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I've always loved the cliche that superheroes wear primary colours (red, yellow and blue) and supervillains wear secondary colours (namely green and purple). Never so much orange as a secondary colour. The only example I can think of is the Thing, who like the Hulk whilst a hero is also presented as a monster. And it is cancelled out by the blue shorts. FF #12 It's fantastic visual shorthand for good versus evil, noble versus bent. Does it all tie directly to Superman, or was it a thing in comics before he came along? Popeye seems to follow a similar trend. But how much of a thing is it these days? It feels more like a remnant of the days of both superheros as more simple morality tales and of less effective printing technology. Hero's these days tend to be a bit more drab. Obviously, it persists due to a lot of hero's with their iconic looks from back in the day. But looking at the current Avengers roster (ignore the grey they're all wearing as of the current issue) it still seems like a thing. Even if they're wearing a lot of black like Smasher, Manifold and Hyperion it's still accentuated with red or a snappy yellow cape/belt ensemble. Even Black Widow has the red hair and yellow accessories. There is Hawkeye, who tends to have a bit of purple going on, but he was originally a villain wasn't he? What about brand new heroes/villains? Do they still follow the trend?
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Selachian posted:The Hulk's pants are traditionally purple, not blue. Yeah but the Things aint 
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So, super hero costume designs by comic artists for use in the real world. Probably old news to most of you here, but apparently Jack Kirby once designed the costumes for a production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar? This production was directed by Sheldon Feldner of the University Theatre Company at Santa Cruz in 1969. Man, what a thing this would have been to see. A poster for the production also designed by Jack Kirby. SPQR is the acronym of Senātus Populusque Rōmānus (the Senate and People of Rome).   Next the costume design for Julius Caesar and a Roman garrison soldier. Julius Caesar was played by Stuart Bennett.   The character design and final costume of a sophist (played by Stephen Drewes).  The costume for Calpurnia with maid, played by Berta Richardson and Kathy Martin.  Finally some pictures of the production itself. Source (with more pictures).
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