The new, mystery GL design isn't awful (comparatively speaking), although it's conceptually dubious. But some of the costumes here (Fate, Alan Scott) are, yes, truly appallingly bad.
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Sure, it's hideous and the gun/tattoo thing is kind of ridiculous…but does it compare to these ten past travesties?
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Superhero costumes get redesigned all the time, for any number of reasons. There are story reasons, trademark reasons, merchandising reasons and, once upon a time, it used to drive enough interest to …
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I wouldn't say the GL costume is worse than the others, but it's still pretty bad.
The thing I don't get, though, is how powerful is that ordinary looking handgun if he's leading with that and the power ring is his back up?? lol
That seems to be the big question. Is it a "normal" gun that he's holding onto out of sentimentality or psychosis? Is it a ring manifestation (or perhaps a prop to use the ring through)? Is it just "Whoa, let's make some guy look like a bad-ass with the gun, even if he's a GL"?
I guess we'll find out.
I kinda dig the costume. My only issue is the gun. The worst costume had to be Blue and Red Electro-Superman. I think LSD was handed out the day DC editors came up with THAT dumb idea.
And yet, @punkjay, they look positively profound next to some of the recent costume redesigns …
Did we find out about the gun? Did this guy turn up after that issue?