Why do you prefer DC?

[Kroc1138]

Originally posted by Dwarf lord
you have the right to an opinion and I have the right to disagree. I dislike being able to relate to Marvel characters. It reminds me how bad my life is at times and I want to escape from that

I agree with the whole relating to a character. I think that it's overrated. I prefer to empathise with characters and learn about their problems that differ from mine. Which is why I like Superman so much. He so different from me, but I want to know his problems.

 

[The Batman]

what marvel needs to do is focus less on Spider-man and X-men and more on the other marvel heroes. Do you notice how many writers Books such as Iron man and Captain America shuffle through? They really need to cut down on the Spider-books and X-books, because there are too much.

 

[Assassin]

I agree with you 100%

Push Blade up the marvel food chain!
Ghost Rider needs to be rebooted,
and stop milking wolverine!

 

[The Leaguer]

I'd like to see new Blade and Ghost Rider monthlies.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm pretty sure everyone would. Marvel's just too dumb to notice.

 

[guj19]

My preference for DC can be summed up in my preference for Major League over Minor League sports. Marvel's characters aren't as fast, strong, powerful, etc. as DC's overall. Flash is WAY faster than Quicksilver, Batman, could beat the crap out of Daredevil w/o a superpower, Superman could crush Thor. Don't get me wrong, Superpowers are cool, but everyone likes to see the character really open up his bag of tricks on a bad guy. DC's got more tricks.

Also, i like the aspect of relationships between heroes in DC. The Flash comic isn't just about the Flash, it's about hima nd all the speedsters he is involved with, which is a lot. Batman has about 5 really strong characters in his "Family." I don't really care for the Superman family, but they are making Superboy more interesting, even though his interaction with Supes feels forced. Oh, Krypto is extremely ******ed too. (grumblings) stupid.... super.... dog.

On whole, I think that DC does a better job defining who their characters are (except Aquaman) than Marvel. If you read one issue, you expect the character to be largely the same 20 issues down the line because they define who the character is.

 

[Assassin]

Aquaman is a villian in my book...he was an original jla before but now they killed his character..they made him a selfish bastard, and all the selfish ppl in the dc universe are villians...Guy Gardner is selfish but he has a good heart on the inside..wait isnt he dead? LOL

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Wow, you really do start spouting bulls*** when you're bored.

 

[Assassin]

yep

 

[Zenien]

Originally posted by guj19
My preference for DC can be summed up in my preference for Major League over Minor League sports. Marvel's characters aren't as fast, strong, powerful, etc. as DC's overall. Flash is WAY faster than Quicksilver, Batman, could beat the crap out of Daredevil w/o a superpower, Superman could crush Thor. Don't get me wrong, Superpowers are cool, but everyone likes to see the character really open up his bag of tricks on a bad guy. DC's got more tricks.

Also, i like the aspect of relationships between heroes in DC. The Flash comic isn't just about the Flash, it's about hima nd all the speedsters he is involved with, which is a lot. Batman has about 5 really strong characters in his "Family." I don't really care for the Superman family, but they are making Superboy more interesting, even though his interaction with Supes feels forced. Oh, Krypto is extremely ******ed too. (grumblings) stupid.... super.... dog.

On whole, I think that DC does a better job defining who their characters are (except Aquaman) than Marvel. If you read one issue, you expect the character to be largely the same 20 issues down the line because they define who the character is.

Aside from the power levels, that basically does sum up my reasons for prefering DC. Oddly enough, I like the low powered heroe's in DC as oposed to Sups and Bats. I read, Catwoman, Nightwing, Birds Of Prey, and I'm thinking of getting Teen Titans.

But the point is, every hero in the DC universe is defined in terms of who they are and how they relate to every other hero. Alos, the continuity is very polished, it seems that an action taken by one character is treated properly in EVERY other DC book. You'll hear another hero being mentioned simply because "they" had a history. It seems like a much more natural approach than Marvel's universe, where they all seem to be in their own self contained worlds.

 

[dontreadthose]

Batman. He's the one and only reason I prefer DC.

 

[crimson avenger]

Characters such as Blue Beetle, the Flash, and the late, lamented 'Mazing Man is what got me hooked on DC.
That and a small film back in '79 called Superman

 

[Anubis]

Why does everybody hate on Aquaman so much? Scince OWAW ole Arther has learned some humility.(sort of) I mean the cool water hand thing with power that even Aquaman doesn't know about yet, He's no longer the King of Atlantis. He has lost everything. His Wife, his child, his people, he even lost the creatures of the sea for a while. Aquaman is a whole new character now. He's actually kinda cool now, in a slightly nicer less insane Namor sort of way. Lost the beard, cut the hair, brought back the cool azz orange chain mail. ( I don't care what anybody says, the original rocked.) If you don't believe me, check out his book. It's one of the most underated books DC is putting out right now.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I like Aquaman. My favorite issues of the new run are still the Ostrander fill-ins, though. "American Tidal" had a nice set-up but it never really went anywhere. The arc ends with him becoming "king" of Sub Diego and the big mystery turns out to be some deluded moron who mucked with everyone's genes. Kind of blah. But the character's still great and the return to his classic costume was excellent. I still think he should have a goatee or something at least, but I'm partial to beards.

 

[Anubis]

I'd like to see him back in JLA. I wanna see how he fits in with the group now that he's been brought down a peg and has less to worry about. ( then again, with this whole Sub Diego thing, he may have put himself right back where he was.) it'd be nice to see.

and as far as Sub Diego, I can see this going in a lot of different ways. Even though it's underwater, it's still an american city. you think the US is gonna take kindly to Captain White Fish takin control of american soil? Aquaman vs the United States, I could so see that storyarc. And what of Atlantis? It's now in the ocean, doesn't that make it apart of the kingdom of Atlantis? (or republic, I don't know what they are now that the King has been ousted.) I just can't believe that I have any interest in freakin Aquaman. He's one of those characters I just want to like, now I have a good reason.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I want to see him show some damn devotion to the city he's ruled for years and his WIFE and go check up on Atlantis. Pfeiffer's Sub Diego premise is interesting, but they could at least finish up the arc they already introduced before moving onto something new. Poseidonis is just in limbo right now; the last we saw of it, Vulko and Tempest had taken Hagen into custody while Aquaman's battle with the Thirst restored the natural order of the sea. Veitch introduced great concepts, he just focused on the wrong things.

 

[Anubis]

Yeah, i thought his stuff was kinda boreing, but he did have some decent ideas. Sooner or later Arther will have to get involved with Atlantis again. Though I hope he doesn't get his throne back though.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I hope he appoints Mera formally in his stead and rejoins the JLA. He's actually useful now that he can nullify magic and is nearly at J'onn's level in telepathy.

 

[The Leaguer]

I'd love to see him back in the JLA. Although I don't buy his book, I really like the character and I'd love to get to read him without buying another book each month.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, although I'm glad he's not on the JLA now that Austen's writing it.

 

[Anubis]

As if Aquaman doesn't have enough bad press right?

 

[The Leaguer]

Originally posted by TheCorpulent1
Yeah, although I'm glad he's not on the JLA now that Austen's writing it.

Heh, well, if the first of his run is any indication of how the arc will go, its not even an arc, per se. Its just a series of single issues devoted to individual characters, with appearances of JLA members. Unless he ties it all together at the end. Maybe Busiek will be intelligent enough to know Aquaman belongs on the JLA.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

He was intelligent enough to put him in JLA/Avengers.

 

[Anubis]

We shall see, Busiek has always been one of my favorite writers. I think he'll do well with the League.

 

[The Leaguer]

Originally posted by TheCorpulent1
He was intelligent enough to put him in JLA/Avengers.

Heh, he put everyone in JLA/Avengers, hehe.