concealed identities

[Carnage]

is it just me or does anybody else think that some superheros' costumes don't hide their real identities. I mean, for Robin and Nightwing, the only thing that hides their face is the little mask that goes over their eyes. Then there is the ever-famous concealment of Superman's identity. All he does is put on a pair of glasses and presto! he's once again Clark Kent. It just seems to me like more people would catch on to who the super heroes really are.

-Carnage-

[MattL.]

Like I stated in a previous thread, no one has any reason to suspect Superman even has another identity *because* he doesnt wear a mask.

He also keeps a fairly low key existance as Clark Kent.

In the case of Nightwing and Robin, the operate in the shadows and they do alter their look in addition their masks and costumes.


but really when all is said and done at the end of the day. This is fantasy. Its supposed to be fun. Its called suspension of disbelief which westerners seem to have some weird problem with living in the age of so-called "reality" tv eroding their brains and imaginations.

If I maybe be so bold as to paraphrase Mike Nelson theme song for MST 3K:

~o/If your wondering how he flys, shoots lasers from eyes and other science facts. Lalala. Just repeat to yourself its animation and I should really just reeeeeeeeelax/o~

[Barb Gordon]

Those are pretty awesome lyrics! I get a lot of friends who ask me about the whole mask thing for Nightwing and Robin. I now they're just goofing around about it, but I always say it's the hair. I mean, Dick's hair is all slicked back, but Nightwing's hair is all loose and wild....that, and everyone in the Batman universe are blind to obvious things,lol. Ever wonder, that with their identities needing to be so secret, why is it that there are a lot of people who know their secret identities? Perhaps not Batman parsay, but Nightwing has a long list of people who know about his dual identity.

Barb^-^

[TimTwoFace]

I suppose that if I were to fight crime, I could get away with just using bottlecaps to cover my eyes, because, as we all know, if someone sees your EYES, they would automatically know who you are - right, Clark?

On a related note, why are the slits in the masks of our heroes (Batman, Robin, Nightwing) just plain white? I know that this is ultimately an artistic choice and it just looks cooler, but is this realistic? I'm not complaining or anything, I personally like it more this way - I'm just wondering if it's actually possible. I'm suppoosing that it's difficult - otherwise the movies would have done something similar.

Then again, Alex Ross always manages to draw the eyes of our heroes when they're in their masks, and it still looks equally cool. Hmmm.

-Tim

[Tracer]

Originally posted by TimTwoFace
...

On a related note, why are the slits in the masks of our heroes (Batman, Robin, Nightwing) just plain white? I know that this is ultimately an artistic choice and it just looks cooler, but is this realistic? ...
-Tim

Tim
Some artist use this cause it is cool but for the most part it was used to represent an actual piece of lens covering the eyes (much like spiderman). Batman, Robin, etc.. have Nightvision and Infared lenses tha slide over the white lens in thier masks.

The flash also has a lens there but not for protection or use just because it looks cool to him. You could see the eyes were still white when he takes off his costume... well you could when he still had a physical costume (long story if you don't read the flash)

[Toddman]

Originally posted by Tracer


Tim
Some artist use this cause it is cool but for the most part it was used to represent an actual piece of lens covering the eyes (much like spiderman). Batman, Robin, etc.. have Nightvision and Infared lenses tha slide over the white lens in thier masks.


I think that it is still mostly artistic lisence. That whole "night vision" lenses thing is a fairly recent development. It doesn't explain why other characters such as Hal Jordan as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Wolverine, and the Phantom have no pupils either.

Toddman

[Carnage]

has anyone else ever used any of those 'white-out' contacts before? I knew an optometrist from my church once who got those things for free, so he let me use a pair for fun one halloween. It's totally freaky looking at yourself in a mirror with those things on! you know you're looking at yourself, but you can't see your own pupils, it's weird stuff.

-Carnage-