I like this scene from issue #1 of the current series:
MAN: “Your armor, woman — it scarcely protects your modesty, let alone your vitals!”
SONJA: “Men are easily distracted. Most of them never even notice my sword … until their heads roll off their necks.”
I think for sheer awfulness it is hard to surpass the costumes of the Birds of Prey crimefighters as seen in the short-lived TV series. They were supposed to hot, sexy crime fighters, but they dressed in costumes that were dumpy, frowzy and dull. Don’t believe me:
http://www.bondagerotica.com/articles/bop2.jpg
Check out this actual vidcap from the show.
We’re talking UGGGG-LEEEE people.
This page is safe for work (it’s just a vidcap of three women dressed in costumes so bad you can’t make out their figures at all) other pages are not, so go elsewhere on the site at your own risk.
Considering your link is from BondageErotica.com, I would strongly recommend nobody click on it. You’ll have to get your second-hand jollies elsewhere tonight, and I have no doubt you will.
It’s a really bad picture, too. Very poor resolution.
What?
Go back and read my post carefully, then you may apologize.
Sorry, but thanks for playing. No matter how benign that photo might be, sending people to Bondagerotica.com and telling them it’s a work-safe site is wrong-headed. That site will end up in their caches regardless, and who knows what kind of trouble (not penis) will ensue.
Another one from me…Kid Flash.
That picture’s one of the better depictions of that costume design I’ve seen. But you know the first thing that still pops into my head when I see it? “Heinz 57.”
After that…most of the Robin costumes, most of the time. But that’s like putting Steven Hawking’s wheelchair up on blocks while he’s napping—not much of an effort, and I don’t feel that proud doing it. 
I’ve disabled Evil Captor’s link, so that no one will go there inadvertently. We don’t censor where you’d like to go on the web, but we do try to protect people from accidentally going to a site that causes them trouble. (My own laptop’s mouse is so sensitive, I wind up clicking on stuff that I didn’t intend to just because my finger was resting on the thing I’m supposed to tap… )
Both sides are correct in this: the picture itself is innocuous (and, in fact, such poor resolution that I couldn’t make out what it was a picture of). However, that’s not a website to be going to at work. Thus, I’ve disabled the link so you can cut-and-paste to go there if you want, but won’t wind up there accidentally if you don’t want.
And, please, comment all you want about the website, but no personal insults here. BBV Lou, your aside about “getting jollies” is basically a comment on the person posting, not the content of his post. Please refrain in future.
Both Martian Manhunters classic outfit and the current revision are godawful.
Too bad, because he’s such a cool character.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: If Hawkgirl wore her partner’s costume, she’d be the most popular character in comics.
Blasphemy! Those are/were some of the best costumes in comics! (Well, not Lady Quark and Alex Luthor, whose costumes were pretty “meh”, but definitely the others. To those I would add Donna Troy’s first Troia costume, Starfire, Terra, Changeling, Pariah, Harbinger…I’m sure others will come to me. I adore Perez’s design sense.
I like the photorealism of Ross’s art. Come on, don’t you think it’s cool to see how the characters might look in real life? I think he achieves that without making them look as silly as they undoubtedly would IRL. It’s a fine line, but he walks it just right.
Re: Birds of Prey
I have no clue what Evil Captor is talking about.
Birds of Prey got the Batgirl costume down perfectly which was skintight and sexy as hell.
Huntress’ costume was just ridiculous because it consisted of a bustier, leather pants and a lace (yes lace) robe.
Canary I think just dressed as a normal person which was disappointing.
No mention yet of Namor? The man wears Speedos and carries a big trident.
BBV Lou - I agree on Perez designs. Jericho was singularly the most awful costume ever.
I realize this goes beyond the caveat of “current” comics heroes, but what about Brother Voodoo? If you can include Captain Ultra, you gotta make room for Brother Voodoo.
I even remember an issue of Marvel Age where they had a parody strip in which The Watcher was hosting a “You Bet Your Life”-style gameshow in which the contestants were The Beast, Longshot, Blackbolt, and Daredevil.
Longshot wins by pure luck, of course, and the losers are all made to wear the “Worst Superhero Costumes of All Time,” which cartoonist Fred Hembeck decided were Wonder Man, Brother Voodoo, DC’s Robin.
Lady Death, in her classic “pale slut with a black thong bikini” costume. The costume itself is not that bad, but the pale skin and the fanservice bust just equals ick in my book.
(Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to bookmark that Red Sonja fan page… 
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I personally agree with you on the former, but not on the latter. Like I feel about Push You Down’s post: the good part was that Birds of Prey got the Batgirl costume down perfectly; the bad part was that they got the Batgirl costume down perfectly.
There’s probably some deep, philosophical meaning to that…with the detail and exquisite artistry of photorealistic media actually serving to highlight the fundamental cartoonishness of the original subject…
…Oh, and the Huntress looks like a hooker. She looks a deal better when she covers up, but most of the time, just…hooker. Hooker with a crossbow.
Come to think of it, considering what superheroes have to do – wouldn’t you choose a “costume” based on a military combat uniform? Something of tough material verging on canvas, loose enough in the joints to allow lots of freedom of movement, and camo or black as the situation requires. Esthetic considerations need not apply.
You mean like the Comedian’s costume?
So how does the Comedian (and The Incredibles, and Robin, for that matter) keep those domino masks on (all the way to their eyelids) without having them fall off?
And do they really protect your identity? They can’t be as good as a forelock that falls over your forehead. Or a disappearing moustache.
Most of them are not very current, but SomethingAwful did a “Fashion SWAT” article a while back about awful superhero costumes. Dazzler makes an appearance, which adds some support to her earlier mention. And keep an eye out for “Whoopi Goldberg: Mexican Samurai.”
I’m afraid I’ve blocked the site’s ads, so I have no idea if they’re SFW or not.
