Thankfully 2025 did a lot of things right, like bringing back the underpants.
They aren’t underwear. They are trunks, and they are based on strongmen costumes of the early 1900’s.
And yes I am very happy to see them return as well because that is very much a part of Superman’s look. Because he is the ultimate strongman.
Came here to say this very thing. I enjoyed the new one too, more than the ones with Cavill. Had some heart and a little humor.
Rachel Brosnahan is the best Lois
She’s good, but I’m an old school Margot Kidder fan.
I felt like Rachel Brosnahan’s performance as Lois Lane was either inspired by or an homage to Margot Kidder. They both seem to effortlessly balance smart, funny, feminine, and powerful in an apparently effortless way. Both have maad rizz, no cap.
If I remember correctly, the actor actually insisted on it, with the idea being that Superman would want to look more like a performer to put people’s minds at ease
2025 YOU’RE JUST AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE DAY I LOST YOU
The old-timey comicbook superheroes were modelled on sideshow strongmen, who bent iron rods with their bare hands and such, and all tended to wear capes and tight costumes with shorts on the outside.
Interesting! Also, anyone interested can see an example here
Dang bring that style back
This is badass. Thank you for the link.
Imagine being flipped off by this guy!
https://www.oldtimestrongmanblog.com/blog/2025/11/edwin-zello/
Exactly this, came here to explain it and found someone did it already. Thank you!
I want a serious superman with a super bulge. Stop making it flat and hidden. Give me the nipple armor and the dick bulge and the fat cheeks
It’s part of the look. It’s like getting rid of Batman’s ears because they’re “silly”.
If you think the red over the tights look silly, you’re not the right person to be making a superman movie
Worst Superman outfit. His outfit is not a costume, it’s his native clothing. It shouldn’t look like body armor. He doesn’t even need body armor.
not on earth at least
So then it makes sense, they gave him armor in case he needed to leave three Solar system.
It’s his native clothing in the new superman. It was made by Martha by some cloth she found in the spaceship, because it was really durable. If you like spandex vetter than cool looking “armor” that’s okay.
Are you sure?
I feel like the progression implies that he stopped wearing it.
I’m still just trying to understand why you need a belt to hold up underwear. And, not just a belt, but some real shiny metal shit.
I have to assume there’s a “Young Superman” story where he’s repeatedly pants’d by his adversary and swears it’ll never happen again.
If you’re going to replace the trunks, there still needs to be something red there. The contrast makes the suit visually pop.
Perhaps a nice stylish codpiece to make it more “realistic”!
I was thinking more like spiderman with a cape and no mask.
Give him a break. He’s not from around here.
Everybody dresses like that in… checks notes… Wichita.
So this is planet Houston.
That’s no moon, its a petrochemicals transit hub.
It’s better to wear them on the outside, they stay cleaner that way
/j
Look, it’s easy to mess up when you have x-ray vision.
Emperor has no cloths situation. No one wanted to criticize the godlike alien beings fashion sense to his face.
While I typically dont mind most heroes having a costume that doubles as advanced armor or the like, such as Spidey or Batman (Tho i like when Spidey has more makeshift stuff,) I do prefer the more corny, fun look for Superman. As much as I like Absolute Superman, I do like his hopeful colorful look the most.
That’s just how they did things on Krypton.
i prefer no Trunks with hopeful vibe. please see Superman Rebirth for what i think is basically a perfect outfit.
i’m sorry, i don’t know what this means 😆
Counterpoint: 2014 is wearing a thong. Look at those high straps.
