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If you were a superhero, what would you look like when you're old?

Asked by Rarebear (25192points) November 8th, 2013

Here is an amusing series of photorealistic paintings about an aging superhero. It got me musing on this question
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/11/the-life-and-times-of-an-elderly-superhero-captured-in-oil-paintings-by-andreas-englund/

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Coloma's avatar

Haha…well, I’d look like the St. Pauli girl brew babe only a little rounder but still have great, knock ‘em dead cleavage, Super cleavage! lol

Seek's avatar

Those are cute. ^_^

You know, I just love Frank Miller’s Dark Knight and The Killing Joke and the like.

Batman got old. He’s done. His body hurts, he’s fought them all, and the city’s not getting better. What? Barbara? Ugh. Ok, I’ll pull on the suit. Risk my life again. I should just kill them all and be done with it.

Rarebear's avatar

Dark knight was brilliant. Even the sequel was good.

lx102303's avatar

The Comedian from Alan Moore’s “Watchmen” graphic novel .
=)

management123's avatar

Jeff Duffy :) :) :-)

SecondHandStoke's avatar

I’d still be Bootman.

With my tights, cape, welding goggles and acetylene cutter.

Rarebear's avatar

Hah. Awesome

Coloma's avatar

Oh man, I hope I’m dead before I get there. If the super heroes look that bad well…it’s not lookin’ good. lol

augustlan's avatar

Super Grandma!

But since my super power is super empathy, I’ll probably just look like this.

Nimis's avatar

@augustlan What?! No whip?!

ucme's avatar

Mickey Rooney, that fucker just refuses to die.

flutherother's avatar

My superhero tunic needs washed and ironed.

Seek's avatar

Gorrammit. No matter what I search, I just can’t find “grandma with whip”. It all turns up pictures of baked goods.

ragingloli's avatar

Just like Batman, I would have retired long before that stage and looked for a successor.

wildpotato's avatar

@Seek_Kolinahr 6:40 – the whole clip is gold, though.

ibstubro's avatar

Sean Connery, Patrick Stewart or (end of life) Paul Newman…you know, the other superheros.

Skylight's avatar

If I had superpowers, I wouldn’t get old.

Fly's avatar

I could only hope to look like Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.

Berserker's avatar

I wouldn’t be a superhero, I’d be a villain. And I’d be all like, get oaf mah lawn, ya fakin’ peace lovin’ ninjaz!

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