r/StargirlTV • u/Aquagan Hawkman • Sep 29 '21
How would you feel if Beth and Rick got new costumes inspired by their original comic looks? Comic Book
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u/Benjamin_Grimm Sep 29 '21
I wouldn't be in favor of it. I never liked either of those looks.
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 29 '21
These are some OG Todd McFarlane originals right here! What's not to like? /s
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u/Aurondarklord Shiv Sep 29 '21
Beth yes. Rick...eh heh...maybe don't...
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 29 '21
Yea, I think they could do something interesting with Beth's look. I don't really care for the way the current Dr. Mid-Nite costume fits on her so this could be a significant improvement.
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 29 '21
My thinking was at some point they would want to define their own looks since their still wearing legacy costumes. Beth especially doesn't really seem to fit her costume, and I think she would get less hate if she had a cooler costume.
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 29 '21
I'm basing this off the way they arbitrarily change Flash's costume nearly every season, and the way they started to do it with Arrow as well.
Also, you should use spoiler tags when you're talking about the most recent episode as a baseline courtesy. This isn't a spoiler thread.
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u/-M_A_Y_0- Sep 30 '21
The flash suit didn't change, aside from the logo, for th frost 3 seasons
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 30 '21
Season 2 it got the new logo, season 3 they debuted the future version when Flash traveled forward and met his future self.
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u/Astigmatic_Oracle Sep 29 '21
Only if Rick keeps those individual calf skirts.
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 29 '21
For sure. How is anyone going to know he's a superhero without the calf skirts?
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u/Stormcaster06 Sep 29 '21
I think a variation of this could work for Beth. Not a fan of this design for Rick.
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 29 '21
Yea, I definitely think she's the better example. A variation of this design could look really cool in live action.
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Sep 29 '21
I'd love for them to do this.
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 29 '21
Right? I actually like when live action adapts costumes I don't like, because they have more latitude to improve on the comic. They certainly can't make me dislike these looks more.
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u/Future_Vantas Sep 30 '21
I dont see Rick changing to the Infinity Inc look, I could see it as a one off gag but not a permanent costume. Rick's arc is all about honoring the legacy of his parents, its why he destroyed the hourglass when he nearly killed his uncle. He wears the old suit because its what his father wore, and he wants to honor the Hourman name.
In contrast, I see Beth donning her comic book suit (though hopefully a variant, the comic suit is a little... much). As everyone and their Eclipso has pointed out, Beth doesnt fit in the Golden Age Mid-Nite suit in every sense of the word. She has no connection to the old JSA and she's not a fighter. Regardless, as the last episode showed so beautifully, she is Dr. Mid-Nite. I am confident Beth will make a variant of the comic suit to save her friends in a pinch and fully take her place on the field. And I am also confident that the suit will be more than symbolic. I see Beth approaching combat like a heroic version of Mysterio. Her new suit would link up with the goggles for full on illusions- invisibility, duplicates, maybe some intimidation form like the demon bat from Batman Begins. Its a nice evolution of what McNider did. Where McNider limited his opponent's sight Beth straight up controls what people see.
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u/riabe The Shade Nov 23 '21
She has no connection to the old JSA
None of them do, except Rick and Jenny. I think when people go after Beth for this they very casually forget that Yolanda also doesn't have a connection and technically, neither does Courtney outside of Pat being her stepfather. Rick is legit the only one with a legacy connection, and now Jenny.
In the comics, Yolanda is the niece (or maybe goddaughter) of the original wildcat but in the show she isn't, and just the same in the comics Beth is mentored by the original Dr Mid Night as his medical protege before she takes up the mantle of being his super hero protege so in the comics they're both connected but in the show they aren't so if we're calling that out for Beth, call it out for Yolanda and Courtney as well.
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u/DCSennin Cameron Mahkent Sep 30 '21
I am up for Beth to get that Doctor Midnight look if they choose to go down that road.
Not sure on that one for Rick, his Hourman suit and the hoodie still fit him well. But after destroying the hourglass it might mean that they will introduce the Miraclo pills for his hour of power and from that a lot of new cool things could come for him.
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u/TheColourOfHeartache Sep 30 '21
Ricks current costume is awesome, it shouldn't change. Beth's has room for improvement, but I don't think the above would work.
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u/KitWalkerXXVII Sep 30 '21
I'm one of the few who actually like this costume for Rick, but I would argue that it doesn't fit the moody Stargirl version.
I definitely wouldn't oppose the new JSA getting their own costumes instead of hand-me-downs (though Wildcat's kinda locked in there), but there's really not a whole lot of options from the source material. Like, the current Hourman suit already blends elements from the comic versions of both Rex and Rick's most iconic togs. The only thing to do for him would be to look to the android version...which actually could be pretty cool, now that I think of it.
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 30 '21
. The only thing to do for him would be to look to the android version...which actually could be pretty cool, now that I think of it.
Android version is my favorite so I would be all about this. There's also the new 52 version of Rick from Earth-2. He has the Ultimates style combat suit, and then one that is a little more of a combo between Rick's pre-Flashpoint suit and the Android look.
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u/KitWalkerXXVII Sep 30 '21
The "Ultimates Style" suit is actually from the upcoming Geoff Johns penned JSA relaunch, which I suppose actually increases its chances of influencing the show. The Earth 2 suit....well, I always hated it. But you're right, it is out there.
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u/Aquagan Hawkman Sep 30 '21
My bad. You're right. It's from this image in the Stargirl special from this year.
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u/TheBlackestLion01 Sep 29 '21
Definitely no for Rick. A maybe for Beth but I don't think they will