Favorite/Least favorite Superhero costume changes?

[Doctorwhovian]

There's been several costume changes in comics, of course, although they are often reverted back to an earlier design at some points, for nostalgia purposes or because the new costumes didn't really work out. Some have stuck around longer than others, with ocassional tweaks (For instance, Batman's costume has largely remained unchanged although the ears and bat symbol have undergone several variations). Same with the Fantastic Four, the costumes have rarely changed from the blue jumpsuit introduced in issue #3, although like with Batman there's been some minor changes. Superman's look despite some tweaks to the S shield largely remained the same as well until the new 52.

Of course, there's been several changes in movie adaptations, sometimes because a costume that worked in comics just wouldn't work out on the big screen. I suppose the X-men movies are the biggest example of this, although the Spider-man films (Especially the ASM 2 version) and MCU stick pretty close to the comic looks for the most part.

For example:

Spider-man's black costume has always been fairly popular, and actually seemed more practical for use at night, but was gradually written out, especially with Venom wearing the symbiote version. There's also been a lot of other variations, especially in recent years with Spider-Man joining the Avengers and working at Horizon Labs (Although thankfully, not as goofy as some of the action figures). I think it's one of the better comic book changes.

Although I do think,Wolverine's a bit of a weird one, his first costume was yellow with short ears, but eventually tweaked when he joined the X-men. He had that popular brown costume in the 80s, but then the yellow costume made a comeback after Claremont left. Not sure why this was the case, I suppose to make him more colorful like the other Jim Lee redesigns. The yellow costume continued for quite a while (although it got a brief break in the early 00's due partially to the movie's influence as well as the more serious Grant Morrison approached). But when Claremont returned again and Whedon got an X-book, it returned although with a bit of a redesign and less bright colors.

 

[Admiral2]

Same with the Fantastic Four, the costumes have rarely changed from the blue jumpsuit introduced in issue #3, although like with Batman there's been some minor changes.

Actually, there have been a few major changes to the FF's costumes in the comics:

During John Byrne's run the FF went through a situation where their costumes changed from blue on blue to black and white, which is how they stayed for the remainder of Byrne's stint. (The story goes that Byrne's intention was for the colors to reverse, from light-blue with dark blue trim to dark blue with light trim, but there was some missed communication resulting in the black and white look.) They then went from black and white to light blue and white, and there were personalized variations (Sue's costume was suddenly sleeveless with cutouts, or pure-dee super-heroine bathing suits, etc.), and the costuming went completely ape-shit while the Thing was running the group. Eventually the design evolved back to the blue on blue unis, but there was a long stretch where the watchword was "anything but."

Back on thread, the FF's change from the original blue on blue to black and white would count as my favorite costume change.

My least favorite? Wonder Woman in pants, of course.

 

[Sto-Vo-Kory]

I always liked the yellow oval added to Batman's chest symbol.

The change of Daredevil from his original yellow outfit to the now familiar red costume is one of the best decisions in comic history.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

When I first heard of the new 52 costume changes, I was weary, but I really Superman's and Batman's.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Favorite: Neal Adams' Green Arrow update.

Least: Anything involving straps and pouches.

 

[bbjeg]

I think Iron Man had some interesting suits throughout his run. From the gold cumbersome armor to Hulkbusters and whatnot.

I also liked Wolverine's Astonishing outfit. It's close to the original yet more practical.

My least favorite will have to be that blue and white wearing electric boogaloo Superman. What were you thinking DC?