PHOTO: First Look at Brandon Routh in Costume as The Atom on "Arrow"

[CBR News]

It's been teased on the show for weeks, and The CW has released the first image of Brandon Routh in the full Atom suit on "Arrow."


Full article here.

[Expletive Deleted]

Looks kind of like XO-Manowar.

[Kanbe]

That looks really bad.

[JayBee]

I just don't buy this as Ray at all. I feel like Ted Kord would have been a better character to go with.

[Factor]

Looks kind of like XO-Manowar.

I actually thought it was a XO-Manowar at first. Also looks like something Tony Stark would design Similarities aside, It's a cool look.

[longbowhunter]

I just don't buy this as Ray at all. I feel like Ted Kord would have been a better character to go with.

My thoughts exactly

[Cyke]

Looks kind of like XO-Manowar.

Even before clicking the link, I was afraid of that, though I expected more blue.

Anyway, for a TV costume it's not bad, but he does look like a mix between that guy and a football player... OF THE FUTURE.

[Frontier]

Yeah, it does kinda look like the X-O Manowar Armor .

Still, I think it's decent as a live-action Atom suit...You've still got some staples of the Atom's suit from the comics in there, and some red and blue, so I think it's fine overall. Might look much better in action than in a teaser image .

All I really care about though is knowing whether Ray can shrink or not .

[Kaijudo]

NFL Superpro?!?

[Maclimes]

I just don't buy this as Ray at all. I feel like Ted Kord would have been a better character to go with.

Actually, they originally wanted Ted Kord. DC told them "No, we've got something else in mind for him."

So, Routh's part is basically just Ted Kord/Blue Beetle with a name change.

Which, I mean, I guess that's okay if it means I can get my comedy buddy (super)cop series, Blue & Gold.

[Ceebiro]

I just don't buy this as Ray at all. I feel like Ted Kord would have been a better character to go with.

I've been saying that since I first saw Routh as Palmer, but apparently the movie-side doesn't want Kord on TV for some odd reason. Apparently he's who the producers actually wanted, and he really seems like a better fit than the Atom.

That aside, I don't dislike the armored costume but that helmet has got to go.

[Ceebiro]

Yeah, it does kinda look like the X-O Manowar Armor .

Still, I think it's decent as a live-action Atom suit...You've still got some staples of the Atom's suit from the comics in there, and some red and blue, so I think it's fine overall. Might look much better in action than in a teaser image .

All I really care about though is knowing whether Ray can shrink or not .

On a CW budget? I'm not sure I want to know the answer to that, but with some clever trickery they may make it work.

[Sad Superman]

If you removed the facemask it'd look pretty cool.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

If you removed the facemask it'd look pretty cool.

Agree'd, head down the suit looks pretty cool!

[Ceebiro]

I guess it depends on if they're doing dynamic shrinking, and how seamless they plan on making him look in scenes. I mean one of the reasons Wright took so long to make Ant-Man was because he didn't think the technology was there a decade ago, but Fox had a great looking Human Torch.

I don't know. I'm no VFX specialist, but I always got the feeling that fire was one of the cheaper effects to do on TV.