Is this not Black Manta's best design? I wouldn't mind if they incorporated this look for him into the comics

Is this not Black Manta's best design? I wouldn't mind if they incorporated this look for him into the comics.

I get that by raising his shoulders they're trying make his large head less disproportionate, but personally it makes the design look more jarring to me. I'd rather the upper body be more regular.

And here's more Black Manta designs. More Manta than the eyes can see.

wtf is with the walking dead one? Was that an actual variant?

There are blank covers sent out sometimes that artists use for con sketches.

oh neat

He looks fine the way he is right now

I actually really like the simpler superfriends costume.

You uh...really like Black Manta huh?

I prefer the wider heads because they look silly.

You certainly can't go wrong with Alex Toth.

his helmet looks like a penis

>There is such a thing as a Mantafag.
Impressive.

I prefer the giant helmet.

Big Black Manta

There is something aesthetically pleasing about the giant helmet.

I'm partial to this one.

Another image.

I think the DCAU had a decent Black Mant- I mean "Devil Ray"

Forgot pic

It kinda looks like they took a little inspiration from the Black Manta design seen in Aquaman's 1960's cartoon series.

You can't go wrong with any of Black Manta's designs from the cartoons.

I like the thicker neck's contrast with the bottom of the helmet.

What's the sauce on bottom left? It speaks to me.

It's from Batman/Superman: Public Enemies.

It's not mine unfortunately, I found it on Twitter. But I do commend the fan who devoted this much of his wallspace to DC's best villain.

>Is this not Black Manta's best design?
no

Manta could always use a sidekick

He's a god tier villain. If anything it's strange he doesn't have a bigger fanbase.

The GOAT right here.

What's your favorite Black Manta design?

Here's an unused Phil Bourassa design for Black Manta. Looks like he took some cues from Neon Genesis Evangelion with this one.

I like it, but it reminds me of an owl.

Ivan Reis definitely draws my favorite Black Manta from the comics.

GOAT

Don't mind me, just the best Manta design coming through

The weird "exposed torso" look sucks, and the way it's broken up is just unpleasant to look at. He kind of looks like a chad in a tracksuit more than anything.

the wierd thing about black manta is he's one of like, 5 cape characters that actually has a decent reason to wear the muscled bodysuit, and writers don't have to contrive some stupid reason why it's somehow more functional than normal clothing.
This isn't why I like him, it's just odd.

>looks like a chad
But he's black.

He has that pirate chick in the current run.

Nice, he looks legitimately spooky here.

This design is pure sex.

>there are other mantafags apart from me

She needs a better costume

You are not alone, brother.

I'm loving how much attention he's been getting in Rebirth as well.

When they gonna fug?

Is this real life or just Manta sea

Hopefully they do the character justice in the upcoming Aquaman solo film.

It is the best. This should be the baseline for him.

Looks fantastic but yeah a little too owl like. Maybe get rid of the upturned spikes on the ends of the helmet. Make them look like a manta's face things.

I really feel like they'll make it shitty. It'll probably be all black and the helmet won't be football shaped. It'll be boring.

>It'll probably be all black
So like the majority of his designs, then?

Maybe if the tips on the helmet pointed downward, it'd be pure sex, but if someone told me this was an owl man variant I'd dig it.

I mean like a plain black wetsuit. Which is the design they're using now and I don't like it there either.

Yeah, I'm a big fan of the underarm webbing and visor. It adds a nice underwater touch to his design.

Yellow eyes > red eyes.

I can dig it.

Since New 52 is over has Black Manta been fixed yet?

How big is his penis?

You're not a fan of the Johns' origin, I take it?

He's got a huge dick and he likes to swing it around.

Why are he like this again ? Is there any reason for helm like this, or its just neat concept ?