Superhero budget illustrations

To promote their Galaxy S4, Samsung teamed up with Mashable to commission a series of unusual illustrations: Annotated drawings listing the costs of living for popular superheroes, comparing their start-up costs (from their origin years) to their current budgetary needs. As you can see, out of the five superheroes chosen (Batman, Superman, the Hulk, Wolverine and Spider-Man) it is the Dark Knight that has suffered the most from inflation and the unfortunate male urge to keep buying gadgets.

Spider-Man appears to have very little overhead, though his day job as a photojournalist requires he tote an expensive camera around; judging by the $3,299 price tag, it looks like he shoots with a Nikon D800. The series was illustrated by Bob Al-Greene, art directed by Nina Frazier and designed by Emil Lendof.