doom---classic version, however, I love Kirby's prototype version and JB's Kristoff version, as well.
11. Iron Man in his classic red and gold armor, which he wore much longer than any suit before or since. JB and JR Jr. can draw that sucker to look soooooo cool!
12. The FF---whether it's the originals, JB's black and white ones, or the half dozen or so variations that they've worn over the last several years, the basic design that The King came up with just seems to always look great.
13. Galactus---revised version, of course. Not that he doesn't have nice legs. ;)
14. Nightcrawler---It's a great look for either a villain or a spooky hero. Nice combo of weird features---the ears, the hands and feet, the tail...fun-looking character.
15. Doctor Fate---it's the helmet! What an awesome shape!
16. Doctor Strange---it's the cape! What an awesome shape!
17. The Joker---they took the face of the harlequin that appears on the joker in a deck of cards, put him in a purple zoot suit, and let him run amok! Cool design.
18. Hellboy---like Nightcrawler, he's a fresh and unusual take on the classic devil look.
19. Brainiac---I like just about every version of this character, but my fave is the one that Dan Jurgens came up with during his run on the Superman titles. It's mostly black, with silver and purple highlights---very nice.
20. The Leader, original version---I don't know why, but that huge, squarish cranium and that green skin just make him look like the coolest mad scientist ever.
Edited by Tony Midyett on 03 November 2011 at 7:15am
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