Why the hell is the Lizard going to be naked in The Amazing Spider-Man movie? He looks ridiculous!

With those come-hither eyes

The studios haven’t released any official images yet, unless you count the brand new trailer that came out a few days ago with some brief glimpses of the Lizard. So based on the trailer, that picture I just posted above and the various toy images that have come out, it seems pretty clear that the Lizard in the new movie is going to be wearing his birthday suit. He’s just gonna be one big hunk of naked lizard-man.

Am I the only one who thinks that looks incredibly stupid?

I’m not going to get into the dumb face he has. Just the general idea that he’s going to be some awkward naked lizard-man. For reference, here is what the Lizard typically looks like in the comics:

Now that's just straight up badass!

The Lizard is really scientist Curt Connors, whose wild experiments turn him into the Lizard. So he’s almost always wearing a tattered white lab coat and clothing. It’s a good look! It adds character to the whole lizard-man identity. It adds color, because ‘white’ is a color when splashed against the dark green of the Lizard’s scaly skin. In the comics, it’s quite clear that he’s a man transformed into a monster because he’s still wearing human clothing. His look tells a story.

In the new movie, he’s just an ugly, naked lizard-man! Was it really so horrible to slap a white lab coat on the Lizard? Did it look weird to test audiences, or something? Did they even give it a chance? This isn’t an argument about staying true to the comic so much as it’s an argument against how stupid he looks naked.

And for Halloween, you can even dress like him.

I just feel embarrassed for that guy

That costume looks even more ridiculous. Jeez. A pox upon all bastards who wear that costume for Halloween this year!

This is just like Green Goblin as a Power Rangers villain.

Summon the Megazord!