Your Top 5 best Costume Designs EVER.

1. I loved the first ION costume. This is my number One.
2. Second is the new Adam Strange space-suit. It's the most believable costume I've seen 'til now.
3. Azrael's gold/red costume. Why? It was a really cool design. I loved it.
4. The DC2 Batgirl re-design. It's awesome.
5. Tim's red/green Robin costume

hmm well i have had a hard time answering this even though I asked it but here are my top five:


5 The Captain- Despite the first one being severely cool, this made Captain America hardcore, and I like that.

4 Hawkman- The silver age one may not have been too different from the golden age, but it made the hawkman suit ten times cooler because it was from outerspace.

3 Spiderman- I especially like it when the blue is darker if not black all the way like it was on Amazing Fantasy in his first appearance. It was dark but still really cool and the most awesome Marvel Comics costume of all time.

2 Blue Beetle- Ditko was the man, no one can deny that, its just a fact. This costume is the epitome of cool.

1 Green Lantern- What else? Seriously. I am going with the original though because it is the one that inspired all the ones to come and brought an almost laughable superhero design (sorry alan, it had to be said) to the coolest of all time in my book.

markymark- mogo? silver surfer? that's like voting for any female during the 90's era of comics.

tim drake- deadman was soo on my list but cap bumped him.

borize- that adam strange suit made me want to draw space stuff for the first time. I love in that series when he was on earth and fought off those guys WITHOUT the suit and just had his super cool jetpace.

Charlie- ...

that is the starman you would choose for best costume? not even the original one? OH PUH-LEASE!

Oh, I almost forgot Argent's second costume.
It's simple but beautiful.

Top Five:

Spider-man

Just a great design. Simple yet a little complicated. I'm with Ramon and like it better when the blue is portrayed much darker. I think Spider-man works best when he's a little creepy and cartoony, that's why McFarlane's art worked so well on the character.

The Flash

Just one of the best costumes ever. Visually exciting, great design flow, and just too cool. It's all of them actually. Jay Flash, Dark Flash, Black Flash, Reverse Flash, etc. All of them are great so that says a lot about the base design. Maybe it's the lightning bolt?

Dark Phoenix

The ultimate "good girl gone bad" costume. Great look and very sexy.

Madman

A very simple but effective design. Quirky, fun, but still super cool. It's looks a little like Spider-man I guess. Maybe that's it. It has to look a little like Spider-man?

Catwoman

Best female character costume in comics I think. It's changed a lot over the years but it has become iconic on many levels that transcend comics. I was really tempted to put the Julie Newmar or Michelle Pfieffer versions here but compromised when I found this pic.

Runner-ups:
(what? you know I can't stop at just five)

Black Adam

Yeah, okay, a supervillain but so what. Again, great design. All the Marvels have a good look going but Black Adam edges them out with his cool, sleek black suit. Wait, lightning bolts! Again with the lightning bolts.

Nightcrawler

I just love this costume.

Vampirella

The costume that launched a thousand cosplays. Meets all the criteria for being a great costume. Simple, effective, and always visually interesting.

And finally...
Batman and Robin

Okay, technically these guys should have been in the top five but I wanted to be different. Great costumes that work great together. Perfect balance of darker and brighter colors. And it speaks volumes how many variations of these suits have been produced over the years in comics, television, cartoons, and toys. They are fun designs to play around with and always carry visual impact.

Alright... my picks, in no particular order.

Spiderman
This is the original blue and red suit. Sure, it looks kind of goofy; but the spider webbing and eyes make it a great classic and instantly recognizable.


Flash
I'm talking about the suit worn by Barry Allen and his followers. It simple, sci-fi and easy to understand what Flash is all about.


Batman
Iconic and powerful. Although there's been slight modification, the Batman costume hasn't really changed in almost 70 years (except for Knightfall). How can you besmirch such a dark and brooding appearance?


Captain Marvel
The giant lightning bolt is such a powerful visual, although the association is somewhat an esoteric link.Beside that, there's so much symbolism in the suit, from the swashbuckling boots, the regal red, to the royal tassels on the cape. Another suit that has survived almost 70 years without a redesign.


Ghostrider
I was nine when I first read Ghost Rider, and he FREAKED ME OUT! But I was hooked. Since the original conception, they tried to modernize him, giving him studs and chains and a tongue piercing. The basic idea of a flaming skull riding a motorcycle was enough to change my life.
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And finally, a honorable mention for Ramon:

umm... thanks doc...?
some of MY honorable mentions ;D:
if you have ever read The Ring The Arrow and The Bat or seen any of the Jack Kirby or Darwyn Cooke Green Arrow stuff, you'll understand. this almost overly simple design can just be done really cool with the right artist.
I am not sure where this design was from but I like it more than the normal one which I like a lot
No messing with this classic I think, look what happens when they do... actually DONT LOOK, they are usually awful including the blue/green and yellow mess she was wearing for a long time in BOP.
As much as I like it when it was yellow and red, just being pure red made it look so much more cooler. Besides, frank miller on this was invincible.
you all know there was a time when you liked the spawn design. all of you.

'til now.
I only say three little words: One Year Later.

I never liked the red Captain Marvel costume... but I always loved the black Black Adam version... funny thing...

wasnt us agent done earlier than the nineties? pretty sure it was like the eighties if not earlier

he was my introduction too but even he started out in the old uniform.

He was definately the first of the group but I'm not sure when he debuted. Was it in West Coast Avengers or before that? All I remember is his being heavily used in the 90s with the other second gens.

1. The Flash (Barry/Wally/Bart)
2. Spiderman (Classic)
3. Captain America (Ultimate Marvel)
4. Black Canary (JLA: Year One)
5. Power Girl (Infinite Crisis)