The Man of Steel trailers  have everyone salivating. We can't wait to see Supes actually punch someone. That and well, not wear Calvin Klein underwear.

Which brings us to real issue at hand: fashion.
Here's General Zod:



I like the look: Imposing, intelligent. The high collar's a bit much, but what we're all wondering is: why does a Kryptonian need armour?
Of course, he's not the only Kryptonian to plate up. Zod has a mad on for Kal-El's dad Jor-El:




On a side note, put those two enemies together and you get this:

But I digress.

Yes, I'm sure on their homeworld where they have a red sun, Kryptonians DO need armour to repel their advanced energy weapons. But Superman's wearing alien spandex, so why don't they dress down once they move to warmer yellow climes? It may look tougher than Superman II's Zod (who was about as armoured as MC Hammer) but still, why make a movie where an invulerable guy needs to dress like this?




I'll tell you why. Because of the guy who owns this company:



Lex Luthor, Clark's longtime enemy and figurative demonisation of bald guys. You see, Man of Steel's main differentiator is that it's the first Superman movie that establishes a cinematic DC Universe. And in the DCU, as any comic fan will tell you, Lex is more often dressed like this:

[image error] Nice high collar.
Yes, Lex's suit of choice is none other than an Alien Battlesuit. Over the decades he's used technology from Krypton as well as other worlds (like Apokolips and Lexor, a world where Lex is the hero and Supes the villain).

So it appears that a little side arc of the movie is the origin of Lex's threads.

My gut feel is that Lex won't play much of a role in the film, but if Zod gets kicked into a red sun or packed off to the Phantom Zone, Lex is gonna end up with his wardrobe.


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