https://www.cbr.com/ridiculous-90s-comic-book-trends/
Do you agree with some of them?
https://www.cbr.com/ridiculous-90s-comic-book-trends/
Do you agree with some of them?
Wasn’t the plague of Marvel superheroes wearing vests (with pouches) during the 90’s?
Avatar: Here's to the late, great Steve Dillon. Best. Punisher. Artist. EVER!
Copycats are just as bad now as ever.
The jackets and armor stuff is still here. It seems like almost all costumes are now tactical gear.
Bad Superhero movies are still alive and well. Just check out the DC cinematic universe.
Thank god we got away from lateness and horrible makeovers.
The Gypsies had no home. The Doors had no bass.
Does our reality determine our fiction or does our fiction determine our reality?
Whenever the question comes up about who some mysterious person is or who is behind something the answer will always be Frank Stallone.
"This isn't a locking the barn doors after the horses ran way situation this is a burn the barn down after the horses ran away situation."
I'd argue that none of these trends have actually gone away, it's just that it's less noticeable now or that these tropes are actually kind of good in the right context.
The Jacket is just something that makes sense because it's a practical piece of clothing.
Pouches are genuinely useful in storing items when lacking pockets.
Bad anatomy is useful when designing villains or monster-like characters. The Hulk should not be pretty or just a big green guy.
Extreme is just visual shorthand. It even works in Ghost Rider's case with Vengeance. Religious monsters are kind of freaking insane when you get right down to it (Frost giants, serpents, Jesus, and shit that came out of real-world art pieces). Ghost Rider arguably benefits from that.
Clones are a good story telling device. It's just when the marketing team gets involved that Marvel developed an even bigger problem than bringing Ben Reilly back in the first place.
I'm just saying that they haven't gone away, it's just that some actually work.
However the open face mask never works if it isn't some tech-suit thing.
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All those costume trends are entirely character specific. It’s when they try and apply that trend to characters who have the complete opposite appeal is when they get in trouble.
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Xtreme and Kewl!
Rest In Torment. You were horrible influences.
Weird faces and uncomfortable pants.
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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
Extreme still happens today. How many people say, "That show is good cause it is "gritty."
Horrible makeovers, are we already blocking out Hydra Cap?
I think art is better than writing is still around.
I think restorative nostalgia is the number one issue with comic book fans.
A fine distinction between two types of Nostalgia:
Reflective Nostalgia allows us to savor our memories but accepts that they are in the past
Restorative Nostalgia pushes back against the here and now, keeping us stuck trying to relive our glory days.
Ah, i certainly agree with the "pouches and ridiculous big guns" part.
Funnily enough i'm kinda a Cable fan, which was the living embodiment of those two trends lol.
Refridgerators.
(Oh wait, they're still around.)