Okay, this is a big one — Marvel vs DC. But let’s be clear: we all know Marvel is doing a better job of making movies. Let’s make this a more even playing field. When we’re talking Marvel vs DC, we’re talking in general, as broad as can be. Which do you prefer?
Me? I don’t really have a horse in this race.
I’ll leave it to y’all to fight it out in the comments.
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68 responses to “The Big Question: Marvel vs DC”
Superman’s the best!
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They’ve really stepped up in the last few years. Doing great work
That header image is sure going to sway some people a certain way 😀
In a good or bad way?
I do enjoy the Netflix Daredevil series. But I do enjoy the animated DC movies.
That image does nothing for me since I despise Zack and the way he directs films. I’m DC, but I do enjoy some Marvel from time to time.
I have to Make Mine Marvel. I love individual DC runs, and Vertigo was an amazing imprint, but I find Marvel easier to get into and keep up with on the whole
Marvels universe shits all over DC’s universe
Maybe as live action movies, but as a comic books or animated movies DC is just magnitudes better.
Ill agree all the way up to New 52
The only new titles I read now are Graysosn and Midnighter….
Neither.
Manga companies, even Shonen Jump’s constant rehashing of Dragon Ball, products are superior to any western comic!
Posts pic of BvS… 😛
Probably posted because WB is paying Gawker to spread that awful film as far around as they can.
Giz/Kotaku AU are Allure Media, not Gawker; though, they are only under license, so there’s probably some corporate interference at some level.
there aint gona be a gawker for much longer brother
lol @ brother. I see what you did there!
Or maybe because it’s a timely reference?
If you’re doing a Marvel vs DC thing, probably woulda been best to do a pic with both in them, just saying 🙂
Eh, it’s not like it matters much anyway, it’s just dumb people jumping straight to “IT’S PAID ADVERTISING”
Bit of a different issue really, I’m not even touching on that lol. I found one of the comments funny, but its not like I *actually* believe it lol
It’s dumber people who can’t pick when people are being facetious. sorry.
Nah, Timely’s the other guys.
hmmm toughy…. my 2 fav charters are DC but the marvel universe is better.
my favourite superhero is probably Batman, but in general I would prefer Marvel, X-men was my goto comic when I was young, along with Thor. Batman is awesome but Superman is shite!
I think I enjoy DC’s one-offs and characters fractionally better than Marvel’s, but I enjoy Marvel’s daily stuff and events more.
Batman is basically the only enjoyable superhero in DC. DC/Wildstorm bought the rights to Prototype but did nothing with it; Heller or Mercer could be a good antagonist for a Superman cut or even solo offerings.
Ohh I didn’t know that. I loved the Prototype games and they could totally make good movies/movie characters come to think about it.
I’m constantly annoyed by DC’s decision making but ultimately I prefer their characters and stories.
It’s hard to call for me, I enjoy both very much. I think Marvel barely. But that may be because of the Batman vs Superman movie being kinda lame.
I’ve always loved DC characters the best. When I was a kid, I watched the Christopher Reeve Superman movie to death. I also really loved the Supergirl movie. The only superhero comics I’ve read extensively are Batman ones.
In terms of the films, Marvel wins easily.
In terms of everything else, I’m a DC man. That’s why it makes me so sad to see the utter shite that Warner Bros. and Zach Snyder are smearing on cinema screens at the moment.
I can”t stand 90% of the DC stuff I’ve read so I’m going to say Marvel all the way.
Only real exposure is the movies, so Marvel for me.
Mainline Comics: Marvel. I like the character work in the Marvel Universe more than I do in the DC Universe, and I get tired of the BIG WORLD CHANGING FOR REALZ THIS TIME REBOOT every other year with DC.
Outside Mainline Comics: DC. Watchmen, Sandman, Preacher, Y The Last Man and so much more. Need I say more.
Animation: DC. Batman TAS and Justice League are still some of the best Animated TV ever made.
Live Action TV: Marvel. So far i’d watch Jessica Jones over pretty much anything Marvel or DC is making. Agents of Shield isn’t great but for me its on the same level of junk food TV that Arrow and Flash is. Daredevils pretty good too.
Games: DC (But only just). As much as I love the Arkham series, Knight was a letdown and we all pretend like Origins didn’t happen. I play Marvel Heroes on a semi regular basis and enjoy it and Spider-Man 2 still holds a special place in my heart but Marvel has lacked that big blowout success in recent years and its disappointing.
Movies: Marvel. I mean they made an Ant-Man movie and I enjoyed it… How does that even happen? Ant-Man. He shrinks. That’s his thing. He’s a pop culture nobody and I’d rather watch his movie again than go back and watch the movie where Batman and Superman meet and fight, or the movie where Superman feels sorry for himself, or that other movie where superman feels sorry for himself… Dark Knight was really good though.
Overall winner : Us! Cause we get so much cool stuff.
I admittedly find the DC cast quite lame. There’s nothing cool about Super Man and let’s just admit it, Batman doesn’t even have real powers. These two just can’t compete against the awesomeness of Wolverine, Spidey, and more recently, Deadpool.
X-Men was my comic growing up.
I also liked Batman but really only for the villians so i’ll vote for Marvel.
Are none of you actually watching the Supergirl show? Shame on all of you.
Got 3 eps in and pulled out, enjoyed the Flash crossover ep though.
Batman beats pretty much every other super hero for me, he was the first super hero I really got in to thanks to the original 1989 Batman, and then Batman Returns. Therefore I am DC.
Simple.
Marvel for its heroes, games and tv series
DC for its villains and animated shows
I feel Marvel has more great animated shows than DC. DC only had one really good one with Batman and a half decent one with Superman.
Marvel had a few great ones with X-Men, a few Spiderman cartoons, and some half decent ones with Fantastic Four and some the more modern ones like Hulk v Wolverine.
Yes Batman is awesome, but nobody else in DC has decent villains or anything else.
I get your point. Marvel had a great era with its animations, though at the present a lot of its animated shows is still aimed at kids, and those of us that are older tend to enjoy a lot of the DC animations.
Marvel’s villains tend to be on the grey area a lot of the time, don’t get me wrong, they’re great characters, but I think I’m just trying to be black and white at this point. Most (if not all) of DC’s villains are just that, and Marvel’s tend to evolve.
I will try to watch the more modern marvel animated shows to see if they catch me. hehehe.
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I refuse to vote. I enjoy aspects of both. It seems silly to choose sides. We are all nerds together no matter what we enjoy.
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Gonna have to say Marvel. Been a fan boy since I was about 4 when Dad began to teach me the alphabet and I saw a Spiderman comic for the first time (that I recall). That said, I appreciate DC and their history, even if their movies don’t make sense lately. I have to give an honorable mention to how bad the first 3 X-Men movies are too. They ruined so many characters. Unforgivable really.
I mostly dislike the FoxMarvel movies, obviously not Deadpool, and don’t mind how DisneyMarvel handle the current stuff. I think I’ve gotten to the point now where I just accept that the comics and movies only peripherally reflect each other. I choose not to watch trailers and previews so I go in blind and just try and take it as they come now… I’d hate them all if I cared about canon though.
Personally I feel DC superhero’s have limited personality, while the villains are the ones that shine. Marvel on the other hand give depth and personality to their heroes while most of the villains pop in and out.
What about neither and/or both? I mean of the last few years, I’d rather image or the other indies in general but both DC and Marvel have a handful of good titles and writers/artists. It’s like Nvidia vs AMD, the only person that really loses is the one that is fiercely loyal to one at the expense of all others.
I am disgusted … DISGUSTED in the 64.71% of you who voted Marvel.
Batman > all of Marvel combined. Read a comic, people!
The first Batman comic I ever purchased was about Da Vinci and the Mona Lisa.
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Thankfully, the Knightfall graphic novel was a much better buy.
Favourite superhero is Flash hands down, but Marvel has the better overall characters.
Still cannot go against my fav so DC.
DC has Batman & The Flash which I really like (but on screen only Batman is really good with movies & cartoons & Adam West, the new Flash TV show is too much of a teen soapie full of overused cliches). Superman has been a joke for a very long time in comics & screen aside from the enjoyable 90’s show with Dean Cain and the decent cartoon, and usually Superman suffers from either Superman syndrome or being killed off in a poor attempt at regaining subscribers. Wonder Woman is usually horribly misused, and Green Lantern is boring as. Who else is there?
Marvel has X-Men with many side teams, Avengers, Spiderman, Daredevil, Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Blade, Dr Strange and many more, which have some good and bad mix of shows & movies and largely good comics.
I chose DC because Batman (Spider-Man comes a close second).
But I think Marvel is doing a better job in the movies department, but they’re both probably about equal in TV.
I have no strong opinion on their comic books because I haven’t read too many of them apart from the odd Spider-Man.
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DC for me has more human and relatable heroes but also (and more importantly) far more enjoyable villains and a hero is only as good as its villain, hence why Batman is almost universally loved because of a sheer wealth of incredible villains. Marvel in Captain America and The Hulk though have 2 of my favourite comic book characters, but the majority of the popular heroes such as Thor or Iron Man I just find one dimensional and un-interesting.
When it comes to the current crop of films and tv shows though, I’m just enjoying everything coming out. No need to be a comic book snob nosed elitist, it’s ok to enjoy DC stuff even if you think Avengers and GotG are the best films ever
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DC, but only because they own Vertigo and Darkhorse aren’t on the list.
Arguing over publishers seems even sillier here than it does with games though.
I don’t read comics so neither really but Batman is my favourite (my first superhero toy as a kid). That said, the Marvel movies has introduced me to, in my opinion, a fairly interesting and cohesive interconnected universe/multiverse. Less so with DC for obvious reasons.
Frew Publications 🙂
I grew up reading Phantom comics, Footrot Flats, Dilbert, Calvin & Hobbs, Tintin, Asterix and Garfield, never really picked up on the Marvel vs. DC stuff until I was in my 20’s so have no real skin in the game
Marvel all the way – i just enjoy a lot more of what they offer up.
About the only hting DV i’m interested in is Batman. Most of their other staple heroes i’m really “meh” on.
I’ve never really read comics, my main exposure to the comic universes has been games (mostly fighting games) and movies, and overall I think Marvel has a stronger presence in both of those areas.
Off the top of my head I can only think of MK vs DC and Injustice as fighting games with DC characters in them, and to be honest I think both of them play like ass. I don’t particularly care for the direction Marvel is taking their fighting games (eg mobile-only Contest of Champions, etc) but Capcom’s VS series still beats anything DC has offered, hands down.
Films, I don’t think we have much to discuss. Batman has had some decent movies, and maybe the Christopher Reeve Superman movies were ok, but otherwise it’s all Marvel.
Marvel. I loved the Superman movies as a kid but grew up reading the Marvel stuff so definitely the latter for me.
However, Marvel seemed to be somewhat more popular or at least easier to access in France (at the time) so this may explain the bias, as the local newsagent typically had more Marvel books than DC books on display.
I’m a DC guy, I grew up on Superman, Batman, Justice League etc I like the dark and serious approach they take with there superheroes and I just feel that DC heroes and villains are leagues ahead of Marvel.
Although I still love Marvel, the impact that there movies and comics have had on me in recent years is massive but my heart lies with DC and always will.
Always been an xmen fan boy so it has to be marvel. Although when it comes to all time greats, dark knight returns has DC winning pretty easily
Can’t really say I have a favourite between the two. I’m more interested in the nature of the characters and storylines themselves than which publisher they belong to. I read a bit of everything, including from other publishers.
My three favourite characters (in no particular order) are Batman, Deadpool and The Punisher (yeah, been a bit spoiled lately with the live-action portrayals).
Why do I have to choose? I can afford to read content from both.
I actually enjoyed BvS more than both Avengers movies, and both the Watchmen (also a DC property) and the Nolan Batman movies remain the high watermark for comic book movies in general, so I’m going with DC on this one.