Why Superman Does Not Need To Wear An Armor Suit

Why Superman Does Not Need To Wear An Armor Suit

Why in the world is Superman wearing an armor suit when he is invincible?

Editorial Opinion
By JM4Superman - Jun 12, 2011 09:06 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: ComicBookMovie.com

In case you have been living in a cave, DC has announced that they are relaunching the DC Universe and going back to issue number 1. While I myself have my displeasures about the relaunch especially with storylines like Superman: Grounded, Superboy: Boy of Steel, and many more story arcs still going and with the earth one universe just starting. One thing that really disturbed me was how they changed Superman’s costume completely. If that was not bad enough, we got a first look of the new costume on the first look of Superman# 1 where it is obvious that he is wearing armor. That’s right; the man of steel is wearing armor.


Why in the world would Superman need to wear armor for? Did the writers and the artists forget that Superman is invulnerable and nothing could hurt him except kryptonite and magic? I mean I would understand if it was Batman that had the armor suit because Batman can get hurt, he can get shot and stabbed but Superman? To me, it just does not make any sense to make his costume an armor costume because he is “The Man of Steel” meaning bullets bounce off his chest, knife blades shattering everytime it touches, and someone breaking their hand trying to punch him ( I’m referring to regular person punching him not metahumans or aliens). Everytime I see the new costume makes me wish DC would come to their sense. Did they not learn from the controversies they got for changing Wonder Woman’s costume? That right there should have been a hint to not mess with iconic costumes.







I AM A SUPPORTER OF THE CLASSIC SUIT
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Corpse
Corpse - 6/12/2011, 9:58 AM
Good points, I will wait and see how it turns out in the storyline before choosing a side on this matter. I've always wanted to see Superman's suit get a slight update, at least at the movies like Batman and Green Lantern. The only problem is, their suits are protection, which they need. Supes can just walk around naked all the time since he is near indestructible. I just think he should have a more "majestic" look. I don't know if the cloth he is wearing is from Krypton or if it's something Ma Kent has just sawn together for him, which would raise some questions about how it doesn't and does tear. The iconic suit will always be the most iconic superhero costume of all time. We just have to wait and see how the new one will work.

Cool article!
kong
kong - 6/12/2011, 10:03 AM
It could be a suit that gives of yellow sun radiation so that he could stay strong
JM4Superman
JM4Superman - 6/12/2011, 10:17 AM
@Corpse Thank you Corpse
LordHuck
LordHuck - 6/12/2011, 12:01 PM
Dude Give it a rest. The decision has been made. I would rather see him in armor than the spandex pajamas he has been wearing for far too long.
Terraforge
Terraforge - 6/12/2011, 1:13 PM
@ TheGODDAMNSUPERGUY - I'm not sure why someone liking the suit or not is grounds on whether to question someone likes superman or not.

People could be questioning you on whether you like Superman or you like Superman's suit considering how much this has affected you.

Ultimately, it's a suit. Yes a very important one, but the stories are what matter more. Superman's popularity's dipped more because the stories featuring him have been pretty bad. I mean Blackest Night was amazing because Green Lantern was at the fore of it all. Batman's been great because he's still relevant.

It's high time DC started writing some relevant stories for Superman. 'Armored' suit or not.
golden123
golden123 - 6/12/2011, 3:37 PM
@Terraforge: I would say superman is still pretty relevant in his stories. In his current storyline in the pages of Superman, he is facing the issue of citizens not trusting him (despite the fact it is a horribly written storyline). In the real world, powerful people (politically powerful in this case) aren't at the top of the list when it comes to trustworthy people. I would say he is facing a current issue. What are GL and Batman doing that is so much more relevant?
golden123
golden123 - 6/12/2011, 3:59 PM
@Corpse: I think the current origin for The Man Of Steel's suit is that Mrs. Kent made it. His suit doesn't tear because Superman's cells emit a protective aura. This is what makes him invulnerable. His skin is not what makes him invulnerable. Since, his suit is skin tight (unlike the post-flashpoint suit) the invisible force field protects his suit along with his body. That's why the Cape always gets ripped up, yet the suit remains intact.
Mrmoviemaker09
Mrmoviemaker09 - 6/12/2011, 5:10 PM
I have always wanted to see a new suit but I mean color wise and like as a "what if" gimic but the regular red and blue is fine but this armor sut is less than appealing.....
JM4Superman
JM4Superman - 6/12/2011, 6:01 PM
@golden 123 I agree
Knightstalker
Knightstalker - 6/12/2011, 9:29 PM
The new suit is terrible. There wasn't anything wrong with the old suit. He's Superman, if he want's to wear blue tights with red trunks on the outside, who's going to tell him he can't?
LP4
LP4 - 6/13/2011, 4:08 AM
The new suit looks stupid and unnecessary...but that's just my personal opinion.

@Knightstalker- AGREED. No one's gonna call out Supes on his red trunks, especially to his face. LMAO
Knightstalker
Knightstalker - 6/13/2011, 12:50 PM
Remember folks, this suit change in the comics is simply there to ease us all into the changed suit in Snyder's MOS movie. That being said, the next movie will be Superman in name only (like the Star Trek reboot) and will likely kill the Superman movie franchise forever. Superman will be stuck in animation hell after this. I'm curious what kind of damage this will do to the rest of the DC movie universe.
naterator
naterator - 6/13/2011, 2:44 PM
TheLight
TheLight - 6/17/2011, 9:01 AM
Seriously, what were the people at DC thinking??
dragondeathlord
dragondeathlord - 8/28/2012, 9:10 AM
Ok I can see no one here has READ the comics recently and at risk of getting flamed I did and support it.
He wears just blue jeans and a White T-shirt not a true costume when he (one of earth first heroes) shows up and is basically a Golden Age Super Man. DC dose early storys wear He leaps over Tall buildings in a Single bound buildings needs to breath and can be hurt. He can not fly.

Then He gets the Armor.. Then hes More the Superman we come to know. Can Fly far stronger dose not need to Breath.

In many ways they did this So they could have a Golden Age Superman and yet still have it the same Guy as The More Modern Superman. They also wanted to introduce that he has Alien Teck that He is a Alien and yet Very Human(dose not get more Human than Blue Jeans and a T shirt)and no more Alien than a Space suit.
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