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The movie costume I'm not tripping about anymore as long as the story is dope. Anyway from the look of that promo pic I posted in the Avengers movie thread, It's going back to that classic look by the time that film debuts next year.

Growing up in the 80s I didn't think too much of Cap's costume either. I'm sure in the early 40's & then with the character's revival in the 1960s by Stan Lee that costume really popped out at a kid buying it from the newstand or 7-11, but for my era I wasn't impressed. I always thought that the look was not practical. Then I got back into comics in '08 thanks to you guys here. It's amazing how a few tweaks can update something & give it a bit of much needed verisimilitude. Artist, Steve Epting (As you'll find out if you d/l that shit above) made Cap's look more utilitarian & believable & less blue tights & buccaneer boots. He gave the super soldier an combat field belt, made the chainmail armor around the torso & shoulders actually look real & made the pants look like pants (albeit blue ones) & less like tights with blue underwear on the outside.
Even after Bucky took the mantle for about 2 years, his version was still practical looking with the bulletproof teflon, black camo pants & gun & knife holsters. Shit is mad real.

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It's the boots that make me nervous..I just identified that, lol...

Still..them boots ain't as bad as the boots in the JLA reboot..

Oh yeah here's the dorky looking Ultimate Cap, which seems to be what the movie is leaning towards
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Yeah read the back issues to Brubaker's Cap Ube. You'll love it. I was never the biggest Cap fan growing up either thinking he was pretty corny outside the Avengers but Brubaker's run on the title is amazing.

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Is that cool..? I'm really asking, I have no idea what to think about any of this...I keep wanting to call dude Johnny Storm...

Über wrote:I keep wanting to call dude Johnny Storm...

I keep thinking of him as Evil Ex #2 in Scott Pilgrim these days. He tore that shit up!

Dude, fucking love that Scott Pilgrim movie..! I was thinking that too, but then I was also thinking, nobody probably watched that shit but me...Especially since I saw it with my girl and she was loving it, lol...

It's pretty cool although if I were Marvel I wouldn't be bragging about bringing Thor or nuthin..

Dammit! The initial reviews are in & nobody is wowed by the movie & giving an Average at best: Rotten Tomatoes

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