ronaldthump
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The OP's selection with realistic bodies is laughably bad - those aren't even the "physical norma" - how about superheroes with fat bodies.. I think most people tend to beway fittter than that (well in australia anyhow)
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"This Is What Superheroes Would Look Like With Realistic Bodies"
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Misleading to say the least
I completely agree, and don't know the best to address the issue, but it's weird to me that there's such a huge aspect of what actors do in modern film-making that goes completely unrecognised officially.
What put the idea in my head was watching Creed. Michael B. Jordon was off the mark for 'Best Actor', but gave one of the very 'Best Physical Performances' of the year.
ghostwritingduck
Member
I'd like to see someone do this where the heroes targeted the look of professional athletes. The characters should look strong and fit, but not have fake muscles and almost no body fat. This just made the characters look out of shape.
Hey I'd be up for dad bod superman
It's not what's "realistic" it's the real average body size/shape of an American viewer
True tho
Lol
It's not what's "realistic" it's the real average body size/shape of an American viewer
True tho
Lol
BrassDragon
Member
If that's a real problem, 'acceptance' sounds more like resignation to me.
CadetMahoney
Member
That is also true.
themagicalkitsune
Member
Black panther is my favorite thiccboy.
Salty Rice
Member
Yeah pretty much.
Also i guess Margot Robbie, Henry Cavil and Chadwick Boseman have no realistic bodies.
They are freaks of nature!
Discotheque
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Australian actor Nathan Jones is probably one of those people coming closest to the look of a superhero.or supervillain
Billed height 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Billed weight 150 kg (330 lb; 24 st)
Dude looks incredible:
In Troy
in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Pictures doesn't do it justice. GOAT actor physique.
Vince McMahon Hoss certified
OG Shaka Zulu
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Why did they play BP like that?
It's just pandering.
Recovery.org does not want to cure their clients. It's a huge business and they want to keep them in as long as possible so that they can keep selling stuff.
Theonik
Member
Yep. This scene was very likely the first day of shooting and the Captain America scene was for sure, Chris even said so.
The pre-shoot pump also makes a huge difference.
LongDongJunon
Member
This is basically a mainstream Weight Gain TF fetish campaign.
I'll inform Deviant Art.
I'll inform Deviant Art.
Monocle
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No stahp how dare you, take it back. Comic book pecs make life worth living.
If anything, comic book artists should spend more time learning how to draw male anatomy, since only a handful like the primary artists for the latest Grayson and Guardians of the Galaxy runs really know what they're doing.
I get that they're trying to curb unrealistic and harmful body image issues, but the body types in the edited images go a bit too far in the opposite direction to be "realistic" considering these particular characters are supposed to be athletic. These are more like what superheroes would look like with common bodies.
That said, comics could certainly use a greater variety than some degree or combination of "bodybuilder" and/or "model". There was a series of photographs from a while back featuring different Olympic athlete body types that could be a good reference.
That said, comics could certainly use a greater variety than some degree or combination of "bodybuilder" and/or "model". There was a series of photographs from a while back featuring different Olympic athlete body types that could be a good reference.
PdotMichael
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Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Are we sure this isn't just someone's excuse to make fan art with their fetish?
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I'm cracking up at Black Panther's puffy cheeks.
Schweinehund
Member
haha, thought this would be about drawing comic book characters with more realistic proportions... but this like turning them into the average for obese countries. Not really the message we should be sending to kids, to give up.
Monocle
Member
I think you mean "differently athletic."
SenjutsuSage
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Why the black dude gotta be fatter than the others? 
PdotMichael
Banned
alternative fit
Obviously panther has KingbodWhy the black dude gotta be fatter than the others?
Human facial variation ≠ ugly. Especially when you see how much sameface is in comics.
Come ON son
Why the black dude gotta be fatter than the others?
He's the most realistic of the bunch
Daniel Cormier, UFC LHW champ
He's the most realistic of the bunch
Daniel Cormier, UFC LHW champ
Daniel's a fatty
But he knows it https://youtu.be/M0CfNA12aFw
Jest Chillin
Member
Well he was once a HW and still could be if he wanted to. The thing to take away is that he's still incredibly athletic and has better cardio than everyone else in the HW division and a good chunk of those in the LHW division.
He was also a collegiate All-American, Olympic Bronze medalist, Pan American Gold Medalist, and a Golden Gran-Prix gold medalist in Wrestling.
George Oscar Bluth II
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Jason's Ultimatum
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I am GAF's reckoning.
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Deleted member 325805
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So realistic means fat?
He was pretty small (for a heavyweight) in most of his career in comparison to the strikeforce picture posted earlier, but gained like 40 pounds after his kidney failure training for the olympics in 2008.
Cain Velasquez is the heavyweight with the amazing cardio.
he's a fatty too so your point is still valid lol
Earthanoid
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I agree with everyone else that this is dumb; realistic shouldn't mean fat. Even if Henry Cavill and the giant from Mad Max have to bulk up for the shots, just watch an episode of Ninja Warrior. Plenty of the people on that show are ripped and aren't doing it just for bulk since the courses require some agility.
The most stupid cover has to be Cyborg though. The guy has a robot body. Does he even eat normal food? If they wanted to be realistic they should have stuck his head on one of the Boston Dynamics robot bodies.
The most stupid cover has to be Cyborg though. The guy has a robot body. Does he even eat normal food? If they wanted to be realistic they should have stuck his head on one of the Boston Dynamics robot bodies.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I don't understand the point. Even if we go for "realistic" body shapes, a character who always does extreme physical labor would still produce a certain build that is not obese.
Oh wait
every fucking time, this word is so dumb whenever it is used to describe something for fiction, or when you try to justify something
Oh wait
every fucking time, this word is so dumb whenever it is used to describe something for fiction, or when you try to justify something
These threads are always disappointing to read in GAF. Still remember those illustrations by bulimia.com that got shared gaming side.
We get insulting shit like this.
We get insulting shit like this.
DC never medalled in the Olympics just FYI.
The people behind recovery.org are actually the same as the ones behind bulimia.com. Both sites have the same contact address.
I'm guessing they were happy about the attention they got so they decided to do it again
John Kowalski
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4real dude
Crankshaft
Member
I don't understand how superheroes who fight crime and are active every day (as well as not being real) would be fat. Do they get the super munchies after fighting super crime? Look at the show 'The Arrow'. The guy who does the main character just completed American Ninja Warrior. What sense does making these characters fat?