Why do they not make some of these characters and superhero's get any older? Even after 50- 60 yrs. I think it would be awesome to follow some of these characters throughout theyre entire life and see how they would change. Some characters would die, theyre kids would grow into the new superheroes, the older characters would be in charge of things, etc.
Why do comic book characters never age?
Because the characters sell and doing something so radical as aging them and eventually replacing them carries a lot of risk when everyone knows that Superman = Clark Kent and there's the Daily Planet, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor.
Most often because different writers have their own stories to tell of Spider-Man and Superman, and there is only one of each in their respective universes.
The only comic character i know of is the Vertigo vertion of John Constantine. He ages in real time. so when the comic first come out he was in his late 20's or early 30's he is now in his 50's i beleve.
Because they're iconic and timeless. They are inspirations to many and for future generations to pass on.
And comic book characters hardly age because people are familiar and usually fond of the current character the way they are, and wouldn't want them to significantly age or be replaced in canon. Also, if an author chose to significantly age 1 character, then it wouldn't make a lot of sense if the rest of the characters in their universe didn't age as well, so they'd be kinda forcing other characters to age too which wouldnt be good.
They do age but very very very slowly.
In fact there is an Old Man Logan, which is an old Wolverine.
This.Because they're iconic and timeless. They are inspirations to many and for future generations to pass on.
@Knight_Justice said:
How old is Bruce Wayne/Batman right now? late 20s or early 30s?
He is probably 30-35
@Jnr6Lil: I'm not saying every one should age but, they seem to be running out of ideas for the stories that they create, and it's always the same enemies and characters brought back, over and over. People grow older and smarter and learn new things and meet different people in theyre lifetime. It would definitely add to a story line. I just wanna know why every single book never makes theyre characters age. It could even be placed in an alternate universe, seperate from the other books. You would be following them through life, as you age yourself. They're children and such would take over the roles as "whoever" when they get old or die, so the characters themselves would always exist.
@BigCimmerian said:
@Knight_Justice said:
How old is Bruce Wayne/Batman right now? late 20s or early 30s?
He is probably 30-35
Thanks! By the way, Batman started he's crusade at his early 20s right?
Characters do age, but they don't do it in real time. Peter Parker has aged quite a bit over the years, but not even close to as much as he would have in real life. That's just one example.
Some Characters age if they need to (i.e first Teen Titans wave).
These characters have too much history for them to just age and die and be replaced by a constant stream of different names taking up the mantels. The world needs Clark and Bruce just as much as Batman and Superman. Dick Grayson is my favorite character in comics but he is Nightwing not Batman.
Occasionally you get to see younger heroes gradually age or get crisis'd into being older (Bart Allen.)
Although, i read somewhere once that in the MarvelU that every 5 or ten years is like 1 or 2 years in that universe?? Anyone want to look this up and confirm or deny? I'm at work so i can not, well i could but i don't want to.
@Knight_Justice said:
@BigCimmerian said:
@Knight_Justice said:
How old is Bruce Wayne/Batman right now? late 20s or early 30s?
He is probably 30-35
Thanks! By the way, Batman started he's crusade at his early 20s right?
He started his crusade when he was 26 :)
@BigCimmerian said:
@Knight_Justice said:
@BigCimmerian said:
@Knight_Justice said:
How old is Bruce Wayne/Batman right now? late 20s or early 30s?
He is probably 30-35
Thanks! By the way, Batman started he's crusade at his early 20s right?
He started his crusade when he was 26 :)
Thanks for the info!
@soduh2 said:
Characters do age... just really slowly. Spider-man said he's been spider-man since he was "15 years old" in the civil war.
This.
Same goes for DC.
Why don't characters age? One simple answer; death. Batman would be dead by now, does anyone really want that? I think that we have to realise that comic heroes are only ours for a while. Each generation will discover these characters as their own and everyone has a right to discover these characters in their prime. Its pretty selfish of us to want to want the characters to age and die for our own satisfaction. There are plenty of series to satiate that need, like Kingdom Come, The Dark Knight and The End series from Marvel.
Yet, it think that the comic heroes tie into the pulp tradition and those characters are timeless and have the capacity to be reintrodueced and reinvigorated for each new generation. Look at The Shadow, or Flash Gordon or Dracula. Comic heroes walk in their footsteps and will, hopefully live forever.
@Knight_Justice said:
@BigCimmerian said:
@Knight_Justice said:
How old is Bruce Wayne/Batman right now? late 20s or early 30s?
He is probably 30-35
Thanks! By the way, Batman started he's crusade at his early 20s right?
According to Grant Morrison (reflecting the official opinion of DC editorial) Batman is apparently in his mid-30's now.
@feebadger said:
@Knight_Justice said:
@BigCimmerian said:
@Knight_Justice said:
How old is Bruce Wayne/Batman right now? late 20s or early 30s?
He is probably 30-35
Thanks! By the way, Batman started he's crusade at his early 20s right?
According to Grant Morrison (reflecting the official opinion of DC editorial) Batman is apparently in his mid-30's now.
Thanks for the info! :-)
They do age, but it takes a long time. Look at Nightwing for example. Also, whenever there is a reboot of any kind everyone is made younger again.
I guess it serves its own purpose; We would be in the second or third generation by now, people would have their favourites and would be sad to see them die, some characters are immortal, the universe would be huge, and handling the continuity would be a herculean task.
Although it would be very cool to "grow up", quite literally, with the characters.
Popular characters will not age because fans will be mad and the companies will lose money. Batman will always be bruce, Captain america will always be Steve, Superman will always be Clark, Spiderman will always be peter. And with the ruining out of ideas part, "We can always have a major event-Marvel. Or we can just Reboot- Dc. Not like any other company will ever outshine us."
@ratman19 said:
because i dont want anyone else other than clark kent to be superman and i dont want anyone else other than bruce wayne to be batman
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@YourNeighborhoodComicGeek said:
They do age but very very very slowly.
In fact there is an Old Man Logan, which is an old Wolverine.
this series was pretty badass
@TheAmazingImmortalMan: Yes it was.
They do age. Its just they age very slowy and they dont ahe at the same rate as each other. Spiderman was 15 when he got his powers and now hes in his late 20s. Franklin and Valeria Richards were both born after fantastic four started so they obviously aged.
in comic book time 5 years is one year in real time. SO i guessing the character will age only once.
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