superheroes/villains

[hoipolloi]

Well the Christmas party season is upon us already and some bright spark at my work has decided our party shall be fancy dress. I am in principle up for it but the theme is superheroes, and having browsed the paltry selection of batgirl, catwoman, etc costumes available I am now panicking. Anyone got any ideas that don't involve wearing spandex or some sort of black pvc mini-skirt and thigh high boots? Not that I have anything against such items per se, just not really me. Grateful for any suggestions!

HP

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Be one of those characters from Heroes!! You get to wear your own clothes....excellent!

[bagpuss78]

Poisen Ivy's a good one just lots of green and some twigs! :)........or captain underpants!

i went to a heroes and villains party this year and a couple of the girls dressed up as supergran not a very glam look but i appreciated there effort, shopping trollies and all!

[TillieTrotter]

I have discussed it with my kids and unfortunately it seems that spandex and superheros go hand in hand. My son did however suggest going as Misty from Pokemon although she isnt REALLY a superhero in my eyes.

[barrymarshall]

http://www.thecharlieman.com/Wonder%20Woman%20-%20Color%20-%20001.jpg

[bagpuss78]

http://www.scholastic.com/captainunderpants/books/images/popuptout_captain.gif

He's a keeper

[mockney piers]

You could go as Dr Manhatten, just go naked and paint yourself blue.

Another one from that book is also possible, though more of an anti-hero than a superhero.

 

[hoipolloi]

thanks everyone - if 10 years younger and 2 stone skinnier, would have many more options I think. Hey ho. May have to be supergran! But keep the suggestions coming.

[Rolo Tomasi]

Your gonna be pretty hard pushed to find a Female Superhero not in spandex bu here goes

Lady Deathstrike - X-Men 2 Version - Leather Trousers and Jacket (but with those claws it might be hard to hold one's G&T)

Trinity - The Matrix

Raven - Teen Titans (cartoon version)- Moody teen, pretty cool actually

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - All you need is a stake!

[Rolo Tomasi]

MP - The watchmen! Roll on 2009

[*Bob*]

That's a puzzler.

There are lesser-known superhero/villains (eg a number of 'witches' and the like). They ten to wear the usual revealing costume but the addition of a cape would be an asset by the sounds of it (no offence, like). And you'd get the chance to exhume your old Goth wardrobe. Unfortunately, 98% of people won't have the faintest idea who you are and you'll have to explain yourself all night long.

A easy get-out (and easy outfit) would be to go as Dr Jean Grey - in her X-Men screen outing - who is dressed as a doctor (because, er, she is one)

[mockney piers]

Timothy Claypole? Miss Popov?

[bagpuss78]

Grot bags!

[mockney piers]

RT, I had no idea.

I've just had a look on IMDB, I see the the guy playing Rorschach was previously Dirk in the first epsiode of MacGyver in 1986. Nothing like a cast of relative unknowns then!!

[Rolo Tomasi]

I know! The next few years is pretty big for comic book adaptations. You've got The Dark Knight, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Magneto, The Flash, Justice League of America to name but a few. Will be intersting to see who's gonna get the leads in some of those let me tell you.

[Keef]

Rolo, good call on Buffy, that was going to be my suggestion, or at least any one of the girls from Buffy (was a Faith fan myself!).

[mockney piers]

I realise that the director worked on 300, so maybe used to the graphic novel aesthetic, but Watchmen is more than just a comic book. There are A LOT of threads and subtleties to handle; I hope they don't ruin it.

Ooh just thought of another un-spandex clad super-villain. How about V?

 

[Keef]

Just thought, how about Jadis the White Witch from Narnia?

[Rolo Tomasi]

God willing they wont but If they do, there will be hell to pay MP(6). Good call on V(tu)

[Keef]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41033000/jpg/_41033716_whitewitch.jpg

Jadis (White Witch)

http://www.dvdverdict.com/images/reviewpics/danddanimated03.jpg

Sheila (Thief) from Dungeons & Dragons

http://cdn.channel.aol.com/aolr/velma-scooby-doo-400a111306.jpg

Velma from Scooby Doo

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4e/Bellatrix.JPG

Bellatrix Lestrange (from Harry Potter

This page and this page might be useful. Good luck!

[*Bob*]

Is Velma out of Scooby Doo technically a superhero?

[Keef]

Well maybe not, but I think it would pass at a fancy dress :-S

[*Bob*]

Rules is rules, Keef.

Velma does not qualify. You might as well go as a teapot.

[Brendan]

Tank Girl! Non spandex wearing. Although she does spend most of the comics in various states of undress.

[Nero]

A little-known super-heroine

It's SpiderWoman, or is it Spider Woman, or Spiderwoman? Nero