Captain America Costume Redesign Fixes His Helmet in Jaw-Dropping Fan Art
There are many superheroes whose costumes were inspired by the American flag, but Captain America stands head and shoulders above the rest. While his appearance has been altered and updated by different artists over the years, the look is timeless enough that it adapts surprisingly well to modern times. That is except for one design element that only looked sillier as time went on, the wings on Cap’s helmet, there are many different interpretations of them but they’re often incorporated because they have to be. But one piece of fan art from a now defunct redesign competition came up with the perfect solution for the wings, and it was staring everyone in the face the whole time.
The wings on Captain America’s helmet are a problem, artists have made them into stencils on the side of the helmet, recent films and games have worked them into the shape of the helmet, other versions of Captain America's costume get rid of them altogether. When Cap was created in 1941 by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, many superhero comics were taking inspiration from classical mythology, and the winged helmet not only evokes Hermes, the Greek god of speed, but also the helmets worn by northern soldiers of ancient Europe. Unfortunately, what once looked godlike now looks completely ridiculous.
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In 2010 a website dedicated to superhero costume design called Project Rooftop held a competition called “Captain America: Fighting Styles” that encouraged contestants to reimagine Captain America’s iconic outfit. The winner was an incredibly bold concept by artist Daniel Heard that completely reimagined Steve Rogers from the ground up. Most notably, instead of Captain America's
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