Which is better, Marvel or DC Comics?

I have enjoyed my fair share of Marvel Comics, and for the most part I like their heros better, I don't like the Superman type character, that always does good, just because it's the right thing, I like seeing Spiderman struggle with the powers he never asked for. That said, my favorite all time comic, though, is Sandman that was printed by DC Vertigo...

Marvel tends to be flashier and more colorful with their art/costumes which (no offense) draws in less intelligent people (i.e. kids and such) and they've been throwing that "OUR CHARACTERS ARE RELATABLE" crap around since a few comic geeks said it back in the day. That colorful costumes and relatble stotylines is what keeps Marvel afloat.

My take though is that relatable storylines is LAZY WRITING. I wanna read about SUPER/ALIEN STUFF. Not that Peter Parker was late with his rent or he thinks MJ is stepping out on him. Or how about how Rouge was discriminated against, or Hulk had mental scarring as a child. It's like the writers took their emotional baggage and stuffed it into panels and artwork. And I always felt that Marvel characters were not friendly and standoffish. Green Lantern and Wonder Woman would pose for a picture with kids before Colossus and Ms. Marvel would. And most of their heroes are outcast.

DC has heroes we ASPIRE to be. Thats what a SUPERHERO is. Marvel's heroes shouldn't hold that title. They should be called SELFISHHEROES because they do things
that work in harmony with their own selfish agenda (save for a small handful of them).

Batman is the only deeply scarred individual. But even he has a bright side. NO GUNS?!? What type of criminal vengeance is that for someone whose motivation for fighting crime is your parents were gunned down. So even he has some morals.

Superman, Wonder Woman, GL, Flash, Hawkman, Zatanna, Martian Manhunter, etc - are godly in heroism. They are approachable. And the storylines are Sci-Fi and other-worldly (i.e. - they take some imagination to write).

Marvel gave us Civil War which is pretty much the Patriot Act with Superheroes. A thirteen year old trying to be deep could write that.

Marvel but DC has Batman....

Marvel ! They have

DC!!!!!!!!!! Blackest Night was one of the best-written storylines as far as comics go and so was the Sinister Corps War. By far, Green Lantern is my favorite superhero character. Cannot wait for the movie!!!!! I just hope that they make it believable and don't go too crazy with the wardrobe.

Marvel. They have Deadpool.

This is a matter of taste and opinion, my friend.

I grew up liking DC better than Marvel, though I read both. But as I grew older, I understood the Marvel typically had characters that often had real life problems. So some of those comics soon became some of my favorites.

I like both probably about equally now...as much for childhood memories as anything else, I suppose.

I have to say for me it would be Marvel.

Marvel

I've always been into Marvel but I think DC has some really good stories dealing with Superman and his interconnections with the entire multiverse.

Marvel has more depth, dc has the two best in batman and superman

Marvel is popular in the movies today, however DC has been around much longer and IMO they have better characters.

i like DC but when you hit puberty everything in DC is raging gay... MARVEL FTW!

I personally must say marvel, this is a completely subjective question though, and your answer must only be created through what your experience with them are, i like marvel because the world of interconnected super heroes, making it (in someways) more realistic, plus i freagin LOVE "Civil war"....brilliant

Marvel.

I was usually neutral as a kid but then i just read a bunch of marvels one day and it just seemed that all the emotional feelings were just writers trying to express their own emotions maby which i usually call selfishness and also they never think about continuity because if a frikin marvel charecter dies like wolverine for example whos going to take over him? a little kid with 3 fake claws on his hands wereas dc always will have someone tp talk over them like if batman dies nightwing or batgirl will take over him so i have to say DC comics.

*Superman can easily beat the hulk by thowing him into space, no gravity, no air, bye bye hulk.

I think Marvel has the better vision, swag and marketability while DC has a wider range of characters from the paranoraml, outer space, the crime underworld, fables and so on.
Marvel knows how tto make money and how to appeal to a younger audiance which always baffled DC and made it to nearly deastroy itself a couple of time. DC's strengths come from being darey and trying to create new characters and worlds all the time while Marvel recycle the same thing better and better.

For me, DC is better for the fact they always try new things (Batmen punched Darkseid, I want to see the Punisher takes it on Galactus), but Marvel is a goldmine time and time again.

DC. I like the Vertigo comics the best =)

Marvel has SPIDER-MAN and his awesome Villains! So Marvel wins!

I'm probably biased because I've never read a DC comic, but I love Marvel! I'm 13 and for me I think they've got the mix of emotional issues and exciting action just right. Although I haven't read any DC I've been on the website, I've heard about them and I've seen the Batman movies and it seems to me that DC's a lot more realistic, and a bit more sort of ault and dark. Whilst I can see why people would be attracted to that sort of thing, it just doesn't intrest me.

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I like marvel better because their characters are less powerful. Compare wolverine, spiderman or Punisher to Superman or Green Lantern. Superman is freaking invulnerable to everything but a rare rock. There are a few Marvels like that (Hulk, Galacticus, Silver Surfer) but overall they are more realistic. The only DC like that is Batman. Plus Marvel has Wolverine who has to be the coolest character ever.

Um HELLO DC wins all the time!!!!! Seriously. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are the big three that define superhero. Sorry Spiderman, but even you can't touch these three. Even the major ones outside of the big three (Green Lantern, Flash, Martian Manhunter, etc.) are epic and can kick the crap out of any Marvel character. I mean Marvel has some interesting characters, but I think that they don't even have a fraction of the cultural influence that DC comic characters have shown to have. I mean, when you think superhero, you think Superman. End of story.

I also think that DC has more creative characters than Marvel. Some of which have never really been explored. Like Vixen, Black Lightning, Deadman, Captain Atom, Booster Gold, Zatanna, Firestorm, Starfire, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Blue Devil, Supergirl, the list just goes on and on and on. All these characters are amazing and they're just some of the heroes, imagine if we also included the villains. DC was the pioneer of the superhero genre, and continues to be.

DC! Come on Superman made the genre of superheroes. Batman is very easy to relate to and an enjoyable comic character! DC has some of the best writers in the genre. I absolutely love reading their work, and if you ask me their art is a lot less cartoony than Marvel's work. When I get done reading a DC comic I just think wow, they just keep getting better. I've read stories from almost all of DC's characters and their isn't one lame face in the DC universe. I will say that I have read numerous Marvel works including Spiderman, X-men, Hulk, Thor, Fantastic Four, Civil War, and I always wonder when are they going to push it to the limit. When I read DC comics they have great stories some of them are dark some are very dark, some of them aren't dark at all. When I read Marvel I always wonder when are they going to quit writing for kids! The comic genre has matured a lot since the Golden Age and Silver Age! Finally, I want to invite the Marvel elitists and non weaned alike to join DC andgrow out of your roots. DC isn't even in the same universe as Marvel!

winner is marvel

well if you like action comics go with marvel if you like scary mystery comics go with dc or vertigo i personally like dc becuase of there charectors and becuase of there new game dc universe online coming out april 2010 and it looks sick and if you didnt know what dc means it means detective comics just letting you know.

I like DC better because it's more complicated, and I like comics you have to think about to understand more than the "There's the bad guy let's get him" story line. And I always thought that DC had more of a "What makes a villain a villain" feel to it and to me that makes a good story. Know, I understand why people like the comics that seem more realistic. I don't know about you, but I read comics to get AWAY from reality. I also have always thought that DC was always very dark while marvel sometimes had a sort of silliness to it. I'm not saying they are always silly, but I am saying some of there comics have more of a silly feel.

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of-course marvel is better. more super heros and more movies.

i like marvel much better. dc isnt original. its always some guy in a skin tighyt cosyume with powers and a secret identity. marvel has better origins of how people turn into heroes. marvel even has better powers instead of dc who are either fast stron flight ability marvel has spider web shooting people in an iron armor suit, people who turn into their hero forms when angered.

I'm probably biased because i've never read a DC comic but I love Marvel. I'm 13 and for me the balance between the emotional issues and the supervillian action sort of thing. Although I've never read a DC comic, i've been on the website, i've heard about them and i've seen the batman films. It seems to me that DC are more realistic, more detectivey, and whilst I can see how it would appeal to somepeople, especially adults, it just doesn't appeal to me.

Marvel ALL THE WAY!

DC comics.

While Marvel has very good characters such as Spider-Man, X-Men, and The Hulk, DC has the #1 superheros. Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and so on. All of them are great. Plus their villains are superb. The Joker, Lex Luthor, General Zod, Doomsday, are amazing.

I don't feel you get as much quality with Marvel as you do with DC. When you first thing superhero, you think Superman or Batman. Not Fantastic Four. A lot of people say that DC has the cliche superheros. THAT IS BECAUSE DC MADE THE CLICHES. These superheros are the ones that started everything.

DC is way better. Marvel may have more character, but I'd take quality over quantity any day of the week.

dc wins this debate for 3 reasons!
1. dc has been around for longer than marvel. dc comics has around 30 years on marvel and has established itself as a more profitable company.
2. dc universe has the better charectors. dont get me wrong marvel has some damn good charectors but when i think superhero spiderman and hulk arent the first in my mind. dc is the one that made the superhero with charectors like superman, the flash, batman, and wonderwoman. plus marvel has to many charectors, you cant name half of there charectors, but dc has just enough to where you can name most of them making them more memorable.
3. dc comics has much better storylines than marvel. i understand where stan lee and the marvel writers were coming from making there charectors more relatable, but i want my superheroes to be just that super, not focusing on wheter or not there going to make rent.
so when it comes down to it i think dc rules marvel all day for these three reasons.
plus DC has Green lantern who kicks @$$!

All right i am about to end this right here right now. I completely agree with the people who said Marvel is a little bit too emotional with Spiderman. However, he isn't the best superhero that Marvel has. Think Wolverine and the Xmen. I think spiderman could use a little bit less Mary Jane and drama and more action I must admit. Aren't they somewhat like the avengers. Wolverine is a little bit similar to batman in personality. I must admit for me marvel wins it. But that doesn't mean that DC sucks. You know what screw it! I like both. I have no real favorite. Comic books were made for kids entertainment. Some adults still like comics. DC also haas some good things too. The Justice League is excellent and batman is boss yo. But lets not forget Carnage appeared in a DC comic book with Batman. He and the joker teamed up. Doesn't this tighten somewhat of a bond between the two comic companies? Also DC has some issues as well. Sure when u think superhero you think Superman but then again who can defeat Superman huh? Plus isn't it good when characters have some vulnerability or many weaknesses to balance out their many powers? As for who can kick who's ass in a fight lets see here

Wolverine vs Batman :Wolverine batman can't hurt Wolverine with batarangs and such since Logan is made of antimantium. He would give him a run for his money.
Superman vs Captain MArvel: Superman of course.
Superman vs The Hulk: Hulk would win of course.
Hulk vs every single character at different time periods: Hulk
Unfortunately, Hulk's rage is the entity of his anger. One factor of anger is the fact that he can't express his feelings properly. Think, if you couldn't talk when somebody was dissing you wouldn't you get mad. The more he realizes he can't talk the bigger and stronger he gets. The less damge that can be done. Hulk would also become angry when superman or anybody keeps dodging his blows or stinging him. Making him even more ticked off. Making him even bigger and stronger. Eventually the only way you can beat Banner is to put him to sleep with a dosage of tranquilizer the size of Africa, Make him laugh, Put his girlfriend in front of him,or stop hitting him and run away untill he realizes that he has claimed victory.

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Batman says "DC WINS." and you know what batman is always right. I love the idea that their comics are gloomier, not all happy and shit