New Batsuit: Love it or Hate it? (Poll)

[Pohzee]

The new suit in Batman #50 has been revealed. What are your thoughts?

I personally dislike it. I think it is overly complicated and unnessicary. It is not a suit you look at and think of as the Batman. The symbol just looks silly to me with the gold trim.

[new_onslaught]

I was thinking of making such a poll. I voted "Love it". My answer from another thread:
I really like the new suit! I am not in love with the symbol, but I think it's nice and it will grow on me. As for the rest, it is everything I hoped for! Modern and streamlined, without unnecessary lines making it too busy for no good reason. I hope it stays for as long as the Lee one did. It's only fair!

[JBatmanFan05]

The yellow/gold trim is just so jarring and radical and just horrible. Silly.

[Spider-Tron]

for reference


LOVE IT

[L.R Johansson]

Not feeling it.

Although I like the inclusion of Gold in Batman's design, I don't like this perticular use of it...

I always felt DC should have stuck with the Batman Inc. design, personally - it really felt like classic Batman, but modernized.

For reference:

[Nite-Wing]

I like it
Yellow/gold highlights on the cape would be good too

[Batarang]

It's ok... cape's inside is purple... this kind of gives Batman a more light hearted look, this is the only part i'm not digging. I hope they don't turn Batman in to something like Batgirl of Burnside. I like Batgirl of Burnside but i don't think that kind of light heartedness is for Batman.

[CrazyOldHermit]

Dislike. It's all the bad parts of the New 52 design with more problems. Whats the point of the yellow trim? It doesn't add anything because the suit is such a light grey. I like that they're going with a black belt but thats about it.

And with every redesign that drifts further from the classic all it does it draw attention to it not being the classic and thus not being permanent.

[new_onslaught]

Dislike. It's all the bad parts of the New 52 design with more problems. Whats the point of the yellow trim? It doesn't add anything because the suit is such a light grey. I like that they're going with a black belt but thats about it.

And with every redesign that drifts further from the classic all it does it draw attention to it not being the classic and thus not being permanent.

I am not sure if the belt is supposed to be black with yellow highlights or dark yellow. If you look at Paquet's interpretation of the suit at the epilogue, it is dark yellow. I think both are fine, but I prefer it to be dark yellow.

[Lairston]

Not feeling it.

Although I like the inclusion of Gold in Batman's design, I don't like this perticular use of it...

I always felt DC should have stuck with the Batman Inc. design, personally - it really felt like classic Batman, but modernized.

I agree. While I prefer the blue with trunks classic, the Batman Inc is the closest they've come to the classic.

I really dislike the black belt with highlights of the new costume. I'm still deciding on the bat highlights.

[AlexanderLuthor]

I'm a big fan of Capullo, but this suit was a swing and miss IMHO. I don't think it will last long. Also, the reveal panel is one of what I call Capullo's blank face panels...he has such detailed faces at times (look at the preceding panels of Gordon), but from time to time he does a panel like this where the face looks like a 40's comic strip. Maybe it is a conscious decision to put greater emphasis on the design, but it seems odd to me

[JasonTodd428]

I feel ambivalent about the suit myself. I do like the yellow outline on the bat symbol, which could be taken as a nod to the yellow oval but I wish the suit itself was black instead of gray. The yellow would stand out more on a black suit and that would make the overall costume look better IMHO. This one just looks bland to me.

[Maxpower00044]

I'm reading the issue as I type this and the new suit is awesome. Great job, Capullo!

Yellow trim instead of an unnecessary oval? Check

No more dumb lines by the bat symbol? Check

No more bat knee pads? Check

Love how the cape falls tight around his shoulders when Batman is at rest. Just good stuff right here.

[JBatmanFan05]

Ok, I've read #50:

1) the suit does look better in action in #50....but has me wondering if only Capullo and really great artists can make it work long term

2) The epilogue by Yanick Paquette to #50 shows a COMPLETELY different all-yellow belt.....which is like..."well, which is it!?"

[CrazyOldHermit]

I feel ambivalent about the suit myself. I do like the yellow outline on the bat symbol, which could be taken as a nod to the yellow oval but I wish the suit itself was black instead of gray. The yellow would stand out more on a black suit and that would make the overall costume look better IMHO. This one just looks bland to me.

That would basically be a male version of this:



And that would be totally awesome.

That era had some great looking costumes. Batman looked pretty damn spiffy: