DC or Marvel?

Question

I have found while most people read from both, many will claim that one is far superior to the other. Which would you choose?

Answer 1

marvel is better in my opinion. this is because their stories are more realistic, their characters easier to connect to, and they have more down to earth qualities.

Answer 2

DC for almost the exact same reasons everyone is saying Marvel: I think DC's characters are the more interesting and realistic.
In the past 10 years or so; DC has reached deeper and deeper into the minds of their characters, producing some pretty intense stories and moments.
DC's most recent Major Events (Identity Crisis & Infinite Crisis) and the almost 2 years that led up to them have yielded some great moments. (My personal favorites: Batman saying to Superman "The last time you inspired anybody you were dead!" during an arguement and Wonder Woman coldly and calculatingly breaking a major villian's neck by twisting his head around)
I will concede that I wish some of the Heroes that died over the years at DC would stay dead, but I kind of choose to ignore that.

Answer 3

i wouldnt say one is far superior than the other - they're both different and offer the readers a different range of chracters.
i prefer marvel because i find the characters and the storylines more realistic and believable than the dc characters, but i wouldnt say marvel is superior. both dc and marvel are very clever and imagination. i love batman, i think he's great and i've got some batman comics along side my x-men ones. its definitely a preference thing, not a superiority thing

Answer 4

While I love the cartoons based on DC properties, I'm more of a Marvel fan. To me, the Marvel universe is a LOT more realistic than the DC universe.

Examples: Some Marvel characters actually have to worry about money (Spiderman). Sometimes they get on each others nerves (Wolverine & Cyclops).Not every single character has a nice place to live (the Morlocks, the Runaways). Some MArvel characters died (and STAYED dead! ex. Doug Ramsey, John Proudstar, Illyana Rasputin, several of Emma Frost's Hellions)

Answer 5

I prefer DC Comics over Marvel because of its characters & the storylines that are so good. DC has more to offer than any other comic book company ever around.

Answer 6

I'm kinda split between them. I'm the rare female that actually gets comics. I'd probably say 80% DC (Tenn Titans, Outsiders, Nightwing, Green Arrow, JSA) Marvel 15% (X-Faxtor, Capt America, Squadron Supreme), 5% Vertigo (Fables, Bite Club VCU)

Answer 7

Marvel

Answer 8

Both really. I try to balance out my sub at the comic shop with even amount of DC & Marvel & independents.

Answer 9

Now DC. My whole life up to about 5 minutes ago, Marvel.

Answer 10

I prefer Marvel Comics due to the more interesting characters it has created throughout the years. These characters are more relatable and have more intristic flaws within them...i.e. the X-Men, who were created as a parallel to the civil rights movement of the 60s. These are characters than many people can relate to and understand better.

Answer 11

Marvel. Their stories are more dynamic and I enjoy their characters better. That said the current "Face the Face" arc in Batman is really good and I'm enjoying 52.