Comments on: Superhero Visual References: Gloves

By: miroc

miroc — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:38:36 +0000

any ideas for this i am writing this one up and need some ideas on gear, the hero in question is not a super per say but cant feel pain due to a severe spinal injury from a ied explosion and no longer worries about being injured his only issue is severe injuries and even then only to extreme vital areas, need great mobility aswell.

By: SilverWolf

SilverWolf — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:42:55 +0000

thanks!

By: B. McKenzie

B. McKenzie — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:04:00 +0000

“To stay on the board, Ben needs to use his “sticky powers” to stay on the board.” I’d recommend just using foot straps (like a snowboard would use) or, if you’re going for a more sci-fi feel, maybe a lot of suction.

One potential issue with using his stickiness as the way he stays on is that it may feel bizarre if the government is developing something only a thief can use. Alternately, depending on the plotting, you could have government scientists create a similarly sticky effect with boots designed for a hoverboard user. (While he’s in for the hoverboard, he can take the boots as well).

By: SilverWolf

SilverWolf — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:56:07 +0000

Um… B.Mac, do you have any ideas?

By: SilverWolf

SilverWolf — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:40:23 +0000

OMG. Sorry about spelling and grammar in that last one, I forgot to run it through word first. *shame*

By: SilverWolf

SilverWolf — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:38:08 +0000

the first time ben really uses his powers for (somthing other than mucking around) he needs to breake into a goverment funded lab and he doesnt want his finger prints all over the place (dont worry he is only taking back what they stole from his friend). But after Ben and his friends get out of there, i gess he dosent need to wear gloves.

you gave me an idea, ben tries to retreave the item with full gloves on, but it is to inconviniant. so when they have escaped he desides not to wear gloves.

i have another problem. it is that the item that they steal, is a hoverboard and later on ben uses it to get around Brayar (the city he lives in) quickly. but to stay on the board, ben needs to use his “sticky powers” to stay on the board. thats why i have probmlems with the footwear.

By: B. McKenzie

B. McKenzie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:19:00 +0000

A few possibilities come to mind:

1) He ditches the gloves or wears fingerless gloves. (Also, I’d recommend boots that are good for climbing).

2) You modify his powers so that they work through clothes.

3) You rework his powers so that it makes sense that they would work with clothes on. For example, if the gloves are specially designed to work with his adhesive ability or are the source of his climbing ability, it would make sense that he could climb with them on.

4) He opts to wear gloves even though they limit his superpower. I’m constantly bagging on people for not giving their characters unusual choices, right? If your character is so devoted to the idea of wearing gloves (for whatever reason–maybe he’s really into the style or gets cold very easily) that he’d willingly give up a superpower, that’d go a long way to characterizing him. One conceivably cunning reason is that he’s trying to make his secret identity stronger by concealing all of his skin (e.g. hiding his race). Why give supervillains and police the ability to instantly weed out 37%+ of the U.S. population as suspects (and 80%+ if he’s not Caucasian)? Depending on how much the secret identity matters to him, that might be an okay reason to take a handicap on a pretty minor superpower.

5) He wears gloves most of the time but takes them off for climbing work. I’d imagine he doesn’t do all that much climbing and gloves can be taken off pretty easily, so it doesn’t sound all that inconvenient. (That said, in the heat of the moment, a delay of a few seconds might be a liability).

PS: Why does he need to wear gloves?

By: SilverWolf

SilverWolf — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:55:20 +0000

Hi guys, I have a dilemma.

One of my characters, Ben, can climb walls and stick to things.
But unlike Spiderman he can’t do it through cloths (how does Spidey do that any way?) he needs direct skin contact to stick. He needs to wear gloves, shoes and long pants, but if he does his powers are useless!
Aahhh! I need help please!

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Tue, 24 May 2011 00:29:25 +0000

In Tempo’s case, I think fingerless gloves probably make sense as a balance of protection and grip. Crystal, in your case, one alternative would be having the healer go without any gloves. Does she need much protection on her hands? (Is she doing anything like parkour or playing around with reptiles with fireballs on their tails? Alternately, perhaps her power works even when she has gloves on?)

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 23 May 2011 23:52:12 +0000

Yeah…I’m wondering that too.
I had planned on Rebecca wearing fingerless gloves as part of her costume (she needs at least part of her hand bare for the healing to work), but, if that won’t work, then I’ll probably work with #1.

By: Tempo

Tempo — Sat, 21 May 2011 20:23:00 +0000

I saw your opinion on fingerless gloves, and I tend to agree. However, they might be useful for a character that does a lot of parkour-style maneuvering as they offer hand protection without losing any grip. Suggestions?

By: Nicholas Case

Nicholas Case — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:16:35 +0000

Yay! It worked! Thnx!

By: Nicholas Case

Nicholas Case — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:16:17 +0000

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By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:48:14 +0000

Use greater-than and less-than signs instead of brackets. (On a standard QWERTY keyboard, the less-than sign is shift+comma and the greater-than sign is shift+period). The commands include b, i and ~~del~~.
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First, there are are exceedingly few examples of strong action scenes in superhero novels. Bitter Seeds (even though it's probably urban fantasy) and Wild Cards are a start, but usually I have more examples ready when I start on an article.
I think superhero novels generally go light on action for two main reasons. 1) Movies and comic books do it so much better. 2) The core audience for superhero action is not well-represented among novel-readers.

By: Nicholas Case

Nicholas Case — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:29:08 +0000

Um B.Mac…how do you bolden text XD ?