When Superheroes Were Ashamed of Their Costumes

Leather outfits in comics and movies during the 2000s. 'Nuff said.

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0:00 What Would You Prefer, Yellow Spandex?
1:25 It Was The 90s...
2:00 Grant Morrison's The Invisibles
4:10 How The Invisibles Influenced The Matrix
5:00 Blade 1998
6:38 Leather Goes Mainstream
7:56 X-Men 2000
10:44 Daredevil 2003
11:08 Catwoman 2004
11:47 The CW Superhero Costumes
14:12 The Evolution of Superhero Costumes

Did anyone else notice all the leather during the 2000s? Why did superheroes wear so much leather? Let's explore the comics and movie history of superheroes and their dubious costume designs. In this video essay commentary thing, we're digging into Grant Morrison comics, X-Men 2000, Blade, Smallville, The Flash, and so many more (or less) fashionable superheroes. From 90s counterculture, to major motion picture successes like The Matrix. My childhood marked The Leather Age of, and I surprisingly am obsessed.

#leather #comics #2000s