Donald Soffritti

Decadence Leaves Its Mark On Aging Super Heroes In Cartoons By Donald Soffritti
Decadence Leaves Its Mark On Aging Super Heroes In Cartoons By Donald Soffritti
Decadence Leaves Its Mark On Aging Super Heroes In Cartoons By Donald Soffritti
While most of the heroes from Comics' Big Two espouse the virtues of relatively clean living, even the most virtuous practitioners of diet and exercise may eventually succumb to excesses and the aging process. Italian cartoonist Donald Soffritti imagined what that future might look like awhile back in his "Superheroes Decadence" collection and though the results certainly aren't pretty -
Super Seniors: Over-the-Hill Superheroes
Super Seniors: Over-the-Hill Superheroes
Super Seniors: Over-the-Hill Superheroes
What happens when superheroes grow old? It's been addressed in plenty of comic book stories from Frank Miller's classic old Batman story "The Dark Knight Returns" to the grey-haired Superman of "Kingdom Come," and of course, Marvel entire series of "The End" comics, imagining the final days of heroes like Wolverine, the Hulk, and the X-Men...