Note: Awesome artist Dan Hipp has been drawing custom depictions of the JLA this week! Rejoice in the radness, friends! – Dean Trippe

Dan Hipp

Note: Shane McDermott posted some Wonder Woman redesigns over on his blog last week. This one stood out to me, as it incorporated a jacket and remained simple, identifiable, and superheroey. Check out his other versions, and more from his pals in the Superhero Cocoa crew here. – Dean Trippe

Shane McDermott

Note: Rooftop Regular Joel Carroll sent us his take on a Black Canary uniform! For more redesigns of the Blonde Bombshell, check out the results of our Canary on the Catwalk contest. – Dean Trippe

Joel Carroll

Note: Night Thrashers! – Dean Trippe

Cory Walker

Dean Trippe

Ray-Anthony Height

From the talented pencil of Ray-Anthony Height comes this redesign of Luke Cage, AKA Power Man! Cage is enjoying popularity and attention he hasn’t received in many years, if ever. Thanks to the mighty writing of Brian Michael Bendis, Cage is not only cool, but he’s also in demand; Cage will not only appear in the new New Avengers title, but also the new Thunderbolts. But, he lacks a costume. Let’s take a second to remember that Luke went from this pic on the left…to the one on the right:

Not much of a costume, right? Enter Ray Height. Now, on to the reviews! - Vito Delsante

Rachel: I’m not sure how I feel about the steel-toed wellies–I think something sleeker would have been a better match for the bodysuit–but the costume is pretty sharp. He looks kinda like a fighting game character, and it’s certainly no sillier than either of the canonical costumes pictured.

Vito: While he certainly doesn’t need the steel toes (what’s a welly?), it reminds me of Timberland boots, in a way. The only real issue I have is the “Cage” on his side. I prefer to call him “Power Man,” myself. But I love the color scheme and the chain motif.

Rachel: Short for wellingtons–rain boots, which are what those remind me of. You’re right that they’re probably closer to Timberlands, though, in which case the steel toe makes more sense.

Chris: I like how the guantlets and belt carry over the steel chain vibe from the original costume, but overall it’s a little bit too slick for Luke’s tastes IMHO.

Dean: Sweet (Christmas)! I think a half-step between his current non-costume might be an easier sell (maybe the top with jeans?), but I love the modified color scheme and return to costumed superheroing. But the truly brilliant bit here is the negative space chain icon hidden in the “C” in the “CAGE” logo. Very cool. The earring’s gotta go, though.

Note: Hey everybody! Enjoy this pair of deadly redesigns from Jemma Salume! – Dean

Jemma had this to say about her redesign:

Jericho, just because. His old design is as useless as you can get, so I gave him a more Regency fencing outfit in all black. Insane makeup sorta forces you to look at his face and eyes (so he can make eye contact with you and use his spooky powers). No gloves, because he’s mute and needs his hands clearly visible for his sign language. Open collar and ribbon choker put his cut throat on display, which, I mean… I can see the whole “show all your scars to everyone, look at how messed up you are” thing being a Wilson family tradition.

Speaking of which…

Drew Rose when I realized I could map Jericho’s costume onto the whole crazy family for a unified aesthetic. She’s got an orange cravat covering her neck (no life-changing scars to show off there), but the makeup over her eyes is just as insane and calls attention to her horrifying self-inflicted eye injury. Woo!

Both get sabres. For Rose it works because it’s an upsetting cutting weapon (her favorite). It works for Jericho because fencing is sort of an art, and Wiki sez he’s “the shy arty one” (good lord), so I can see fencing as the only armed combat he’d ever take to under Slade’s crazy tutelage. (Still would suck compared to his sis though. Oh well. Mind-control powers!)

LOOK, THERE IS A WHOLE DC HERO FAMILY THAT IS ALL ABOUT ARCHERY. OBVIOUSLY THEY NEED A FENCING ONE TOO. CRAZY FENCING ASSASSINS.

Agreed.

Note: While we process the Black Canary results, we’ll still be pushing new content here at the Rooftop, so, to keep on track, here’s a sweet Aquaman redesign by Rooftop Regular Joel Carroll!

Joel Carroll

Note: When beloved comics creator Mike Wieringo passed away in 2007, we here at P:R held an event in his honor, asking folks to submit redesigns of Bart Allen, a great teen speedster ‘Ringo had co-created with Mark Waid, as any of his superhero identities: Impulse, Kid Flash, or The Flash. We ran every entry we received, out of immense respect for the outpouring of time and talent dedicated to Mike’s memory. (Check the Recent Events page for links to all the art from Wieringo Week.) I recently came across a couple of entries that didn’t get to us in time to make the posts, and I wanted to share them with you now.  – Dean Trippe

Impulse by Jsm

The Flash by Ming Doyle