When Alien hit theaters in 1979, it introduced us to a horror icon: the Xenomorph. The towering insect-like humanoid is the epitome of H.R. Giger’s hellish biomechanical designs. Everything from its gestation to its phallic body parts emphasized Giger’s focus on the dual nature of sex and violence, and procreation and death. Equipped with an…
In Superman: The Movie‘s Krypton scenes, Jor-El (Marlon Brando) and members of the Kryptonian Council wear these wonderful, other-worldly luminous costumes. Today, a computer would create these effects, but no doubt, the costumes would lose much of their charm. In the late Seventies, in the time of Star Wars: A New Hope, special effects were…
In November 2019, Titans‘ Costume Designer Laura Jean Shannon and her creative team unveiled Nightwing’s suit at Warner Brothers Super Suit Workshop Open House event. The unveiling was a big deal for fans of Titans. They had waited two seasons for Dick Grayson to finally become Nightwing, and wear his trademark blue and black suit. But if you…
In a show full of masked vigilantes, none is more memorable than Looking Glass (Tim Blake Nelson), and his mirrored chrome mask. Recently costume designer Meghan Kasperlik spoke to Polygon about how she created that outstanding reflective effect. Kasperlik is behind all the costumes in the series, but for Looking Glass’ reflective shroud, she needed…