Why are all comic book characters so good looking?

Virtually every comic book character has the looks of a supermodel. The guys are all tall, muscular, have chiseled faces. The women are all skinny with curves and are gorgeous.

I mean I can understand Superman being diesel, but shouldn't Prof X be kind chubby from sitting in a wheelchair all day?

Also, I understand people want to see goodlooking people. But doesn't that make it boring as well, in comics everyone pretty much looks the same except for costumes or hair color.

Would a comic book with superheroes that looked more like average joes be successful? or do you have to have only superheroes that look like models in order to sell?

Because fat people aren't super.

End of thread.

What about the Blob?

Originally posted by Endless Mike
What about the Blob?

Meh , he's fat..and possibly dead...

Most mainstream hero's do look like supermodels though.

Xavier apparently has some kind of weird fitness regime which allows him to kick peoples asses in his chair.

Kingpin?

And let's not forget someone like Peter Parker isn't a super model. He was the class nerd in high school.

Neither is Wolverine. Last time I checked, the ladies weren't after men 5'2" and under.

Obviously, the female counterparts of the male characters are going to be... well, hot. Let's not forget a vast majority of comic-book readers are us guys, and who the hell wants to look at ugly girls in magazines? 😛

Of course many superheroes are going to be well-built--fighting supervillains for a living does that to you.

EDIT: And about Xavier: I'm pretty sure he follows some kind of workout routine, although I could be wrong.

Comics are fantasy...

Why not criticize yourself for only wanting attractive mates?

What you are talking about may be relevant in terms of artistic and demographic merit, but not for what people want their fantasy world to be. It works sometimes for a villain to be ugly or misshapen, but even Spawn had to have a cool ass mask to hide his scars. Economics will and unfortunately should win out all the time over these types of considerations.

So that geeks can get off . . .

Originally posted by inamilist
Comics are fantasy...

Why not criticize yourself for only wanting attractive mates?

What you are talking about may be relevant in terms of artistic and demographic merit, but not for what people want their fantasy world to be. It works sometimes for a villain to be ugly or misshapen, but even Spawn had to have a cool ass mask to hide his scars. Economics will and unfortunately should win out all the time over these types of considerations.

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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
So that geeks can get off . . .

😆 I love your comparative contribution 😄

The Maxx wasn't.

Originally posted by Alfheim
The Maxx wasn't.

Indeed

and he rocked like no other

Originally posted by willRules
😆 I love your comparative contribution 😄

I prefer succience to precision.

Originally posted by inamilist
Indeed

and he rocked like no other

Yup I didnt finish collecting the series. I had a lmited editon issue 1 as well. The Maxx was a real cool character, the writing in general was really cool....I think im going to cry. 🙁

Amanda Waller?

You mean, like Pitt, Hulk, Thing, Sasquatch, Stardust, Beta Ray Bill... (I won't even start on the villian characters).

Several different reasons:

1. In order to be able to do the physical feats we see, they have to be in shape, so they work out and that gives them their bodies.

2. Sex sells. Look at Powergirl. She's famous for her twins. If someone like Mary Jane had acne, coke-bottle glasses, greasy looking frizzy hair and a beer belly, she'd never hook up with anyone in the comics and there wouldn't be that "you've got to save the good looking girl" kind of tension. Plus, as someone mentioned above, there are some people that sadly get off on how say, Rogue, has a rack to Tuesday, so we've got to please those sad little people lol.

3. Its a fantasy. Fantasies have ALWAYS been like this. The wicked witch is always ugly, the princess is always beautiful, the prince is always handsome and cunning, etc. Cinderella isn't obese and Sir Lancelot doesn't have goiters lol. A lot of people try to live out their own lives through fantasies, whether it be films or novels or comics, and attractiveness is one of the major categories of perfection.

4. Character development. If Bruce Wayne was rich and hideous, he wouldn't be the playboy we know him as. Someone like Bruce Banner is generally portrayed as not being a particularly attractive guy, and that easily can contribute to his anger issues.

Yadda yadda yadda. It isn't just a lack of creativity (although some characters definitely could fit into that category).

Originally posted by Juntai
Amanda Waller?

Originally posted by Mindship
You mean, like Pitt, Hulk, Thing, Sasquatch, Stardust, Beta Ray Bill... (I won't even start on the villian characters).

droolio

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
droolio

Yeah.Doop is so hot......

Because nobody wants to look at ugly people.