By their very nature, superhero body images are not supposed to mean anything to society. However, it is harder than you think to internalize these childhood heroes as these flawless physical beings. Over the years, the unrealistic body images for men in comics have become more and more outrageous. Increased muscle size have become significantly rampant in these comic book characters. Looking at the new Spiderman figurines, they have all physically developed and are stacked with muscles from head to toe making them look like bodybuilders. Nowadays heroes like Superman, Batman, and Captain America have become the definitive example of unrealistic body images in comic books. They have become the "gold standard" for over the top ripped muscles.
Body image is something we all struggle with, we all talk about it at one point or another, and we all wish we could look better. The media has passed the point where we as a society are now willing to criticize our own bodies but not willing to allow our friends to do the same to ours. Superhero body images in comics have intensified over the years and my question to you all is whether the idealization of superheroes over the years have caused a detrimental effect to our society. Thank you for taking your time to view my blog posts. Stay blessed my friends.
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