Marvel and DC are two of the main types of comics. Both have been around for a long time and have a big following. DC comics has been around since 1934 and is owned by Time Warner. DC comics is the rival of Marvel who is owned by The Walt Disney company, has been around since 1939.
In 1996, Marvel comics and DC made 4 issues called Marvel Comics versus DC and called DC versus Marvel Comics.These comics are a series of comic book crossovers were voted on by fans to decide how each story would go. Was this a good idea? Yes, in my opinion it was a good idea to bring two rival comics together and have the fans involved, to get the story and characters the way both fan groups would like it. Fans of both comics would like this because it answers the question, what would happen if Superman meet Hulk or if Storm meet Catwoman? That is why I like this, and I think they should make a movie of these comics.
“The story had an “out of universe” component in that, although there were eleven primary battles, five outcomes were determined by fan vote.[3]
The six primary battles were:
- Aquaman (DC) vs. Namor (Marvel)
- Elektra (Marvel) vs. Catwoman (DC)
- Flash (DC) vs. Quicksilver (Marvel)
- Robin (DC) vs. Jubilee (Marvel)
- Silver Surfer (Marvel) vs. Green Lantern (DC)
- Thor (Marvel) vs. Captain Marvel (DC).
There were five battles in which the outcomes were determined by the votes of fans:
- Batman (DC) vs. Captain America (Marvel)
- Spider-Man (Marvel) vs. Superboy (DC)
- Wolverine (Marvel) vs. Lobo (DC)
- Storm (Marvel) vs. Wonder Woman (DC)
- Superman (DC) vs. Hulk (Marvel).”– Wikipedia
Marvel comics and DC have worked together but they are also rivals going head to head in the box office multiple times for example this summer with the release of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 just weeks before the release of DC’s Man of Steel.
“According to Bloomberg, Marvel’s comic book films have generated 47% more revenue than DC’s. Marvel, now owned by Disney (DIS), has also produced more films than its rival. Marvel properties have been featured in 28 films in the past 15 years, compared to 23 films in 35 years for DC, a Time Warner (TWX) subsidiary. The average gross for Marvel’s films is $190 million — far better than DC’s $129 million average.” —Adam Benjamin
One reason for Marvel comics making more money off their movies than DC is because “(Marvel *cough* and their *cough* movies *cough*, while DC movies *cough* suck balls that make them cough *cough* up pubic hairballs *cough*).” —Cracked.com. This is only one websites opinion, others prefer Superman to Marvel’s story lines.
Marvel comics has brought us many superhero groups such as The Fantastic Four, The Avengers, X-Men, and others. Marvel has been bring these super-groups to the big screen in live action movies. One being The Avengers Movie, which brought together characters that had been established in their own movies like Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor. While the rest of The Avengers showed up in their movies has cameos or supporting roles like Black Widow, Nick Fury, and Hawkeye. Another Marvel super-group to make live action movies are the X-Men, which have another movie coming out in 2014 and work is happening on the next Avengers movie that should be out in 2015. Marvel also recently released the third Iron Man movie starring Robert Downey Jr.
Christian Bale(Batman) and Robert Downey Jr(Iron Man)
DC has been busy too recently releasing Man of Steel, the newest Superman movie. There has been lots of talk of a Justice League movie. Similar to the Avengers movie bring together established characters in one movie. The recent Batman from The Dark Knight movies played by Christian Bale might be part of the Justice League along with the Man of Steel, Superman played by Henry Cavill and The Green Lantern done by Ryan Reynolds.
There have been debates over who has the best superheroes, Marvel or DC. Personally I have favorites on both sides. Both tend to focus on superheroes in the United States. Superman has roots in Kansas, Batman is in Gotham a fake american city, and The Fantastic Four and Iron Man are both in New York.
Superheroes are looked up to no matter if they are Marvel or DC, if they have superpowers or not, people love them. Some people go as far as becoming a superhero by putting on a costume, others watch the movies and TV shows, or read the comic books.
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