It's probably the fault of the movies, because Hugh Jackman is very tall, but in the comics Wolverine is meant to be very short, hence the codename, he's a small fury creature that will tear you to shreds. It kind of makes sense too, as he was born over a hundred years ago, he's a lot closer to the average then.Adam28 said:I find that to be really surprising, I thought that most super heroes were stereotypically tall.
I see, I have never read any of the comics, only watched the films which I can't remember very well. I guess that the films had to use a taller actor because they felt by making him taller he would seem more like a "masculine" hero.WolfThomas said:It's probably the fault of the movies, because Hugh Jackman is very tall, but in the comics Wolverine is meant to be very short, hence the codename, he's a small fury creature that will tear you to shreds. It kind of makes sense too, as he was born over a hundred years ago, he's a lot closer to the average then.Adam28 said:I find that to be really surprising, I thought that most super heroes were stereotypically tall.
In the films I think they drew much of their inspiration from Ultimate (seperate initially streamlined universe for new fans) Wolverine, who is taller, younger looking and more handsome than regular Wolverine, who is quite gruff and coarse. That and I guess there's probably more tall actors, than short. I mean Hugh Jackman was excellent as Wolverine, so it's like the eternal debate of whether you take the person who looks like the character or the person who is the best actor.Adam28 said:I see, I have never read any of the comics, only watched the films which I can't remember very well. I guess that the films had to use a taller actor because they felt by making him taller he would seem more like a "masculine" hero.
Pfft, you're too tall as it is.Neonbob said:I'm around 6'1.5", and I probably stopped at 18...which is unfortunate. I'd love to be taller >.<
I'm definitely not tall enoughShockValue said:Pfft, you're too tall as it is.Neonbob said:I'm around 6'1.5", and I probably stopped at 18...which is unfortunate. I'd love to be taller >.<
OT: I'm 5'5. Stopped around age 17.