Thursday, August 16, 2012

Catwoman & Marvel NOW! Redesigns

Hey, everyone! Thanks for sticking around with us this month. Daredevil submissions are coming in slowly but surely (send yours in soon!), but there's still plenty going on to make things interesting. Recently, there's been some official redesigns pop up on the web that I wanted to discuss.

Our friends over at Batman-News.com have started covering the upcoming Injustice: Gods Among Us game, and recently posted video and stills featuring Catwoman:



Personally, this redesign doesn't fire on all cylinders for me. The boots here look goofy, as do the half-sleeves, not to mention that the corset is completely extraneous. I appreciate the idea of protective armor, but personally, I think the Arkham City design handled this much, much better.

Across the pond, John Cassaday has rolled out some designs for Marvel's NOW! initiative, and they were featured on MTV Geek. Let's take a look:

Havok
Rogue
Scarlet Witch
Personally, I'm not familiar enough with Havok to make an assessment on this design, but I like Rogue's enough. It's reminiscent enough of past designs, but I'm not big on the tunic/skirt look she's rocking. As for Scarlet Witch, I like the upper half of the redesign, but I'm not wild about the length of what looks like an overcoat. It looks like it could be cumbersome, and doesn't evoke the cape well at all, in my opinion.

But hey, what do you think? Let us know in the comments below, and stay tuned for more from Superhero of the Month!
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3 comments:

  1. None of these designs work for me. Is Marvel going to go back to jackets and trenchcoats? Capes and tights are part of the superhero genre. Blue jeans and raincoats just aren't going to cut it.

    And Catwoman looks like a video game character.

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  2. I agree - these are awful, can't believe Cassidy designed them. Havok is the worst - hated that from the first preview cover,the mask is awful - referencing the original headgear just doesn't work here. The rest of it just doesn't gel well at all.

    Rogue is only ok but it seems a (few) step backwards.

    Scarlet Witch is only recognisable due to the headgear - the design isn't too bad in that the look might work for another character - but it just doesn't say Wanda in any capacity.

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  3. Well I strongly disagree with the first commenter the designs are great to watch...as far as the video games graphics are concerned these are the best designs I have ever come across..

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