After photoshopping images of stripped-down Olympians into a line-up, showing what different body types excel in the different sports, Andrew Wheeler asks why cartoonists don't draw action "heroes" with more body diversity:
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/09/olympians-superhero-bodies-and-what-real-athletes-look-like/?
It's not my topic of real interest, but as I read the article I find that he has a good point. No need to be p.c. about this. No need to demand that the body shapes of superheroes match their superpowers, since the whole point of superheroes is that their powers don't exist in real life anyway; it's supposed to be fantasy. But...which of those female figures was supposed to be Wonder Woman? One of the others looks more like the classic Wonder Woman who still prowls around on greeting cards than the new Wonder Woman does. That's the point. If younger artists do happen to invent characters with the enduring appeal of Superman, Spiderman, or Wonder Woman, drawing them with different body types will make it easier for your heirs to continue drawing them in a way your fans will recognize!
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