Comment on Man of Steel by ayellowbirds
But there is a tactical advantage to a large insignia on the chest. The Dark Knight Returns gave Batman's reason as that it draws gunfire, and he has extra kevlar there. For Superman, of course he's completely bulletproof, but I would think it would be a lot harder to miss if one aimed for the chest. Considering he would want to draw fire away from the innocents and towards himself, this would seem to make sense.
But that costume does look Kryptonian. It doesn't scream Superman to me, but I can imagine another Kryptonian employing it.
But that costume does look Kryptonian. It doesn't scream Superman to me, but I can imagine another Kryptonian employing it.
The idea of Batman's chest insignia drawing fire and attention is a bit older than that, but I don't recall where it first showed up. As far as drawing fire, I don't know that having a big symbol on his chest will make a significant enough difference compared to being the guy in a colorful costume who just flew down from the skyline.
That said, i think there's a lot of things i'd change about this in the future, having learned more about the psychology of color. I'd make it more red, for starters.
That said, i think there's a lot of things i'd change about this in the future, having learned more about the psychology of color. I'd make it more red, for starters.