DC vs MARVEL

*Cipher* · 08-05-2013, 11:52 PM

So, I'm getting my first-ever Marvel superhero book (and Marvel anything since I read their (excellent for what it was) Transformers series as a kid) later this week. It's been a stressful few days, work and moving wise, and I decided on a whim to start re-watching X-Men: Evolution on Netflix. Two things occurred to me:

1) Damn, that show really holds up for all ages.

2) I was really in the mood for another kind of quirky, young/character-driven take on these characters. So, despite the fact that I'm about as much a DC-over-Marvel guy as can be (not that I take that seriously), and despite the fact that I'm not a huge Grant Morrison fan, I went ahead and ordered the omnibus of his run on the franchise. I just felt like he and Quietly would be a better match for these characters than a lot of his DC work.

I ... have no idea what I'm in for. It was basically a $70 gamble, but I'm hugely looking forward to it. I guess I'll report back after giving it a read.

It's going to basically take up a whole shelf with next to the 52 omnibus and all the Turtles Ultimate Collections though. One really embarrassing shelf.

View Poll Results: What's the Best?
DC	18	29.03%
MARVEL	25	40.32%
both	12	19.35%
neither	7	11.29%
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08-05-2013, 11:52 PM	#27
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	So, I'm getting my first-ever Marvel superhero book (and Marvel anything since I read their (excellent for what it was) Transformers series as a kid) later this week. It's been a stressful few days, work and moving wise, and I decided on a whim to start re-watching X-Men: Evolution on Netflix. Two things occurred to me: 1) Damn, that show really holds up for all ages. 2) I was really in the mood for another kind of quirky, young/character-driven take on these characters. So, despite the fact that I'm about as much a DC-over-Marvel guy as can be (not that I take that seriously), and despite the fact that I'm not a huge Grant Morrison fan, I went ahead and ordered the omnibus of his run on the franchise. I just felt like he and Quietly would be a better match for these characters than a lot of his DC work. I ... have no idea what I'm in for. It was basically a $70 gamble, but I'm hugely looking forward to it. I guess I'll report back after giving it a read. It's going to basically take up a whole shelf with next to the 52 omnibus and all the Turtles Ultimate Collections though. One really embarrassing shelf.