Looks a bit clunky for flow, and his character model isn't nearly as square-jawed and bulky as most modern incarnations of Superman have been portrayed, but still looking good. A more fully formed description of the skills, including a plethora of unseen passive skills, is listed below.
We're finally getting a steady stream of new game info at a decent rate now, so I'm really hoping the game will be released soon, and shortly after to the rest of us in the western markets- unless they do a global launch right off the bat.
It looks like DC fans will finally have a mobile game good enough to compete with Marvel's truly amazing Future Fight. I truly hope that publisher 4:33 Creative Labs and developer Thumb Ageis can make this the mobile DC Comics game we've been clamoring for years to get.
While many of us have been eagerly awaiting DC Comics' mobile game version of Marvel's Future Fight, DC Unchained, we received the news that its western release would be pushed back into 2018 from the game's Korean developer FourThirtyThree, Inc (4:33 Creative Labs). Coincidentally, DC Comics has also licensed and soft-launched an extremely similar game to the Chinese market through Longtu games called Justice League: Superheroes in earlier this year in April.
The game features a current total of 20 heroes obtained through either a "gacha" system or slowly collecting pieces to unlock a hero. Each individual hero falls into a paper-rock-scissors type set of classification- Assassin, Support, Warrior, or Mage- breaking down into the traditional roles of tank, rogue, healer, and so on.
As of now, there's roughly 10 different game modes to keep players occupied and grinding away including a traditional story mode, world boss mode, bounty quests, and PvP modes.
While Justice League Superheroes does not have the promise of a western release, there's always a small possibility that it could happen, though the chances might be slimmer due to DC Unchained coming here and creating the problem of the two games competing between each other.
After it was revealed at Comic Con Seoul, the upcoming mobile action-RPG game DC Unchained has been oddly missing from the news. In late October however, the developers released some potential bad news for the title.
Due to some financial woes, DC Unchained developer FourThirtyThree, Inc (4:33 Creative Labs), a one time top South Korean developer, has reported massive net losses since 2014 with great competition from mobile game giants like Nexon and NetMarble (who make the Marvel comics equivalent game called Marvel Future Fight). Since the announcement 4:33 has had to make huge alterations to their business model after having no break out titles in years. They had an emergency board meeting to discuss and plan a new business strategy, which includes a move away from creating 3rd party and move towards more self-developed IPs and titles, as well as reductions in manpower in marketing and publishing roles. While 4:33 have said there's been no restructuring, they have offered employees the opportunity to retire from the company.
The company has stated that any games that already have 3rd party deals will remain unaffected. With that, they've got Blade 2, Boxing Star, and DC Unchained on the way to hopefully alleviated the financial troubles. Part of the announcement mentioned the fact that DC Unchained will not hit the expected release of late 2017 in time for the release of the Justice League film, but rather the game will be released in 2018- and it has been confirmed to be coming to western markets for certain.
After ignoring what fans have been bitching about for years, the box office numbers of Fox's Deadpool film, and last weekend's Logan raking in huge numbers, have made some studios rethink the ratings on their own films. Deadpool had over $130 million just for the opening weekend.
The Wrap reports that an Insider at Warner Bros.' DC Films recently said that, "With the right character(s)" they would definitely make an R-rated film. A "100% yes," they would consider making a more adult oriented movie.
Granted there have been previous R-rated superhero films such as Blade, Kickass, and Watchmen, but I worry that the studio goal is to simply make money, without putting in the effort to understand why Deadpool and Logan are doing so damn well at the box office.
DC Comics in film has generally been handled very poorly. Zack Snyder doesn't seem to grasp what makes these iconic characters important and lasting, and the result can be clearly seen in the vast difference between the abominable Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Christopher Nolan's tremendous Batman: The Dark Knight. Would making BvS: Dawn of Justice an R-rated film give it the boost it needed? Not really, as the extended version showed. It was a better version than the theatrical cut, but it still fell short of what is should've been. They need to learn character insight before a rating will make a difference. Deadpool nailed the character, and Logan got it almost 100% right- it made a giant leap forward and I think the first 2/3 is amazing and then it falters a bit. What is important with Logan is they learned that they need to make a good film first, then add the R, as I'd been complaining about for years. It's why X-Men: Apocalypse was garbage, they didn't make a good story.
Not every comic book movie needs the grittier reboot. The rating doesn't matter if the writers and directors don't "get it." Look at how shitty the first two Wolverine films were. As the Insider mentions, with the right character an R rating could do very well. Ben Affleck's Batman in the right hands could be an R rated masterpiece. Think of Casino or Goodfellas with the Batman- a hardcore crime story filled with the mob focused villains, and maybe a very serious take on the Riddler. It could be absolutely astounding, but I doubt it would work with Snyder a the helm. He lacks the fundamental knowledge of the underlying significance of these characters. We need a Scorsese leading the project, something handled by people that understand more than a simple good looking shot. They have to know what makes the stories and characters matter, and in the end it needs to come down to substance over spectacle.
There's a lot of good in DC Comics' Suicide Squad, their first attempt at matching something on par with Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy's tremendous box office smashing greatness. But for all the good, writer/director David Ayer seemingly found a way to balance it with a bit of bad.
First off, every single member has been cast perfectly. The downside is that not all of them get enough screen time. For the ones that do get appropriate time (Deadshot, Harley, and Diablo), they get treated with cliched and typical story arcs. Nothing new or interesting to make them stand out. There's an overabundance of unnecessary flashbacks, and too many useless moments. Someone should've cut the crap, and pare it down. The film is a jumbled patchwork mess. But it kind of works here. Not in a great way, but it does "kind of" work.
...THE COVER UP...
Ayer had the chance to really make a difference and show us what bad guys can do and he fumbles it into something just slightly better than mediocre. Take, for instance, Flag and Deadshot's rivalry. It makes no sense to see Flag continually point out that Deadshot is a murderer/mercenary whereas he is himself a "soldier," while at the same time trying to show that Flag is in awe of Deashot's abilities. It makes no sense to go with the low bar they stuck with. Will Smith's Deadshot is charming and highly skilled, Joel Kinnamen's Flag is a perfect soldier and leader- so why wouldn't they balance it more towards two conflicting point of killers-for-hire growing towards mutual respect. It just isn't handled properly at all. No nuance, no real heft to their relationship.
The same thing goes for many of the characters. Diablo's refusal to participate in the fighting would've been made more apparent if he was under attack as opposed to all the enemies apparently simply running by him. Then have only at the end, have him release all that pent up anger to the end bad guy, yelling something like, "You think you are gods?!? Well, I'm the fucking devil!" And go into raging fire-titan mode. But no, Ayer played it too soft. (I do really like the look of Diablo's "transformation"- it kept in line with his heritage and powers well.)
Because it's needs to be talked about, Harley Quinn and the Joker are next. Leto has indeed created a new and interesting take on the Joker. I think they went a little too far into a Tony "Scarface" Montana look. I mean, while he is the Clown Prince of Crime, they entirely left out the clown part. When he makes Griggs kiss his hand I was totally expecting a water spout to splash out of the ring in the face, or have a flower on his coat do it, but it never happened. Ayer completely left that aspect out. They made him all bling and no sting. His demeanor is wonderfully crafted however. Harley on the other hand is handled pretty damn well. She's crazy and capable and easily the Joker's equal- and by the sounds of it WB will be capitalizing on that fact soon. They probably could've carried the film if they wanted.
Then for the Enchantress, I actually think her essence was captured quite well. She was at times creepy and powerful. Moving in a jittery walk and swaying motion- she exudes a strange dark power. Then at other times she seemed to be an absurd caricature of herself- bright and cartoony. Her role was nicely split between the doctor mortal and the supernatural witch.
As for the rest of the crew, they are all criminally under utilized. Boomerang is hilarious and should've used at least a dozen more of his signature weapons all at once. Katana might've been far cooler if, instead of moping into her soul-absorbing sword, she spoke to it as if lovingly feeding it. Killer Croc might've been better off if he was an even larger CG-ed beast like Colossus in Deadpool, and should've asked to watch the much more appropriate National Geographic channel.
Then there's Amanda Waller. I actually think she's perfect here. She's every bit as unscrupulous and agenda driven as she should be. She exudes a conviction of purpose and drive that should definitely be maintained for any future films.
...DON'T FORGET, WE'RE THE BAD GUYS
Considering the title it should have had a significantly higher death toll. Ayer should've started with twice the number of villains and in the first encounter with Enchantress's soldiers, kill all the non-essentials off in a bloody tough as nails fight. We should've seen how hard they all could fight, but what we got is some small stakes and only really Deadshot showing off. It would've shown us exactly how high the stakes are, and pointed the remaining villains to know that something far more serious is behind all the lies.
We should've seen them truly using their villainous behavior as a force for something good. Unfortunately we don't get that. We just get a bunch of misfits doing some decent stuff. If there's a sequel, Ayer needs an assistant writer and some really dark and questionable decisions put on screen.
Overall Suicide Squad, despite all its problems, is still fun as hell. This felt like a film based off of a rough draft of a script that should've had a couple DC Comics geniuses like Geoff Johns come in and punch up the dialogue and edit down the flashbacks to make a stronger overall film. But as I said, it's still fun as hell. I really hope to see a second one with better writing, cleaner characterization, darker story, more characters, and a much, much higher death toll. It isn't the best of DC's movies, but it's far from the worst and honestly, I really enjoyed it anyways.
And really, I have a feeling this is a rushed cut, and there'll be a better cut for the DVD/Bluray release. The cast is right, the ideas are right- but they've got only the base and the right direction- now they need to find the right writer and director to crank this up to Deadpool levels of amazingness for fans.
The best part of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has received her own film's trailer, including the best part of the soundtrack- Wonder Woman's theme song.
Wonder Woman's trailer looks quite good. My only complaint is the fight scene looks a bit odd with the sliding around in slow motion- her movements feel like they're moving her around while she is holding a position instead of a proper flow of body mechanics. Otherwise, Wonder Woman is looking damned great.
With all the great things going on at SDCC 2016, it was a sure bet we'd get the Wonder Woman trailer, but this Justice League one is a bit of a surprise.
What is a bigger surpriseis how awesome Ezra Miller's Flash is. He's all set to be the most entertaining character of the film. Also, that nice jab at Aquaman talking to fish was a very nice touch.
Although, I do have to question how DC Comics's handling of their film properties are really copying the Marvel precedent. Wonder Woman's trailer looks an awful lot like Captain America: The First Avenger, and Justice League is really hitting all the Avengers notes. They are formula's that work, so I'm not really put off by it. At least DC is learning and these films are looking better than their predecessors.
Also, where's Green Lantern? He was cast and removed from the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and there's no sign of him in this trailer- so where's our intergalactic policeman? We need a cosmic powered emerald warrior to help fight Darkseid.
Justice League is set to arrive in theater November 2017.
Just in time we for this Easter weekend, we got an Easter Basket. What I mean about that is the fact that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice isn't really a movie with a few Easter Eggs, but rather it's a series of Easter Eggs strung together in an attempt to be 2 and a half hour commercial for DC Comics' future films. I'm not even kidding, the whole film was predicated on setting other films up when it should've rightfully been it's own damn story.
SPOILER ALERT for past the break (This is also a long-winded rant warning.)
[ EDIT: I forgot to post this Friday night before I left for the Holiday weekend. ]
The final trailer for the highly anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has dropped, conveniently timed to coincide with the release of so many other films, notably Deadpool. Regardless, the hype for this is getting pretty high. Even I am super excited for this, although I still have plenty of reservations.
The trailer definitely looks to be building us up for one hell of a final battle. We'll probably get a Batman v Superman v Wonder Woman v Dungeon Troll Doomsday v ... and so on. I mean we still haven't gotten footage of Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, or Green Lantern. Though, to be fair, they'll probably be minor cameos at best- maybe even a just a small post credits sequence.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this turns out to be much more well written than Man of Steel, which was good despite it's flaws. It already looks better, but trailers aren't always indicative of substance- take Snyder's Sucker Punch. It was a brilliant trailer and a downright horrendous film. He tends to put style over substance. Though, in this case David Goyer is helping with the writing...
...then again, while Goyer did write the Nolan Batman Dark Knight films, he also did Man of Steel and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and we all know how that last one turned out.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters March 25th.
After Monday's little teaser we receive the entire 2nd trailer for Batman v Superman. It is shaping up to be much better than I'd hoped. Eisenberg is still seeming a bit odd as Luthor, and is that Doomsday looking a lot like a cave troll straight out of Lord of the Rings? And if it is, is it Luthor or Zod that has become the beast? Well, it could be something from Wonder Woman's realm, but by the looks of it, it'll probably be Doomsday.
Still no sign of the rest of the Justice League, but I have a feeling they'll only be in the film for about 5 minutes total at the end.
Warner Bros. have officially released the teaser for the next Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer tonight as a special bonus for watchers of Gotham. The full trailer will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wed. December 2nd.
There's an unmasking, an angry Superman, and a whole lot of intensity. Superman is looking extremely unhappy, like he's under some kind of control, especially with the soldiers bowing to him. Perhaps this is taken from the Frank Miller Dark Knight Returns run, where Superman is essentially a government lackey- though here, he might be doing it out of debt for all the destruction his Kryptonian slug-fest caused in Man of Steel.
Regardless, each trailer is giving us a little more good material and helping relieve our fears that this'll end up as less than spectacular. My hopes remain strong that this will still be good. Probably not Nolan level quality (story wise), but it'll still be the Snyder special- cinematically amazing shots and action.
Today another good bunch of DLC for the Arkham Knight game with a new update. We get playable Catwoman and Nightwing missions and a slew of other goodies including (for the season pass holders at least) the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice costume and Batmobile skin.
Catwoman's Revenge is set after the main storyline and has the player seeking revenge upon the Riddler for his actions through the main quest line. A Flip of the Coin is about Robin attempting to thwart Two-Face's money laundering schemes. Each episode also includes AR challenges to expand the gameplay.
Additional DLC available today:
• Crime Fighter Challenge Pack #4: Get this Crime Fighter Challenge Pack to receive various challenge and predator maps featuring Batman, Nightwing, Robin, Catwoman and Azrael. This expansive challenge pack allows focused training in FreeFlow Combat and Invisible Predator stealth incursion.
• WayneTech Track Pack: Test your skills behind the wheel with these two cutting edge WayneTech themed racetracks.
• Robin and Batmobile Skins Packs: Get this Robin and Batmobile skins pack to don the Original Tim Drake Robin costume and speed through Gotham City with the Robin Themed Batmobile Skin.
• Riddler Themed Batmobile Skin: Puzzle your enemies with this Riddler themed Batmobile skin.
• Free Updates: • Character Selection in AR Invisible Predator Challenges. • GCPD Lockdown 2 AR Challenge Rooms
Well, after the poor footage leak of the Suicide Squad trailer Warner Bros. has officially posted the real deal. And it is looking much better than I was expecting.
The trailer was released with this note attached on Facebook:
"Warner Bros. Pictures and our anti-piracy team have worked tirelessly over the last 48 hours to contain the Suicide Squad footage that was pirated from Hall H on Saturday. We have been unable to achieve that goal. Today we will release the same footage that has been illegally circulating on the web, in the form it was created and high quality with which it was intended to be enjoyed. We regret this decision as it was our intention to keep the footage as a unique experience for the Comic Con crowd, but we cannot continue to allow the film to be represented by the poor quality of the pirated footage stolen from our presentation."
-Sue Kroll, President Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures
I genuinely wonder how many will make it through the film alive...
The new trailer has dropped and we get a little Alfred, Lex Luthor, and Wonder Woman as well as a whole LOT of destruction. I also appreciate the Joker nod with the newspaper clipping as well.
It appears we now know why Batman has decided Superman must be stopped- fallout from the Zod fight ruining the lives of innocents. The intriguing notion that Lex might be using Zod's body to create a weapon against the Man of Steel is quite ingenious.
My only qualms are really with the spectacle of substance. There are a lot of ridiculous action shots and only a little bit of story. Granted, I'll have to wait to see the finished version, but since it is Zack Snyder, the likelihood of it running in the same superficial vein as all his other films is very high. Every film he's made has the appearance of great depth, but after watching them the realization is that they focus on action over meaning. I hope (insert the "It's Not and 'S'" joke here) that this film changes the pattern.
Hell, DC Comics might actually have a shot at competing with the Marvel films' box office domination.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters March 25th, 2016.
Deadline has reported at the San Diego Comic-Con that Ben Affleck may be set to co-write and direct a stand-alone Batman film. This new Bat-film would follow both the Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League films in terms of where the character would be.
As for timing, the movie would be coming after Affleck has finished work on his adaptation of Dennis Lehane's Live By Night, and appear after the release date of the Justice League's big screen film debut on November 17, 2017. Rumor has it the script itself should be finished by the end of this summer.
Honestly, this could be a great thing. DC Comics have had a hit-or-miss slew of films, and finally getting a heavy hitter to take the wheel could do well for them. Geoff Johns, as co-writer, has written a majority of the characters already in runs for Aquaman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Justice League, Flash, and the Man of Steel himself, Superman. Johns has a grasp on these characters few other can claim, and Affleck himself has a tremendous track record for writing and directing- with Gone Baby Gone, Argo, and The Town. He knows how to handle the grit and realism of a good crime and detective film, and hopefully with that, the know-how to handle Batman.
DC Comics may soon have a true successor to Christopher Nolan helming this future film with the collaborative efforts of Johns and Affleck. Maybe even something to compete with the box office juggernaut Marvel has been.
After watching and waiting to comment on CBS's first Supergirl trailer, I am both impressed and a little put off by it. The trailer overall is good, but it has such a Devil Wears Prada, model and looks focused vibe that feels strange to see. Granted, they are probably aiming for the less gritty and more young women audience so it does make sense.
I'm definitely not the first to think it reeks of the SNL parody of the Age of Ultron film- Black Widow's spoof skit, and rightfully so. This Supergirl has an Ugly Betty with super powers feel- the archetypal story of a girl trying to both fit in and finally accept herself- only this time she has extraordinary abilities.
One great thing to note is they aren't pulling a Smallville and having her slowly reach for or grow into her powers, but rather having her have them right at the start. At least it seems to be she has many of them immediately. Thus avoiding the annoyance of waiting and waiting for the good stuff to happen.
With Kara's potential fashion based job, we might have some explanation to her choice of wardrobe. I personally think she should be wearing a suit more like Superman's from Man of Steel, but alas, she appears to want to look good as well as help people.
It also seems weird that she has the typical avoidance of dating and stay home mentality that I see in a lot of teenage outsider shows that I really hope gets explained. My only real issue so far is actually first, the fact that we already have 3 people that know who she is, and second, with photography and modern media, who isn't going to know that Kara Danvers is Supergirl? Especially because she makes no real effort to look different- sort of like the Clark Kent/Superman thing.
I do highly appreciate the special effects, the decent nods to the rest of the DC universe (like the "Not an 'S,' photographer Jimmy "James" Olsen, Kal-El's cape, etc), and most especially I liked the inclusion of the conversation about using the name with girl. "What do you think is so bad about 'girl'?" That is a very good moment to include in the trailer.
So I'll give Supergirl a try once it hits tv even though it appears to be an semi-teen-angsty show. There at least is an underlying message that will get to young women, that they should ignore the bad and focus on the good, the idea that sometimes it's yourself perceiving the bad where there really isn't anything.
One last thing, I find it extra amusing that Kara's Earth parents are being played by former Supergirl Helen Slater, and former Superman Dean Cain. Awesome.
It's been a few days since the full trailer hit the internet and I wanted to really digest it before coming on here to comment about it. It's much better than my original, restrained optimism had hoped for and really builds the light and dark sides of the two icons up, creating a great divide. That is exactly how it should be. This trailer is, in my opinion, already far better than Man of Steel.
On the light side you've got the hope of salvation through Superman. An alien that wants only to help people, but in his path we get the realists that see the destruction and cost he has wrought on the world in that effort. People like the scientists talking about his controversial position, and Lex Luthor using the fact that he might be a devil from above, killing not out of want, but out of accident. Lex is using that fear of the unknown- a strange man from space doing impossible feats- to great effect. He's probably going to use it as a lever to cause a mass public revolt against the "False God." He's turning peoples reverential worship to outright hate. He's essentially saying Superman is becoming a threat to human safety, not the extraterrestrial messiah some believe him to be.
“That’s how it starts. The fever. The rage. The feeling of powerlessness that turns good men… cruel.” -Alfred Pennyworth
Opposite of this we have the dark of Batman. In the trailer it shows clips of Superman looking down from above people, and in one of the cases, it's overwhelmingly bright which contrasts nicely with all the dark shots of Batman. Residing in shadows he seems to exude the same initial thought of Lex- Superman may have started a hero, but with the soldiers surrounding him, he's become something worse. If you note the soldiers, they all have his "S" insignia on their shoulders and are bowing to him. Hope, at least in his Kryptonian symbology, has been weaponized.
To me this looks like Batman has taken it upon himself as the man needed to bring Superman down- to essentiall ground him back to the Earth and remind him what he stands for. Of course, I must also add that the end of the trailer is straight out of Frank Miller's tremendous The Dark Knight Returns run. Because I've judged Zack Snyder's direction quite harshly in the past (flashy looks over substance) I must say, he's done that scene perfect justice. And the eerie Batman voice... absolutely amazing.
"Tell Me, do you bleed? You will."
"Maybe he's just a guy tying to do the right things..." "But we know better now, don't we?"
Those quotes could pertain to either hero, but used in this trailer they form a hell of a statement cutting both ways, and Snyder has done everything a great trailer should. It teases and gives us a little of what we want, and then leaves us wanting so much more. It has set up the ultimate light versus dark dichotomy between the two most well-known superheroes in history, and I must applaud this trailer's effort, for it is exemplary.
Zack Snyder dropped a damn good looking 20 second teaser before the full trailer hits on the 20th in IMAX theaters. What an interesting tease. It looks great even though it really doesn't show anything, and the sounds are amazing as well. Soon we will have the full trailer to feed our hunger to see what this huge crossover might have in store for us.
Warner Bros have officially announced their take on the videogame/toy crossover collectibles to compete with the Amiibos, Skylanders, and Disney Infinity. I have to admit, the trailer is brilliant and they are mining some of their already firmly established properties quite well.
Joel McHale immediately got my attention, and I noticed Gandalf and Batman are voiced not by the Lego actors- but by the sounds of it- Ian McKellan and Kevin Conroy respectively. I could be wrong, but that's what they sound like.
There are already a slew of other packs and sets listed that will be available, as seen glimpsed through the trailer above such as:
Back to the Future levels with a Marty McFly minifig
Ninjago team pack with Kai and Cole figures
Ninjago fun packs with Jay, Nya, and Zane figures
DC fun packs with Wonder Woman and Cyborg
Lord of the Rings fun packs with Gollum, Gimli, and Legolas
The Lego Movie fun pack with Emmet, Bad Cop, Benny, and Unikitty
The Wizard of Oz fun pack with Wicked Witch of the West
This has got me very intrigued, but alas, I've noticed they already missed out on 3 distinct Lego properties that would have me 100% on board- Lego Star Wars, Lego Marvel, and Lego Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Maybe the property rights just aren't there, or conflict as may be the case with DC and Marvel? I just don't know. I do know that they are monstrously popular on their own as toy sets, so it would be a gold mine waiting to be plundered in the Lego Dimensions realm.
Is this a hint for a future Ghostbusters level or fun pack?
What does catch my eye is this possible hint to a potential Ghostbusters pack when Joel McHale uses the PKE Meter to scan the Lego Portal (See picture above). We've already seen that they have a 30th Anniversary Lego Ghostbusters ECTO-1 pack available for order on the official Lego website, so will they be included in a future game set as well? They did show a tornado clip from The Wizard of Oz, then included a pack for that...
The only downside is the high cost of the starter pack, which Toys 'R' Us has listed at a whopping $99.99- the set includes the Lego Dimensions game, the portal Gateway base, and playable Gandalf, Batman & Batmobile, and Wyldstyle from the Lego Movie.
Lego Dimensions is being developed by Travellers Tales and will be launched on September 27 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Wii U.
Shortly after CBS's Supergirl began production this week, the actress portraying Kara Zor-El, cousin of the more well known Kal El (Clark Kent/Superman) Melissa Benoist tweeted the first pictures of her in her Kryptonian gear.
Designer and Oscar winner Colleen Atwood, who also designed the costumes for Arrow and The Flash, has said of this piece, "In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past, but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today." I do appreciate the link in material to the Man of Steel's design, and the light homage to the old series in the style with the retro skirt and tall boots- but I think pants might do a bit better. Well, at least she has tights on now.
