| Posted: 02 January 2009 at 12:33pm | IP Logged | 12
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Okay, but you know what? Let's make a point here -- a point about comics, of all things.
So, I'm 6'1" 239 (240 for simpler math) and though you'd classify me as a big guy, I'm certainly not a HUGE guy. I think Superman and I have a similar frame, although he's a couple of inches taller -- which means for Superman to have MY build, he'd have to weigh about 245-250. Yet Superman is often drawn MUCH larger (265-270) by artists other than Byrne (who I think wisely keeps Superman lean.)
Clark Kent, on the other hand, is rarely drawn as a 265lb man in a suit. I know the old "they carry themselves differently" thing, but for a man as large as Superman, that disguise wouldn't last long.
Too much thought? I still DO love comics. I just always used to laugh at those WHO'S WHO entries that had the characters height and weight. Those numbers were always crazy!
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