What do you think comic superheroes might be like 50 years from now? I mean from the writer-artist-reader perspective, not from another character's POV.
Will spandex remain the rule of the day? We already have characters whose "costume" is more like street clothes. Is that a good thing? As realistic as that may seem, is the spandex costume "timeless"?
Will we see more superheroes with increasingly high-tech components, as opposed to radiation, mutations or aliens? Is Iron Man yet to hit his stride?
What about monikers? Will they also become more "realistic" (again, we already have some characters with real names), or will the monikers remain as colorful ("timeless") as the spandex costume?
What heroes do we have today who might still be around in 50 years? Superman? Ghost Rider? Who?
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50 years ago people might have asked the same question. Compare that to now and we still have characters with similar origins and spandex costumes. It's still hard to say what it'll be like though.
General themes mostly the same (spandex never dies, just like disco) but I think things will take even more a turn to realism (if that could be possible). Powers and such will be explained much clearly and comics in general may well end up in a darker place
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Spandex would take a serious dive. Offhand, I have about a dozen, give or take, rough potential character designs, and I think one has a spandex-esque costume, though its actually a much more durable material.
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I predict spiritual/mystical heroes will become popular. So when I'm 72, rocking the world in my 15 foot robot body, and every other comic book character is a magician, shaman, or magical warrior, you all are all witness that I called it.
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Good topic. Comic heroes have usually reflected the perspective of the social/political trends that have occurred during the time they are printed. If Religion and Faith or Secularism and Atheism are big in 50 years then we'll see that played out in comics.
It's hard to imagine comic heroes without the spandex. They've been using the same basic costume styles for years. I can see hero groups (Avengers, Justice League) maybe adopting uniforms with a common theme to show their group affiliation.
Monikers and secret identities will still be around imo. They add to plots and it's interesting to see the duality of characters.
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yeah i got a hope for the future MARVEL, KNOW YOUR ROLL YOUR NOT THE BOSS OF ALL THE COMIC WORLD YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE MULTIVERSE OMNI MEANS ALL THE UNIVERSES INCLUDING THE REAL ONES.
There will be cyborgs in the future because they ahve already started making primtive cyborgs now. This will probably mean street levelers will get cybernetic upgrades.
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