Maybe it’s the leaps in technology. Perhaps it’s the facts that so many fans have grown up to find places of power within the movie making industry. It could be part of our ongoing fascination with geek culture. Or it just might be that writers and producers have discovered what comic book lovers have long known – these four panel pictographs offer some amazing characters and equally engaging story lines. Whatever the reason, we’ve seen a major influence of superhero movies in the last few years, the creative elements ability to render them as realistically as possible making even the most casual observe eager for more.

But it wasn’t always this way. As you will see below, there were times when Hollywood tried its hand at bringing our favourite pen and ink icons to life – and they weren’t always successful. Or better yet, they weren’t always able to do the larger than life entities on either side of the moral compass justice. Here are a collection of images showing specific characters that we all know and love, and how they differ between then, and now. Sometimes, the time frame is decades. In others, just a few years. All show how far we’ve come – and how much we love our “funny book” friends. Check them out:

Captain America 1990 vs 2016

Thor 1978 vs 2015

Exo-Man – Iron Man 1977 vs 2008

Dr Strange 1978 vs 2016

Superman 1948 vs 2016

Wonder Woman 1975 vs 2017

Batman 1943 vs 2016

Catwoman 1966 vs 2012

The Joker 1966 vs 2016

Nick Fury 1998 vs 2012

Mighty Morphing Power Rangers 1993 vs 2017

Daredevil 2003 vs 2016

The Flash 1990 vs 2016

Spider-Man 1977 vs 2016

The Hulk 1978 vs 2012

The Fantastic Four 1994 vs 2015

Wolverine 2000 vs 2013

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