# New pics of THOR costume. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 3, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819 "2010-06-03T19:20:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/1 "2010-06-03T19:20:34Z")
[Ain’t It Cool’s got 'em](http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45335). What do you think? Me, I’m in Geek Heaven right about now. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/2 "2010-06-03T19:24:18Z")
No winged helmet? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/3 "2010-06-03T19:27:09Z")
Yuck. Biker Thor with leathers and motorcycle policeman boots. It’s like they wanted to slap as much black leather and black rubber on him as possible. The [classic Thor costume](http://moderateinthemiddle.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/thor.jpg)is almost nowhere to be seen. His yellow tiger stripe boots are classics. Covering up his arms is also (IMO) kind of a pussy move. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/4 "2010-06-03T19:28:54Z")
It looks like YuppieThor in a Brooks Brothers suit. Yuk. ---
**Author:** ![prodicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d9b06d/32.png) [@prodicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prodicus)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/5 "2010-06-03T19:31:40Z")
Not good. His costume should look a lot less modern, and handcrafted. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/6 "2010-06-03T19:33:14Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > It looks like YuppieThor in a Brooks Brothers suit. > > Yuk. It _is_ kind of “suity”. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/7 "2010-06-03T19:35:50Z")
The costume isn’t that bad but the hammer is way too small. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/8 "2010-06-03T19:36:04Z")
Obviously you don’t want the classic comic book Thor costume, but the solution is to go in the direction of period Viking. That’s way too costume-y. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/9 "2010-06-03T19:40:07Z")
It looks too clean and streamlined. I hope they dirty it up. Personally, I would have preferred the Ultimate costume. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/10 "2010-06-03T20:06:11Z")
> [@astro](#): > > It _is_ kind of “suity”. _Very_ suit-like. No, doesn’t work for me. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/11 "2010-06-03T20:23:04Z")
> [@](#): > > Very suit-like. No, doesn’t work for me. That’s about what I said in the Captain America thread, too. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/12 "2010-06-03T20:46:07Z")
Something about the glowing hammer with that costume and beard makes it look like they’re remaking _Repo Man_, but with truckers. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/13 "2010-06-03T20:48:28Z")
That’s actually very close to Thor’s current costume (including the covered up arms with the leaf-mail type stuff). I _hate_ the boots though. Give him leather/fur boots and I’m ok with the costume. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/14 "2010-06-03T20:52:36Z")
The boots should be wrapped leather thongs, not pirate boots with sneaker soles. Ugh! and that hammer looks like it woudl shatter if you hit anything with it. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/15 "2010-06-03T20:52:59Z")
See [here](http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=87390628481%203%20VARIANT) for a pic of his current outfit (which I prefer. Kirby’s was too super-hero-y. This new version is a great compromise, keeping the good stuff from Kirby but looking a little less “1964-ish”) ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/16 "2010-06-03T20:54:43Z")
Why does Cap look so much huskier and muscle-bound than Thor? That ain’t right! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/17 "2010-06-03T21:05:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Not good. His costume should look a lot less modern, and handcrafted. I agree. This costume looks too much like Judge Dredd. Thor shouldn’t look futuristic. And the hammer should be bigger. It shouldn’t look like a one-handed tool. The lack of helmet I can see. The wings are probably one of those things that look good in a comic book but just don’t work in real life. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/18 "2010-06-03T21:12:30Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > No winged helmet? ☹ No _Hat Of The Gods™?_ It cannot be! Forsooth! It sucketh! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/19 "2010-06-03T21:22:12Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Obviously you don’t want the classic comic book Thor costume, but the solution is to go in the direction of period Viking. That’s way too costume-y. First of all, why don’t I want the classic comic-book Thor costume? Secondly, why is it obvious that I don’t want it? Of course I want it. I also want Thor to be clean-shaven. And I always thought of him as just wearing a sleeveless shirt. The implication that a god needs armor strikes me as somewhat blasphemous. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819/20 "2010-06-03T21:38:47Z")
If the character is indeed the mythical god of thunder (trapped in a mortal body) rather than some mortal that just gets imbued with his power, the costume looks to contemporarily stylized to me. I very much want to see something akin to godly-dressed viking. The garb should look like it has been around for millennia. Iron, not plastic. Some indication of old-world clasps, knots or buckles. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pics-of-thor-costume/541819.md?page=2)