Reeve's is so perfect and iconic to me, because not only i grew up with him as Man Of Steel. In The comics, the charater himself resembled Reeve with the costume. I didn't know Reeve's S was two seperate pieces. I loved the design, every curve. I wished i could buy one of Reeve's costumes complete and always keep in behind glass and never let it out to be touched again. I loved the cape having the yellow S on the back of the cape. And the cape not being long that it touches the ground. Nic Cage costume look good, but i have mu doubts fans would like it the costume looking like armor as Superman doesnt need body armor like we'd expect Keaton's Batman.
Continued.. Routh's costume i think i couldve got used to if the S emblem was bigger on the chest and red undies lil bit bigger. And no S on the belt buckle. Imo, it didnt all look all that great in wide out shots. Dean Cain's costume looked great for a tv show that it was, aswell as his black/blue S costume. Henry Cavill's costume has the perfect muscle tone but too darken colored. I mean if they'd have to brighten it up for sure if they wanted to bring in Bizarro in films because he uses the darker tone of colors. Ive even seen artists drawings of Henry Cavill in a modernized Christopher Reeve Superman costume and it looked perfect imo for modern take in live action. Ive seen the same with Batman with yellow emblem and yellow/orange like utility belt minus the blue undies. Somewhat a blend of black/grayish colored costume. The S on Tyler's costume looks great, but other than that, not a fan of his Superman Costumes.
The Krik Alyn suit hasn't faded that much, they didn't give it vibrant colors because it was filmed in black and white anyway. If they had made it bright blue and bright red it would've looked the same color on the screen. So the color the suit had in the photos is pretty much how it looked when the suit was first made.
Both Kirk Alyn and George Reeves' suit colors for filming were colors chosen specifically for how those tones would appear on black and white film. Drab shades closer to brown actually looked more like red in black and white than true red would appear on b&w film. This was a technique commonly used in the black and white era. They each had brighter costumes for photos and live appearances.
God, Reeve just has an energy about him that no other actor has, in my opinion. Like… that’s literally Superman. The fact that he can pull off a simple fabric suit and yet look as epic as he does is incredible. And what a physique that guy had, holy hell. His neck is like a tree trunk. Great video Chris! I love when you branch out into these deep dives for characters
Christopher’s is the best. It’s the closest to the classic comic out of all of them and just looks right. He was also the best portrayal. He really nails the heroic, kind, and all heart aspects of Superman. His heart is the most import an part and Chris shines there. He’s just such a … hero. What a great guy and portrayal.
Fun fact: Tyler Hoechlin's suits in Superman and Lois are designed by Laura Jean Shannon (LJSuperSuits), who also designed the costumes for the first Iron Man film, Titans, Doom Patrol, Stargirl, Black Lightning and The Boys
I think the thing that made Reeve's Superman the best is that he played the "Man" aspect and let the suit do the work. I like his suit the best. Anytime you're true to the source material you can't go wrong.
Reeves is my absolute favorite Superman. I adore Henry Cavill, but something about the way Reeves' suit looked and how he carried himself in it sticks with me.
Chris picture this. You're 12 yrs. old(1978). You're into cartoons,comics,Batman,Superman,Spiderman,etc. On a Saturday your parents tell you to get cleaned up we're going to see a movie. You get to the theater and it's Superman. You heart races,you want to jump with excitement. You hit the snack bar(popcorn & soda). You practically run to find the perfect seats. Previews,commercials,rules...black screen then....the music starts. Your heart races. Then the opening credits...the music..the way the words seem to almost fly off that huge screen(I saw it in an older theater with a stage and a screen bigger that the multiplexes). You sit transfixed,mesmerized for the next 2 and a half hours. When you leave you truly believe a man can fly. So yeah that's a long winded way of saying my favorite suit is the Christopher Reeve one. 9h and a bit of trivia. The Kirk Alyn suit was never red,blue and yellow. Yes it has faded,but the cape,trunks & boots were a reddish-brown/brownish-red color,the shirt and tights were more of a gray. The belt and yellow in the emblem were a really super pale yellow(almost white with a very miniscule tinge of yellow. This was because the natural colors of Superman's suit didn't translate very well on B&W film. The colors I described did translate better on film so that's what they used. Oh and the suit was hot. It was made of almost sweater type material,not quite as heavy,but wool based so it would stretchy.
I have to say the first time I saw Henry Cavill's MoS suit, I was completely floored by the colour pallet. Absolutely stunning. It helps that he's a very handsome man, but that suit was lovely. Btw thanks to the TH-cam Algorithm I found this amazing video. Keep it coming - Liked and subscribed!!!
My favorite will always be the Reeve suit, specifically the Superman I and II suit which had a steel blue colored bodysuit (as opposed to the turquoise blue in III and IV) and I think Reeve's suit in those films is the definitive LA Superman suit. With that being said however I think Routh's Kingdom Come suit and Tyler's Fleischer suit come at a close second place for adapting two iconic suits that were also adaptation-specific alternate versions of the classic superman design. With regards to reimagined versions of the classic suit, I think Henry's MOS suit and BA suit (which are technically the same suit in different lighting) is my most favorite and is actually my favorite DCEU suit design next to BVS Batfleck
Great video Chris as always !!! Love most of Superman's live action costumes , the Reeve costume is my favorite along with Routh's Kingdom Come's Superman Crisis costume and Tyler's Superman costumes from DCTV !!!
My favourite Superman suit is from the New 52 comics. But in movies Christopher Reeve’s is spot on of course, Brandon Routh’s was good, Tyler Hoechlin’s looks similar to New 52 which is cool, I’ve only liked Henry Cavill’s suit in Black Adam where they made the colours much brighter.
I had the biggest crush on John Haymes Newton and was so upset when he was recast that I stopped watching the show. Also, there was a mild rivalry among my classmates between fans of Superboy and fans of My Secret Identity (which came out at the same time but on a different channel, so you could only watch one or the other).
Christopher Reeve just embodied charisma as Superman. I really hope Henry Cavill gets a shot at a Superman who is truly hopeful, optimistic and inspiring, because I really think he can give us a modern Superman similar to what Reeve did with the role, but in his own way. The moody and depressed Superman works for some people, and for Snyder’s world it definitely fit, but I’d like to see Cavill truly shine as a true-to-character Superman.
Excellent video, thanks very much. 🙂 There was a big poll on Reddit a couple months ago, voting for the favorite Superman costume. As I recall, the top three came down to Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh with the Kingdom Come suit, and Tyler Hoechlin's OG Fleischer suit. I could not agree more, all of them were fabulous. I firmly believe that Tyler scene from the Superman and Lois pilot, "Thanks! My Mom made it for me" is one of the single greatest Superman moments on film. It's just so much fun, and so befitting his character.
I’m so glad you have the exact same opinion on the Black Adam cameo suit as I do. It is the MoS suit with some colour changes and it is over the BvS muscle suit. A scooper on Twitter was arguing with me saying that his “guy on the inside” confirmed it is the original MoS suit with no changes including the original muscle suit. I told him just to use his own eyes, you can see the muscles, particularly the shape of the abs match the BvS suit. In the end he agreed to disagree, the guy would not just use his own mind and eyes to form an opinion lol.
My favorite TH-camr, Cosplay Chris, grand slams the ball out of the park, AGAIN. Best content creator on this app. Thank you for everything you do Chris. Cosplayers do it best!
Little thing I'd like to add about Routh's 2006 suit is that the thing is LITERALLY covered in the House of El symbol, not just the back and soles of the boots or the belt. It's everywhere. Not sure about his Kingdom Come suit though with the lack of close-ups of it
There was also the cancelled Superman Fly By suit, but it was waaay too rubberised and metalic. Christopher Reeve's suit will always be my favourite. Its beauty was in its simplicity, it didn't need to state anything more than it was, perfection.
He lines and buckle on the cavil suite changed from man of steel to bvs also. Going from a round buckle to a square and adding in lines and textures over the s symbol too. I think the lines on his arms around the wrist area was also slightly changed. So all minor but also very different in the variations.
I just found out the McFarlane Hawkman is a bit different from the movie version. I hope he does a custom of that. It’s really just missing red on the top of the wings but I DK anything about customizing & matching colors
Very nice video Chris! I love it! As a classic suit I like Brandon's but as new style suit I love Tyler's! It's amazing... OK, the best couple: suit + character are, without any dubt, Christopher Reeve's! He was the perfect incarnation of Superman. We cant judge Alyn and Reeves because they are too far from us. After 70 years, their costumes look like winter pijamas. Sorry Nick (Cage), I dont like Burton's too: it seems a plastic cover!.
The BVS suit to me was the perfect suit. Enough of a saturation of his suit without going overboard and looks well Alien instead of a suit belonging in a circus( yes it is intentional my comparison)
Personally I like aspects of multi suits, I like the no red undies from Henry's suit and the metallic coloring is pretty cool boots are cool, the cape from Chris is my personal fav, I don't like how the use to much under muscle on Henry's suit, I did like how Smallville did Easter eggs to superboy's 90s look which was sunglasses and a leather jacket which Tom did do for a lil, Brandon's s symbol but the coloring of Henry's is a good mix in my opinion, Nick's superman felt more like the eradicator and I would love to see steel brought into the dceu....just some ideas. Lil note I did like Brandon's belt
Hey Chris I've been following you for a while now. As the costume maker and designer of Gotham Public Works. I have to say I absolutely LOVED this video! DC couldn't have done a better job! Good work mate!
Haven't seen Black Adam, but the BvS muscle suit plus the MoS oversuit sounds like the Platonic ideal of that costume. I didn't like a lot of the changes the made for BvS but the more jacked muscle suit makes sense for that character.
Man picking a favorite Superman suit is really difficult. I really love the Superman costume. Easier to say what I don't like and wish they tweek. What I've noticed about the suit is that it's either "homemade" or royal. Unlike others heroes. The suit provides no protection(usually). The man could go out in jeans and T-shirt......which I'm glad Connor stopped doing in the comics. It's a costume. It's not tactical armor. It's exposed in a way. Christopher Reeve: You can't put this on the ranking. You just don't mess with perfection. Not what I want for a cinematic suit now but we aren't far off. Dean Cain : This was my Superman show growing as a kid. I'd watch the show and movies side by side. I love this suit. I love this satin blue and the deep reds. These are the colors I want my Superman suits to have. Upgrade the material, but the suits need this color. Brandon Routh: Superman returns has a nice idea but has too many issues. Going from Cain's suit to the very muted colors of Returns. It's brown instead of red. The high collar does nothing good for Routh. Maybe it doesn't help that honestly there is no action. The worst thing is the S shield. It so tiny but making it 3D needs to be standard. The KC suit though enters perfection territory. All the problems with the Returns suit is addressed. It's a cinematic suit. It's where if they wanted Cavil to have a traditional suit, give him that one with the standard S shield. This suit made me want Routh to get another cinematic crack(and he should get one). Welling: I'm going to give honorable mention to the Blur jacket from the suits. I wish they had done more with it. That could have been the basis for Smallvilles take on the costume. They didn't need to use Routh's suit. Just tweak it by adding the cape and adjusting the colors. Cavil: I love the S shield for BVS. I very much do. I just wish it was bigger. I'm not a fan of the metallic muscle suit being so overpowering in Justice League. I think the Man of Steel suit though should be the cinematic suit for Cavil going forward. Well a tweaked version. Brighter colors of course. It has such a unique design and I love the side patterns. Give it a bit more of a proper gold belt and we'd be in business. Also stick on the Yellow S on the cape. I remember that reveal of the suit. It was such a contrast to the Routh suit. Tyler: Because no one is spelling that last name correctly. Give me the S shield from the first suit, lower the collar on the current, bring down the muscle suit on the current, and we have a very good Superman suit.
My favorite is the BvS/Justice League suits. It's a toss-up between those two for me as they're basically the same, aside from the muscle suit underneath. For a more classic look, I love Tyler Hoechlin's Superman and Lois suit. His old suit and Brandon Routh's Kindom Come suit are pretty great, too!
Hey man, weird thing, with the first costume...I think the browns aren't meant to be red originally. In old black and white films, fake blood was usually brown, because red showed up as black on film. Could be the same thing here?
Christopher reeve had a few s man outfits for the first and colors changed but similar my son has all seasons of lois and clark tv show on dvd including Christopher reeve movies also deleted scenes too
Chris Reeve is Superman. End of. But I do think Henry is the best for this era and hope he does get to do more. For best suit look I am such a fan of the Donner film, so it's a no brainer for me! But every iteration has something to give. I wasn't sure about Tyler but the TV series has really grown on me and I think he does a great job. As for Brandon... I think he was brilliant in a poor film. His definite nod to Chris Reeve, especially as Clark is so underrated. I'm now going to have to watch Superman the movie.... Again.... 😁👍
I feel like the over-stuffed muscle suit for Tyler Hoechlin is in direct response to insecure terminally-online dudes who freaked out about his leaner physique in his CW appearances. Like, not every Superman needs to be Cavill-big, allow for a little reinterpretation of the character now and then.
The two scenes of him shirtless showed he's in decent shape. It's not as bad as Shazam 1's suit, but they definitely need to use something leaner. Also, change the chest symbol to a material like his belt. The current one feels like it's blending with the cloth texture of the suit. It needs to pop like the Returns or his previous CW ones.
I don't care what anybody says. I like the new look of the gold buckles and red straps, on Tyler's costume. Maybe not as a mainstay going forward but it's definitely a fresh, attractive new look making the suit look almost royal, or formal.
The best suit outside the Reeve suit is Routh’s KC Superman suit. Ofcourse the OG suit in the flash back scenes are great as well. I don’t know why the need to for a muscle suit. These actors are jacked. Especially Cavill and Hoechlin.
They have the Kirk Alyn suit on display at the Superman Museum in Metropolis, Illinois and there's a strange charm seeing it up close. My favorite Superman suit is Routh's Kingdom Come suit. It's so simple, but has just enough of those tiny details that make it looks cinematic. It's a damn shame we likely won't see it again. I really want to love the Cavill suits but in my opinion they're overly designed. There are too many textures, too many gliphs, and too many additional 3D elements that nothing in particular stands out about it to me and it's not really cohesive.
Honestly the Fleischer suit in S&L is my favorite suit ever. Solely because it shows that a classic looking suit can work in the present. I think the trunks are fucking cool. I think Superman is a character that shouldn’t be modernized because he’s supposed to represent an idealized world that should be in my mind timeless
I really don't like that they use a muscle suit in any superhero, I understand why, but not only does it look bad because of how exaggerated most of them are, but many times the actor can't move freely. The only muscular suit that is almost perfect is Brandon Routh's in Superman Returns and precisely because it is super thin, it accompanies the actor's body and leaves room for movement. Of Cavill's suits, the best by far is the one from MOS since it's not that exaggerated, plus I really like the design. The worst is without a doubt the one he uses in Josstice League. As for the best of all, obviously Christopher Reeve, there is no contest.
First Superboy had issues with demanding more pay then got himself a DUI which gave them the perfect reason to fire him. Lois and Clark was great. And still to this day believe Cain and Hatcher had the best chemistry of all other actors playing the roles The interesting thing about Superman returns budget was that it had all the costs of the failed superman film's from Superman lives onwards which brought the budget up so high I love the kingdom come suit.
Tyler's suit in Superman and Lois. Season 3 is the best Superman costume ever made. The only complaint, the nitpick, what's the red? Doesn't match the cape to the emblem. If all the redwood match it would be perfect.
To me Christopher Reeves Superman costume was probably the best ever made the problem with the new suits they're too dark they're not the actual blue that there's supposed to be he looked more black than blue and that's just the beginning of the problem to me you need to yellow s on the cake and I miss the shorts on the actual outfit it actually makes it stand out
The Man of Steel suit was definitely the best out of the ones Cavill has worn. The BvS and JL ones are just too much with the muscle suit and metallic sheen they give off. Speaking of Superman Lives I think it would have been a flop if it got made, but definitely would have achieved cult status in the years to follow. I didn't like the casting of Cage and had no desire to see that movie come to fruition back in the day, but now I really wish it had. No matter what I thin it would have been a fascinating movie. Probably not the best Superman movie, but fascinating none the less.
I understand that textures photograph better but I think it misses a Supes character trait. He's meant to be humble and friendly. Save the armoured look for Batman. Christopher Reeve was perfect once he'd bulked out. The only nitpick I have is the shield which has since been idealised in its form, but the newer version shouldn't be embossed in rubber. Cain's suit is good but a bit dark in the blue. Adding the shield to the belt is just redundant imo. I like Routh but he always looks too young. He even looks too young to be Kingdom Come supes. I think modern Tom Welling is closer in look to that version.
Here's the hottest take I have on Superman live action suits: There was nothing wrong with Tyler Hoechlin's original Superman suit except for the cape clasps. If they had just used cloth instead of the leatherette clasp that suit would have been great.
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Reeves’ suit is literally perfection. Simple, colorful and gets the point across.
Which one
Totally agree. Loved how they kept the same design thought out his 4 film's
Agreed. It's that costume most iconic in the comics in his stories. And the character was killed in that perfect costume look by Doomsday.
Reeve's is so perfect and iconic to me, because not only i grew up with him as Man Of Steel. In The comics, the charater himself resembled Reeve with the costume. I didn't know Reeve's S was two seperate pieces. I loved the design, every curve. I wished i could buy one of Reeve's costumes complete and always keep in behind glass and never let it out to be touched again. I loved the cape having the yellow S on the back of the cape. And the cape not being long that it touches the ground. Nic Cage costume look good, but i have mu doubts fans would like it the costume looking like armor as Superman doesnt need body armor like we'd expect Keaton's Batman.
Continued.. Routh's costume i think i couldve got used to if the S emblem was bigger on the chest and red undies lil bit bigger. And no S on the belt buckle. Imo, it didnt all look all that great in wide out shots. Dean Cain's costume looked great for a tv show that it was, aswell as his black/blue S costume. Henry Cavill's costume has the perfect muscle tone but too darken colored. I mean if they'd have to brighten it up for sure if they wanted to bring in Bizarro in films because he uses the darker tone of colors. Ive even seen artists drawings of Henry Cavill in a modernized Christopher Reeve Superman costume and it looked perfect imo for modern take in live action. Ive seen the same with Batman with yellow emblem and yellow/orange like utility belt minus the blue undies. Somewhat a blend of black/grayish colored costume. The S on Tyler's costume looks great, but other than that, not a fan of his Superman Costumes.
Reeve’s suit will always be “the” suit for me, and a whole generation that did “believe a man can fly”.
The Krik Alyn suit hasn't faded that much, they didn't give it vibrant colors because it was filmed in black and white anyway. If they had made it bright blue and bright red it would've looked the same color on the screen. So the color the suit had in the photos is pretty much how it looked when the suit was first made.
Took the words right outta my mouth
Came to say this same thing. I'm surprised he doesn't seem to know the black and white suits weren't actually red and blue.
Both Kirk Alyn and George Reeves' suit colors for filming were colors chosen specifically for how those tones would appear on black and white film. Drab shades closer to brown actually looked more like red in black and white than true red would appear on b&w film. This was a technique commonly used in the black and white era. They each had brighter costumes for photos and live appearances.
God, Reeve just has an energy about him that no other actor has, in my opinion. Like… that’s literally Superman. The fact that he can pull off a simple fabric suit and yet look as epic as he does is incredible. And what a physique that guy had, holy hell. His neck is like a tree trunk.
Great video Chris! I love when you branch out into these deep dives for characters
When you described Christopher Reeves superman suit I couldn't have said better
Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain, Henry Cavill & Tyler Hoechlin is my favorite superman actors and suits
Dean Cane's costume is my favorite.
I like the big chest shield 'S', deep colors, and the slight sheen it had.
Cain, not Cane
Dean Cain is one of my favorite superman actors
It’s great that Chris breakdowns all of these costumes with also adding a bit of comedy to it great job Chris
Christopher’s is the best. It’s the closest to the classic comic out of all of them and just looks right. He was also the best portrayal. He really nails the heroic, kind, and all heart aspects of Superman. His heart is the most import an part and Chris shines there. He’s just such a … hero. What a great guy and portrayal.
I really like these history lesson videos on costumes and movie making. Definitely want more of these!!
Fun fact: Tyler Hoechlin's suits in Superman and Lois are designed by Laura Jean Shannon (LJSuperSuits), who also designed the costumes for the first Iron Man film, Titans, Doom Patrol, Stargirl, Black Lightning and The Boys
I think the thing that made Reeve's Superman the best is that he played the "Man" aspect and let the suit do the work. I like his suit the best. Anytime you're true to the source material you can't go wrong.
Reeves is my absolute favorite Superman. I adore Henry Cavill, but something about the way Reeves' suit looked and how he carried himself in it sticks with me.
Fantastic video Chris! My favorite is either the Kingdom Come Brandon Routh suit or Fleisher suit Tyler Hoechlin wore
Cavill personally requested the MoS suit for the cameo in Black Adam, stating it was important to use the suit where it all started.
Henry is about passion
Chris picture this. You're 12 yrs. old(1978). You're into cartoons,comics,Batman,Superman,Spiderman,etc. On a Saturday your parents tell you to get cleaned up we're going to see a movie. You get to the theater and it's Superman. You heart races,you want to jump with excitement. You hit the snack bar(popcorn & soda). You practically run to find the perfect seats. Previews,commercials,rules...black screen then....the music starts. Your heart races. Then the opening credits...the music..the way the words seem to almost fly off that huge screen(I saw it in an older theater with a stage and a screen bigger that the multiplexes). You sit transfixed,mesmerized for the next 2 and a half hours. When you leave you truly believe a man can fly. So yeah that's a long winded way of saying my favorite suit is the Christopher Reeve one. 9h and a bit of trivia. The Kirk Alyn suit was never red,blue and yellow. Yes it has faded,but the cape,trunks & boots were a reddish-brown/brownish-red color,the shirt and tights were more of a gray. The belt and yellow in the emblem were a really super pale yellow(almost white with a very miniscule tinge of yellow. This was because the natural colors of Superman's suit didn't translate very well on B&W film. The colors I described did translate better on film so that's what they used. Oh and the suit was hot. It was made of almost sweater type material,not quite as heavy,but wool based so it would stretchy.
I have to say the first time I saw Henry Cavill's MoS suit, I was completely floored by the colour pallet. Absolutely stunning. It helps that he's a very handsome man, but that suit was lovely. Btw thanks to the TH-cam Algorithm I found this amazing video. Keep it coming - Liked and subscribed!!!
The color palette is so muted 💀
@@Keizi sometimes less is more.
Henry’s suit from BvS and is the best. Reeves is iconic
My favorite will always be the Reeve suit, specifically the Superman I and II suit which had a steel blue colored bodysuit (as opposed to the turquoise blue in III and IV) and I think Reeve's suit in those films is the definitive LA Superman suit.
With that being said however I think Routh's Kingdom Come suit and Tyler's Fleischer suit come at a close second place for adapting two iconic suits that were also adaptation-specific alternate versions of the classic superman design.
With regards to reimagined versions of the classic suit, I think Henry's MOS suit and BA suit (which are technically the same suit in different lighting) is my most favorite and is actually my favorite DCEU suit design next to BVS Batfleck
Great video Chris as always !!! Love most of Superman's live action costumes , the Reeve costume is my favorite along with Routh's Kingdom Come's Superman Crisis costume and Tyler's Superman costumes from DCTV !!!
I always liked the Superman Returns suit. It perfectly convey's the Reeve's look but with updates
My favourite Superman suit is from the New 52 comics. But in movies Christopher Reeve’s is spot on of course, Brandon Routh’s was good, Tyler Hoechlin’s looks similar to New 52 which is cool, I’ve only liked Henry Cavill’s suit in Black Adam where they made the colours much brighter.
Cavill's Man of Steel suit is my favorite
I had the biggest crush on John Haymes Newton and was so upset when he was recast that I stopped watching the show. Also, there was a mild rivalry among my classmates between fans of Superboy and fans of My Secret Identity (which came out at the same time but on a different channel, so you could only watch one or the other).
If the Routh suit had a slightly bigger logo and slightly brighter red I would love it
Christopher Reeve just embodied charisma as Superman. I really hope Henry Cavill gets a shot at a Superman who is truly hopeful, optimistic and inspiring, because I really think he can give us a modern Superman similar to what Reeve did with the role, but in his own way. The moody and depressed Superman works for some people, and for Snyder’s world it definitely fit, but I’d like to see Cavill truly shine as a true-to-character Superman.
Excellent video, thanks very much. 🙂
There was a big poll on Reddit a couple months ago, voting for the favorite Superman costume. As I recall, the top three came down to Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh with the Kingdom Come suit, and Tyler Hoechlin's OG Fleischer suit. I could not agree more, all of them were fabulous.
I firmly believe that Tyler scene from the Superman and Lois pilot, "Thanks! My Mom made it for me" is one of the single greatest Superman moments on film. It's just so much fun, and so befitting his character.
Christopher Reeve's suit is perfect
I’m so glad you have the exact same opinion on the Black Adam cameo suit as I do. It is the MoS suit with some colour changes and it is over the BvS muscle suit.
A scooper on Twitter was arguing with me saying that his “guy on the inside” confirmed it is the original MoS suit with no changes including the original muscle suit. I told him just to use his own eyes, you can see the muscles, particularly the shape of the abs match the BvS suit. In the end he agreed to disagree, the guy would not just use his own mind and eyes to form an opinion lol.
I’ve been watching you for YEARS
My favorite TH-camr, Cosplay Chris, grand slams the ball out of the park, AGAIN. Best content creator on this app. Thank you for everything you do Chris. Cosplayers do it best!
Reeve forever 🤘😎
"The little kid burst out of me with nerd joy". Very well put.
"Say, Jim! Whow! That's a bad outfit! Whow"!
The Brandon Routh Kingdom Come suit is my favorite with the Tyler Hoechlin Fleischer superman suit as a close second and BVS rounding up third.
Henry Cavill's Superman suit.. A masterpiece.
Which one?
Henry Cavill’s BVS suit is my favorite. So sad that they’re not bringing him back
I love all the superman suits costumes
What a Great Video.
Much respect to your love For The Superman Suits I have them too how about The animated Suites next?
Keep up the good work 👊👊
Little thing I'd like to add about Routh's 2006 suit is that the thing is LITERALLY covered in the House of El symbol, not just the back and soles of the boots or the belt. It's everywhere. Not sure about his Kingdom Come suit though with the lack of close-ups of it
There was also the cancelled Superman Fly By suit, but it was waaay too rubberised and metalic. Christopher Reeve's suit will always be my favourite. Its beauty was in its simplicity, it didn't need to state anything more than it was, perfection.
Superman Returns is the best suit IMO
I’ll die on this mountain: Superman Returns is a very well done movie. I’d also say it’s ahead of it’s time.
Christopher Reeve was, is and will ever be the best Superman.
In Superman Returns they should’ve heavily advertised it was a sequel to the older movies among other things. That airplane scene was dope tho
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Loved this video mate!!!! Killer work. And I agree with you on the two best suits 🎉
He lines and buckle on the cavil suite changed from man of steel to bvs also. Going from a round buckle to a square and adding in lines and textures over the s symbol too. I think the lines on his arms around the wrist area was also slightly changed. So all minor but also very different in the variations.
I just found out the McFarlane Hawkman is a bit different from the movie version. I hope he does a custom of that. It’s really just missing red on the top of the wings but I DK anything about customizing & matching colors
Very nice video Chris! I love it!
As a classic suit I like Brandon's but as new style suit I love Tyler's! It's amazing...
OK, the best couple: suit + character are, without any dubt, Christopher Reeve's! He was the perfect incarnation of Superman. We cant judge Alyn and Reeves because they are too far from us. After 70 years, their costumes look like winter pijamas. Sorry Nick (Cage), I dont like Burton's too: it seems a plastic cover!.
The BVS suit to me was the perfect suit. Enough of a saturation of his suit without going overboard and looks well Alien instead of a suit belonging in a circus( yes it is intentional my comparison)
Personally I like aspects of multi suits, I like the no red undies from Henry's suit and the metallic coloring is pretty cool boots are cool, the cape from Chris is my personal fav, I don't like how the use to much under muscle on Henry's suit, I did like how Smallville did Easter eggs to superboy's 90s look which was sunglasses and a leather jacket which Tom did do for a lil, Brandon's s symbol but the coloring of Henry's is a good mix in my opinion, Nick's superman felt more like the eradicator and I would love to see steel brought into the dceu....just some ideas. Lil note I did like Brandon's belt
I’m glad we didn’t get Superman Lives
I love Cage and Burton but nothing about that sounds good to me for some reason, and the suit looks goofy
Hey Chris I've been following you for a while now. As the costume maker and designer of Gotham Public Works. I have to say I absolutely LOVED this video! DC couldn't have done a better job! Good work mate!
Haven't seen Black Adam, but the BvS muscle suit plus the MoS oversuit sounds like the Platonic ideal of that costume. I didn't like a lot of the changes the made for BvS but the more jacked muscle suit makes sense for that character.
As an older generation fan I'll always have a bias for George's outfit. The way his cape hung was unique.
Reeve! His cape length is my favorite
Wonderful video!
The MOS suit needs the underpants.
Man picking a favorite Superman suit is really difficult. I really love the Superman costume. Easier to say what I don't like and wish they tweek.
What I've noticed about the suit is that it's either "homemade" or royal. Unlike others heroes. The suit provides no protection(usually). The man could go out in jeans and T-shirt......which I'm glad Connor stopped doing in the comics. It's a costume. It's not tactical armor. It's exposed in a way.
Christopher Reeve: You can't put this on the ranking. You just don't mess with perfection. Not what I want for a cinematic suit now but we aren't far off.
Dean Cain : This was my Superman show growing as a kid. I'd watch the show and movies side by side. I love this suit. I love this satin blue and the deep reds. These are the colors I want my Superman suits to have. Upgrade the material, but the suits need this color.
Brandon Routh: Superman returns has a nice idea but has too many issues. Going from Cain's suit to the very muted colors of Returns. It's brown instead of red. The high collar does nothing good for Routh. Maybe it doesn't help that honestly there is no action. The worst thing is the S shield. It so tiny but making it 3D needs to be standard.
The KC suit though enters perfection territory. All the problems with the Returns suit is addressed. It's a cinematic suit. It's where if they wanted Cavil to have a traditional suit, give him that one with the standard S shield. This suit made me want Routh to get another cinematic crack(and he should get one).
Welling: I'm going to give honorable mention to the Blur jacket from the suits. I wish they had done more with it. That could have been the basis for Smallvilles take on the costume. They didn't need to use Routh's suit. Just tweak it by adding the cape and adjusting the colors.
Cavil: I love the S shield for BVS. I very much do. I just wish it was bigger. I'm not a fan of the metallic muscle suit being so overpowering in Justice League. I think the Man of Steel suit though should be the cinematic suit for Cavil going forward. Well a tweaked version. Brighter colors of course. It has such a unique design and I love the side patterns. Give it a bit more of a proper gold belt and we'd be in business. Also stick on the Yellow S on the cape. I remember that reveal of the suit. It was such a contrast to the Routh suit.
Tyler: Because no one is spelling that last name correctly. Give me the S shield from the first suit, lower the collar on the current, bring down the muscle suit on the current, and we have a very good Superman suit.
Awesome video!!!
My favorite is the BvS/Justice League suits. It's a toss-up between those two for me as they're basically the same, aside from the muscle suit underneath. For a more classic look, I love Tyler Hoechlin's Superman and Lois suit. His old suit and Brandon Routh's Kindom Come suit are pretty great, too!
Brilliant man!
Hey man, weird thing, with the first costume...I think the browns aren't meant to be red originally.
In old black and white films, fake blood was usually brown, because red showed up as black on film. Could be the same thing here?
Much like in the Doctor Who docudrama, An Adventure in Space and Time, the "white" TARDIS interior was actually pale green.
It was! I'm surprised he doesn't seem to know this.
Christopher reeve had a few s man outfits for the first and colors changed but similar my son has all seasons of lois and clark tv show on dvd including Christopher reeve movies also deleted scenes too
Chris Reeve is Superman. End of. But I do think Henry is the best for this era and hope he does get to do more.
For best suit look I am such a fan of the Donner film, so it's a no brainer for me! But every iteration has something to give. I wasn't sure about Tyler but the TV series has really grown on me and I think he does a great job.
As for Brandon... I think he was brilliant in a poor film. His definite nod to Chris Reeve, especially as Clark is so underrated.
I'm now going to have to watch Superman the movie.... Again.... 😁👍
Nicolas cage is a good actor but as superman thank god this movie was never made
I feel like the over-stuffed muscle suit for Tyler Hoechlin is in direct response to insecure terminally-online dudes who freaked out about his leaner physique in his CW appearances. Like, not every Superman needs to be Cavill-big, allow for a little reinterpretation of the character now and then.
The two scenes of him shirtless showed he's in decent shape. It's not as bad as Shazam 1's suit, but they definitely need to use something leaner. Also, change the chest symbol to a material like his belt. The current one feels like it's blending with the cloth texture of the suit. It needs to pop like the Returns or his previous CW ones.
@@thatHARVguy Agreed on all counts.
Great video.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the brown and beige suits used in the b&w era
I love bvs superman suit and kingdom come superman plus Tyler suits from season 2
I don't care what anybody says. I like the new look of the gold buckles and red straps, on Tyler's costume. Maybe not as a mainstay going forward but it's definitely a fresh, attractive new look making the suit look almost royal, or formal.
The best suit outside the Reeve suit is Routh’s KC Superman suit. Ofcourse the OG suit in the flash back scenes are great as well. I don’t know why the need to for a muscle suit. These actors are jacked. Especially Cavill and Hoechlin.
They have the Kirk Alyn suit on display at the Superman Museum in Metropolis, Illinois and there's a strange charm seeing it up close. My favorite Superman suit is Routh's Kingdom Come suit. It's so simple, but has just enough of those tiny details that make it looks cinematic. It's a damn shame we likely won't see it again. I really want to love the Cavill suits but in my opinion they're overly designed. There are too many textures, too many gliphs, and too many additional 3D elements that nothing in particular stands out about it to me and it's not really cohesive.
I absolutely love Cavill’s suit.
Honestly the Fleischer suit in S&L is my favorite suit ever. Solely because it shows that a classic looking suit can work in the present. I think the trunks are fucking cool. I think Superman is a character that shouldn’t be modernized because he’s supposed to represent an idealized world that should be in my mind timeless
I really don't like that they use a muscle suit in any superhero, I understand why, but not only does it look bad because of how exaggerated most of them are, but many times the actor can't move freely. The only muscular suit that is almost perfect is Brandon Routh's in Superman Returns and precisely because it is super thin, it accompanies the actor's body and leaves room for movement. Of Cavill's suits, the best by far is the one from MOS since it's not that exaggerated, plus I really like the design. The worst is without a doubt the one he uses in Josstice League.
As for the best of all, obviously Christopher Reeve, there is no contest.
First Superboy had issues with demanding more pay then got himself a DUI which gave them the perfect reason to fire him.
Lois and Clark was great. And still to this day believe Cain and Hatcher had the best chemistry of all other actors playing the roles
The interesting thing about Superman returns budget was that it had all the costs of the failed superman film's from Superman lives onwards which brought the budget up so high
I love the kingdom come suit.
You forgot the dceu's best Cavil style suit from the Shazam post credit scene
Man of Steel suit, but i still love the style of Chris Reeve's 'S' sheild
I would love to see Henry Cavill try on a Christopher Reeves esque suit.
The old school suit is way better than today's Superman suit they have in the movies
Not a fan of the live action DC stuff. I'm a Bruce Timm DC fan. But these breakdowns of yours are great!
Tyler's suit in Superman and Lois. Season 3 is the best Superman costume ever made. The only complaint, the nitpick, what's the red? Doesn't match the cape to the emblem. If all the redwood match it would be perfect.
Always hated the Superman Returns suit. It had that early 2000’s X-Men vibe with the lame black leather suits.
13:00 sadly... No 😒
All superman outfits are different from tv and movies
Christopher Reeves’ suit is the best and perfect
Does Chris is definitely my spirit animal.
I'm just a Canadian version of him....
The BvS suit is my favorite live action suit. The Man of Steel suit was great but too dull in color. BvS improved it in every way.
To me Christopher Reeves Superman costume was probably the best ever made the problem with the new suits they're too dark they're not the actual blue that there's supposed to be he looked more black than blue and that's just the beginning of the problem to me you need to yellow s on the cake and I miss the shorts on the actual outfit it actually makes it stand out
I do like Brandon rouths superman costume because it classic just like the Christopher reeves suit
My biggest complaint with the Superman and Lois suit is how muted and sometimes dirty the emblem looks compared to the rest of the suit.
You actually forgot the cancelled Superman flyby Justice League mortal suits and the concept art for hoechlins new crossover suits
There's only one Superman and it's Christopher Reeves!
The Man of Steel suit was definitely the best out of the ones Cavill has worn. The BvS and JL ones are just too much with the muscle suit and metallic sheen they give off.
Speaking of Superman Lives I think it would have been a flop if it got made, but definitely would have achieved cult status in the years to follow. I didn't like the casting of Cage and had no desire to see that movie come to fruition back in the day, but now I really wish it had. No matter what I thin it would have been a fascinating movie. Probably not the best Superman movie, but fascinating none the less.
I understand that textures photograph better but I think it misses a Supes character trait. He's meant to be humble and friendly. Save the armoured look for Batman. Christopher Reeve was perfect once he'd bulked out. The only nitpick I have is the shield which has since been idealised in its form, but the newer version shouldn't be embossed in rubber.
Cain's suit is good but a bit dark in the blue.
Adding the shield to the belt is just redundant imo.
I like Routh but he always looks too young. He even looks too young to be Kingdom Come supes. I think modern Tom Welling is closer in look to that version.
The only thing I would change about reeves suit is the boot height.
what about the evil superman suit from superman III?
Here's the hottest take I have on Superman live action suits: There was nothing wrong with Tyler Hoechlin's original Superman suit except for the cape clasps. If they had just used cloth instead of the leatherette clasp that suit would have been great.