Artistic License: Influential Costume Designs GUARDIAN

[maniac mike]

Joe Singleton, the "Artistic License" guy over at collectortimes.com has a new post for the month of November. He decided to make a short list of the most influential costume designs in comics and Guardian has a spot on it. Here's the link...

http://www.collectortimes.com/License.html

[Banshee]

This is an interesting link, thank you for that. Glad to see Dave Cockrum gets a lookin with his womens designs.

I love the Guardian costume. I always preferred the name Vindicator too.

[Canucklehead]

I love the Guardian costume. I always preferred the name Vindicator too.

As did I, but the Guardian name did grow on me. Especially thinking back, what the hell was he Vindicating in the first place?

Although now would be a perfect time to give Mac back his Vindicator name as a great transgression has transpired and he must look for vindication for what happened to his team.

Websters.com
Guardian: a person who guards.... yawn.

Vindicate: to assert, maintain or defend against opposition. to liberate, punish to get revenge or avenge.... yeah baby 8)

[Snowsquatch]

Interesting how he chose the little seen "long-stemmed leaf" version of the Vindicator suit.

How could he not showcase Wonderwoman? Her costume remains the best female design ever.

He made some comments on the "circus clown" shorts seen on many costumes. I think the shorts-over-tights look rarely works. Thor, Capt America, and especially Shaman look so much better without the shorts.

The weakest costume of the "classic" Alpha Flight lineup is Snowbird. The tiara and cape are great, but the panties just wreck it.

One of the reasons the Vindicator suit "works" while Capt Canuck fails is the circus clown panties.

[syvalois]

Joe Singleton, the "Artistic License" guy over at collectortimes.com has a new post for the month of November. He decided to make a short list of the most influential costume designs in comics and Guardian has a spot on it. Here's the link...

http://www.collectortimes.com/License.html


Influential costume design is the key word, because if it's beautiful design, I don't I agree. Sorry, but I find Cap America costume very ugly, the A on his head makes it a very good target too, not not all on his list is beautiful.

As for wonder Woman, I personnally don't know if she should be on the list, but as the bikini costume with stars on her butt, I can certainly say it's not my favorite.

It's nice to see gardian there. It's trully a good costume, but I like better the name Guardian... feel more ... Canadian?! :wink:

[RolandT]

I like Guardian better too, though the costume isn't such a hit with me. Bu having Guardian makes more 'leadership' sense than Vindicator, which feels to me like an outsider or follower. Better than Captain Canada, some originality in having your national hero guy be Guardian.

[Effexxor]

Vindicator is an insanely cool name, but to my mind, it'll always be Heather.

I've always adored Northstar's uniforms. True, he's only really ahd about 3 different ones, but I like them. His black and white uniform that he shared with Aurora was just a classic, the 'uber patriotic' uniform was pretty good, and his uniform when he died was pretty good too. I'm sorry, but you just can't go wrong with a uniform designed by Larroca.

My current favorite uniform has to be Polaris' current one. It's still really pretty, but it's also deicdedly evil looking for a 'good guy'.

[SephirothsKiller]

Hmmm... Maybe Oeming's "That's the Guardian suit" referred to his name being changed to Vindicator?

[Northcott]

"We stand on guard for thee." -- Guardian all the way. ;) It makes a Hell of a lot more sense for a patriotic Canadian hero.

Interesting article. Thanks for posting the link. :)

[Le Messor]

As for the underwear on the outside thing, watch a ballet some time. You'll soon see why guys wear it, especially these days.
Tights without a codpiece, underwear on the outside, panel, whatever just show a little too much of their masculine attributes.

(Not that I don't think there's other ways, or see why the 'underwear' should draw attention to itself by being a different colour to the rest.)

- Le Messor
Sidney: But this is *not* a movie.
Billy: Yes it is, Sidney. It's all one big movie.
- Scream

[Ottawa Renegade]

"We stand on guard for thee." -- Guardian all the way. ;) It makes a Hell of a lot more sense for a patriotic Canadian hero.

All right, you've changed my mind now.