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[harryhausen]

Any vegetarians out there among you posters?

Anyone know of any vegetarian characters in comics?

[Marvel Knight]

Believe it or not but Superman is depicted as a vegetarian in Birthright, the modern updating of his origin story. So is Greg Rucka's Wonder Woman, and Beast Boy from the Teen Titans.

I'm like a pseudo-vegetarian. I do eat meat on occasion but meat is a small part of my diet. It's not for ethical reasons though, just personal taste and preference.
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Andrew

[Darediva]

Nope, I like a good slab of medium rare beef, thank you!

Interesting question, though, even if I never had pondered it myself. We so seldom even see anyone (other than Foggy) chowing down in the DD comics.
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Alice




Those who throw dirt merely lose ground.

[Gloria]

My father was a vegetarian (not vegan) though he never imposed his own choice to the rest of the family. I'm not a vegetarian, though as a result my bringing up I'm used to do with very little meat or fish.

As for Comic characters, I recall Animal Man and his daughter being vegetarians.
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Gloria
Devuélveme el rosario de mi madre y quédate con todo lo demás

"Para la cuesta arriba quiero mi burro, que la cuesta abajo yo me la subo"

[Punisher74]

[Gloria]

Re characters, I don't have evidence, but I suspect Doctor Strange might be vegetarian... if not him, I'd certainly bet something that Wong is so

[harryhausen]

Yeah, I haven't read tons of Dr. Strange's (scattered) appearances, but I was checking them because he was on my list of 'probable vegetarians'. Also on the list were Iron Fist and T'Challa. You can see that I'm linking it with mystical, quasi-Eastern tendencies . . .

No confirmation on those two, either.

I'm surprised that we don't get more superhero meal scenes, in general. Why couldn't some hero offer really didactic, fourth-wall-breaking commentaries on nutrition, like a Saturday morning commercial? My nominee would have been Captain America. [Eggs, meat, milk, white bread, meat, green beans, milk - no "pinko" stuff like berries or 'ancient grains'. At 7am, noon, an apple at 3:30, and American Supper at 6 on the dot, kids!]

Dr. Strange is my new favorite comics character, by the way. Seems like a pretty fly life in the Sanctum Sanctorum, huh? Ringing up the Night Nurse, mixing esoteric teas, wearing luxurious cloaks and whatnot. I guess those are the perks that come with the downsides like, uh, Shuma-Gorath.

[Punisher74]