8 Superhero Movie Concept Designs Better Than We Actually Got
7. Batman (Batman V Superman)
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Although the final Batsuit featured in Batman v Superman is just about the best we've ever seen in live action, with fans finally getting to see some grey mixed in with the black, it was very Frank Miller-y.
That's not necessarily a bad thing - pretty much all of BVS roots itself in Miller's DC bibliography - but in building a franchise, a more appealing aesthetic could probably have been optioned. Turns out they were, but the designs never made it beyond the conceptual stage.
Designed in conjunction with Michael Wilkinson, the Batsuit concepts developed by Jerad S. Marantz combine the best of both worlds, showcasing a high-tech suit that even has the white eyes featured both in the comics and in animated adaptations of the Caped Crusader too.
It's a look tailor-made for a superhero franchise, as opposed to the other, which fills a niche for a fan of one particular author's works.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
