Superheroes, art, comics, donald soffritti

Yes, Superheroes, There Is Life After 50!

What happens when superheroes retire? Italian cartoonist Donald Soffritti knows best, because he draws them—in humorous, imaginative, and fantasy-wrecking detail—at their worst. For example, Wonder Woman has traded in her Amazonian hotness and superpowers for a cigarette, a chihuahua, and a lot of extra layers of fat. Sad. Keep reading to find out what happens to Superman and Spider-Man.

Superman's fate is not that different from Wonder Woman's. In addition to being an overweight smoker, though, he also doesn't leave home without his tequila shot.

Spider-Man doesn't gain much weight. Instead, he loses a lot of muscle mass, loses control of his bladder, and becomes one of those obnoxious perpetual hospital patients that walks around screwing up his IV. Images by Donald Soffritti

Donald Soffritti main page via NotCot

9:59 AM on Thu May 15 2008
By LISA KATAYAMA
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spacekicker at 10:06 AM on 05/15/08
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interesting. Looks like something out of MAD magazine
CMG at 10:07 AM on 05/15/08
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it may be helpful to mention that the artist's site in in Italian.
Smeagol92055 at 10:11 AM on 05/15/08
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Yeah, I figured Supes was a closet boozer... I mean, the dude died and came back! That has GOT to leave some sort of emotional imbalance...
Miranda Kali at 10:16 AM on 05/15/08
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Connectedness Index: 150

Old superheroes never die, they just fade...Oh wait, yes they do die. Yes sirree..again, and again, and again.
darcymcgee at 10:32 AM on 05/15/08
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It's better to burn out than fade away.

Unless you're the Human Torch, in which case there isn't much difference.
danwaterhouse at 10:36 AM on 05/15/08
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C'mon, you just know this guy's got an easel set up in Piazza Navona, knocking these things out for 5 euros a pop for witless American tourists.
codydog at 10:40 AM on 05/15/08
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Something to be said for vampires. They do age well
darcymcgee at 10:52 AM on 05/15/08
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@danwaterhouse: I've edited the redundancy out of this sentence:

> knocking these things out for 5 euros a pop for
> American tourists.
NefariousNewt at 10:55 AM on 05/15/08
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@Miranda Kali: Only some of them... you have to be a big-name superhero to get the resurrection treatment.
Klappstuhl at 11:11 AM on 05/15/08
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More over here.
dry-roasted-peanuts at 11:32 AM on 05/15/08
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Hell, that's the coolest thing about Ennis' Punisher MAX run. Most of the artists have drawn him older.
[www.thepunishercomics.com]
dry-roasted-peanuts at 11:34 AM on 05/15/08
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Another good breakdown:
[www.thepunishercomics.com]
ComicNerd.com at 12:05 PM on 05/15/08
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Shoot, I should have sent this in as a tip - so much going on lately!

I absolutely loved the Batman & Robin one
bonniegrrl at 06:43 PM on 05/15/08
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I demand to see an overweight Cat Woman!