What is your favorite Batman suit?

[nerdious dorkus]

Sadden that there's no love for the Mignola suit.

[Abraham Smashington]

Sad that there is love for the beyond suit. That shit is turrible.

[Ed Hocken]

I'll never forget that there's a version of the Bat-suit that was done by a 90s artist in which the ears appeared to be a foot and a half long.

Randall would know this stuff but the name is escaping me at the moment.

[Captain Russ]

Sadden that there's no love for the Mignola suit.

It's the same as the Mazzuchelli, but with Mig's angular style. I love it all the same.

The grey and black is best in life.

[Captain Russ]

I'll never forget that there's a version of the Bat-suit that was done by a 90s artist in which the ears appeared to be a foot and a half long.

Randall would know this stuff but the name is escaping me at the moment.

Kelley Jones.

His shit is ridiculous.

[nerdious dorkus]

YUP.

Also,

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[Anderson]

I hate all of the movie suits.


In terms of the real suits:


1) Jim Aparo
2) Neal Adams
3) Jim Lee
4) Mike Mignola
5) David Mazz.
6) Matt Wagner
7) J.G. Jones
8) The Zurr-En-Ah
9) Carmine Infantino
10) Marcos Martin

[nerdious dorkus]

HELL YES TO the Zurr-En-Ah costume.

[Captain Russ]

Another one I forgot: Tim Sale's.

It was ridiculously exaggerated when it needed to be, and just a cape/cowl silhouette when it needed to be.

Same goes for the sort of phantasmal version by Dave McKean for Arkham Asylum. His Joker was fucking amazing as well.

[Abraham Smashington]

I just love Sam's art.

[Captain Russ]

His Wolverine is pure awesome and hair.

[gravedigger]

Batman has been established as wearing some sort of armor with his suit in the comics, but it's UNDERNEATH the cloth, not part of it. It's used as a psychological tactic - you shoot at somebody wearing armor, you expect bullets to bounce off, alaa Iron Man. Shoot at a guy dressed like a big bat shadow, and bullets bounce off though you don't see how, you'll shit yourself before he clocks you one, which plays into how Batman operates: fear is his most effective weapon. You don't want to meet Batman in a dark alley, especially if you just mugged someone.

This is the thing that bothers me the most about the later movie suits and apparently some of the recent comic designs. The whole point of the yellow part of the emblem was to do draw the bad guys' fire to that spot because it was the only armored piece of the suit. I guess since the suits are all armor now it's not that big a deal but it's the big thing I've always liked about the design.

[Anderson]

This is the thing that bothers me the most about the later movie suits and apparently some of the recent comic designs. The whole point of the yellow part of the emblem was to do draw the bad guys' fire to that spot because it was the only armored piece of the suit. I guess since the suits are all armor now it's not that big a deal but it's the big thing I've always liked about the design.

Here's the kicker about that. It's been phased in and out so much, that it has almost lost all potency.

Morrison is bringing back the Yellow Oval in Batman, INC. and he's taking shit for it. But, it's the most logical step.

Grayson's suit is light mobile armor, but a heavy blow can still crack the plates. He gave up a lot of protection, since his fighting style is based on agility and constant movement.

Bats/Wayne has lots of suits and the level of protection varies.

[PHEDG]

Sad that there is love for the beyond suit. That shit is turrible.

Purist.

The Batsuit that Terry McGinnis utilized was actually almost 20 years old at the time of the show's inception. However, its technology was so advanced that the Batsuit was still considered state-of-the-art.

* Retractable wings under the arms to glide on (this fuction is obviously based from Nightwing's glider suit).

* Thrusters built into the boots allow Batman to fly in the absence of wind.

* The Batsuit conforms to the size and physique of its wearer, as seen by how it was able to fit both Terry and Bruce, who had different physical statures at the time. It is very durable, being able to withstand massive concussive forces (it was able to sustain blows from Superman), fire, lasers, electric shocks, underwater pressure, and wind force.

* The Batsuit grants Batman Enhanced strength by a factor of ten

* Minimal reduction (or increase) in flexibility

* Enhanced visual assistance that allows Batman to see in the dark (visual from the Batsuit can be fed back to the main computer in the Batcave; it can also receive visual from the main computer, allowing for superior tactical planning). The visor can also serve as digital binoculars and an infra-red filter.

* Personal communicator allows Terry to keep in constant contact with Bruce at the Batcave

* Enhanced ballistic protection

* Significantly resistant to heat, electricity, water, and vibrations, but only slightly resistant to radiation

* Built-in rebreather for underwater combat/exploration

* Dispensable Batarangs with a range of auxiliary functions, such as producing electric shocks. However, there is a limit to the amount of Batarangs the Batsuit can dispense; Batman has run out on at least one occasion.

* Electrical discharges throughout the Batsuit that can be activated by pushing the button on the belt

* Grappling guns built into the forearms

* Flashbang grenades

* Smoke pellets

* Flexicuffs

* Launchable tracers

* A retractable PIN or password decipher in the form of a key on the right index finger

* Electromagnetic pads in the soles of the boots

* Sensitive touch microphone on index and middle fingers that permits eavesdropping through solid surfaces

* Drug identifier, utilized by dipping fingers into the substance

* Built-in cloaking device that enables almost complete camouflage (this function possibly consumes a good deal of the Batsuit's power, as Batman minimizes its usage). It allows camouflage extending into the visible light and infra-red frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum. A countermeasure used by Commissioner Barbara Gordon to this in one incident where she was hunting Batman down was through tracking him using an ultraviolet light to illuminate him. The origin of the cloaking device could be based on the failed light refractive polymer developed in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "See No Evil." The reason the invisibility plastic failed in the B:TAS episode was that sending electrical current through the material caused it to become toxic, affecting the mind as well as the body. This did not cause concern for an ex-con who made a suit and covered his car in the plastic, going on a crime spree and kidnapping his daughter. Regardless, the original Batman may have saved samples of the plastic and/or the research notes and resolved the toxicity issues, incorporating them into the Beyond Batsuit.

* Retractable claws which can be used to slice or facilitate climbing

* Can uplink with the Batmobile for remote piloting

* A remote kill function that can externally deactivate the suit from the Batcave

* The belt buckle also serves as a buzz saw to get out of a room quickly or to cut through denser material

[Abraham Smashington]

Still stupid. Fucking hated Batman Beyond. haha.

I'd rather see Batman in the goddamn Guyver suit.