Nightwing Cosplay Makes His 90s Costume Cooler Than Ever
One of Nightwing's most maligned looks has never looked cooler, as a new cosplay shows that his '90s ensemble might actually be criminally underrated. On his Instagram, @rovrtsworkshop1 shared his take on the striking costume Nightwing wore in the early 1990s. The result is making the overlooked outfit something much cooler than it appeared in the pages of DC Comics, as it gets a modern update that we'd love to see the hero wear in his stories.
Dick Grayson was famously Batman's first Robin, as he worked alongside the Caped Crusader during his earliest adventures. However, after being fired from the role of Robin and forming the Teen Titans, Nightwing got a new look that was one of the worst costumes in DC Comics history. But, when Grayson's look was updated to take the hero into the early '90s in New Teen Titans #88 by Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, and Tom Grummett, he was given a costume that toed the line between cool and fresh and downright tacky. Nightwing would only sport the costume for a few years before getting the iconic black and blue look that inspired the current superhero outfit he ears today.
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On his Instagram account, costume designer @rovrtsworkshop1 shared his take on Nightwing's '90s costume, which gives the hero a stunning modern look. The hero outfit, designed for cosplayer @nightwingUK, keeps most of the elements from Nightwing's '90s ensemble, but in bringing the costume to life, @rovrtsworkshop1 manages to offer something that feels news. It keeps the suit's main features, including the golden logo on the chest and shoulder blades and the light blue boots. As a result, the Nightwing cosplay feels looks more mature, less edgy
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