Dc Vs Marvel Research Paper
This debate tears my heart to pieces. Each side is loaded with incredible content and characters. Billions of dollars have flown out of American hands in support of their toys, comic books, movies and cartoons. Still, it is a question that must be answered. Who is better: Marvel comics or DC comics?
After hours of coffee fueled by rants with my friends, I have decided that Marvel is superior based on its licensed content, abundance of fantastic characters and the overall quality of its universe.
For the uninitiated, Marvel and DC are the two largest publishers of comics over the last 70 years. DC was the first major publisher, but it was originally known as National Allied Publications in 1935. Their greatest acclaim comes from inventing …show more content…
Despite the fact that crossover events can be frustrating for your wallet, making each character interact with one another makes the world feel alive. My nerd vacation would be a trip to the Marvel Universe. Not only is it more interconnected, it is as close to our world as a story about people with razors coming out of their hands and light shooting out of their eyes could be. People react with racism and fear toward mutants the same way they have toward homosexuals and African-Americans in ours.
The result of increased realism and interconnectedness is a palpable world. DC does not bring this to the table. Crossovers are rare, the cities are fictional and the presidents are make-believe. DC characters feel like gods because they do not seem at all plausible. Marvel, on the other hand, makes me believe that if I look up, I could see a human spider hybrid swinging above my head.
DC loses mostly due to this deciding factor. DC’s comics are easier to approach, and its characters are epic, but Marvel simply runs a better business. More importantly, its world does not feel so different from our own, making it easier to connect to its work. The point of all stories is to engulf the listener, reader or watcher. Marvel’s universe achieves this, giving the edge it needs to beat
After hours of coffee fueled by rants with my friends, I have decided that Marvel is superior based on its licensed content, abundance of fantastic characters and the overall quality of its universe.
For the uninitiated, Marvel and DC are the two largest publishers of comics over the last 70 years. DC was the first major publisher, but it was originally known as National Allied Publications in 1935. Their greatest acclaim comes from inventing …show more content…
Despite the fact that crossover events can be frustrating for your wallet, making each character interact with one another makes the world feel alive. My nerd vacation would be a trip to the Marvel Universe. Not only is it more interconnected, it is as close to our world as a story about people with razors coming out of their hands and light shooting out of their eyes could be. People react with racism and fear toward mutants the same way they have toward homosexuals and African-Americans in ours.
The result of increased realism and interconnectedness is a palpable world. DC does not bring this to the table. Crossovers are rare, the cities are fictional and the presidents are make-believe. DC characters feel like gods because they do not seem at all plausible. Marvel, on the other hand, makes me believe that if I look up, I could see a human spider hybrid swinging above my head.
DC loses mostly due to this deciding factor. DC’s comics are easier to approach, and its characters are epic, but Marvel simply runs a better business. More importantly, its world does not feel so different from our own, making it easier to connect to its work. The point of all stories is to engulf the listener, reader or watcher. Marvel’s universe achieves this, giving the edge it needs to beat