Jun 29 2009Sadness: Superheroes, The Golden Years

This is a little gallery of superheroes past their prime. They were all drawn by Italian artist Donald Soffritti and made me sadder than hell. You know, because they got me thinking about growing old and shit. Too profound for you? I'm deeper than an ocean trench.
Hit the jump for some of my favorites, then the link for a whole bunch more.







Superheroes - The elder years [toomuchfreetime]
Thanks to Stephen, who won't ever grow old but will wear tights.
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Reader Comments
1. hvjh - June 29, 2009 6:58 PM
1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. dp - June 29, 2009 7:00 PM
Hey, now I look like Superman!
3. Superpants - June 29, 2009 7:02 PM
I'm a super hero
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4. tristan - June 29, 2009 7:02 PM
wth wolverine doesnt age!
5. Brob - June 29, 2009 7:07 PM
this is almost as the super hero yesuv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2YLmWFsBXg
ALMOST as good..
6. manders - June 29, 2009 7:08 PM
This made me laugh and cry at the same time.....but the way they're capitalizing the comic franchises now, we may one day see a movie with these guys *sniffle*
7. tbizzle(thomas fancy hahahaha) - June 29, 2009 7:09 PM
that is kinda wat syd did. he shows through art how depressing old superheros r. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2YLmWFsBXg
8. Tennist0 - June 29, 2009 7:19 PM
@6: there are so many movies comming out within the next few years, we will want to stop seeing them soon
9. A girl named Michael - June 29, 2009 7:22 PM
Apparently this artist is great at looking at other people's work and aging it- too bad he obviously hasn't read any of the actual comic books or even seen one of the movies.
10. Niggle - June 29, 2009 7:22 PM
HA to funny, even though aqua man is THE lamest super hero he is the funniest senior hero.
11. genericvigilante - June 29, 2009 8:07 PM
@tristan - X-men: Days of Future Past, Wolverine: The End, or Old Man Logan. All three comics show an aged Logan.
12. Truk - June 29, 2009 8:19 PM
Don't fret GW, we'll have you put down long before you get this bad.
13. Steph - June 29, 2009 8:25 PM
Call me guys 631-708-4240 I wanna have sex
14. STOMPY - June 29, 2009 8:30 PM
@13
I srsly wanna know who you hate that much to post their digits on the web.
15. Truk - June 29, 2009 8:43 PM
probably some girl who was impervious to his rufies....
16. STOMPY - June 29, 2009 9:00 PM
@15
Don't you hate when that happens...
17. Checo - June 29, 2009 9:35 PM
Thor looks like me ;O
http://ubergosh.mybrute.com
18. Beastman AIDS - June 29, 2009 9:48 PM
I heard the hero is died?
Batman looks awesome!
19. STOMPY - June 29, 2009 9:50 PM
Anyone else have to stay effing late for work and are bitter?!
20. STOMPY - June 29, 2009 10:29 PM
Sweet, looks like GW is ALL MINE!!! muhahahah..........cricket cricket..... sniffle sniffle....
21. manders - June 29, 2009 10:54 PM
I had to work late, but now i'm enjoying a great beer and great cigar - - good times
22. STOMPY - June 29, 2009 11:50 PM
ohhh, I would totatlly go gay for a scotch and a cigar bout now...
23. enzo - June 29, 2009 11:50 PM
Superman and Wolverine never get old
24. Daisy - June 29, 2009 11:57 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max retired from baseball after getting his 3000th hit. Later 2 of his hits were disqualified, so he had to return to the team.
25. Jarch - June 29, 2009 11:59 PM
Superman ended up with huge moobs in old age.
26. Salty Bob - June 30, 2009 12:10 AM
Big deal. MAD magazine covered this at least forty years ago.
27. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 12:24 AM
Barney BJ!!!
http://static.pyzam.com/img/funnypics/4/7440_4755_thumb.jpg
you're gonna love his nuts!
28. Beastman AIDS - June 30, 2009 12:29 AM
It's not super late here - only 4:30pm in NZ. All the oceanic readers visit the site while the americans are in bed. Or should be in bed... :P
29. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 12:40 AM
Ya, I figured I'd be running around with a different crew at night...
30. Latexxx - June 30, 2009 12:46 AM
haha, catwoman after the jump had me laughing
http://felyouth.mybrute.com
31. manders - June 30, 2009 12:53 AM
I should probably be in bed....but instead being a nerd on my computer
and the catwoman atj was GREAT!
32. nightfall - June 30, 2009 1:13 AM
awesome!!
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33. Lenny - June 30, 2009 1:57 AM
wow me and the geekologie writer would never grow old cause thats how super we are oooo.... lol
34. lyingdwarf - June 30, 2009 2:28 AM
bring it
35. lyingdwarf - June 30, 2009 2:29 AM
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36. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 2:38 AM
argh, I'm surrounded by Brutefags...
37. Pro - June 30, 2009 4:07 AM
This kind of reminds me of the WATCHMEN movie, ya we all hate getting old. our life is as the path of the sun across the sky, the most important thing is to shine very bright at NOON!
38. jp2506 - June 30, 2009 5:10 AM
http://www.aj2u.com Air jordan
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39. arsenal eater - June 30, 2009 6:00 AM
you fools comics win always die bart die
40. Jaded Icon - June 30, 2009 7:20 AM
Just funny enough to bring a smile, but not a laugh.
41. John - June 30, 2009 7:36 AM
Just Funny to see
42. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 8:42 AM
Ahhh, four hours of sleep and back at work. GW, I'm expecting top notch work from you today!
43. naas - June 30, 2009 9:14 AM
Good morning☺
STOMPY WTF do you do employed as a slave?
44. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 9:24 AM
@naas, don't tell agent mark but I'm actually a hitman... Ya the hours can suck at times but when you are doing something you love, its worth it!
45. naas - June 30, 2009 9:25 AM
Nice, STOMPY. Don't worry about agent mark anymore, we bumped him off if ya know what I mean
46. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 9:33 AM
Can never be too carefull though, agent mark can clone and spawn other agents marks
http://www.movievillains.com/images/agentsmith.jpg
47. Timbo - June 30, 2009 9:37 AM
Koo koo...
48. naas - June 30, 2009 9:38 AM
Not anymore my friend, he was reprogrammed & made over on jenny jones
http://www.reelingreviews.com/getsmartpic.jpg
49. Daisy - June 30, 2009 9:50 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell uitts a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max fell in love with a girl who had a beer tap installed in the left breast. Unfortunately a woman who can dispense enough beer to get MAx drunk looks like a walking beer keg, and all his friends mocked him. But he didn't mind, he got to drink beer while sucking on a titty.
50. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 30, 2009 10:18 AM
Good morning friends and douchenozzles!
51. Vegas - June 30, 2009 10:23 AM
omg. Thor looks like me! And not just the beer in had and big belly. I'm talking about the winged helmet, cape and spandex. I think i might have some issues to work through....
52. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 30, 2009 10:48 AM
GW is running 45 minutes late. Quik! Somebody give him a news tip!
53. naas - June 30, 2009 10:49 AM
I think he was up all night watching the desperate housewives marathon..... I dvr'd it otherwise I wouldn't be here either
54. Ollie Williams - June 30, 2009 10:51 AM
Morning Thumper, Naas, GFS, LSDiesel, all the other regulars I missed. STOMPY is starting to stick around and join the cool kids club. Keep up the good work.
I brought punch and pie.
55. LSDiesel - June 30, 2009 10:52 AM
Why are people saying the Shadows are wrong? They look perfectly right to me.
56. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 30, 2009 10:56 AM
@55
How's the weather?
57. naas - June 30, 2009 10:57 AM
@56 I don't get it either, I agree this all looks fine
mornin Ollie - you staying dry today or what?
58. naas - June 30, 2009 10:57 AM
great minds think alike shumway, great minds....
59. pez dispenser - June 30, 2009 11:01 AM
but mommy *sniffles*
I thought super heros never diez
*sniffle sniffle*
60. Freddy K - June 30, 2009 11:06 AM
Daisy, that is your second post on this.... or is there an imposter Daisy again?
61. Timbo - June 30, 2009 11:07 AM
I think I'm about ready for a new and exciting post. Something to make me say "wow! that's new and exciting!"
62. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 30, 2009 11:08 AM
GW - WAKE UP!
63. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 30, 2009 11:11 AM
We've been forsaken. Or is it foreskin? I donno.
64. Timbo - June 30, 2009 11:15 AM
hahahahaha!
GW why have you foreskin me?!?
65. naas - June 30, 2009 11:16 AM
riiing riiing.....................riiing riiing..........................riiiing riiiiiing................
"Hi this is GW and thanks for your call. I am currently away from my phone right now so please leave me a detailed message including your name, measurements and when you'd like to stop by for a drunken dinosaur orgy after the beep. I don't have enough beer for all your cute little cosplay friends so yes, absolutely stop at the liquor store on your way over....."
BEEEEEP
66. McFeely Smackup - June 30, 2009 11:19 AM
Dr. Octopus is not a superhero, he is a super villain. If you don't know the difference, you should probably avoid writing about the subject.
67. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 30, 2009 11:20 AM
@67
Way to bring down the mood. Asshole.
68. naas - June 30, 2009 11:23 AM
"Hi GW, this is naas - a loyal, self whoring geeko addict who can't go this long without an update.... What are the chances you could take that self pleasuring dino-helmet off & wake up good sir? We're starting to get antsy & these superheroes aren't looking any prettier. I'm getting some work done this morning & not used to this much progress, so I am going to keep calling after this message until you wake up" *click
69. LSDiesel - June 30, 2009 11:32 AM
@55, I didn't take to read other people's comments this morning. I was just concerned about what I wanted to say with little regard for the effort of other people's words.
Good Morning. STOMPY is getting to be a regular. We must ceremonially piss on his face.
70. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 11:35 AM
@70
Hit my mom up for all the pissing pleasure, she gets off on that the little whore.
71. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 30, 2009 11:41 AM
I'm going, going
back to back
to Cali, Cali
on Friday!!! YAY SUNSHINE!
72. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 11:41 AM
Hey, remember that time when GW posted that link abou the aging superhero's and we sat around the next day like crying babies with full loads in our pants for some more GW... ahhhh those were the days....
73. naas - June 30, 2009 11:42 AM
@72 I'm going to cali too this weekend & through all of next week - we're so going to fight now
74. LSDiesel - June 30, 2009 11:43 AM
@71, Oh my Dear little STOMPY. You miss the point. It is custom that when a geekologie commenter comes of age, that the other regular commenters must 'bless him' by urinating on his face.
At least, that's what Thumper told me, back in the day. I was blindfolded and heard lots of giggling, and someone was asking...where....the record button was.....
Oh God.....
75. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 30, 2009 11:44 AM
74 - Are you following me? I'm going to be there from 7/3-7/11
76. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 30, 2009 11:45 AM
LSD - sorry hun! But that was the number 1 video on youporn for about a week straight! Your pain bought me a BMW.
77. naas - June 30, 2009 11:45 AM
apparently now I am... 7/2 to 7/13 (cheaper plane tix returning on monday)
78. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 30, 2009 11:46 AM
hrm... I'm a bit creeped out... and... aroused... that's weird.
79. LSDiesel - June 30, 2009 11:48 AM
youporn is free and it works on mobile phones.
80. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 11:48 AM
Okay, so I was going to wait to see if GW posted this but its a cool vid to start off the morning, sorry FAH-Q, its a video,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMMxIAn_76g&feature=channel_page
81. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 30, 2009 11:49 AM
STOMPY - you tease!
82. naas - June 30, 2009 11:52 AM
@79 Yes that is weird, I normally creep myself out just for arousal & used to think THAT was weird
zomg stompy...... "Hooters, cooters, tutors, computers......" hahaha
83. LSDiesel - June 30, 2009 11:55 AM
My ass feels like a bubble bath and you guys look like you're made of cotton candy.
Priceless
84. naas - June 30, 2009 12:00 PM
Stompy has definitely earned himself a urine bukkake, welcome aboard & great job
85. Jerry - June 30, 2009 12:02 PM
That is some great stuff!
http://bootelicious.mybrute.com
86. Ollie Williams - June 30, 2009 12:08 PM
Today is not raining sideways, nor is it space weather. Clear sky and a high of 80 here in good old Portland. Why, that's just a hop, skip, and jump to Cali. Naas, Thumper? Can you say orgy? I knew you could.
87. Ollie Williams - June 30, 2009 12:10 PM
By the way. Does anyone else look through the fan list of Geekologie and guess who is who? Just me? Well f*ck you guys then. :(
PS- I'm the sexy mofo with the green eyes.
88. Ollie Williams - June 30, 2009 12:11 PM
Fan list on Facebook I mean. I need to stop drinking on weekdays. Hah, who am I kidding.
89. naas - June 30, 2009 12:15 PM
@88 I used to until we found each other, now I can never go back (or never back down) whaaa
90. STOMPY - June 30, 2009 12:17 PM
@89
Ya, I need to get that whole facey spacy thing set up one of these days...
91. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 30, 2009 12:25 PM
@88
I'm the fat one with the black dog.
92. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 30, 2009 12:56 PM
88 - I'm the kissy faced one... Oh wait, now I'm the "Where is their vote" one... muahahahaha joo donno what i look like...
93. LSDiesel - June 30, 2009 1:04 PM
Naas knows who I am. ;)
94. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 30, 2009 1:10 PM
@93
I've seen your underwear
95. naas - June 30, 2009 1:20 PM
@94 I do, and my secret identity is no secret to you. This is good though, because now we can keep an eye out for each other at the bar. I hate getting dragged outside by the police alone sometimes
96. Steph - June 30, 2009 2:14 PM
Twitter is steph11340 hotties call me 631-708-4240
97. Ben - June 30, 2009 5:23 PM
I'm a hero too
http://tigerbunny.mybrute.com
98. Probly2Drunk - June 30, 2009 8:26 PM
Cracked magazine did something similar when I was like 9...still sad
99. His Huge Greatness Himself - July 1, 2009 8:31 AM
These pics are pretty depressing.But all these Superheroes are still alive.
100. Rando - July 1, 2009 10:10 AM
back to #23 "Superman and Wolverine never get old"
how does anyone come to that conclusion? so they were born full adults? to my recollection Superman was born a baby on krypton and wrapped in his blanket that had his superman symbol on it and sent away before his planet exploded. and for Wolverine I can just say there's no way he don't age.
101. led display - July 1, 2009 11:44 AM
jump for some of my favorites
102. sohaan - July 7, 2009 2:46 PM
ah its aight most peoples heros are already old and wack from byakugan to south park who the hell knows wats next
http://tinyurl.com/3fwqb2
103. Tulip - July 8, 2009 2:20 PM
@23, Wolverine does grow old, just V-e-e-e-r-r-r-y-y-y-y slowly. That has to be 8005.
104. plc - October 7, 2009 9:47 AM
Good Picture ...
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