What was going on with Batman's suit?
Smallville is one of the greatest superhero shows ever.but there's one thing I've never been able to get over regarding a particular costume in the connected comics. Following the conclusion of Smallville's tenth and final season, DC Comics released an eleventh season in comic book form, continuing the adventures of Tom Welling's Clark Kent who'd officially become Superman.
Smallville is one of the greatest superhero shows ever...but there's one thing I've never been able to get over regarding a particular costume in the connected comics. Following the conclusion of Smallville's tenth and final season, DC Comics released an eleventh season in comic book form, continuing the adventures of Tom Welling's Clark Kent who'd officially become Superman. Likewise, this series also debuted new DC characters who never made it on the live-action television series. This notably includes Batman, who debuted in Smallville: Season 11 wearing the wildest batsuit I've ever seen. In Smallville: Season 11, Batman and his sidekick Barbara Gordon aka Nightwing first come to Metropolis on a very personal mission for Bruce Wayne, who's tracking down his parents' killer. This quickly brings him face to face with Superman, resulting in initial tensions and an eventual alliance where The Dark Knight becomes a part-time member of the Justice League. However, the design for Batman's costume in the Smallville universe is certainly up there as one of the boldest/strangest batsuits of all time. Batman's Smallville Season 11 Suit Was All Kinds of Strange One for the Ages Close To be fair, Batman's primary Smallville batsuit may cater to some fans who liked his unique and certainly bold costume design. However, the vast majority did not like The Dark Knight's look. Shown wearing navy-gray facepaint over the bottom of his face to conceal his identity beyond his oddly shaped cowl, the Smallville batsuit itself is a bizarre combo of chainmail-type patterns and futuristic elements at the same time. Related It's Happening: Batman Is Being Relaunched in 2025 With a New Suit, Symbol, and City to Match DC Comics has just revealed big changes for Batman as critically-lauded writer Matt Fraction teams up with Jorge Jiménez to build a new Dark Knight. Posts 13 A notable feature of this odd batsuit is the glowing red symbol on the chest. While it was explained that it was a red sunlight emitter to give Batman an advantage over Superman, the result is a sort of Batman Beyond-inspired look, especially with the whole of his face being covered. That said, the suit overall is a pretty jarring combination of elements that don't exactly mesh, giving Batman's Smallville debut some odd vibes mixed in with the excitement of the character finally getting to interact with Clark Kent and his allies/foes. Would Batman Have Had The Same Suit In The Smallville Show? Perhaps He Would Have Worn One of His Other Batsuits... Close The main reason Batman wasn't allowed in the Smallville show proper was due to concerns that his presence would somehow hurt Warner Bros. Batman movies that were being made by Christopher Nolan in the 2000s. However, the comics were apparently fair game, hence his eventual debut in Smallville: Season 11. That said, one has to wonder if Batman would have worn this same suit in live-action had he been allowed to appear in the main television series. "It's hard not to feel weird when reading Smallville: Season 11 whenever Batman's on the page, decked out in what is objectively one of the strangest batsuits of all time..." It's possible that Batman's original suit referenced in flashbacks or the one he would later wear in the connected Smallville: Alien series would have been better for live-action, as they both bear a closer resemblance to Batman's typical costume in the primary DC universe . They also probably would have been easier to create in live-action in comparison. Either way, it's hard not to feel weird when reading Smallville: Season 11 whenever Batman's on the page, decked out in what is objectively one of the strangest batsuits of all time. Like Follow Followed Smallville TV-PG Romance Adventure Drama 8/10 155 9/10 Release Date 2001 - 2010 Cast See All
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kim's Obsession With Being On-Trend Is Ruining 'The Kardashians'Kim Kardashian confessional interview on &39;The Kardahians&39; Season 6
Read more »
Disney's Latest 'Descendants 5' Casting News Hints at Major Plot Detailstwo princesses with Red and Blue hair surrounded by cards with hearts in Descendants
Read more »
'Ginny & Georgia' Star Teases Something "Big" Happening in Season 3Ginny and Georgia Season 3
Read more »
Bobby's Mother Is Alive and "Holy Mother of God," Next Week's '9-1-1' Promo Is SomethingAnglea Bassett as Athena Grant in 9-1-1 Season 8 Episode 10div id="gtx-trans" style="position: absolute; left: 179px; top: -1.94255px;"div class="gtx-trans-icon"/div/div
Read more »
'Fire Country' Season 3 Episode 15 Recap: Bode Is Up to SomethingMax Thieriot and Jordan Calloway in Fire Country Season 3 Episode 15
Read more »
"We Came Up With Something That Hasn't Been Done": Daisy Ridley's Horror Drama 'We Bury the Dead' Skews the RulesTamera Jones is a writer and editor for Collider who specializes in big blockbusters, horror movies, popular IP franchises, action, and tons more.
Read more »