Dylan Collard's 'Super Heroes' is a photo series that focuses on the idea of superheroes post-career.
The series, which Dylan Collard said, "[...] comes from a desire to hold onto some of that childish belief and imagination and ask where some of my superheroes might have ended up if they were alive today."
From an elderly Wonder Woman mopping stairs to the Joker just casually reading the paper, Dylan Collard's Super Heroes series is seemingly depressing, but creates a knowledge that there is life after fame.
Implications - People who are fascinated by iconic characters tend to spin off with their own ideas of what happened after the story ended. By doing this, they finish the tale they felt may have been unfinished while sharing their own version with fellow appreciators.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Post-career Superheroes
- Exploring the lives of superheroes after their prime creates new opportunities for storytelling and character development in popular culture.
- Aging and Superheroes
- As the superhero genre continues to grow, exploring older versions of iconic characters could appeal to a wider audience demographic.
- Nostalgia in Pop Culture
- Reviving beloved characters from past eras can tap into the sentimentality of consumers and create innovative new content.
Sectors Adopting This
- Entertainment
- Creating television shows, movies, or graphic novels that explore post-career superheroes can breathe new life into the entertainment industry.
- Publishing
- Publishing books exploring the lives of older superheroes creates a new market within the comic book and graphic novel industry.
- Merchandising
- Building product lines around post-career superheroes can generate renewed interest in popular characters and become a new source of revenue for merchandise creators.
