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[ArtHands]

Both are craps.

 

[Stallion Dan]

Hard to compare, clearly different end goals in the design.

 

[Milkncooke]

There is likely a 100% overlap of people who thought BvS was a great movie and people who like the JL one more. Emotional investment in a property is a hell of a drug.

There's probably a 100% overlap of people who think The Flash is a great TV show and people who like the TV one more, Emotional investment in a property is a hell of a drug.

The JL one looks better to me. I've never seen The Flash TV show and I think BvS is garbage.

 

[Lifeline]

Movie Flash looks better.

TV Barry's best costume was his first one:

 

[Shanlei91]

Even Gambit doesn't wear fingerless gloves anymore

How does he text?

 

[Haly]

How does he text?

He has those special gloves that enable you to text.

 

[Deepwater]

It's the DC Aesthetic. It's really weird.

 

[Cipherr]

Both are craps.

This.

It's the DC Aesthetic. It's really weird.

Batman looks fine though, Superman does too, and WW is flat out great. But Flash and Cyborg look terrible with Aquaman being kinda 'meh'.

 

[CrimsonSquall]

Deltoids don't match his costume, the fuck?

 

[BobLoblaw]

That CW costume looks abominable. The JL version isn't much better, but the CW one? Nah

 

[Kelsdesu]

CW version by a mile. I mean they gave us this:

 

[broncobuster]

Both are fine, for their respective purposes. Original CW suit needed an upgrade for a long time now. What I will say is the JL Flash helmet is much better, albeit, not as practical for a TV schedule. Suit design, in theory, is great as well. But they're going for shoddy home built look.

And while I'm not about the Injustice designs, the default Injustice 2 Flash is pretty good.

 

[Fuzzy]

Ugh that crotch arrow on the JL costume.

Can't un-see.

What about Spawn's face on his chest?

 

[sirap]

CW version by a mile. I mean they gave us this:

Nutted but she still sucking.

Man, I really miss Zoom. Despite a few fumbles that season really delivered on a lot of things. Teddy Sears played (both) role perfectly. So much better than this Savitar mess

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

Sorry but they both look like shit.

 

[Jack Scofield]

If Justice League used the TV Flash costume you guys would be tearing it apart.

 

[J_Viper]

That Party City costume with a fucking chin strap and DYEL Gustin is better?

You guys have officially lost it

 

[Dali]

What about Spawn's face on his chest?

You mean gurren lagan?

 

[Psychoward]

Hard to compare, clearly different end goals in the design.

Was the JL end goal making a bad Flash costume?

 

[overcast]

They both look atrocious.

 

[New002]

Neither is that great but I prefer the move version if only because the fit is better.

 

[psynergylover]

The CW does look like it's $20, the movie one at least looks like an expensive knockoff.

 

[Haly]

You mean gurren lagan?

lol you're right, i didn't even notice, it's a god damn ganmen

 

[Hero of Time]

I think the justice league version is way better, like not even close. I like the flash tv series but I've always thought the costume looked.....not great.

 

[Gin-Shiio]

Superhero costumes look so dumb.

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[Ithil]

It's what the Flash would look like a modern mesh-weave tensile strength era.

The CW Flash looks terrible and anyone who believes otherwise really needs to up their costume game. Like, there's good design, mediocre design, bad design and whatever the fuck CW Flash is categorized as (hint: it's not good). You know your design is whack when the majority of Flash cosplayers at convention whatever does it better.

Like, I get hating on the DCEU but this is something that's not even close to a reasonable stance. You may as well argue BvS is better than Citizen Kane.

So you are literally claiming "If you say you don't like this DCEU costume you don't know good costume design and also are biased" as your defense of that costume.

 

[MiloHoffman]

I kinda like the JL costume. i think it will look great in motion

wtf blue color lightning instead of red color lightning? smh

 

[WillyFive]

CW's costume is nothing great (especially with that dome shaped head), but the JL one had some concentrated and elaborate effort to make it look as bad and anti-Flash as possible.

 

[CountAntonius]

It's awful. Like really bad.

 

[Haly]

You know your design is whack when the majority of Flash cosplayers at convention whatever does it better.

Gonna need receipts on this. I've seen a lot of good cosplay that put "official" productions to shame but not for Flash.

 

[Htown]

All Flash costumes look okay in motion if you can't fucking see them because he's running so fast.

 

[BobLoblaw]

So you are literally claiming "If you say you don't like this DCEU costume you don't know good costume design and also are biased" as your defense of that costume.

I think it's more of, "If you like the CW costume, then you have bad taste in costumes." I'd agree.

 

[wenis]

Both of those costumes are pretty awful. DC Fuckin up all around as usual

 

[The Salt Life]

Don't get why JL Flash needs to be in what looks like armor. Be the flash man, be quick and avoid hits. All that extra crap is too distracting

 

[sirap]

Gonna need receipts on this. I've seen a lot of good cosplay that put "official" productions to shame but not for Flash.

Yup. Batman? Sure. The Flash...nah.

Problem with Flash's costume is that unless you've got the physique of Asafa Powell it's damn near impossible to rock the OG spandex bodysuit. That leaves you with (a) fake, bulky ass muscles padding like the 90's show or (b) rejected biker jackets CW uses.

 

[Kurtofan]

Am I wrong for liking the JL one more?

nope, you are right.

the cw one is awful, it's like an unironic kick-ass costume

 

[Haly]

Don't get why JL Flash needs to be in what looks like armor. Be the flash man, be quick and avoid hits. All that extra crap is too distracting

This is my thought as well. Why the shoulder pads, as if he needs them reinforced? He moves at speeds where any kind of physical protection is irrelevant.

Might as well give Supes a crotch guard.

I will say the cross hatch lines are probably good for lending themselves to SFX like in that gif, because of the way they break up harsh lighting with dynamic-looking lines and angles, but this is less "costume design" and more "effects design".

 

[BadAss2961]

The armored suit looks better in motion, but the Batman and Superman costumes show they can do much better. Hope Flash eventually takes after those fabric based suits and gets his traditional look.

The CW costume is just ass. It's like the Flash version of Captain America in Avengers 1.

 

[Boke1879]

JL costume is good.


CW Costume isn't the best, but honestly. No one is truly bothered by either.

 

[Sony]

I'd like to know where I can get that costume for 20 dollars.

 

[PanSexual_Peacock]

Don't get why JL Flash needs to be in what looks like armor. Be the flash man, be quick and avoid hits. All that extra crap is too distracting

It's not really to protect him. The suit we've seen so far is his homemade suit that he created using NASA material. It's to withstand high-temps and electricity so it won't disintegrate while he's running and the wires are for elasticity so his movement isn't restricted. He gets a new costume later on in the movie built by Bruce.

 

[KDash31987]

Here's The CW Flash's normal costume since season 2.

And better pictures of the future Flash costume from the latest episode (the one this thread is about).

And the full Justice League movie costume.

And some movie stills.

 

[exmachina64]

You guys have officially lost it

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[Dreams-Visions]

Yeah I prefer the film costume more, CW Flash looks exactly like a costume for a show made on a $20 budget.

Yep. But the movie one is certainly overlooked. At least at a glance. Even then it's clearly better constructed, better fitted, and makes Barry look bigger and stronger.

I look forward to the wire explanations, though.

 

[Exploratory]

Just like the guys who keep saying AoS is good, y'all showing yo asses when you say shit like this.

CW Flash looks like a dork.

Lol foh AoS is better than every season of every CW show.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

The sad thing is that the film could have an amazing costume. They have the budget. They chose to make him look fucking awful because they're too busy trying to make these characters look edgy to focus on what makes them special. Don't even get me started on Cyborg.

 

[Psychoward]

Yep. But the movie one is certainly overlooked. At least at a glance. Even then it's clearly better constructed, better fitted, and makes Barry look bigger and stronger.

I look forward to the wire explanations, though.

The random lines running all over the place, giraffe neck, fingerless gloves and the fact that the material looks like sci-fi heavy armor all ruin the JL costume imo. Even if it does look more expensive than the CW one, at best they both suck.

 

[Boke1879]

The sad thing is that the film could have an amazing costume. They have the budget. They chose to make him look fucking awful because they're too busy trying to make these characters look edgy to focus on what makes them special. Don't even get me started on Cyborg.

Nah his costume actually looks fine.

Also like many have said. This is a suit Flash kinda threw together himself. He gets a better one that Bruce makes for him.


That said. This thread is scraping bottom of the barrel. Both costumes aren't bad because no one really is truly bothered by them.

 

[Ithil]

The issue with the DCEU Flash and Cyborg is that they started designing and then just wouldn't stop.

 

[Octavianus]

Am I wrong for liking the JL one more?

Yes you are wrong.