Marvel or DC?

[Slap-Happy]

Which one is your favorite?

Marvel, because I like most of their characters much more than DC.

[Candy Kappa]

that's a hard pickle. Batman is my favorite comic book character, but i have more knowledge about the marvel universe

[Luzmagica]

LOL!!! I got Marvel, my brother had DC....a perfect combination to enjoy both Universes!!!!! Recomended!!! :tlol::tlol::tlol::trazz::twink:

[plastroncafe]

For me, the problem with the DC universe is that it's too iconic. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Justice League, they aren't characters so much as they are pillars of comicdom. They're...buildings, for lack of a better term. And to paraphrase a line from the movie "Big":

"What's fun about a building?"

That said, when given the choice of a Marvel or a DC animated series, I'll always take DC.

[Spitfire]

I like both for different reasons. Both have had great writing it just boils down to what characters you personally like. From Marvel's side I mainly like Moon Knight, Punisher, and Spider-man. From the DC side I like Batman, The Question, and on occasion Super-man.

If I absolutely had to pick though it would be Marvel. Of the stories I have read the Marvel ones I enjoyed the most out weigh the DC ones. I also find the characters appearances more interesting then DC. DC is amazing at fleshing out characters though even if they are dull to look at.

[joe-eyeball]

I love DC way more than Marvel. Really the only Marvel character I truly love is the Punisher. Otherwise I almost always go with DC. Especially Vertigo. Some of the best written comics ever come from vertigo.

[Turo602]

Two weeks! Two weeks!

This is a very hard question. Couldn't there have been a choice that says can't decide.

[GK Punk]

What's with not being able to choose both?

[Spacebabie]

Both.

of course we all like Mirage. I like Slave Labor when they were publishing Gargoyles comic books and I like several manga companies.

[jaymq]

Voted: Neither

Dark Horse.. :D

Though, if someone saw my collection, DC might be tops. I used to collect Superman back in his electric blue/red days, got the whole on-going stuff there. Plus many of the Elseworlds Batman and Superman were involved in.

[Shellsweet]

Marvel, Hands down. I love their Characters and Plots. :D

[Andrew NDB]

DC, I guess, but the whole company direction there sickens me of late. And it's not going to get better anytime soon.

[Brodie]

What's with not being able to choose both?

Same.

I picked Marvel....I guess?

I figure I owe it to them since I have two of their characters tattooed on me...But I really dig a bunch of DC characters and comic Arcs.

Why can't this thread have a harmony option? My DC Classics Superboy (90'ssssssss) and War Machine could find peace together on my desk.

[Samhain]

I love both so I voted for potatoes.

[Shark_Blade]

DC because Batman > Spiderman.

Other superheroes doesn't hold a candle against those two.

[Krutch]

DC. Growing up I liked Marvel, but I grew tired and annoyed of all the angst and started to enjoy DC's stories better. Their stories were more about "Gods on Man's Earth" than Marvel's "super-powered puberty".

[Charlotte_Sometimes]

I voted Marvel.
Firstly... because of Squirrel Girl and the GLA! :anime:
And secondly, because I just find the Marvel characters (in general) and Marvel universe alot more fun and interesting.

DC has WonderWoman, Batman, and Superman... But beyond that, it didn't snatch my attention much. Well, the JLA is pretty neat, and I'd even say more interesting than the Avengers, but that's all pretty much.

[bedbugjones]

Well A Year Ago I Would've Picked Marvel Since They Were Not Owned By A Blood Sucking Leech of A Company Such As DC/Warner Bros........


But of Course That isn't The Case Anymore...


So I Pick DC Because At Least DC/Warner Bros isn't Run By Nazi Republican Skinheads Such As The Fine Folks Over At Marvel/Disney...


...You Understand...


Image And Darkhorse Own Both of Their Asses However...

[Shred87]

DC no question....maybe marvel has more B heros but they have nothing on the Big 3

[shuriken]

DC. Justice League owns the Avengers in terms of stories and such, plus Batman and the Green Lantern are two faves of mine. Nothing against Marvel though.

[Eiko]

Marvel for me i just always liked the story's better. But i was reading Batman at one stage.

[discordiatookie]

Hmm. I do dig both Marvel and DC characters. But I don't really follow any one book as such (with the exceptions below), as they tend to get too involved with others and I end up spending a fortune on dross that I normally wouldn't buy. Now, the Batman one that I do get is starting to look a little like that - gotta buy other titles to get the full picture. For me, one's as bad as another. So when it comes to the single issues, I don't buy much, but if something picks my fancy i'll pick it up in tpb. That said, I was thinking what i've got on my pull list from each.

DC
Batman and Robin

Marvel
The Dark Tower
The Stand

And that's about it!

But yeah, I do love Batman, and the two Marvel ones that I do get are both Stephen King, and not actually Marvel characters. So I would say DC. But then I got so much old X-Men books. Urgh. Although, my two favourite comics are The Walking Dead and Invincible. Both from Robert Kirkman. So Image (or neither) wins! Mwahaha

[Leo656]

I get almost everything DC puts out, and nothing of Marvel since I dropped Squadron Supreme after the relaunch, so it's safe to say I prefer DC.

I get too many to list but I religiously pick up everything Superman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Justice League and Justice Society, along with books like Wonder Woman, Booster Gold, etc. I occasionally get stuff like Green Arrow or Power Girl when I have the cash, also.

[Grey]

Is Booster Gold still awesome? I stopped reading right before the end of the Black Beetle arc because of a tuition raise, and I had to cut my pull list to almost nothing really

[Leo656]

It's different because Kieth Giffen is writing it now, but so far I still enjoy it. Drastic change in tone from the Johns/Jurgens run, now it's a lot more like Giffen's old Justice League International days when he wrote Booster, so if you liked that then it shouldn't be a big deal.

Booster's always been one of my pet favorite characters, so yeah, I'm probably never gonna say it's not worth reading. :)

[Prowler]

I'm not a fan of superheroes since I just can't get into the fact that most have some sort of superpower and are always fighting against a guy who wants to destroy or take over the world.

Aside from TMNT(They are superheroes in the OT)Batman is the only one that I'm closest to be a fan since he doesn't have any kind of superpower and is a normal human being like any of us. Yeah, the Turtles aren't human but they don't have superpowers.

I also don't mind Spiderman, even though he shoots web and is stronger than most people he's not the most exaggerated superhero when it comes to superpowers and Spiderman 1 and 2(never seen the third) were ok movies.

So, in conclusion, none.

[Leo656]

So, I'm guessing you're not a fan of most fiction or fantasy in general, then?

Not putting you down, it's just on a Ninja Turtles forum of all places I'm surprised to see someone have a hard time suspending disbelief, is all.

Me? I love comics, movies, video games, cartoons, the more fantastical and non-realistic the better. Because real life f*cking sucks. :lol:

[ZariusTwo]

I used to support Marvel unquestionably, and whilst there's strong offerings from them, it's either from B level heroes or AU titles (X-Men Forever. Spider-Girl), Quesada has really sapped the fun out of reading those comics

D.C on the other hand have character progression and fun, though it can get a little too slash-happy for some tastes (by that I mean the emphasis on bloodbaths, not slash fiction), it's still, I feel, the superior product

[Brodie]

I've been scoring insane deals on Marvel hardcovers, so as of now I'm leaning more towards them. I really dig DC, too - don't get me wrong. But I think I see the Marvel characters as more grounded (as grounded as super powered people can be), than DC characters.

Daredevil Bendis/Maleev Omnibus for 26 bucks? Sealed? Insane deal.

[Melt]

I like both but I really can't stand alternate realities/alternate dimensions/traveling to other planets type of stories, and both of them have plenty.

I like real down to earth dramas about the heroes

[Venom]

I prefer alternate takes on characters; Elseworlds was a fave of mine for DC; What If? wasn't as cool per se, but more recent tales like 1602 and Spider-Man Noir were fantastic!

Overall, I think I lean more toward Marvel, even though what I read is from both companies' imprints.

[Redeemer]

I love both so I voted for potatoes.

Hey I was going to do that! dang it fine I am going to make a tough decision. I will go with DC simply bc of Batman. Second favorite super hereos next to TMNT of course ;)

[technicalfoul]

Batman is my favorite comic book character, but i have more knowledge about the marvel universe

Same here, so I picked Marvel.

[gobo]

DC. Marvel is too melodramatic for me.

...

'Course, I guess I do like Marvel movies better. I find them typically to have fewer cringe-worthy moments.

[Fugitoid Jones]

I went with DC, although I do read alot of Marvel as well. I kinda got turned off from Marvel for a while during the late 90's. The whole, "it wasn't the real Spider-Man, it was a clone" and "The Avengers and FF weren't killed, they were in another dimension" and alot of the weirdness that went along with the X-Men books was pretty lame. Not that DC only had hits during the 90's, just saying the Marvel stuffed bugged me more.
Plus, most of Marvel's recent cross-overs have bugged me too. I gave up after Secret Invasion. It was just one blockbuster event leading into another, and I didn't feel like picking up some random issue of a comic I didn't read just because it was a tie-in. DC's blockbuster events have at least been fun (witht the exception of Final Crisis), and most of their tie-ins would be mini-series.

[Rikirk]

Marvel.

Because of Spiderman.



And Punisher(and a few others)

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

DC. Growing up I liked Marvel, but I grew tired and annoyed of all the angst and started to enjoy DC's stories better. Their stories were more about "Gods on Man's Earth" than Marvel's "super-powered puberty".

I know what you mean. I chose Marvel because overall I have more fond memories of reading Marvel comics, but the angst does get old after a while. It's appealing when you're younger, but as you get older it gets harder to relate to the desire of always having "dark and brooding".

[masterturk]

Marvel and dc are neck and neck with 17 votes each now. Amazing like spiderman nuff sed hehe

[deadpoolRKO]

DC has made some big moves in the last few years aside from comics that have made me a bigger fan

Batman the Dark knight , one of my fav. movies ever

DC Universe Online , currently playing and loving

The Grant Morrison Batman and Robin comics , im currently reading and enjoying.

I love deadpool so his series and X force are nice but other than that im not into anything marvel's doing. I haven't been since the Civil War arc.

my vote is DC

[Krutch]

Another reason I dig DC over Marvel is the price of their tradebacks. Seems like Marvel is always 10 bucks more expensive than DC.

[rondieangelo]

I like both but if I had to choose I'd definitely say Marvel.

[oldmanwinters]

I'd like to see the Amalgam Universe in an animated movie. :)

[Redeemer]

I always thought that Marvel had a better collection of super-heroes overal, but I think DC probably has the two best and most infamous, Batman, Super-man.

I think a lot of the Marvel characters are more generic, but I think the DC Universe is better overal in my opinion.

I also like the Justice League better than the Avengers. Thats a huge influence on my opinion as well.

[Jester]

I'd like to see the Amalgam Universe in an animated movie. :)
I need to collect more of them. I have a few.

[GK Punk]

I've been on a real Marvel kick lately. Been catching up on X-Men and Ultimate Spider-Man. I still love DC just as much though.

[Voltron]

Ultimate Spider-Man is awesome. Bendis is doing an amazing job with that.


As for me, it's not so much the company but the stories they produce.

For example, I avoid Jeph Loeb like the plague. I find his stories to be awful: jerky, patronizing, and with twists and deus ex machina delivered with the subtlety of an atomic bomb.

I have similar feelings about Grant Morrison. He can't seem to keep a character grounded in anything even remotely relatable.

I drew the line when Batman and Son jumped 30 years into the future with Damien fighting Satan with no explanation or warning what-so-ever.

However: All Star Superman was incredible. So, he's not all bad.

[Fugitoid Jones]

I have similar feelings about Grant Morrison. He can't seem to keep a character grounded in anything even remotely relatable.

I drew the line when Batman and Son jumped 30 years into the future with Damien fighting Satan with no explanation or warning what-so-ever.

However: All Star Superman was incredible. So, he's not all bad.


I feel the same way. It's hit or miss with Grant Morrison. Some of his stuff is pretty good, but alot of it I feel like I have to be on acid to understand.
I def think he's overrated.

[Loco]

def Potatoes. I also Love Batman, Deadpool and Lobo. that's all.

[novovictus]

I'd like to see the Amalgam Universe in an animated movie. :)

Amalgam was neat at the time, but oh so awful.

[oldschoolturtlesfan]

DC for sure. Love the Joker.