Superman sports a striking white outfit in the upcoming DC Mech limited series, which also features the Man of Steel piloting a white mech suit.
The first issue of DC Mech, written by Kenny Porter and illustrated by Baldemar Rivas, features an adult Kal-El crashlanding on an Earth a far cry from its counterpart in the normal DC universe. On this Earth, Parademons from Apokolips ravaged the planet in the aftermath of World War II, and humanity was forced to adapt by designing massive robotic war suits. The robots are piloted by heroes like Batman and the Flash, who come to blows with the Man of Steel in DC Mech #1 before hashing out their differences to defeat Darkseid.
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Superman's sleek outfit is fully visible on Karl Kerschl's variant cover for Issue #1, showing the Man of Steel standing atop his white mech. Ricardo Lopez Ortiz's variant cover also shows the white-suited Superman facing off against Batman as their mechs duke it out in the background. The costume is vaguely reminiscent of red, blue and white containment suits that he wore in the '90s beginning with Superman #123 when his body began to radiate electrical energy, causing him to split into two separate beings. The costume also bears a resemblance to the all-white getup that he briefly donned in the finale of Blackest Night #8, released in 2010.
Along with Superman's outfit, all of the robot suits in the series were carefully designed by Rivas to reflect the personalities of the characters piloting them. "I put a lot of research into the functionality of each unique mech, how they enhance their specific pilot's strengths and finding design elements that say something about each character as well," Rivas said when DC Mech was first announced. "With the Batman mech, for example, I wanted to design a sleek and dark mech with stealth capabilities while still including a wide range of gadgets which relate to human Batman’s famous tools and fighting skills. I want these mechs to feel at home in the DC Universe and introduce something new and exciting, but familiar."
Introducing a new but familiar take on DC's heroes is the point of DC Mech, Porter said, adding that the series is heavily influenced by his favorite childhood anime series like Mobile Suit Gundam. "DC Mech is inspired by my deep love of the DC Universe and the mecha genre," Porter said. "...I wanted to create a world with Baldemar that completely restructured the world around augmented pilots instead of superheroes."
DC Mech #1 comes from Porter and Rivas, with cover art by Rivas and variant cover art by Dan Mora, Ricardo López Ortiz and Karl Kerschl. goes on sale July 26 from DC.
Source: DC