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    Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Mars Blackmon Memorial Edition

    Matthew PetersonBy Matthew PetersonMay 22, 201312 Comments1 Min Read

    When I was younger, I was always a little bit worried about Batman, leaping and bounding across the rooftops of Gotham City in what seemed to be smooth-soled Monkee boots.  As comic audiences and I aged, Batman eventually graduated to a thicker-soled combat-style boot, while Superman still rocked the Stride-Rite knee socks with the stylish divot-hem.  (The loss of that design element is one of the myriad of problems with Supey’s new nanite battle-armor look, by the way.)  Poor Wonder Woman only recently gave up heels (depending on the artist) but The Thorn has been wearing thigh-high stiletto streetwalker boots since 1972, while Black Canary was forced for YEARS to do martial arts flips and judo throws in corsair boots with a Cuban heel.  It seems that only the Flash, with his specially ridged yellow boots, really considered the practicality and workability of his footwear, and even that has been diminished by a bunch of strange seams in the latest designs.

    The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) would enjoy some nice Chuck Taylors, if they made the things in a 14 Wide, asking: Which superhero has the most awesome footgear?

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    12 Comments

    1. JoeM on May 22, 2013 11:31 am

      The Hulk’s bunny slippers!

      Reply
    2. Dino on May 22, 2013 11:42 am

      Didn’t say comic superhero, so I’ll throw this one out there: Bayonetta, from the video game of the same name. She wears stilettos that have guns as heels.

      Reply
    3. Oldcomicfan on May 22, 2013 2:02 pm

      Aw, I was going to go with the Hulk…. so what’s next after “most awesome footwear”? The most Colorful Codpiece?

      Reply
      • Matthew Peterson on May 22, 2013 9:03 pm

        Most sarcastic comment…

        Reply
    4. Derek Viger on May 22, 2013 6:07 pm

      Batman where he has the bat symbol as boot treads

      Reply
    5. Mike on May 22, 2013 6:34 pm

      I was always partial to Thunderstrike’s boots. For a character drawn in the 90s, they looked pretty utilitarian, without going over the top by being covered in pouches.

      Reply
    6. alishamynx on May 23, 2013 4:49 am

      Wayne Gretzky’s shoes that became in-line skates on “ProStars” (the cartoon where he, Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson were sorta like superheroes).

      Reply
    7. Pearce on May 23, 2013 10:09 am

      Chell from Portal has the most awesome / practical footwear.

      Reply
    8. Mark on May 23, 2013 10:15 am

      Only one man has It Right ultimate Nick Fury first time he show’s up
      “Gucci with flight upgrade as Armani on a mission is bad luck”
      Back when he was the superspy not superspy-master

      Reply
    9. Robbie on May 23, 2013 11:57 am

      Iron Man’s Rocket Skates!

      Reply
      • Matthew Peterson on May 23, 2013 12:04 pm

        You win one (1) Internet.

        Reply
    10. allenbt1 on May 23, 2013 6:31 pm

      Stiltman?

      Reply

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