What is the difference between Mavel Comics and DC comics?

Question

Ok for you that are comic book challenged you can use the web but you better get it right, becasue if i get a sorry answer you only get 1 star and i don't care who it is.

This has nothing to do witht he names it has to do with the characters, that they create. And yes there is a very big difference between the two.

Ok wait a minute folks. Look at the question and then think about it. I said that it ahs a lot to do with the charecters and nothing more. It is irrelevant to start focusing on who draws and ink. Other wise i would ask who is the best artist right? Think, please the answer is very simple.

Answer 1

Marvel's characters are considered mutants and DC's are considered meta-humans

Answer 2

Well, you apparently already have an answer to your question in mind. But the reality is nowadays there isn't very much difference between the two because the writers, inkers, and artists do series for both companies.
There used to be a difference, when Marvel first challenged DC's dominance back in the 60's. Marvel had better artists, Jack Kirby and better writers Stan Lee, and more realistic scenarios etc., more and better heroes.
It was inevitable that DC had to respond. So Now Both universes have revamped heroes and new heroes and because the writers, artists, inkers, etc. all crossover there isn't much that's different.
Maybe you're thinking of DC's tendency to create characters who avoid delivering the death blow as opposed to Marvel's characters who are often dark and deadly. I don't know.

Answer 3

The difference is that when FF#1 ushered in the Silver Age, Stan Lee decided he wanted to do a more character-driven type of superhero book, where the powers were secondary to the personalities and interactions between the people. Basically he made them more "real" than the DC characters.

So in deciding on FF#1, they worked out the interactions first, and added the powers later.

This is secondary to your question, but still important: With FF#1, Lee and Kirby introduced what came to be known as the Marvel Method, where the writer gave the artist a basic outline of the story (including the resolution of the story), but left the artist free to cut loose, wheras before comics used to be written virtually box by box. This really opened up the storytelling.

Both these factors made Marvel's heroes more "real" to the reading audience; they were real people with real problems and emotions, who happened to have powers. In most cases, their alter egos were at least as and often more interesting than their Superhero persona.

The new style of writing worked so well, they were able to use it in Western comics and the (at the time extinct) War comic.

Answer 4

Four letters! (Three the way you spell Marvel...)

DC.

Both have GREAT characters, talented artists, and rich histories. both have great writers and legendary editors.

But only DC has Batman, the richest, most writable character of both companies. And that seals the deal for me. He has NO superpowers, which is probably what makes him so good.

Otherwise, it just comes down to taste. I actually just got done with reading some 40's Marvel comics, and they just weren't as potent as 40's DC comics. A little too much filler, and too few tough decisions for the characters. They were good, but just not as good.

Now, if you included the old Dell company, I would really have a time of this question...

Answer 5

Marvel is able to make their characters much more relatable. Take Spiderman, sure, he's strong, but his alter ego is a geek. Maybe DC's Batman may have no powers, but can you really relate to his billionare-playboy status? Not really. Marvel also likes to deal with more gritty realistic problems, like discrimination (X-men). DC has the "classics" (Superman, Batman, Wonderwoman) that are still known today because they were there first.
Marvel also broke out of the cliched alter-ego/secret identity w/ Fantastic Four, by allowing the super heroes not to have what was before almost mandatory: an "alter-ego"

Look for more later, I gotta sleep...

Answer 6

No difference really. They both produce comics. They both have marketable characters. They both produce mega, company-wide crossovers that annoy fans to no end (unless they're good). DC's characters are moe iconic than Marvel's; Marvel's are more "everyman" than DCs. But really no real difference. It's all a matter of taste (and, yes, I like DC better than Marvel -- they are usually more readable).

Answer 7

Marvel is actually good that can appeal to common people and actually leaves people in suspense, while DC is merely a bunch of unbeatable superheroes who are completely perfect even in their mild-mannered forms, it appelas to absolutely nobody becasuse the heroes never have any problems in their regular human identities

Answer 8

Well, in my opinion, Marvel's characters are more down-to-earth. That's my favorite thing about the Marvel characters, they could be your next-door neighbor, and you could not suspect that they could be a superhero.

Now, I think DC's heroes are more mythical. Characters like Superman and Wonder Woman are almost like deities. They seem almost unbeatable, and it's hard for me to imagine them fitting in with normal people.

Answer 9

I like Marvel better but that's my opinion. The truth lies in the puddin' though Marvel sells more books the last I heard and that should be all the answer anybody needs.

Answer 10

marvel is usually on a lower scale of chaos to that of dc. in dc they are usually trying to save the world or the galaxy but in marvels the problems are usually less grand.
i sais usually meaning not all the time. sometimes it may be different