Why do you prefer DC?

[Darthphere]

Originally posted by Azrael24
darthphere:Have you read FF Authorative Action and Unthinkable? Read those and tell me if the FF arent interesting.

I haven't, I will find them and read them. The story imay be good, but the characters themselves aren't interesting to me. Just my personal taste.

You wont regret it. Awesome story and if you give them achance the FF are great characters.

 

[Bat-Mantis]

The FF is absolutely, completely, amazingly brilliant.
Unthinkable and Authoritative Action... I've never felt that way from reading a comic. Complete, total, fascinating page-turners there, folks. Brilliant stuff.

 

[Darthphere]

Originally posted by Assassin
JLA Then not now i mean of all time, JLA had crappy story lines too (detroit) But FF come on! Its soo Cheesy!

Superman is one of the cheesiest heroes ever. I only like how Loeb and currently Azzarello are writing him.

 

[Assassin]

Hes Cheesy, but he works...what is it now 75 years?

No one complained yet

 

[Bat-Mantis]

Everyone complains about Superman's cheesiness. Even me, and he's my favorite of them all.

 

[Darthphere]

Originally posted by Bat-Mantis
Everyone complains about Superman's cheesiness. Even me, and he's my favorite of them all.

Its true and I love Superman but the whole boyscout image thing annoys me. I like it when he goes all out.

 

[Assassin]

Thats why hes #1 you cant hate the boyscout.

 

[Darthphere]

Yes I can and a lot of people do. Im going to sleep. Its late.

 

[Assassin]

And past your bed time child!

 

[captainrogers]

Damn, its past mine too. Good Nite Fellas! Be Healthy and be Nice to each other.

 

[Azrael24]

People hate on Superman because he has morals. The simple fact is ethics are pretty much dead in society, and a character with uncompromising ethics and standards urks people. He's not cheesy....Mr. Fantastic is cheesy...Spider-man in his new movie is cheesy, Storm in X-men 1 was cheesy, Arnold's lines in his movies are cheesy...Supes is just moral.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

He is occasionally cheesy, although I agree that his "boyscout" mentality is an integral part of the character. He's the example. He's the last vestige of the good, clean values that Americans perceived their country as being built on (whether you agree with it or not). He's what every parent wants their kid to grow up to be: strong, handsome, powerful, but with the strength of character and resolve to stick to what he knows is right.

And how the hell is Mr. Fantastic cheesy?

 

[Azrael24]

Well, I guess that was unfair to say about Mr. Fantastic being cheesy. OKAY OKAY, I admit it, I'm biased against Mr. F, I just don't like the FF. But everything else I said about Supes and the rest is true!

 

[Supergirl]

I guess the main reason I read more DC is because its what I grew up with. The first comic I ever read was Superman 75, the issue where Superman dies. For the next couple of years the four Supes books are all I read. Then I discovered Green Lantern, and some other DC books and a couple Marvel titles (Spidey during the clone saga, I wasn't a Spidey fan and actually liked it, what was I thinking?). Currently I read DC because all of my favorite writers are DC exclusive. Judd Winick, Geoff Johns, Jeph Loeb, and Devin Grayson. I love the continuity thats woven through the books and how much I can relate to the characters I enjoy. I don't hate Marvel, in fact I'm starting to read more and more of it, its just I never tried to read the characters like I have DC.
Here is my current pull list:
Superman/Batman
Superman
Batman (Gone after next issue)
Identity Crisis
JSA
Flash
Teen Titans
Nightwing
Robin
Outsiders
Green Lantern
Green Arrow

Marvel:
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Emma Frost

Aspen:
Soulfire
Fathom: Dawn of War
Ekos

I'm looking for more to add if any Marvel fans give me suggestions.

 

[Darthphere]

Supreme Power. You have to read that/

 

[Supergirl]

All right whens a good time to start, what issue I mean.

 

[Darthphere]

I cant reall tell you but 11 comes out this week. Its like one huge arc that never finishes. I suggest you get the Contact TPB which has #1-7 and then go from there.

 

[Pariah]

I don't have a preference between Marvel and DC. I've never understood the fan boy arguements that one is better than the other--they're all comic books, and some of the titles are bound to be better--or more suited for your tastes--than others, but it's tough to say the entire publishing company "sucks," or is "for kiddies."

Do I like Flash better than I like Captain America? Yup. Do I like the Avengers better than I like JLA? You betcha. Am I enjoying Conan more than anything Marvel or DC is doing right now? Yesserie.

The debate about which company is better reminds me of what's wrong with American politics--polarization. Fanboys don't need to "pick a team" and defend it to the death. You can like both companies, you know. They're both doing things right; they're both doing things wrong. It's okay to say that without being contradictory.

 

[Assassin]

What?? Conan?? wasnt issue 1 like 25c or something, i didnt even bother to pick it up but you say its better than all of the current story lines in DC or Marvel???

Pull your head outta your ass buddy

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Why don't you read it and see for yourself? I wouldn't call it better than anything at DC or Marvel, but it's quite good.

 

[Assassin]

Alotta things are good but im picken up like 3 books a week i cant aford another so i wont bother, plus i hate that time line but you cant say anything is better than every thing currently out from marvel or dc

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Supreme Power and the Vertigo line do make that statement tough to swallow.

 

[NeoSamurai]

I only pick up a few Marvel titles as I find most other Marvel titles appealing to popular culture rather than with great story. The titles that I did get were 1602 (Gaiman), and many of the Marvel Knights collections--Daredevil (written by Mack and Bendis), Punisher (Ennis) and 4 (which is just an awesome interpretation on the Fantastic Four!). I tried getting some of the Captain America stuff, but find the trades hard to get.

Overall, I like noir/cause and effect/quality story comics Marvel does with heavy internalization such as Daredevil's recent run and very adult themed stories.

Marvel tends to avoid those types of stories and focuses on kid soap operas with archetypes that do not change too much.

 

[Assassin]

Originally posted by NeoSamurai


Marvel tends to avoid those types of stories and focuses on kid soap operas with archetypes that do not change too much.

Thank You!

 

[krisboyuk]

I’m pretty much the same as Mantis said above. I read all comics for escapism but I prefer DC because it has more myth behind it. Marvel can be very preachy at times