SubscribeNote: This entry is part of the Project: Rooftop Invitational! Tune in next week for the surprise final entry and the completed image! – Dean Trippe
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Note: This entry is part of the Project: Rooftop Invitational! Tune in next week for the surprise final entry and the completed image! – Dean Trippe
Tiffany
/ September 28, 2010My favorite entry out of all of them. Love the boots, goggles, even the yellow bangles (?) that defy gravity!
Agatha Rights
/ September 28, 2010I am 100% digging those off-the-costume rings. They remind me of those pseudo-sci-fi rings you see in lots of sci-fi costumes, OR like he’s literally running so fast that the pattern is coming off his costume. I like.
Jemma Salume
/ September 29, 2010OH MY GOD, JOEL, YOUR FLASH DESIGN IS SO GOOD IT’S ATTRACTED SCP ATTENTION.
(oh my god)
(srsly you guys)
(SRSLY)
Last Equinoxx
/ September 29, 2010The costume is great, the color pattern is a really good idea, but I’m not very fond of the goggles ; for some erasons, they remind me of… I don’t know, Johnny Quick maybe or a version of Zoom, which is not very super-heroic.
Hoylus
/ September 29, 2010I like this -
The running shoes, the darker red for the detailing, the goggles.
Question though – when not in motion, what happens to the yellow detailing?
They look like they might be energy based, so do they disappear?
Just that it would leave the Flash logo-less when not running.
Karl Savage
/ September 29, 2010Yup. Now That’s what I call a slick redesign. I love the goggles that connect to his ears, and how all the lightning on the costume (specifically the bolts coming off his ears) are depicted as kinetic energy. I can practically see an electrical current running through those bolts.
The sole of his running shoe seems ever-so-slightly wonky to me, but I absolutely know what Mr. Carroll was going for, and I am in full support of a grippy, comfortable shoe.
The dark red ‘track suit’ pattern does enough to slow the eye down and really take it all in, without at all being disruptive within the overall design. You don’t even really see it at first, then you TOTALLY see it, which is a good thing. It’s great!
Mario Silva
/ September 29, 2010This one should put a smile back on the people who want less believable but more spectacular costumes… I like it because i can imagine a bunch of ways how the costume would work, piezoelectric shoes with hologram projectors, static powered or dynamo suit…think of the possibilities!
Pj
/ September 29, 2010Love this. Would also love to know how Joel explains the function behind the light rings. But SO GOOD.
Agatha Rights
/ September 29, 2010Oh God, my reputation preceeds me. XD Now that I’ve been noticed, I’ll have to do what comes naturally.
Design the JLA as SCPs.
Daniel Heard
/ September 29, 2010Love it. It reminds me of one of the the earliest P:R Flash redesigns by Bannister, in all the best ways. Love the track details and of course the glow rings.
Paul Milligan
/ September 29, 2010Okay, new favorite! That is slick as hell and screams “SPEED!” Also nice to see some more red in the lineup. :)
Warren T. Newsom
/ September 29, 2010Yeah — this Flash is a GREAT Flash! Absolutely iconic!
John
/ September 29, 2010I *really* like this. The two tone red is a very nice touch.
Vito Delsante
/ September 29, 2010Dear Joel,
What CAN’T you draw?
Sincerely,
Vito Delsante
11 yrs old, 7th Grade
dnwilliams
/ September 29, 2010I really love this one.I love the idea of a costume that looks different when the wearer’s powers are being used, and this seems like it would work that way, as well as retaining all of the iconography of the character. Superman, Green Lantern and Flash are definitely my top three.
I’d love to see the Marvel answer to all this!
Bob Prodor
/ September 29, 2010THAT…is dope.
LighthousePilot
/ September 29, 2010I think these are the coolest Flash threads I’ve ever seen. What’s the story with the holo-lightning? I dig it!
Joel Carroll
/ September 30, 2010Hey, guys, thanks SO much for all the kind words.
Thought I’d answer some of the questions from above.
-Yes, the lightning rings just hang in the air above their respective body parts. Even when not moving. I did have an idea for a neat effect when he IS moving in superspeed….maybe I’ll draw it up sometime.
-Way after submitting it, I realized that Bannister also had a two-toned Flash design from early on. While not consciously an influence, Banni did tell me he’s suing me…haha.
-The only function the rings really serve is looking neat. One more thing to distract a viewer from the hero’s face.
Dylan
/ October 1, 2010Does he have a merchandising deal with car producer Opel? :-)
“We have the fastest cars alive. At discount prices!”
Walter Harrison
/ October 2, 2010This is TOO cool for words. It’s just epic. I think the off the costume logo and rings are what make this design truly outstanding, but I’m also liking the subtle two-tone red patterns. Great artwork too :D