Well oversized weapons are almost always rediculous unless it's a one-shot deal where say the Thing has to take down a mega-baddy and the only weapon Mr. Fantastic has to take it down is too heavy for anyone but the Thing to make use of it. It doesn't really matter who's overdoing it after all, Liefeld might have done it most often with over-sized guns and too many pouches but he's hardly the only one. It was a different look and once someone tosses in a divergent look that catches the attention of people it propogates like a virus through the artists until they burn it out and everyone goes 'Give it a rest, I'm tired of all the guns and pouches!' at which point it fades out until the only ones left with such things are generally characters who're more suited for them.
Given Mr. Fantastic for example a vest with pouches isn't so out of character when you consider how much he focuses on analyzing things and doing on-site construction of fantastic gadgets and requires a way of carrying equipment with him that won't get in the way of his powers. A vest with equipment pouches he can discard at a moment's notice does fit with him, especially if he knows he's going into a situation where he'll need to bring equipment with him. It's a rediculous idea for the Thing though unless he's being pack-mule or Spider-man who other than running out of web fluid during fights really had no need for extra items beyond his trackers, extra fluid cartridges, his camera, and his belt light.
I don't really see much value to thigh pouches either, especially the aroud-the-thigh pouch line, unless they're holding something really flexible and thin like a rain poncho, and that could be held in a vest pouch. Visually it's nice but too much of a good thing when you look at things in practical terms.
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