Valiant fasion.

Orangeribbon · Post by **Orangeribbon** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:15 pm

Any notice that they seemed to want men to ware tight pants, or red dresses everywhere? I am no prude, but even I can't where my red dress everywhere.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:19 pm

I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:22 pm

Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.

But why couldn't it have been a Battle Coveralls with removable insulated liner for those cold nights on the goph lev?

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:27 pm

Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The other day, I was reading some Magnus books and started going on about the genius of the early books, and when I showed her the covers, she was like, "Dude, he's wearing a skirt."

My response: "Just shows how much more of a MAN he is!"

She said "Whatever..." but we know better, gents!!!

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:28 pm

geocarr wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.
But why couldn't it have been a Battle Coveralls with removable insulated liner for those cold nights on the goph lev?

Russ Manning.

The boots and belt were white because he assumed boots and belts were either black or brown and he didn't care either way if Magnus' boots and belt were black or brown so he didn't put any colour notes in the original sketch design. The finished product shows up and the boots are white.

It's always before Labour Day in the future!

Orangeribbon · Post by **Orangeribbon** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:32 pm

Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.

IT WAS A DRESS!! It was thin, and showed off WAY to much leg. Then later on he topped it off with that gold thing that didn't make it any better.

Then we have Shadowman in spandex, and then nut hugging leather pants. HELLO JIM MORISON WANTS HIS PANTS BACK!

Dr Mirage, who wears that to go skiing? His wife was wearing something more butch.

Don't even get me started on Darque.

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:36 pm

Orangeribbon wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.
IT WAS A DRESS!! It was thin, and showed off WAY to much leg. Then later on he topped it off with that gold thing that didn't make it any better.

Then we have Shadowman in spandex, and then nut hugging leather pants. HELLO JIM MORISON WANTS HIS PANTS BACK!

Dr Mirage, who wears that to go skiing? His wife was wearing something more butch.

Nut huggers! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. No wonder Shadowman was so angry!!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:40 pm

Orangeribbon wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.
IT WAS A DRESS!! It was thin, and showed off WAY to much leg. Then later on he topped it off with that gold thing that didn't make it any better.

Just think of it as a "futuristic kilt" if it really bothers you that much. I imagine that's where Manning got the inspiration in the first place. After all, what's old in fashion is always new again at some point down the road.

Orangeribbon · Post by **Orangeribbon** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:45 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
Orangeribbon wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.
IT WAS A DRESS!! It was thin, and showed off WAY to much leg. Then later on he topped it off with that gold thing that didn't make it any better.
Just think of it as a "futuristic kilt" if it really bothers you that much. I imagine that's where Manning got the inspiration in the first place. After all, what's old in fashion is always new again at some point down the road.

I wear a dress people think I am gay, Magnus wears one and people defend it. Just not fair.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:54 pm

Orangeribbon wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
Orangeribbon wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.
IT WAS A DRESS!! It was thin, and showed off WAY to much leg. Then later on he topped it off with that gold thing that didn't make it any better.
Just think of it as a "futuristic kilt" if it really bothers you that much. I imagine that's where Manning got the inspiration in the first place. After all, what's old in fashion is always new again at some point down the road.
I wear a dress people think I am gay, Magnus wears one and people defend it. Just not fair.

When you get your own comic book title, we'll let you call your dress a battle tunic.....

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:19 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
Orangeribbon wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
Orangeribbon wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.
IT WAS A DRESS!! It was thin, and showed off WAY to much leg. Then later on he topped it off with that gold thing that didn't make it any better.
Just think of it as a "futuristic kilt" if it really bothers you that much. I imagine that's where Manning got the inspiration in the first place. After all, what's old in fashion is always new again at some point down the road.
I wear a dress people think I am gay, Magnus wears one and people defend it. Just not fair.
When you get your own comic book title, we'll let you call your dress a battle tunic.....

I'd go so far as to say if Russ Manning dressed our friend OrangeRibbon in a dress, I'd defend him.

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:29 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
Orangeribbon wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.
IT WAS A DRESS!! It was thin, and showed off WAY to much leg. Then later on he topped it off with that gold thing that didn't make it any better.
Just think of it as a "futuristic kilt" if it really bothers you that much. I imagine that's where Manning got the inspiration in the first place. After all, what's old in fashion is always new again at some point down the road.

Maybe Manning got the idea from a galaxy far, far away . . .

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:10 pm

A Tartan Storm Trooper? Whoda thunk it?

-slym

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:30 pm

iggy101us wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
Orangeribbon wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.
IT WAS A DRESS!! It was thin, and showed off WAY to much leg. Then later on he topped it off with that gold thing that didn't make it any better.
Just think of it as a "futuristic kilt" if it really bothers you that much. I imagine that's where Manning got the inspiration in the first place. After all, what's old in fashion is always new again at some point down the road.
Maybe Manning got the idea from a galaxy far, far away . . .

I sense a disturbance in the force.....

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:37 pm

There’s something about a red dress...

...I mean battle tunics.

Why would a real man wear a dress?
http://islandmom.wordpress.com/2009/08/ ... w-orleans/

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:42 pm

Wonder how many beers the guys in the pic had before they put those on? I see some of them are still drinking.....

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:44 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Wonder how many beers the guys in the pic had before they put those on? I see some of them are still drinking.....

New Orleans, nough said

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:52 pm

sanman wrote:There’s something about a red dress...

...I mean battle tunics.

Why would a real man wear a dress?
http://islandmom.wordpress.com/2009/08/ ... w-orleans/

"it was a benefit walk/run/drinking fest"

That explains everything.

-slym

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:43 pm

sanman wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Wonder how many beers the guys in the pic had before they put those on? I see some of them are still drinking.....
New Orleans, nough said

Hahaha....well, that explains it.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:15 pm

This must be Mariah Carey at some comic show—great Magnus "tunic" with white boots but no belt. Pretty close, right?

The girls up top must be some sort of Goph girls—not too sure what they’re doing...

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:17 pm

sanman wrote:The girls up top must be some sort of Goph girls—not too sure what they’re doing...

The back-up dancers don't shave or otherwise remove body hair?

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:20 pm

Chiclo wrote:
sanman wrote:The girls up top must be some sort of Goph girls—not too sure what they’re doing...
The back-up dancers don't shave or otherwise remove body hair?

Hard to tell from this angle

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:33 am

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:17 am

Russ Manning wrote:I had submitted costume and character studios to Chaise, and these boiled down to two... a pair of trunks, red, of the material his whole suit is now, and a pair of soles that stuck to the bottom of his feet (no straps), and nothing else.

The second costume was a sleeveless jump-suit like everyone else wears in the book. We chose the trunks as being more distinctive and simple. I then illoed the whole 27 pager, with MAGNUS in a pair of metal-mesh trunks and strapless sandals.

The artwork went back east and bounced back with a request to put some clothes on the guy. Tarzan could go around bare-chested because of the jungle (I guess), but not MAGNUS! Among the designs for the costume that I then submitted was the one MAGNUS now wears EXCEPT that I had indicated blue-black boots. Obviously, the red suit was the one chosen, and I went through the entire artwork, putting MAGNUS into a ceramic-durium tunic. In the margin of the first page artwork, I made color notes to the colorist, calling for red on the suit, red-brown on his hair,... and figuring that no colorist needed to a color note to know that boots are either blue-black or dark brown, I made no suggestion for boot color. Hense... no boot color!

/Magnus

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:55 am

Chiclo wrote:
geocarr wrote:
Chiclo wrote:I have this discussion with my wife all the time.

It's a battle tunic! AND it's energy diffusive.
But why couldn't it have been a Battle Coveralls with removable insulated liner for those cold nights on the goph lev?
Russ Manning.

The boots and belt were white because he assumed boots and belts were either black or brown and he didn't care either way if Magnus' boots and belt were black or brown so he didn't put any colour notes in the original sketch design. The finished product shows up and the boots are white.

It's always before Labour Day in the future!

Didn't know that. Nice little nugget of truth.

The old men of the Valiant universe shyed away from all this crossdressing, you dont see Gilad or Armstrong in a 'battle tunic'.