Aging Superhero: Andreas Englund, Swedish Artist, Paints Crusader In His Twilight Years (PHOTOS)

Ever wonder what would happen to your favorite superhero as he or she began to age, gradually becoming less lithe and more, well, enfeebled?

That's what Swedish artist Andreas Englund thought when he began his tenderly comic new series that depict a jump-suited crusader in his twilight years -- as a man who still has the power to defeat the bad guys, but might have to catch his breath afterward. Englund's series was recently displayed at Stockholm’s Lydmar Hotel this past summer.

“Humor can be the carrier of messages that are otherwise hard to convey," Englund, who is originally from the Swedish town of Falun, said of his work. "For me, it liberates my thoughts and ideas from pretentiousness while at the same time it opens doors to new routes and angles.”

You can view Englund's complete superhero series here.

Take a look at some images from the series here:

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[GaryNOVA]

04:55 AM on 10/07/2011

Ironman = Deceased(liver)

[Bruckley]

06:30 PM on 10/06/2011

Those are frickin hilarious.

[hjo4]

10:59 AM on 10/06/2011

How old is Superhero middle aged dude. This guy looks like a Superhero Senior Citizen dude (no offense to my seniors) not Superhero Middle aged dude. The art work is great, very detailed and somewhat humorous.

[DrBulldog]

12:21 PM on 10/05/2011

Outstanding work. I'm trying to order prints if they exist ...

[Jody Ferrell]

08:57 AM on 10/05/2011

Dude really does seem to know what thedeal is.
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[smartpeoplewillagree]

08:26 AM on 10/05/2011

Some people on here really need to stop being so fussy and sensitive about the age thing. This is some amazing artwork... try focusing on that.

[tedhices]

07:55 AM on 10/05/2011

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

[Pandoras Folly]

08:31 AM on 10/05/2011

just what I was thinking.

[karen lyons kalmenson]

07:30 AM on 10/05/2011

wonderwoman reaches middle age
what will she do with all that
menopausal rage
go to yoga, eat berries
and such
welcome to my club
you will not like
it much;-D

[Siebenstein]

06:38 AM on 10/05/2011

The face of that guy looks more like 80 than 50.

[reviewingthesituation]

07:47 AM on 10/05/2011

I noticed that too. It's like, to the 20-something who wrote the story (or the layout artist who chose the photo), there's no difference between 50 and seventy. There's a whole generation's difference, Skippy. It's the equivalnet of me writing a story about toddler tantrums and using a photo of a teenager as an illustration.

[MrBiggs]

08:49 AM on 10/05/2011

So then there must be a huge difference between 70-90. At 70 one hip is out and at 90 both are out. I guess I see your point :/

[WaPoFan]

06:32 AM on 10/05/2011

The artist obviously does not actually read comics.

Many popular comic book characters are portrayed over 50 such as Professor X and
Magneto

[MrBiggs]

08:50 AM on 10/05/2011

I think the idea is to portray the younger ones as old. Its not a debate about elderly super heros. . . And Professor X and Magneto are comic book figures. Some may argue they aren't "superheros".

[WaPoFan]

09:29 AM on 10/05/2011

How is Professor X not a superhero?

[lightist]

05:11 AM on 10/05/2011

Bravo, man of men! "Say it like it really is. Do it like it really is."

[Luke McIntosh]

04:51 AM on 10/05/2011

haha that's awesome!

[YoureSoShain]

04:43 AM on 10/05/2011

Mannnn, i have this exact same idea on paper and I couldn't get anyone to look at the script. Sucks...

[Parade Keegan]

04:09 AM on 10/05/2011

My superhero is my wonderful man of 30 years. We've raised three wonderful children. He is fabulous, brave, honest, smart, kind, generous spirit and heart. He's strong and lovely, he's perfect. My breath still catches every time I see him and he makes me faint, a lot :). He makes me laugh and smile always, he really is perfect. The best thing about him is he thinks I'm perfect too (shhh, don't tell him). I really love him.

[cdnman]

05:23 AM on 10/05/2011

Parade...that is really sweet.

[Parade Keegan]

07:43 AM on 10/05/2011

:). Well, he's sweet.

[karen lyons kalmenson]

07:31 AM on 10/05/2011

and you are his lois lane:-D

[Parade Keegan]

07:41 AM on 10/05/2011

Haha, that's cute. I've never thought of that one but I do tell him he's my superhero!

[Jubik10]

03:11 AM on 10/05/2011

He looks exactly like one of my current college profs. Its weird.