Why Do People Hate These Designs? - My Adventures With Superman Analysis
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My Adventures with Superman is an American animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics character Superman. The series is developed by Jake Wyatt, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animated by Studio Mir in South Korea.
The story follows Clark Kent as he builds his secret identity as Superman and explores his mysterious origins, and Lois Lane, whom Clark develops a crush on and vice-versa, who is on her way to becoming a star reporter. Teaming up with photographer and Clark's best friend Jimmy Olsen, the trio break the stories that matter and save the day against many villains in the city of Metropolis, while also contending with Task Force X.
Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman
Kara Zor-El / Supergirl
Lois Lane
Jimmy Olsen
Leslie Willis / Livewire
Slade Wilson
Siobhan McDougal / Silver Banshee
Kyle / Mist
Albert / Rough House
Dr. Anthony Ivo
Parasite
Lex Luthor
Joseph Martin / Atomic Skull
Ethan Avery / Damage
Rory / Heat Wave
Mister Mxyzptlk
Dr. John Irons / Steel
Brainiac 
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What are your thoughts on the designs in this show?
Did some of the Voltron: Legendary Defender members work on the character designs in this show?
@@lulubugs2752 The show is animated by Studio Mir. Voltron was the fourth show they worked on.
@@JesseGolo yeah people at Tumblr have been making comparisons like Slade looks like Lotor and Lex looks just like pidge. Especially when Dr . Ivo had the parasite suit on my mind went to saying it looks like zarkon.
@@JesseGolothe character designs look good
The designs are just basic compared to what we have seen in the past. I've only seen a few episodes but the writing is meh. The show leans more towards shippers and shipping culture than for comic book fans. The "will they, won't they?" Aspect of comics are typically secondary if not tertiary to plots, but with recent shows it feels like they become the center focus because of the targeted audience. But let me ask, who is this for?
We can compare this show to the last recent DC show Young Justice. Compare how they handled everything. Which one seems to respect the canon and universe more?
Kara bulky suit obviously was made to hide her identity but in universe explanation may be that outer layer is reactive armour.
Especially considering she can summon and dematerialize parts of it when she wants to, this is an accurate description.
Like when she “crushed” her leftover bulky arm after the rest of her outer Kryptonian armor was broken.
It's no different from Clark's lead lined suit. Even if they're Kryptonians, things can still hurt them and being unprepared could be a death sentence.
I think her black battlesuit was given to her by brainiac plus in a promo she gets her iconic supergirl outfit (no not that one plus i think that was powergirls)
I got kina angry when they revealed it was her under the suit, the build up made it seem like we was about to get zod😂
@@alex_eats_hands8856 It is called "red herring".
A lot of people have called Lois Lane “Luz Lane”, mainly because on how she looks (and acts) similar to Luz Noceda from The Owl House, to the point where it was seemingly confirmed that one of the people behind the show is a fan of The Owl House.
I don’t have any beef with the owl house but I think that’s one of the main reasons I’m not into this show. Lois doesn’t act in character at all. She’s really a different character. Vicky Vale was closer to who Lois Lane really is and that really bothers me in a show that focuses rather heavily on Lois.
@@a_bionicle6635 I'm glad I'm not the only one who clocked that.
@@a_bionicle6635
Exactly 💯
And this show needs to stop borrowing other designs from other shows
For fucks sake it's Superman.
You shouldn't be doing that with Superman, an IP which predates all these others since it's from the 30's
I don't want faux anime Tumbler shipper art DEI ESG pointss soy based latte Superman sorry
@@a_bionicle6635 I thought the point was that Vicky Vale was what this Lois idealized to be, I mean the whole multiverse episode was to show she felt insecure due to how the other lois' have accomplished so much. This isn't an adaptation of the comics straight up, so I don't understand why people are so strict on wanting the character to be exactly like she is in her other media, compared to judging her character based on the show itself.
That being said, her character itself is flawed which is great when they acknowledged it, but there are a lot of moments where she acts ridiculously and its not brought up again later at all. So she's not a perfectly written character
@@budgiecat9039 this is a rather… colorful way of putting it, but I agree with the core of what you’re saying. I don’t see a reason to redesign characters like livewire to the degree that she looks generic and boring, deathstroke to the point that he’s an anime heartthrob that looks too “clean” for a grizzled super soldier, parasite where he’s a mecha, or Mr. myxlplyx to the point that he looks like a fantasy cat face elf. Myxlplyx particularly bothers me, as the whole idea with him was that he’s a goofy looking cartoon type of character whose magic looks like toon force. The elf looking guy just… doesn’t sit right with me.
As for Lois, Superman, and Jimmy? The designs are fine. I actually quite like them, it’s more the portrayal of the characters that bugs me. Superman has always been kind hearted and gentle, but also rather stoic and sarcastic. Here… well… he’s teasing supergirl about having a crush on Jimmy like a middle school student. The issue with the characters is they seem almost childish. And as for Lois… well, just reference OP, they are correct about her personality in this show.
Livewire's glow-down needs to be studied. Like... if it makes the reboot Dante design from DmC and the new Elphelt design in Strive look good and faithful in comparison, you KNOW you've done something wrong.
I can’t look at that mullet and not think of John Travolta in The Fanatic.
I also feel like it missed the point behind some of them.
Deathstroke isn't a threat because he has a super power suit with beam firing ninja swords he's dangerous because he's a highly trained assassin and master tactician.
This is why he's often pitted against Batman as the two have a lot in common in both how they fight and their relative power levels.
Against Superman though. Yeah he really doesn't stack up well hence them needed to give him that ridiculous power suit.
Though im not really watching or caring about the show, its pretty obvious the writers are trying todo this retarded case of trying to make the characters `vastly different` from thar original versions, yet trying to also bank on the nostalgia yet also clearly have no fking idea why said characters are iconic.
Its pretty easy to tell it feels like one of those diversity cards being flaunted by making it seem like any of the characters can be interchange`able in the power sets so they could probably later pull crap like Villian X can have its tools taken by Bystander A so they can get some cool moment to help Hero 1.
Probably the only thing i can vaguely give props to it is Task force, whatever they are calling this one does not have to consist solely of the typical iconic characters for what should be `suicide missions`, but since i dont even care to check if Amanda Waller in this show actually put bomb injections in all the `villian characters heads`, but clearly none of it is present with them being handed out such kind of tech and them able to just walk around like civilians, its clearly its going for `that` kind of message angle.
when its already doing a fk-ton of mis-representation of not only having some characters having massive shifts by decades on how old some of them should be, but completely ignoring how some power sets function and make them even look terrible and generic in many cases, since it even lacks subtle little quirks some villian/hero characters had to set them apart, even in thar move set, powers and more.
Plus you know in a animated series, you really fk`d up hard if you decide to go with the super bulky and blocky design for a large portion of the cast, with no variation or design differences and only went for that to likely just pull 3D animation in a 2D style to `speed up production` but didnt even think to take advantage of the fact your doing it in 3D, it would be way easier to slap on personalization elements to stand it out.
and its one thing to use 3D animation for generic-kun dispoable enemies, but when you have the same generic equipment design on a squad that is suppose to be a `suicide squad cast` that would normally be chosen because they have unique power sets and abilities and ways of thinking that can benefit the team, it does not help when you make them wear what is basically a uniform set of wear, that does not have a shred of iota that helps to stand out the personality they should have associated.
So at the end of the day, if you were to have the characters shown off on-screen without them declaring thar names or anything, i would just see them as generic random-kun characters who are likely to die off before the episode and if they manage to stay alive longer then that, then clearly its just favorit`ism being present, when they have effectively NOTHING change about them over time. Basically a lack of `proper` story telling especially via visual changes, is just lousy and forgettable.
@@BladeSerph *doesn't watch the show
*engages in a yap session anyway
@@barbatos9555 *clearly prefers to clickbait reply and gets blocked instead*~
@@BladeSerph looks like I touched a nerve
Great point!
My problem with the villain designs is how similar they mostly feel with everyone wearing tech armor. They all just have similar shapes to their uniforms and I don’t feel much of a unique character visual representing them in their suits
That's honestly my gripe with them, there's very little variety.
Yeah and even just giving tham different colours would've kinda worked like if heatwave hade orange weapons and grey underneath and if live wire just stayed all.electrical
I agree with a lot of what you said. For me the problem with the villain designs is that they are generic and forgettable, and this isn’t show specific, too many superhero media lately have been trying to take the “spandex”/superhero out of superhero costumes and designs. The origin why superhero’s wear spandex is because they’re based off outfits circus strongmen wore when they perform, they’re meant to be theatric and a spectacle because these are superheroes performing grand feats. Turning the costumes into standard power armors make them look the same as any other power armors/battle suits, and like you said at 1:40 yes they may want to change designs to stand out compared to comic counterparts but if doing so makes them not stand out as a whole/with the other shows design you have a net loss. And yes tights and spandex costumes may be weird but sometimes you need weirdness to make stuff rememberable. the xenomorph, the predator or darth Vader are all somewhat weird and out there, do you think they’d be as remembered if they were the standard cloverfeild grey monster or just some bad guy?
Additionally you brought up Amazo redesign for justice league, the reason why that works while the Mr mxyzptlk doesn’t is because while it changes the design it doesn’t try to take the comic book out of the comic character. The JL design is modeled after classic 60 sci-fi robots instead of changing it to the current robot design ideas, so it still gives the feeling of fantastic sci-fi design/comics. Plus it conveys the idea of amazo the adapting robot ironically better, starting out as a literal blank slate to have elements added to then becoming a literal golden god. Mr mxyzptlk on the other hand while being more designed just looks like a standard magic elf like any other magic elf vs the comics of a short imp man in a weird suit who can alter reality itself which has a stronger impression (same with parasite ones a standard giant monster the other is a creature whose “costume” is actually his warped flesh)
To be fair, the parasite turning into a kaiju isn't original to this show.
@@redbuck1385 oh yeah, that’s kinda why I brought him up, like I said stuff like this IS a trend that’s been happening in superhero shows for awhile now and parasite is often just turned into a standard big monster and remove the human-flesh suit which I think is his coolest feature
@@christopherauzenne5023 Yeah, that sort of thing dates back to the dark knight movies. It's so obvious Christopher Nolan is embarrassed to be making a movie about superheroes you can feel it through the whole film. Wish directors who hate superhero stuff would just say no when asked to make the next superhero film, but I guess nobody turns down a big bag of money.
This, this right here is how i feel. I skimmed over your comment but i got the jist and oh boy i agree.
I like Mr mxyzptlk desgin in this show not it's kinda cool
My only real criticism of the character changes is Livewire's hairstyle. Just... why have something like a bowl cut -mullet combo.
I already said in a reply, but she looks like John Travolta in The Fanatic.
While some minor villains in the series like Deathstroke and Silver Banshee pretty forgettable the main cast and villains all look great where i love seeing these character re-invented
Villians like Livewire looks so... normal and uninteresting.
Maybe they'll get better designs later.
@@gayanudugampola8973 they inclusive use that in their favor, for example, showing Lex influence in the tech giving more individuality by a upgrades.
I think they could be incomplete in propourse, in special for Deathstroke, has he lack his iconic blind side on the mask.
Something similar with the Metallo, is simply a robot instead of a Cyborg no human element
Lex is such a lazy design here. They didn't even try they just transplanted Pidge's brother from Voltron.
Thatd be like making a Wonder Woman show and Diana is basically Korra and Steve looks like Ang from Avatar 😂
@@budgiecat9039 I can excuse Lex because the writers said they weren't actually allowed to use him in season 1 so they stuck in him in as "Alex" and made him look different
I'm pretty sure by season 3 we'll get a more traditionally looking lex with the suit and bald hear
Wouldn't call deathstroke a minor vilian
While the robots im not a fan of, i actually like the designs for the rest of the characters
Same, I actually really love the designs
Same except livewire in season 2 and heatwave
When I look at this show, I find the split between the "good" designs and the "bad" designs to be genericness. For most of the "bad" designs, a common thread is that the villain is just wearing normal black, brown or gray clothes (like livewire, intergang, heatwave, and damage). I also don't like metallo's design, because it a genertic un interesting reinvention. While lex is also wearing generic clothes, I think his design is greatly improved by the use of his signature colors: lime and purple. Mxy is a cool interpretation, playing on the shonen inspiration of MAWS. Brainic is a design i like mainly for the weird headshape and the cloak, makes him look menacing and a little demonic. Slade is also a good design (both regular and in power armor), due to being similar to the comics. In my opinion, the best designs are parasite and atomic skull, mostly likely a combination of the notable colors compared to the muted colors of other characters and being pretty comic accurate.
Literally this. I haven't watched the show, and I always get the urge to but when I see the villains a majority of them look like generic jobbers, and it makes me lose interest. I like the main cast, Lois is great. Jimmy is kinda meh, and being black myself all i can see is another ginger character swap but fine whatever.
When I watch superhero shows i come for interesting or memorable designs, especially if it's not live action. The story keeps me around after. Out of the 11 villain designs I see for the show (im not counting antagonistic elements like waller, luthor, or myx) , only 2 of them peak my interest. Those being Atomic Skull and parasite, and even then only after the suit fucked ivo up from the pictures I've looked up. With the helmet Parasite looks like he's supposed to be in some mecha anime as fodder. It doesnt help that I hate the side shave hairstyle so Livewire is an immediate no for me. The show just looks bland and unimaginative to me for character design for characters that are supposed to be the "Main villains" and my interest goes from peaked to flat when I try to keep it.
@@TheeOK1 if you haven't watched the show, then you can't have an opinion on the show. Basing your judgment of My adventures with superman on trivial things like character designs is barely even surface level synopsis, this is why opinions are just opinions.
@@TheeOK1 you didn't watch show and you already have opinion, lol make sense dude !
@@IllMatic97 Last time I checked this video IS about CHARACTER DESIGNS which is what their replt is about
The characters dont have a reason established in the show for them to look generic😑.
I literally JUST binged the show YESTERDAY and EVERYTHING that dude said is SPOT ON😐
@@IllMatic97I don't see the problem he's critiquing their designs not the story
It'd be like of the character designer showed him a layout of all the designs on a spreadsheet and he critiqued them solely off her spreadsheet.
Fair game.
Animator here, wanna share my option. So the reason most people don’t like the way the characters might now look is actually more because of the art style more than the character designs. If you take a look at the art that was released back in 2019 or 2020 when this show was first announced the art seemed more solid and expressive. Also the reason they look so similar to Avatar the last Airbender is because they are booth animated by the same Korean studio, Studio Mir and use the same staff.
Anyway the problem I’m seeing is the outlines on everything is way too thin makes everything including the characters feel too light which is a huge detriment for scene with super powered characters, actions well like they have a lot less weight, key frame posing don’t always have enough impact and it hurt character design that relay on lines rather than silhouette. So the character designs seem kinda rushed which might be a budget issue or maybe a direction issue, if you look at some of the character or prop designs, some of them look like like they where given much thought or they went with an overly simple design to save money? Speaking of which, the shows budget seems low, you can tell with the way some of the background are done along with the effects as the series goes on, look like there wasn’t much comp work done here. For instance when you see Kara or Superman fire their heat vision you don’t see much glow/hallowing coming off the beams, which is something I would have done to make them have more impact? There are lot of other things but I feel a lot to do with a rocky production set up.
The animation team is doing pretty well regardless, but man I wish they stuck with the first art style and spent more time in pre production?
Not up to them. IG the budget isnt coming ther gne have to do what ther can. Mayby longer Tim between seasons would have helped
Things aren't that serious bud they just need better designed character
Good overview. I do also want to add the inconsistency of quality in the animation, where you will either have an incredibly smooth and expressive cut with fantastic lighting and keyframes every now and then. But then most of the show's animation is missing in-betweens, and it makes the smear frames look bad instead of letting them enhance the movement.
I actually like the designs in season 2 more tbvh. Each gillain is given their own identity instead of sharing the same tech and tactical uniform
Studio Mir animated X-Men 97 and none of that looks like Avatar or Voltron Legendary Defender so that's a poor excuse.
I don't about the rest of you but I love Mr. Myxlplyx's new look. He looks divine.
I’m not gonna lie, Mr. Myxzptlk honestly looks adorable in this show.
Adorable yeah, But he looks like a blue Buddha
Same
one thing i love about the design IS how ivo is actively becoming more and more parasite. at first I thout it was stupid that they just leave him in the suit all the time, especially since clark ripped him out of it last season but i think the suit is part of him. like hoe carnige is in cletus's blood. i just hope they leverage that to update the design in the future.
Yeah they could make it so there was something inside the parts he used for he's suit that rebuild stuff that's kinda broke and it went inside he's blood
i simply don't like the concept "we re-imagined all of them" just to use the "i-can't-belive-it's-not-anime" style of designs.
I don't think they are bad designs, but most look extremely generic, with weird hairstyles, random pieces of armor, details and lines going over their bodies... the main cast looks good, but many of the villains just give me the vibe of "the youth likes this, right?"...
Is as if the show is embarrassed to be a comicbook adaptation and wants to turn the original striking-yet-simple designs into manga designs, with much much duller colors.
Honestly is a miss in that department.
And in manga, the designs are not only generally more vibrant but also more unique between characters. If we take My Hero Academia for example to stay into "superhero territory", a lot of them have pretty "basic" suits but with at least an accessory that gives a hint about their power and/or helps in some manner, e.g. Bakugo with his giant grenade gauntlets. Not only do they give the hint that his power is about explosions but they also serve as reservoirs for his explosive sweat. You look at Silver Banshee in My Adventures with Superman, how would you know that her helmet helps her to have super screams and not do something like shoot some sort of laser like Kryptonians do?
Yo love the phrase “I can’t believe it not anime.” Gonna use it when I can.
Yeah and this mentality has been happening for a while for superhero’s , both in and out of comics, adding unneeded seam lines or removing all colors and making it just armor. Yes the spandex is “weird” but the reason superheroes wear those is because the look is based off circus strongmen who would perform great feats of strength, they’re meant to be theatric and somewhat spectacle.
Second on the “I can’t believe it’s not anime”, I’m also getting sick that that’s the only style for action shows now. And it makes me all the shows look alike (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen the bolin side mouth/open jaw) I know there often made by the same animation studio but many studios have made multiple shows with different looks/plus the added unnecessary detail would make it more work to animate? I’m really glad Xmen 97 showed up and allowed for a different art style for action cartoons
I just don’t get some of the designs choices in general. Characters like Lois Lane and LiveWire both look and act like the characters they were based on in name only.
I actually mess with the designs because everything is so different that I don’t associate anyone as the same characters
That isn't really the problem it's that there tech all looks like they could belong to 1 guy and they have just normal clothes with it like the intergang like they just look like the criminals you fight in the spiderman ps4 games not supervilians livewire hade a cool desgin in season 1 hope they bring it back with a bite more spice
I have to say that I do think that this incarnation of Parasite did take the concept of being a mech suit and adapted it in the best possible way to lean into the monstrous nature of the original. Tying it into Professor Ivo as well was IMO a very clever move, as that gives the usual background character a major chance for screen time while also giving the blueprints for Amazo to potentially be created in a future season.
It’s especially ironic since Lex converted AmazoTech into LuthorCorp, meaning Luthor could make Amazo anytime he wanted without Ivo’s permission unlike his DCAU self since Ivo passed away there.
Not really. There's tons of different Parasites, why use the guy who's known for making Amazo as one when he's never even been related? He's meant to be a background character, working from behind the scenes, and making him a supervillain lowers his chances of getting to build another Amazo.
Never got into the show, but I'm not crazy about the art style. It's not bad, but it doesn't feel as sleek and majestic as I'd imagine a superhero series.
I was pretty hesitant at starting this show, (I was worried Clark was going to be an idiot himbo and Loise put him down.) but it's not so bad. It's not 90s Supes, but this Superman kind of reminds me of 70s superman sprinkled with a little dorkiness.
I think the art style takes a moment to get used to. I like anime, but the mix of amarican animation/anime is awkward sometimes.
@@Gittykitty I'm not a big Superman fan, myself; I just never got into him. More of a Batfam guy. And yeah, the mesh of styles is probably what's throwing me odd.
@@OpticalSorcerer lol, of course your a batman fan. Idk why people like you don't like Supes.
@@IllMatic97 People have different tastes my guy. Not everyone needs to be a Superman fan.
@@OpticalSorcerer Bat family is my favorite to a point. I grew up watching BTAS/STAS/SS/BB/JL/JLU, and got into the comics a little after Damian was introduced. He's my least favorite ( yeah, I know he got better, but still don't like him.) and I think the hate Jason had was blown out of proportion. I prefer the back issues of the 80s and 90s because the bat family did more detective work than the 2000s. I do think Court of Owls and Hush were good additions as villains, but it would be nice if we got more out of them, especially Hush. I don't like how Jason was made the 'angry robin', and killed before they had much time to develop his personality. or how Tim still treated since the 2000s as DC punching bag after they made Jason as Red Hood.
It's okay if you don't like certain superheroes. I don't like a lot of them except a few.
Brainiac looks like an enemy from Sonic Frontiers!
I agreed, actually he's very like Shockwave. This gameplay, Cryptonian robots looks like for sure.
Can't brainiac make new bodies for himself? I hope he gets a green one if he ever comes back after season 2
Funny you bringing up all the villains powers coming from krypton tech, because I feel Spider-Man/spectacular Spider-Man is a great example of how you can do that but still differentiate them. For the most part, all of Spider-Man’s villains are results of scientific experiments or use advanced tech (lizard, doc oct, sand man, rhino, goblin etc) but not one two are identical or tech is similar to how another uses theirs, vulture and doc oct use their tools entirely different. Speaking of, Spider-Man also faces a similar problem of them trying to simplify all the villains to one source, specifically they often try making a lot of his villains have the lizards origin of turning into a mutated monster (rhino, vulture, green goblin) and it results in making them stand out way less/takes away their identity. What’s more interesting, rhino being mutated into a man rhino hybrid or him being permanently fused to a power suit of armor that resembles a rhino? Simplifying may make it easier to grasp but it also makes it so nothing stands out from them
I think spiderman villians being more muted is from the original ultimate spiderman, which had more of a focus on genetic manupulation.
Thing is THEY DIDN'T GET POWERS FROM THE SAME THING mostly
@@venicethehedgehog4122 true but the general source is for the most part from science and not often magic, or other sources (some are like venom, or just skill for kraven and kingpin) but even though there mostly just science they don’t come off or function in the same way, (sandman lizard and rhino are all functional created through experimental accident but never come off the same)
@christopherauzenne5023 The difference is that the villain designs are colourful and distinct and true to their comic book origins. The villain designs from My adventures of Superman are bloody bland and boring. Just because they are all stem from kryptonian technology is no excuse for them to look bloody forgettable!!!@@
@@zemox2534 yeah I believe the problem is coming from an almost shame of superhero stuff. They feel ashamed of all the “ridiculous” and out their stuff in superhero stories so they feel the need to make it as grounded and un-fantastical as possible in order to make it “suitable for viewing” when superhero media thrives on being fantastical and theatrical. (This is also a problem happening beyond this show)
Like look at silver banshee, if they had just made her clothes & coat black and white her design would have been more striking and closer to her comic look. But because that’s not realistic we’re left with her just wearing casual everyday clothing which surprisingly make her look like anyone else
It just feels so heavily sci-fi instead of being a mix of sci-fi and fantasy. Every single design for the villains look straight out of an anime and that isn't what Superman can solely be.
I highly doubt they'll even do any magic based characters on this show due to the visual style they've adapted.
I like the design of this show overall. I do get the complaints that some of the designs feel samey and that they aren’t distinct enough. However I kind of respect their commitment to “yeah it’s simple and this is a world of mech suits”
In the real world people using similar technologies tend to look similar 🤷♀️
It doesn’t really detract from the overall enjoyment of the show for me
The show gives me how to draw anime guidebook vibe!
exactly why I don't watch it.
@@tochukwuudu7763 Can't judge a book by its cover. At least watch the first episode.
It looks this way because it’s by Studio Mir who has roots in Avatar the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. This has been their signature art style for years.
@@thefox1901 LOL korra and ATLA look nothing alike
Atla is very organic, more exagerated, has varied lineart
Korra is incredibly stiff and has flatter linework than freaking Invincible
I wouldn't have a problem the show being like that if it was an original thing, not an established property
The villains look like characters from a generic hero shooter
I like the show A LOT, but I do agree that many of the villain designs should have been pushed further.
Personally, I don´t mind the new designs and anime-esque art style. However, they do have one big issue and that's over design and stiffness. Some parts are kept simple like the hair and some outfits, but armors and costumes seem to have too much detail. I like the Superman suit, but the darker blue parts are unnecessary and that plagues the series.
Personally my problem is the fact that (and i say this as someone who was a fan of anime before western comics) they lean TOO hard into the anime designs to the point of exhaustion. The art aesthetic is fine for the show as a whole, just like with other "western anime". But then you have things like the overuse of gundam mechs, making Myxy into a Kai, having kara be android 18, and so on.
I'm open minded when it comes to redesigns for well known characters but at least keep it in the realm of immediate recognizability.
The designs for the villains are erither 4-10, somewhat decent and some do look good but i think the problem is that almost all of them are just tech based which is completely different from the actual characters
I think your reasons are pretty on point. I like the art style because of its similarity to korra and voltron so it makses sense that peoplle would dislike it for that, but unlike those shows I dont feel like watching this. Theres something about it that makes me feel like I've grown out of it in the 6 years since volton ended. Also even though it doesnt share an art style and I've never seen this superman show, this show reminds me of RWBY I cant put my finger on why.
I think it comes down to the designs not fitting the characters. Clark looks good and Kara still looks like herself, but everyone else? Nah. Characters, like Lois and Lex, look and act like in name only versions of themselves. It’s not a very good first introduction to the world of “Superman”.
Im someone that generally likes the show but Id say its too much uniformity & sameness. Not enough variety. Basic human designs are cool but I wish there was more costumes & creatures here.
i love mxyzptlk's new design to a concerning degree uwu
I really like the anime inspired look of the show. It helps the show stand out and gives some characters fresh new looks.
On the one hand I do think it’s a question of personal preference and people having to get used to the new look.
For example Mr Mixipitluck may look drastically different then what people have seen from Superman the animated series. But having seen anime like the Tenchi series I was more accepting of it.
In the other hand while the having everything be based on technology from Krypton makes sense in universe it does make everything look a really similar to the point of making it look interchangeable. Or lacking individual flair.
Some things can be easily fixed with a bit more customization like Silver Banshee, and Intergang. Others like livewire need more work. Though I do find her base human design interesting. It’s important to note that it did look like she was going to have a pure energy form that looked more like what was in the Superman animated series show. But haven’t gone back to that. For some reason.
Over all I do think it’s a bit of both. Some are good, some need work, and some just need to get used to the new look.
I do prefer Silver Banshee’s design from the comics. She looks like a cross between Papa Emeritus from Ghost and Michale Graves from The Misfits. If I were directing my own Superman movie where she’s an antagonist, I think I’d like to have her design to be partially inspired by Siouxsie Sioux the eponymous lead singer for Siouxsie and the Banshees. Or at least get her villain name from listening to one of their songs. I feel like it would be a missed opportunity, otherwise.
I think all of the designs are fine, especially since they are all origin designs, that being the very first, so it does make sense why there isn't much flair to their costumes. I hope throughout the seasons to come, characters design evolve slowly into a mix of their comic book designs and these ones. Pidelics design I like the most, it gives off a trixter god vibe, and if they went with original design, it would've heavily made him stick out like a sore thumb, and not in a good way.
I'm just hoping Zod and Doomsday look absolutely amazing compared to everything else. They shouldn't have origin designs but fully fleshed out ones. They are already at the end of their stories and are both at their absolute peak in strength and skills, the designs should display that.
I very much enjoy how Parasites suit become more and more monstrous to the point of being a flat out kaiju, though I suppose I don't care as much to see his messed up bod underneath I think it's a huge highlight. Not to mention the various aliens primus Brainiac had on his vessel looked like proper aliens. They do seem rather invested in making all the earth villains tech themed rather then beinf imbued with their own powers, which I do think leads to the design similarities you mentioned.
I think one of the biggest problems is they have the generic Animerican art style. That and the animation flip flops between Stiff and Static.
I actually kinda like Silver Banshee's design. Her civilian design, that is.
It's too bad that she doesn't look anything like Silver Banshee.
In general, I am not a fan of the She-Ra vibe I get from all these tech weapons. I am getting reminded of Horde Prime and his robots.
That opening line felt so real
I’ve noticed throughout time and especially now, people don’t really like change or don’t give it a new idea for something a chance to become popular or iconic until it stays long enough for people to like it or if it becomes popular cuz the story it’s in is received well. And people will either switch up or tolerate (unless they wanna be stubborn or really do feel that way) the change when the movie or show or form of media is good but will rag on any changes even harder if it’s bad. And in a way it doesn’t really matter and isn’t really a big deal if u think about it. Like just look at Celtic/pre Celtic fairies and fairies now. Or how vampires used to be ugly and bloated. And it wasn’t just Disney or other more kid friendly outlets who changed pre alpha cryptids to god mothers. Hell even Disney changing messed up stuff for kids isn’t bad, led to iconic characters and fanfic- interpretations of fairy tales. More options, variety, and content people like. Hell there’s a reason James Gunn lives obscure characters… cuz he can do whatever he wants and the non existent fans literally can’t complain and thankfully they’ve been good changes. There are changes I don’t like but I’m kinda done pretending or acting like that actually gets to dictate what should be done with these already existing characters. Lotta people say just make ur own OC when they change them but then either don’t see it and stick to what they already are familiar with or shit on it for anything even if it ain’t bad. I’d prefer if many of the villains were actually biologically super-powered but many seem to act like it has to be what they like or what’s been popular before. Making statements. Some at least are able to explain why it should be this way but even then fiction be fiction and change will just happen. Hell the timmverse changing so much is why we have so much stuff that people don’t want changed but just give it a chance. At least let it have an opportunity to become popular and iconic. Also not liking a show cuz ur not horny enough when u see a drawing is crazy.
The art style reminds me of netflix voltron
Some of these designs are fine or even good if they were original characters and not redesigns but their redesign philosophy really hurts it. Silhouette theory and all.
Lois and Lex are probably my least favorite designs. Lois comes off too similar in both personality and looks as Luz from Owl House and Lex just looks like Pidge from Voltron: Legendary Defender. Neither give me the impression that I'm seeing Lois and Lex since, both in design and personality
Jimmy is just fine, the only one I don't really have an opinion on one way or the other
Amada Waller is probably the best design in this show.
So just so ya know we have to box over that amazo line
Well, if you're in Kaduna, in Nigeria, in Africa, I'm ready when you are.
I have been really enjoying this show. I never really got into superman movies or comics. I think its a great intro series to the Superman world.
Ive been watching reactors and seeing them recognize characters that I can't is really fun.
Personally, I dont have enough time to catch up or learn who these people are, so I really enjoy that they are a bit different.
Watch the Superman Animated Series. You'll get a WAAAAY better read on who these characters are and its only ONE season sk its easy to catch up on. The Just League cartoon is also great as well
My only complain about the show is the fact that Metallo wasn't a cyborg.
I don’t know if they’re planning to introduce John Corbin, but I hope they do that and use Kryptonite to his body.
Besides Lex having brown hair instead of red hair, I'm fine with all of the changes because this isn't the comics and its not the DCAU, its a whole different universe so things are going to be different. You'd think DC fans would understand that since DC is all about multiverses and Elseworlds.
Then again, the people complaining probably aren't even DC fans and never were, they're outrage grifters and randos on Twitter that never read a comic but feel like they should have an opinion on something that they were never going to watch anyway.
Regardless on how we feel about the story & characters, The hyper generic aesthetic and weak design conventions are magnified by the setting as it leans towards a bland science fiction appearance in an unremarkable city. Fictitious elements that have weak identities work best in settings submersed entirely in it, and those with stronger design elements work better in everyday environments (not that strong design elements don't work well in deeply submersed settings). This is because strong designs add a lot of color and stand out in the generic, and boring, and weak design elements have a hard time over saturating the environment. Urban environments have malleable identities, it can be gritty, utopian or whatever based on what you're going for, you can add a preferred flavor of escapism to your reality. This show takes generic scifi and places it sparingly in a generic city, its like painting a lighter shade of gray on gray.
On top of that, There is no intrigue or mystery because we already know what the source of anything supernatural is, having everything trace back to kryptonian tech makes the world feel small, and even if it makes the creative process cohesive, satisfying, or easy to work with, its not like the viewers experience the same process. Creating is different from consuming, a writer should expect the audience to take apart the story, because the audience wants something new from the story, something creative or unexpected found in the world building, plot twists, etc. which they haven't seen from other works or themselves.
Theres a lot of media that have generic fictitious elements but put all their eggs into the plot, or vice versa or some other facet of the story like art or dialogue and I'd still call them a success, I don't get anything special with this show.
Honestly it's kinda mid but I think if you are making a cohesive plot maybe you shouldn't go with the whole getting powers all willy nilly like the comics.
Yo this is a REALLY good observations. I mever thought about that before. More Generic Backgrounds but with designs that POP and Vice Versa. Noting that for future reference as an artist thanks😂🤝
@@kwayneboy1524 I think the DC universe works best when it does go willy nilly, it just makes the world feel more intriguing and less derivative, like if I wanted to add poison ivy and I just said "oh she got injected by some kryptonian plant juice" and we repeated the exact same formula for every other hero or villain, at that point why would I even care about their origins. Plus all these characters and elements of the world are already well established to the audience, I don't need to see another tasteless spin of the same idea, things can still be interconnected but deriving it from a single source gets old quick and undermines the DCU's strength of blending different genres of fiction in a way that the audience can accept. Like the tone shift of having a street ninja hang out with a space cop and a cowboy usually doesn't work, but these parts are so well established and rooted in decades of narrative exploration that it really does work.
@@no.1spidey-fan182 yeah, it sucks that it even needs to be said 😞
@@user-sl1wt1dv4y too each their own but I feel when you are making a linear narrative it's best not to spread out all this weird stuff out to multiple sources.
If you're going with the version of DCU where the world was normal before all the capes and masks then I feel you need an underlining cause and reason as too why we advanced to cyborgs, mechs and weather controlling tech because stuff like that kinda just doesn't happen over night. I think stuff like the Flash and Gotham did this well by create one grand incident that would create all the weirdness and force the world into an age of colorful madness.
In this case I think it works to explain why villains can have weapons that beat Superman and how the Dcu can be so technologically advanced.
honestly I find some character designs not as clever or interesting. plus the show kinda full of anime cliques.
Ya know, the designs actually grown on me, It’s just that I was hoping that they made the one side on Deathstroke’s black after he lost his eye to make it alittle more comic accurate.
I really liked Superman's suit this time! Until Ma added the red shorts.
Designs I like: Atomic Skull, Parasivo, Kara, Brainiac, Heatwave, Superman. I kinda dig Deathstroke but only slightly, same with Silver Banshee.
Because they look unique and like superhero characters. Heatwave did grow on me in s2 when all other armoured characters were dropped though. But when I watch a superhero show, I wanna see costumes and monsters, not people in face masks and jackets.
Now, I don't count civilians in that obviously. The civ design is fine, and does it's job.
However one design I really, REALLY dislike is Myxy. Not because it's objectively bad but because it's generic. Nothing in the modern day looks like comics Myxy. Nothing. But... Come on, MAWS Myxy is just one of the Kais
Also, Brainiac is kinda half and half because hos look is perfect for his story as a Kryptobot... But also he doesn't look like Brainiac haha
The matalo robots are based on kryptonian tech
This show is a textbook example of diversity being pushed into every crevice of its art and world does not make for good or interesting character designs. The Animated Series universe had a lot of template designs for its characters, but each one was also very striking and incredibly memorable with unique colour schemes, unique pieces of gear and attire, and strong silhouettes by focusing on what made each character unique. MAwS tries to be super diverse with ridiculous amounts of body types, skin colours, etc., but they all blend together into a grey goo of meh. Voltron and Avatar were not this bland, so it isn't just the art style itself that is the problem, but it does bring its own share of problems.
The only new character designs that aren't based on previous designs that kind of work are Brainiac, Kara, and Lois, but the latter does not even remotely act like the character she is supposed to be based off of. Heck, a lot of the characters don't act or behave like DC characters.
I also don't think the Avatar/Voltron anime look really works for the DC Universe. Practically everyone looks and acts so juvenile and the humour really doesn't help. It worked in Avatar and the Voltron reboot, but it is a poor match for DC. I also absolutely dislike how ridiculously dorky this show makes Superman/Clark look. Sure, he could act clumsy as his human persona, but this version does not strike a good balance that previous incarnations achieved. He looks and behaves way too boyish that only people way too into shipping would enjoy.
Then there is the fact that compares unfavourably to what came before, like The Animated Series, the DC animated movies, and even the live action media like Smallville. Making it look like anime does not automatically give this show a pass when it is this bland and forgettable.
Kara had a different kind of neuron activation moment.
The photo incident.
My problem with Heatwave's design is that the suit Heatwave wears in the comics protects him from the effects of fire. So I would give her gloves to protect her hands from the effects of fire.
And I’d like to add what’s so wrong with the costume they had to get rid of it, it’s a standard heat suit, what do bad about that
Or simply making silver banshee wear a black & white monochrome jacket/clothing to mimic her comic costume? These are minuscule changes to the show but would have done great in helping designs stand out way more
Besides Superman and Supergirl, nothing about the rest if these characters designs look like they're inspired by the characters in the Superman lore.
They look like they came straight out of some other serious. The biggest example is Luthor. Nothing about how he looks or acts resembles anything like thw Luthor we've come to expect.
Basically this show is Superman is name only.
As someone that stopped watching for no real reason after 5 episodes or so, I like the designs, I like seeing alternative designs if they look appealing enough, and since this is it's own show I don't really care much about the differences, I don't feel like there's too much pandering as it feels in most western shows nowadays, so I'll catch up one of these days.
Good god i hate deathstroke skull mask i hate all the tech powers banshe is magical live wire is a internet troll christ you're right about skull
These are literally some of my fave designs
Can't say I can be convinced to get Mxy to grow on me - as Mxy anyways. We do see that he does indeed have standard Mxy powers, and I don't mind the idea of him having his power sealed in certain realms because in early appearances he has been sealed by mere magic sticks in the mud, but that final battle is more "big boss" and less "Mxy". Where's the mischief? The humour? Like, slap someone with ten bats if you're going to open a hundred portals to nowhere.
Parasite was the only clear upgrade in my opinion, most of the other ones especially Slade were a downgrade. Keep in mind I'm comparing them to their Superman TAS and Teen Titans counterparts not the comics.
Feels like too much of a difference for the sake of difference in some cases for me. The designs of Deathstroke and Livewire can be remixed, but these versions miss almost all of what makes their original designs so cool. Especially Slade.
I have no problems with the style contaminated by anime, I like anime and I like the results of the character design, equally I also appreciate any reinterpretations such as Lois Lane young tomboy and black Jimmy. However, perhaps dressing Kara up as Android 18 and making her wear armor that is clearly an Evangelion unit is a bit too much, it goes beyond homage and becomes something inelegant that looks more like a fanfic than doing good for the material you have on hand. My 2 cents.
Yeah I specifically hate it when shows “inspired by anime” end up or devolve into just references to other anime. It’s not really inspiration but more “do you know this show, do you get it, I watch liked shows so that must mean you like this show”
And I’m also ok with art styles inspired by anime but to me the problem is that this just feels so lacking/just copying rather than creating. Like look at the 2000s teen titans show, that was clearly anime inspired but it still had artistic flair/elements to it, this and other similar designs shows just feel like they mimic it but don’t necessarily have something to make it their style
In my preference, To your the headline with analysis. I loved that's classic and movie version. That's all villain design are really pisses me off. I take Professor Ivo.
He's to be include Tony Stark's parody with purple scorpion-like armour with feeding of energy. In classic version Ivo wasn't Parasite, he was ordinary mutant, which could health regeneration with higher IQ. That was another guy, which become Parasite from accidentally got purple radioactive weight. In become kaiju like Nemesis from Godzilla, terribly shit.
Deathstroke, Batman's and Teen Titan's antagonist, still working on Waller, that's working colonel Rick Flag, Slade must to be prison Belle Reve. His design make classic. Slade looks mush younger, any doesn't look older. Even wasn't mutated. His hair looks stupid, his hair must shaved nape w/o bang, his face grow a spanish beard, loss of one eye. His armor makes black-orange suit with samurai swords, no laser sword and shoker. Mask with black "blind" side on left face. HIs future had daughter, Rosie.
Livewire is black, her skin is pale and hair looks bad. Make punk hairstyle. Her suit makes hot with open hips and bolt-like cleavage.
Hot Wave, Flash's antagonist, man in woman's voice, that's a drag queen. Movie with Flash about Paradox, was saved of Superman from Pr. Zoom's tiny bomb on his belt.
Silver Banshee look like schoolgirl. Her hair are grey-blue instead white hair with black strands. Her helmet mixed Iron Man and Predator's helmet, but inside helmet mini-computer hologram with scream vibration. She, Kyle and Albert are fucking no-metahumans. Mist hadn't sisters, had his daughter, Nash. Siobhan had real brother, Bevan.
Lex Luthor was gala-diner so gloomy and unhappy, Lex was boastful, charismatic, foxy, viciously and despicable. Wasn't Ivo's assistance, he was alone with assistance, Mercy Graves. He's wears that's bomber jacket, Lex was still wears normal and stylish jackets. "Batman vs Superman" was played Jessie Eisenberg was adorable and foxy villain.
Kara Danvers AKA Supergirl is supervillain, wears like Kryptonian soldier, adopted from General Zod, not Brainiac. Brainiac is robotic rip-off Shockwave of an overrated sell-out green-skinned Megamind. Seriously, Brainiac's color design are black, grey, green and lilac/pink. Zod's color design are red and black/grey. She's wasn't baby, babies don't remember things, I was seems that, was Adora's lost twin-brother, Adam. She was preteen girl, arrived on the Earth, finded new adoptive lovely couple Danvers, after Clark become adult with long hypersleep. Kara never to be monster, become good superhero.
All the others I'm not talking at all, especially big man with tiny head remind Bane and Plankton aka Plank-TON from Spongebob in 3D.
Some of the designs are pretty good but most of them are just so bland. Lex is designe is practically ripped off of Pidge from Voltron and Livewires design is so normal and uninterrested. And the rest is the same bulky tech armour look.
A lot of villains design come across as generic and feel like jobbers. It probably doesn’t help that most of them flat out are wearing dudes with mech parts on them, so they can blend into each other.
Brainiac's design imo is my favorite one, especially because he looks like a Vex from Destiny
I stopped watching at episode 3, came back a year later and liked it. But not crazy about it. This is a lighter take on Big Blue, which makes sense to me.
Lois Lane: grown-up Luz
Livewire: Korra with a new hairdo
Lex Luthor: Nu Voltron Pidge's long lost twin brother Midge
I'm sure there's more but I don't watch that type of show often, so I wouldn't know them if I saw them. On top of that, the look of the show isn't even consistent! Amanda Waller...looks like she just walked out of WB's Justice League and Justice league Unlimited. Normal, non-anime eyes and everything. Probably because they couldn't find a black woman from anime to rip off for her.
If we talk of the robots the most interesting is Steel suit, that i think this version gonna be 2 parts, the mech and a inner suit something like James Gordon's Batman, the mech have a autopilot that work as partner.
And Amazo(who was just presented in a comic that happen between both seasons) that look more organic that all human in the series, curiously all point out that this version of Amazo gonna become other character, maybe a mix between kellex and the eradicator,
Spoiler:
In the only issue released it out of control confront Superman but only to ask for help, and briefly before the confrontation his hands are seeing buiding ebergy and burning what it touch like the Erradicator blast
Thank you for making this I had ....questions 😂 0:34 so accurate called us out
I love kara's design. I would wish her armor after would go back to full armor after the fight with superman isntead of staying supposedly broken. She was presented with an armor that looked like a robot and then after clark hits her, poof permanent design ig
me personally, i haven't bothered watching this show. mainly because of how every character is so techy. everyone. even parasite. everybody says the show is good but it failed the assignment of hooking me initially. once a show fails to catch me, it'll be near impossible for me to get into it down the road.
Great video. Some of the designs just feel, flat at points. If it was live action, it wouldnt be so bad BUT the villians with tech mutating to better represent their inspiration is a very good idea.
It's not just the change in physical appearance, though making Deathstroke (who isn't even a Superman villain usually) into a pretty boy is a sin and Steel's exosuit isn't as cool to me as the armor in the comics, but that outside of Clark and his Earth parents, nothing is recognizable in appearance or personality from what I've seen for decades as a DC fan in general and Superman specifically. Had this been the anime style adventures of Spaceman and a bunch of new characters I'd probably totally be into this show, but when you try to tell me this is Superman and friends (and enemies) I have such a disconnect from it mentally that I just can't get into it.
I thought ķaras armour was to control her like it controls her mind
I think it funny how Waller is the only character who never deviates from her base design even in a show like this.
except when they try to make her sexy and young
Idk I really like the new Livewire, I might be the only one. I like the way her hair moves when she uses her powers.
The first time i saw the trailer for the show, i knew it ain't for me.
I’m not a fan of how some of the villains like Parasite and Live Wire look. They were really cool to me, they could use the design update but they could have kept the colors for Live Wire. Parasite for me looks silly now, like why does he have a tail and look like a robot dinosaur. Why not make parasite look like a monster
0:42 You’re very welcome!
I blame all this on Deathstroke
The only design I don't like is Slade, specifically his mask. I'm fine with his face, I do miss the goatee beard he has but the origin story aspect of the show gives that a pass (but seriously he better grow that back). The mask though . . . I don't like it, I think they overcomplicated it with the skull design and the split orange and black colors are gone, it's just orange. Hopefully now that he's missing his eye they'll bring back the split colors, but I *really* dislike he skull design. That's it, I'm quite satisfied with everyone else, and because of the origin story aspect I do believe that traditional designs will make a comeback, like Lex going bald or Kara wearing her Supergirl outfit instead of her Imperial armor, I think everyone else will get similar treatment.
Edit: AND METALLO! I don't like the design for the character . . . BUT as a robot army force, yeah it's fine, passable. But for a good Metallo design, they need to do what they did in the animated series: Human with spooky robotic endoskeleton, or y'know, just the spooky robotic endoskeleton, either one works.
Why does everyone have the most chiseled jaw in this show?
i like most of the designs, I would of preferred the Mr.myxzipx design from superman the animated series, they used his hat and it would of been very meta.
The only designs I don't like are Death Stroke and Livewires. DS looks too much like a pretty boy, and I couldn't even recognize LiveWire.
Atomic skull is hands diwn the best design. The worse is silver banshee she looks nothing like her and she looks lame a runner up is live wire
For me the worst is damage. 1. The change has no good reason (even if they didn’t want to do tights/spandex his comic look could translate well and they already did huge monsters so why not him)
2. They design they went with looks dumb, giant robot arms and a guy ballooning man vs a hulking black monster
My issue is that it's WAY too similar to Voltron's design philosophy and others like it like the Shera reboot. Cutesy faces with fairly generic outfits with colors that don't pop. Slade has weird anime bangs (saying that as someone who like anime), Livewire just looks like some lady in paramilitary outfit with none of the personality she should have, Metallo is generic, etc. It's all so samey in color and overall design. The show tries doing new things with the story while looking totally uninteresting to my eyes, which makes me not want to watch.
I like them cause its not always the design that matters is the character and I'd say they good for this take, it doesn't always have to be copy paste plus they do follow the coloring for most of the characters like even the reference with the hat of Mr. (IDK HOW TO SPELL HIS NAME)
About the villains having the same origin for their powers, we gotta be realistic here: the show has 8 30minutes episodes per season...
I honestly don't want a "villain of the week" show that lasts only 8 episodes. We already have more villains than episodes, how would they develop Clark, Lois, Jimmy and at the same time all of these villains' distinct origins for the villains like
-Livewire
-Parasite
-Invisible guy
-Silver Banshee
-Punch guy
-Mr Mxzptlyk
-Wallar
-Sam Lane
-Heatwave
-Kryptonian stuff
Like... It's impossible D: The only person to blame here is networks that now only buy packs of 10 episodes or less from shows, making creators figure out some sort of glue to get the actual plot moving.
I do agree designs could be less familiar from now on though, Livewire reappeared and she could have a design a bit more familiar to the "classic".
You make a fair point about the “villain of the week”/same origin, but I still say you could have it they have origins the same (kryptonian) but why make them all look the same?/have the unnecessary bulky items. Like don’t forget these characters are from comics, and a lot of villains do use high level tech but because it’s fiction there able to make the advanced tech fit in spandex suits or be fairly streamlined so they don’t need to look unnecessarily the same.
Like silver banshee, the only important part is the mask, so why couldn’t they have made her jacket and such pure black & whites to mimic her original costume and make her stand out. Or put heatwave in the fire suit.
And going back to the same origin, if they were gonna do that why not select supervillains that match that MO, aka the countless tech based villains in dc, instead of rewriting the ones that did have superpowers. Like parasite is fine, so is having Waller & Deathstroke work together because their both military based, but why use livewire when you completely rewritten them instead of say deadshot, toyman, or others who do use advanced technology so just changing it to kryptonian wouldn’t have changed anything much
@@christopherauzenne5023 I mean I agree with you that it's bad that they still look the same to this point.
In a perfect world the tech would have been quickly replaced by their designs once the "transformation" happened. Like, Livewire is really a different design, and to be honest I LOVE the new design on it's own. But I wouldn't complain if they found a compromise inbetween both designs.
Following that, if we ever see Silver Banshee again, maybe the tech transformed her further like it did Livewire and her face looks "ghostly" like it does nowadays on comics.
It's not the first time that characters that are not the main characters get said origins changed in favour of a story so I'm totally ok with changing that, but, like you said, designs got to be different from one another for reals.
And aparently it's happening now in season 2 bc the only ones with the "bulky armor" parts left is Heatwave and the muscleguy in episode 1
If you ask me, they know it. That's why they're using Livewire still in the model of what they had before and honestly, I absolutely dig it.
I think the connecting element work, but the designs feel more more generic when more characters are presented.
But they could use it as their advantage, for example untill now all is based solely on Ivo and kriptonian tech, and can make the fesign evolve showing the influence of Lex Luthor, giving them upgrades and turning it more biological for some or more earthling designed techand resources.
For example Damage in commics is a Hourman variant, and is far stronger than in the series, he could be the moster 1 hour and have 23 hours coulddown, but is stronger than comics Superman.
They could upgrade his arm with Miraclo what end causing a adverse reaction and make it look more monstrous.
Itself what they are doing with Kara, they start with a bulky armor, pass to a hybrid version, and next is a mirror from Clark, could be interesting if they go a step futher and she end altering it to her liking maybe incorporsting the color scheme of the JLA, adding white details.
Having grown up watching the DCAU since Batman TAS, it is sad to see so many villains just become super generic. Even though the art style is okay, a bit too anime-wannabe for DC, the villains just look and feel super uninspired. Just feels like its missing some elements that made the DCAU so great and stand the test of time.
Over all though, the new Superman show may be okay, but I dont see it being anywhere as impactful as the DCAU Superman.
Banshee looks like a Kappa Mikey character
I love the show but I've never been a fan of then "armored" or padded superhero suits. Like the Flash suit in JL movie or the entirety of Injustice 2 game. This show is basically having all these powers have a Kryptonian tech origin so they all have armored look. But like with livewire I think eventually it will become part of the individual after enough exposure. Hopefully by season 3 the the villains are more "organic" with their powers.
Best villian there is lex he is insanely good.
Parasite from the tie-in Comic.
Jorge jimenez and Dan mora draw good designs in the comics which could be well adapted into animation
I am still waiting for the Intergang guys (Livewire, Silver Banshee, Rough House, Heat Wave, Mist) to go through "secondary mutations" that make them look more like their comic book counterparts, maybe revealing that the use of Kryptonian tech activated their dormant meta-genes (about that, I don't think any metahuman has been really introduced in this show). Livewire can look like living rays, Mist like living/moving dust, Heat Wave can have her weapons merged into her muscles/skeleton (like in the New 52), Banshee can get her skin markings. Rough House...well, you're right, he looks better than in the comics.
I also really dislike how they merged some completely unrelated characters into Superman's cast. The MCU used to do that with different characters (swapping origins, identities, archenemies) but this is next-level bs. Heat Wave is a Flash Villain, Mist is a Starman villain, Deathstroke is a Titans villain (him bothers me specially, his entire origin story is being rewritten into Superman's too). Why are Brain and Monsieur Mallah part of Cadmus?? I was surprised by their prominence in the pair of episodes they showed up, but no mention of the Doom Patrol.
Superman has a HUGE rogues' gallery, most of it underutilized. Many great concepts forgotten by comic writers could have been salvaged here instead of using enemies of other superheroes, who, by the look of things, are not going to show up in MAWS any soon.
Yeah, my biggest turn off is the style of the show itself. It looks like the generic western anime, ripoff art style of the early 2000s. But with an extra dose of bland.