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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5421370" data-attributes="member: 8835">perhaps&nbsp; a look at the history of the costumed hero is in order.For instance, when did the first costumed heroes appear in comics, and what was the reason given?&nbsp; Did people think it strange (both readers and characters in the stories)?On TV and at conventions, until recently, costumes have looked pretty bad.&nbsp; Vampirella looks pretty hot as a drawing or painting.&nbsp; It looks like a bad costume on a hot model in real life.Hence the X-Men movie joke about &quot;would you rather wear yellow tights?&quot;The first batman movie really changed that, despite the armor nipples.&nbsp; That was a costume that looked functional and badass.I think when players balk at costumes, they're thinking the cheap stuff at the costume store or what they've seen on bad tv shows.&nbsp; Contrasted to the latest batman, spiderman, x-men, iron man movie costumes.&nbsp; Which hollywood makes look good.Assuming the hero has a costume as well done as hollywood can make it, there's precedent for visualizing a costume in the real world that looks good.The original premise of costumed heroes, I don't know the origin.&nbsp; Somebody thought it was a good idea, and there was likely a slew of them before even Superman and Batman.&nbsp; Even the Lone Ranger and Zorro is a form of costumed hero.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5421370, member: 8835"] perhaps a look at the history of the costumed hero is in order. For instance, when did the first costumed heroes appear in comics, and what was the reason given? Did people think it strange (both readers and characters in the stories)? On TV and at conventions, until recently, costumes have looked pretty bad. Vampirella looks pretty hot as a drawing or painting. It looks like a bad costume on a hot model in real life. Hence the X-Men movie joke about "would you rather wear yellow tights?" The first batman movie really changed that, despite the armor nipples. That was a costume that looked functional and badass. I think when players balk at costumes, they're thinking the cheap stuff at the costume store or what they've seen on bad tv shows. Contrasted to the latest batman, spiderman, x-men, iron man movie costumes. Which hollywood makes look good. Assuming the hero has a costume as well done as hollywood can make it, there's precedent for visualizing a costume in the real world that looks good. The original premise of costumed heroes, I don't know the origin. Somebody thought it was a good idea, and there was likely a slew of them before even Superman and Batman. Even the Lone Ranger and Zorro is a form of costumed hero. [/QUOTE]

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