Marvel or DC?
 

This is a bit of a vague question but I'm curious as to whether the drome prefers Marvel or DC when it comes to their overall lineup of superheroes, comics, films, tv shows etc.

Too vague.

Characters in general? TV shows? Comics? Current cinematic universes?

Both companies have their fair share of weakness and strengths.

I prefer DC heroes but Marvel is great too. I don't understand the notion of "X Sucks because X is better" They're both fun and have their hits and misses. You can have a preference of heroes, mine is DC but can people actually say that the entire other company sucks? If so, they're missing out.

A bit of everything, but mostly characters.

Right now, I go to the movies for Marvel and my LCS for DC

Going with characters, I gotta say DC. Didn't know any Marvel characters growing up, except X-Men.

I like both alot, but DC has the Man of Steel, and he is my favourite hero of all time so its no contest :roll:

That being said, why exactly do you prefer DC?

Exactly.

I've never been an avid comic book reader, but I've enjoyed the movies and shows all the same. I tend not to notice any significant differences to lean more towards one than I do the other.

I like both...the quality of some of those classic storylines in their original comic form transcends all of that corporate rivalry BS.

I gotta give the edge to Marvel, there are a lot more characters I like from them.

I like both, they're both good. But I only watch D.C. live action shows, I think they're better that way. Besides that I watch both their movies, animated tv shows, and read both their comics.

Finding myself out of depth again for not being a comic reader so I'll stay off the poll.

I like both, so far as outside the comics go, yes FredWolf, DC has Superman, I liked some of the Batman movies and I like the Arrow series (well less now as it's dying a bit but still)....I like some of Marvels characters and currently so far as movies go, I like theirs more.

DC.

Miss the mark with the movies, but the tv shows are way better than any Marvel tv show.

Except Arrow. Arrow can get f*cked

As far as the characters go, I'm DC all the way. Who's putting out a better current live action movie universe, Marvel, no question about it.

I don't know, I like their heroes more, the world doesn't seem as covoluted as Marvel and I prefer the origins of their heroes and villains as well. Their stories also seem more "grounded" even when dealing with magic or sci-fi than Marvel.

It could also be that since I was a kid DC was the "A" League and Marvel the "B" League and while tables have turned I still view the DC heroes with more prestige than Marvel's. But I doubt it, I usually root for the underdog and I've always preferred DC.

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I couldn't agree more very well put.

I prefer DC characters, but I love a lot of the marvel heroes as well specifically spider-man and x-men. But my love of Batman, Batman Beyond, Teen Titans surpass what ever marvel has.

Also I feel like being exposed to DC cartoons in childhood, being my first exposure primed me to like DC. Especially sense some of the characters for both companies are just ripoffs of one another *cough* Iron-man

Marvel.

There are exceptions. For instance I love DC's Animated Universe, and I've recently fallen in with the Legends of Tomorrow. And then there's the occasional DC book, like the reboot of Blue Beetle, or Gotham Central.

But barring those, I prefer Marvel.

glad your into Legends Of Tomorrow its DC's Guardians of the Galaxy with Time Travel. Rory/Heatwave is the best reason to watch it.

I couldn't agree more. There's something about him like an "it's good to be bad" vibe.

So utterly ridiculous, and I love it.
And yeah, Mick is hands down my favorite part.

Though, it used to be him and Snart.
I'll forever be sad that at no point was Gideon replaced with an AI Snart.

Batman is God. I didn't get into the other DC heroes till Justice League cartoon and even then they feel like secondary characters to Batman and Superman.

I prefer all the older DC films, like the Christopher Reeve Superman, Tim Burton Batman films, and the Nolan Batman trilogy.

DC cartoons are mostly great. Batman: TAS, Superman: TAS, Batman Beyond, Justice League/Unlimited, 2003 Teen Titans, Young Justice, Brave and the Bold are all fantastic cartoon series that I rewatch regularly every few years almost on the same level that I rewatch TMNT cartoons.

I always said that if the TMNT franchise was never created, if PL and Kevin Eastman never met or came up with the concept...I'd probably be some huge Batman fan now instead posting all over DC and Batman forums. But since TMNT became my #1 franchise everything else had to take a backseat. There was nothing else in the late 80's or early 90's when I was growing up that would have taken place of TMNT except for Batman.

I’m not really a fan of DC or Marvel, though my favourite superheroes are Batman and Spiderman. Don’t care much for the other characters, tbh.

DC.

Wonder Woman beats them all. And they have Harley Quinn, Joker, The Flash (tv & movie), Supergirl (tv), Aquaman, Superman, Batman (the entire eras), Damian Wayne Robin etc.

Marvel is okay too but I always lean on DC more.

If Batman is god to you, then why did he get thrown away like a piece of trash in Justice League after Superman asked him, "Do you bleed?"? :tlol::lol:

I'll admit, I haven't seen Justice League yet but I saw a clip of that scene and it was brilliant :lol: Perfect payback and it was awesome seeing Supes be an unstoppable force who is not being thrown around anymore.

I'm not as familiar with Marvel as I am with DC, but my favourite character from that franchise is Venom. I am generally not a fan of spiderman villains, but I think Venom is awesome in terms of design, abilities and backstory.

Well......... Batman did win the fight and stop Superman without throwing a single punch :lol: so yeah he is the closet thing I guess :lol:

side note..... Utterly shocked MsMarvelDuckie voted Marvel haha jk

better comics/animation: DC
Better liveaction: Marvel

Granted I haven't caught up on either's live action tv shows

I almost haven't read comic books from either company and mostly familiar with them through the movies and TV series.

DC, in general, comes more as a modern take on the Pantheons of ancient world and Marvel comes like something more relatable and fun.
Dunno, what to choose. Guess, neither.

The Incredible Hulk and especially Spider-Man are what made me a comic book fan. Barring nostalgic attachment, I seem to prefer more Marvel characters to DC; whether due to greater familiarity or not I cannot answer. In that regard, Marvel wins.

Animation and movie-wise, DC is the winner.

Although I like both for separate reasons, Marvel enhanced my love for imagination and interest in superheroes. Therefore, I give it my vote.

Shocking, I know, right?

As the username suggests, Marvel all the way. Don't get me wrong, I love Batman' s rogues gallery, and the Burton Batman movies and Donner's Superman movies are some of my favorite superhero movies of all time. BUUUT..... My first love and the one who got me into comics in the first place is Spidey. He holds a very special place in my heart, both in cartoons and comics. The X-Men come a close second for me- along with Ms. Marvel(my namesake after all), Daredevil, Deadpool, and the Fantastic Four.

I've always felt that the Marvel characters were more grounded and well-rounded in general, with more interesting backgrounds and more realistic personalities and flaws. I like that they are so human, and most have real motivations and desires that make sense. DC always seem so much larger than life, ommortal (or nearly so) invulnerable, and able to do anything. I never got into that.

Funnily enough, I prefer the exact opposite, DC characters being so grand, larger than life, legendary and all.

Although there are exceptions to the rule, and I certainly prefer tmnt being more relatable like Marvel characters (although I wouldn't mind seeing them be done differently in a way more like many DC characters)

But doesn't it water down the threat or stakes when they are so powerful all the time? Superman almost can't be killed unless- kryptonite. Batman had so many gadgets and tricks he might as well be James Bond/Jason Bourne/#47 in a cowl. With Trump's money. I always liked Spidey for using his wits and anything around him to come out on top without the rabbit-out-of-the-hat of being super rich. Green Lantern is a whole army. And Wondy is thousands of years old with not a wrinkle on her. I want her anti-aging cream secret!

1. Superman gets his ass handed to him numerous of times by people stronger than him.

2.I do somewhat agree with Batman but the same can be said for Ironman

3. GLs fight other people and other Lanterns hell they do tend to have a death toll

4. The same can be said for Thor

I was pretty into Marvel stuff from the early 90's to early 2000's. Cartoons, comics, toys, games, movies, all that stuff. X-Men & Spiderman were my favorites. Lost interest over time, though. I still check out & enjoy some of their flicks on occasion, but overall, superhero/superhuman media isn't my cup of tea.

I liked Batman as a kid, namely the animated series & first two live-action films from Burton & Nolan, but I've never been a DC fan outside of that. Well, I really liked Suicide Squad, but I'm aware it's a grand departure from the norm.

Definitely not black and white. Whose cinematic universe is better? Marvel's, without a doubt. But getting back to the bigger picture... I don't know that I'd be willing to trade,say, the Nolan Batman trilogy for anything so far in the MCEU. Maybe for all of the Netflix shows.

God, that was such an awkward line. Why, Whedon? I get that it's calling back to BvS (and number one, why do that?) but... it's dumb. It's not funny, it's not clever, it's not anything. I mean, is it a joke? Superman doesn't seem to be in any mindset to be joking at that point. And why wouldn't he think a normal human would bleed?

I'll give you Thor, to a point. But he's a full blown god. Literally. And most of the villains who can clean Superman's clock are also from Krypton themselves. I include Zod, Bizzaro, and Doomsday among these. Iron-Man I disagree with. Yes, he is rich and incredibly smart, but he is strictly an engineer and inventor, and not a martial-artist/forensic expert/psychologymajor/biochemist/whatever. He hardly is in the same league overall with Bruce in terms of being able to do ANYTHING just by virtue of his VAST array of knowledge an skills. Stark's skill set is much more specific and limited. Moon Knight is a much closer analog to Batman.

The Lantern Corps keep coming back, every time one dies someone else gets the ring. So there are always more waiting in the wings. In other words, an army.

No, not literally. Not in the MCEU, anyway. Thor movie #1 made it a point to demystify all of the "Gods" into "aliens with fancy technology" right off of the bat.

Of course. Everything Tony Stark has, Bruce Wayne has more of, and can do better.

Okay I'll give you Ironman however Superman is also vunerable to magic and there are other people who cleaned his clock like Despero, Shaggy Man, Fernus, Amazo, and Parralax.

Not really in terms of Engineering and inventing Stark has Wayne beat