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As much as I don’t like the new look, how it was debuted was actually quite spectacular.

I LOVE suit-ups, combination, and transformation sequences!

One of the disappointments for me as a comic creator is that I can’t have my heroes doing “suit-up transformation” sequences. That’s panel space better served by pushing the story forward. It’s why the superhero costume reveal perfected by Clark Kent is so widely used. Suit-up transformations is when you know the action is about to start. The heroes are in full hero mode and it’s time to get down to business. Others write these off as padding, but done right you get pumped up for what’s to come. Done wrong, and you get Filmation’s Ghostbusters, a suit-up sequence that goes way too long and can’t even be written off as “we’re not seeing it in real time” because unless that big space is a timeless dimension it takes that long. It’s also boring, and I’m one of that show’s defenders.

I call this “five favorites”, but we’re getting a bonus video because they kind of connect. Interestingly, those two also come from Filmation, so not only do they redeem themselves but most of you out there already know at least one of the connections. The others you may or may not have heard of before, or haven’t seen in years. They’re still a great example of the hero getting ready for action, and the first one is kind of what inspired this.

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