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Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Spoilers)

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  • David_DDavid_D Posts: 3,884
    To be serious, though, I think it might be smart for them- given Aquaman's camp reputation- to have one that is this far from the Super Friends era. It could be that the general public will be more down for an Aquaman who is basically the Karl Drogo of the sea, rather than an orange-shirted friend of the dolphins. And I know that a lot of people liked the much more fantasy king story heavy Kurt Busiek/Butch Guice era Aquaman, that this might be reminiscent of.

  • WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314
    rebis said:

    Aquaman
    image

    Nerd-Brain engaged.

    How would underwater tattooing work?

    What keeps the ink from dispersing?

    Salt water in fresh tattoos has gotta hurt like hell!

  • MattMatt Posts: 4,457
    David_D said:

    To be serious, though, I think it might be smart for them- given Aquaman's camp reputation- to have one that is this far from the Super Friends era. It could be that the general public will be more down for an Aquaman who is basically the Karl Drogo of the sea, rather than an orange-shirted friend of the dolphins. And I know that a lot of people liked the much more fantasy king story heavy Kurt Busiek/Butch Guice era Aquaman, that this might be reminiscent of.

    First, this definitely puts the DCCU in the opposite tone as MCU.

    Second, another blond character lost!

    M
  • rebisrebis Posts: 1,820
    I'm intrigued by that tag "Unite the Seven". I Aquaman going to be all kingly, take the lead, and tell the others how to behave?
  • WetRats said:

    rebis said:

    Aquaman
    image

    Nerd-Brain engaged.

    How would underwater tattooing work?

    What keeps the ink from dispersing?

    Salt water in fresh tattoos has gotta hurt like hell!

    Needles made from sea urchin spines, ink from an octopus, naturally. That's pure Topo juice there!
  • WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314

    Needles made from sea urchin spines, ink from an octopus, naturally. That's pure Topo juice there!

    No octopus sidekicks were harmed in the making of this film.
  • WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314
    Matt said:

    First, this definitely puts the DCCU in the opposite tone as MCU.

    I'd say it continues the established tone: Sepia.
  • So... instead of being current to what's in the ongoing books in the shops, they're going retro - to a look that's twenty years old and was done away with a decade ago.

    Makes sense to me.

    At least they're not using the hook.
  • WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314

    So... instead of being current to what's in the ongoing books in the shops, they're going retro - to a look that's twenty years old and was done away with a decade ago.

    Makes sense to me.

    At least they're not using the hook.

    Considering the Batman version they're using is nearly thirty years old, it seems fresh by comparison.
  • David_DDavid_D Posts: 3,884

    So... instead of being current to what's in the ongoing books in the shops, they're going retro - to a look that's twenty years old and was done away with a decade ago.

    Makes sense to me.

    At least they're not using the hook.

    Movies that cost hundreds of millions to make are not about selling 20K comic books a month.
  • rebisrebis Posts: 1,820
    I find the image intriguing. I wish there was more color to it. I can't tell if Aquaman has "swimmers" hair or if a Gull crapped on his head.
  • WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314
    rebis said:

    I find the image intriguing. I wish there was more color to it.

    A dearth of color seems to be the uniting theme of the BvS images.
  • bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    Wouldn't a fast swimmer prefer less hair? Nevermind, I nitpicked Namor for the same thing twenty years ago when Jae Lee was the artist. I was a younger curmudgeon then I guess. As a matter of fact, this looks a lot more like that era of Submariner than any incarnation of Aquaman.



    image
  • WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314
    Hasn't the entire "let's make Aquaman cool" effort boiled down to "let's make Aquaman more like Namor" anyway?
  • bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    WetRats said:

    Hasn't the entire "let's make Aquaman cool" effort boiled down to "let's make Aquaman more like Namor" anyway?

    It's hard to be as cool as Namor, but yes, I think you're right @WetRats
  • WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314
    image

    BTW: this picture needs to have most of the color washed out and have DIVIDE THE FOUR superimposed upon it.
  • rebisrebis Posts: 1,820
    "Divide the Four" HAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA!

    How's this for a Namor tagline, "Hammer the MILF!"
  • DoctorDoomDoctorDoom Posts: 2,586
    rebis said:

    Aquaman
    image

    Outrageous.
  • bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    edited February 2015
    WetRats said:



    BTW: this picture needs to have most of the color washed out and have DIVIDE THE FOUR superimposed upon it.

    image
    Done.
  • hauberkhauberk Posts: 1,511
    edited February 2015
    WetRats said:

    Hasn't the entire "let's make Aquaman cool" effort boiled down to "let's make Aquaman more like Namor" anyway?

    Nah. Aquaman, even at his campiest, has always been cooler - he's worn a tech suit longer than Olympians have. Tech suits are always cooler than the classic Namor banana hammock.

    Also, he's not a dick.

  • hauberkhauberk Posts: 1,511

    Wouldn't a fast swimmer prefer less hair? Nevermind, I nitpicked Namor for the same thing twenty years ago when Jae Lee was the artist. I was a younger curmudgeon then I guess. As a matter of fact, this looks a lot more like that era of Submariner than any incarnation of Aquaman.

    That's true for surface dwellers, certainly. My son, who is a college swimmer, will shave down for upper level meets. However, there may be something about Atlantean physiology that results in their hair having less drag.

    Sort of like the pebble texture on a shark's skin - it causes little eddies in the water which actually create less resistance when the shark is cutting through the water, but cause the tail and fins to grab more water for propulsion and maneuvering.

    Yes. I am a swimming nerd.
  • bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    hauberk said:

    WetRats said:

    Hasn't the entire "let's make Aquaman cool" effort boiled down to "let's make Aquaman more like Namor" anyway?

    Nah. Aquaman, even at his campiest, has always been cooler - he's worn a tech suit longer than Olympians have. Tech suits are always cooler than the classic Namor banana hammock.

    Also, he's not a dick.

    Lol. I don't think this is your daddy's Aquaman either.
  • MattMatt Posts: 4,457
    hauberk said:

    WetRats said:

    Hasn't the entire "let's make Aquaman cool" effort boiled down to "let's make Aquaman more like Namor" anyway?

    Also, he's not a dick.

    I am fairly certain I've read issues where he was.

    M
  • hauberkhauberk Posts: 1,511
    Matt said:

    hauberk said:

    WetRats said:

    Hasn't the entire "let's make Aquaman cool" effort boiled down to "let's make Aquaman more like Namor" anyway?

    Also, he's not a dick.

    I am fairly certain I've read issues where he was.

    M
    OK, so he's not a dick of the same caliber as Namor... the Grand-High-Uber-dick.
  • RepoManRepoMan Posts: 327
    Whoever said that this look hasn't been used in decades didn't watch Justice League Unlimited. Where they clearly were riffing on that very look. To up the swimmer nerd info, have you seen how bleached out the hair on surfers can get? Too much time in the sun. So imagine being in the cold dark and being part human (if that's what they are going for). That would definitely wash out his look.
  • rebisrebis Posts: 1,820
    I think the washed out look is a design choice. The other images that have been released share the look.
  • RepoMan said:

    Whoever said that this look hasn't been used in decades didn't watch Justice League Unlimited.

    I think Aquaman was still sporting that look (and hook) at the time JLU was aired -- or, at least, when the show was in the production stages. It was still fresh enough at the time that the studio decided to go with it.

  • rebis said:

    I think the washed out look is a design choice. The other images that have been released share the look.

    And if you watch Man of Steel, it also had that "no color" look. I've been making the joke that I like that the movie will be in clack and white....but as long as they don't use the same dark blue filter every TV show and movie seems to be filmed through, I'll be happy.
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