Would you welcome Thor returning to his classic Kirby costume?

[kilderkin]

I think a modern take on the old costume could work. I always like to think of the circular areas as being magical enchantments for example, so a good redesign that has a glow or sense of power eminating from those would work well for me. In the past I have experimented with recolouring this costume with added glow and I think it could work.

In general I think the Kirby look is very superhero inspired, and sometimes this element of his backstory and original concept can get lost when emphasis is placed on him looking authentically vicking or godlike. Kirby was able to say so much just with posture and costume, not everyone is capable of this.

Didn't the ultimates thor have something of that glow at times

I thought that looked very cool

[zoch]

I will have to say that Coipel costume is my favourite for Thor.

[JKtheMac]

Didn't the ultimates thor have something of that glow at times

I thought that looked very cool

Ultimate Thor is my biggest blind spot in the MU. Almost all of the Ultimate line happened while I wasn’t reading comics and I haven’t made catching up on them a priority. I am sure I have seen this kind of depiction somewhere and Kirby loves to use simple shapes and designs as shorthand for this kind of thing, so I am sure I didn’t invent the idea.

[JKtheMac]

I will have to say that Coipel costume is my favourite for Thor.

He is an amazing artist. I have never been convinced his design work is great, but he certainly shows off his designs to their best possible effect.

[Frontier]

I will have to say that Coipel costume is my favourite for Thor.

It's definitely my favorite modern look for Thor in the comics .

[Punjabi_Hitman]

I prefer the bearded look. Gives him that he's been through some **** and don't mess with him look. The baby face makes him look young and inexperienced.

[brettc1]

No thanks. The old Kirby superhero costume just doesn't age very well in my opinion, especially those yellow boots. I like the more armored looking uniforms that Thor has been using for a while now.

Nut the current outfit is so bland.

I liked Simonson's battle armour...

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[KC]

No. I think it is the weakest costume Kirby created and I think the modern interpretations of Thor's costume have all been better.

[Jokerz79]

Kirby design like that doesn't age well into the modern era 21st century.

Another reason to hate the 21st Century.

[JKtheMac]

Another reason to hate the 21st Century.

Ha ha. You had me laughing at my keyboard here, but you do hit the nail on the head.

[Triniking1234]

Nut the current outfit is so bland.

I liked Simonson's battle armour...

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There's like 50 things going on here at the same time though. Any artist that isn't Simonson himself wouldn't put themselves through this.

Kirby made easy to replicate costumes but the Copiel costume is the best.

[Panic]

There's like 50 things going on here at the same time though. Any artist that isn't Simonson himself wouldn't put themselves through this.

Kirby made easy to replicate costumes but the Copiel costume is the best.

Yeah, and Simonson waited until Sal Buscema had taken over the art chores before making the switch to the armour.

Kirby had a gift for using basic shapes to create iconic designs, but I do think Thor is one of his more difficult costume designs to make work. It needs a stylised artist to make it work, imo - Kirby and Simonson both are quite cartoony and it looks fine in their hands, but generally I don't like the classic Kirby pudding-bowl helmet. Coipel's design is a great update of the Kirby look.

[Lee Stone]

Coipel's Thor is the best modernisation IMO.It use the pattern of classic costume,but modernise it, or should i say vikingnise it, creating a nice result.

Also,i loved that look of King Thor

This was my favorite new costume.

It's got the helmet.
It's got the long hair.
It's got the beard.
It's got the bare arms.
It's got the classic looking hammer.
It's got the traditional large circle motif going on.
It's got some color (and all the right colors, at that)

I didn't like the Coipel look, personally. Too much chainmail for me.
But I have seen a version that kept the chainmail legs and omitted the arms, and with the full beard... I did like that one.

[JKtheMac]

I feel like the last serious attempt to render Kirby's design in a realistic way was probably Ribic in the Loki Mini:

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[Alan2099]

Another reason to hate the 21st Century.

Seriously. At what point did everyone start asking for superheroes to stop dressing like superheroes?