Isn't it time that Superman got rid of the red trunks?

They should lose the trunks for smallville but thats the only adaptation where it could be acceptable

when I read your intro my original thought was no but those concepts are pretty cool lookin and Supes is in need of a little change I think.
This could work cool article pal

You put your boxers on the outside too teabag.
Mine are one spot leopard skin what are yours LOL

only counts for one
its all good

also gotta get rid of the whole unitard look. make it two separate pieces - pants and a shirt. with boots and a cape too so i guess four pieces.

as long as the color scheme is right and the "S" is there - fans won't care.

Umm im not the biggest fan if superman espcially since im a huge fan of Batman and we all know Batman can beat the crap out of Superman. This said Superman is not Superman without his red undies and personally I wouldnt like the change. There is nothing realistic about Superman so why even bother changing anything to be realistic... Doesnt make sense.

@Venom-- So, what you're saying is that Superman's power isn't dependant on the yellow sun, but instead, his red skivvies? Interesting...

I see your point, and of course it is important to update these things. I also really like the last pic.

But Batman's costume has always changed from welcome change (yay- all black in Burton), to grey and blue, new-look, back to basic with the modern era, and even nipples (boo Schumacher!).

Superman's costume may change but its always short-lived. And the changes are always met with disdain- I hated the tiny symbol on Brandon Routh's costume and the shade of red they used.

Superman is iconic. To mess with the image of an icon, that classic look is a bad idea: it is unnerving to an extent, even if logicically it makes more sense for it to be updated. Yes, there are always exceptions but Superman himself is almost an excpetion. Superman is THE archetypal superhero, THE image from which all other superheroes are patterened after

I like the new version pics on the site. i wouldnt mind it but at the same time they should keep it the way it is.

the underwear on the outside of the costume look is very ridiculous. so much so, that MOST characters in the comics that USED to have those, don't anymore. look at the x-men. wolverine and cyclops have both started wearing their underwear, UNDER their costumes in more recent years...because it just looks stupid. comic artists and writers have been able to see this, why can't others?? its an outdated look, and MOST of Marvel's characters have done away with it.

however, Superman is one of those characters that will have fans riot if ANY changes are made to the costume. Superman returns is the perfect example. people actually complained about his costume...and why?? it looks the same, with very MINOR differences...yet when most people complain about Superman Returns, the costume changes are ALWAYS brought up.

so, i agree, do away with the outside underwear. i don't want any other changes to the costume, because Superman is THE most iconic look in comics. but getting rid of the underwear would be fine. unfortunately, some people just can't let go of something so ridiculous looking...

Sure it'll take people time to adjust to the change but they will accept it, some will love it. img src="http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/gallerypictures/10178L.jpg" />

@ Shaman

people loved the Eradicator's outfit because they knew he wasn't Superman. its been proven time and again, that anytime Superman's costume gets changed, the fans complain about it, and demand the old costume back. its just the way it goes. its unfortunate, but its the truth.

again, look at Superman Returns. it had TINY changes, i mean MINISCULE changes, and its still one of the things that a LOT of people say was wrong with the movie.

i don't agree with this way of thinking, but its just been proven that people will cry over any little change to Supes' costume...

CDB@ i guess i just don't really care what thos fans think then lol.

if you can't let it go then go watch the Donner movies in bliss and let us folks that live in 2010 enjoy a more modern, realistic looking superman who's sound-minded enough to put on his underwear first.

some of the costumes that have been used WERE really stupid. but if you just make it more realistic looking that's all we need. and with Nolan at the helm im not worried. he's a smart man and won't rush this sort of thing.

p.s. "wolverine and cyclops have both started wearing their underwear, UNDER their costumes in more recent years.." - hilarious.

EVERYONE@ I PROPOSE A CONTEST! much like the avengers FAN-ART contest we did. WHOEVER COMES UP WITH THE BEST SUPERMAN RE-DESIGN WINS!

anyone down?

@ superman

dude, no one is saying he should wear jeans and a t-shirt. what comments are you reading, you douche bag?? hell, no one is even saying he should lose the red and blue. this whole article is about losing the outside underwear. go play in traffic, [frick]stick

CDB@ see my first line in the response i gave you above lol

time to move on without them. they'll go see the movie anyway so they can come online a bitch about the costume change. WB is still going to get his $10.

Diggin' that second outfit, just needs some red outies over it.

Superman8, pull up your skirt Alice, Superman is not a real person. "he wears what he wants to wear. he can wear wahtever he wants..." Yeah he wears whatever the writer and artist puts on paper. You say that the Batman threads in DK were fine because it was a realistic setting. What do you call every single Superman movie that has come out? Overly exaggerated? Hell no! They went for realism. Well except that whole spinning the Earth in the opposite direction and turning back time, I know the old school movies are iconic but man did it have some suck moments.

Layperson and Superman8 - I'm sure there is a place were the two of you can finger pop each other while talking about how nice Superman's bulge looks in those ridiculous red trunks.

Not for nothing, but people who are scared of change are what gets in the way of progress. Can you imagine if the Wright brothers or Henry Ford thought that the train was a fine method of transport?

Look at the designs on the article and tell me that those would not be an improvement?

OdinsBeard - I love your idea! We totally should have an artist contest for new duds for the Man of Steel!!!

CDB - You crack me up dude!

@ layperson

lol, jesus. i never said it wasn't good enough for me the way it is. but if they changed it, it wouldn't exactly be the end of my world. it wouldn't have the same ramifications as changing the colors of the American flag, or putting MSG in my mom's apple pie. and by the way, instant replay has been in Baseball for years, lol.

and do you really think underwear on the outside of his costume is cool?? would you really be mad if they did away with that??