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Originally posted by Mindship
Another reason why Namor is such a cool dude: no silly name, no silly costume. What you see is what you get. Same thing with Hulk.
Actually, I'd say Namor's costume is plenty silly... It's a green scaly speedo and some wings on his ankles. His black one is badass as hell, but he almost never uses it. His overall character keeps him cool, but just the outfit by itself isn't all that and a bag of chips.
Originally posted by Dizzle
Actually, I'd say Namor's costume is plenty silly... It's a green scaly speedo and some wings on his ankles.
But the speedo isn't really a costume. It's simply a swimsuit. It makes a sense, because he swims pretty often...why wear baggy clothes when they are only in the way when swimming? He could wear an armor if he wanted, but then again, he doesn't really need it, does he?
And his ankle wings aren't part of the costume....they are part of his body. He couldn't get rid of them if he wanted...(Well, he could, but it would hurt like hell).
And the black costume would rock, but it's a shame that about 90% of artists and writers forget it. Steve McNiven doesn't, thats why I like his art. And he seems to be wearing it most of the time in the Civil War arc, so it's good.
Question about the black costume: as I remember it, it had Black-Bolt type wings under the arms. I gather those attached directly to his skin. I wonder what purpose they serve. Considering "the Sub-Mariner" is a pretty practical guy (I mean, all he does usually wear is the scaly speedo cuz it's all he needs), you would not think they'd be purely for ornamentation.
Originally posted by Mindship
Question about the black costume: as I remember it, it had Black-Bolt type wings under the arms. I gather those attached directly to his skin. I wonder what purpose they serve. Considering "the Sub-Mariner" is a pretty practical guy (I mean, all he does usually wear is the scaly speedo cuz it's all he needs), you would not think they'd be purely for ornamentation.
Maybe it helped to improve the hydro-dynamic characterstics of his body in the water. Thoes things seem to be pretty popular in marvel regardless (spiderwoman, spiderman, blackbolt)