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Originally Posted by rann

Just as DC lost me with their "New 52" reimagining of classic characters, I cannot abide how Marvel has now stumbled down that same path with their live-action movie character designs. (And actually, even their cartoon portrayals have followed suit.)

I know this is all market driven. I can sorta see how Batman or Iron Man MIGHT have specialized outfits, but multiple Spider-Man suits are needless & silly...much less "tech suits" courtesy of Tony Stark. Seems like each time I see Captain America again he's wearing YET ANOTHER outfit..."the better to sell more action figures, my dear."

And please don't tell me how "kids these days are just too sophisticated to see Thor with long, blond, hippie hair...wearing a winged helmet...and speaking like Shakespeare!" Now he's indistinguishable from some professional wrestler. No one would buy spandex outfits; dress every character in leather...and masks are just plain silly!

Marvel & DC movies both seem determined to appeal to 10yo kids who are most interested in watching superheroes beat each other up.

And IMO this Infinity War movie has such a profusion of super heroes in it, the question is begged: Are there any regular humans anymore?

Have you never heard of the Iron Spider costume from the comics, a tech-y suit given to Peter by Tony Stark? That's what this Iron Spider costume is based on.

Captain America's current costume is just his Civil War costume after a long while of disrepair, and his Civil War costume was just a low-key/casual semi-stealth(?) version of his costume from Age of Ultrom, which in turn was a properly Captain America version of his SHIELD Stealth STRIKE suit from Winter Solider. There's a logical progression of the costume development.

And as for Thor, his short hair is part of his character development from Thor Ragnarok. We already got classic-ish Thor in previous movies, and the character of MCU Thor has developed and changed as a person further since then, so it makes sense to change his appearance to match.