DC’s massive universe conversion known as Rebirth is on the horizon. Geoff Johns (like he did with the New 52) is expected to kick things off later this month with a one-shot entitled, DC Universe: Rebirth, with art by a crew of illustrators featuring Ethan Van Sciver, Gary Frank, Phil Jimenez, and Ivan Reis. As far as I know, DC plans to bring back older elements of the celebrated original continuity with some of the better parts of the New 52 continuity making a nice, tasty stew of a continuity.
Like with any big change, you can always expect a redesign of our beloved characters. Comic Book Resources revealed the designs for the Trinity and a few others. Check them out below, with some annotations and comparison shots to their New 52 counterparts.
Superman is finally losing the high collar, making for a more traditional look. Also, there have been comparisons drawn between the character of Tank Girl and Harley Quinn in the past and now, it looks like DC is embracing it.
Now, who’s missing from this gallery? His omission was intentional, I assure you. I wanted to take a closer look at Batman’s redesign.
Spiffy, huh? The raised Batsymbol with the yellow outline jumps out first. And his knee pads look like heads of some canine? I like it. This suit was designed by the great Greg Capullo, while this illustration was done by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair.
A day later, DC sent over the original illustration by Greg Capullo, with annotations.
It’s interesting to note which elements they kept and which elements were discarded. It’s either those elements were discarded or it’s this specific illustration that didn’t showcase it and it will be seen in the pages of the new Batman title, drawn by David Finch and Mikel Janin. I personally like Capullo’s angled utility belt a lot more, but at least they kept the color scheme. And if I had the choice, Batman will always be wearing black.
What do you think? Any parts of the suit you dislike? Are you excited for Rebirth? Let me know.
