DC or Marvel?

barbiespoodle

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I'm a big time Marvel fan.

I do love a variety of the DC characters, I grew up with Superman (who hasn't?) and all the actors that played him. I even love the campy version of Batman as well as the darker versions of him. And don't even get me going about Aquaman, we are fish keeper here (plus I have a thing for Jason Mamoa, sp?, lol).

But I can't help but get more into the marvel characters. All the movies that play into the Avengers are my favorites to watch. I think what I like the most is how you have to watch the various movies, which are all good in their own right, to get to the ultimate Marvel movie, Endgame.

Plus there is more, X-Men being an example. Stan Lee was a genius when it came to super heroes.
 

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Definitely a Marvel fan. I've been collecting Uncanny Xmen comic books since I was 11 and I'm in my 40s now
 
Batman? Really what’s a Batman? Sounds like a bad cartoon. Problem with DC is they have no imagination and they just can’t do a good movie. Has anyone seen Birds of Prey! Omg just close up shop! Come on look at all the comic books that have become successful series other than marvel. The Boys!,The walking dead , watchmen,the umbrella factory. Dc gave us the justices league. Campy is what they do best! Have any watched the legends of tomorrow! Campy at it best! Marvel just has better producers and directors and of course writers!
 
DC for comics, Marvel for screen, I have held this opinion since the early seventies and am unlikely to change my mind- those Thor cartoons from the day, that was bomb, sigh. Jack Kirby!
 

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I’m the same as you. I enjoyed Adam west Batman growing up - and every bloke wants to look like Jason mamoa - but I just don’t “like” dc over marvel. Always been a marvel boy. I have marvel themed paintings in my home (non marvel fans wouldn’t know what they were) and my arcade machine was specially made for me with a marvel marquee! The characters are better, they are more diverse and Stan Lee was a genuine genius.
 
I started out on DC back in the late 50s. They pretty much were it back then for superheroes. When Marvel started up, I looked at a few, but the early stuff wasn't actually all that great. Spiderman was more about some teenager's problems than about heroes beating bad guys. I believed in right and wrong, good vs. evil, without the fuzzy edges. Now they're all blurred, bad guys who are still bad but might do something good, good guys who do inherently evil things supposedly in the name of right. Not saying the stories aren't entertaining, just disappointing in the end and surprisingly more predictable than the old stories.

So as far as currently, I have a slight preference for Marvel. That's mostly because of how they've changed the stories at DC - not evolved, but altered them all the way back to the origins. Marvel did the same with a lot of their heroes, but not quite as drastically. So Marvel improved somewhat, DC has failed badly, and I haven't read a comic book since they hit $1.25 for the regular ones. They were 10 cents when I started reading them. Movies are fine as far as the action. They make them longer, but not to add more action, so I'm not a fan of that. The television shows have evolved, much like the comic books - unfortunately. I get very selective which TV shows I watch. Right now DC is ruling TV, while Marvel controls the movie screens. Marvel does OK with cartoons, but their live action shows have all stunk (including Wandavision).
 
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Yea, I'm not sure about Wandavision yet. It's like I want to like it since both Wanda and Vision were key players in their own right as far as the whole Avenger thing and I'm am so totally into The Avengers. I keep up with the show, but I'm not sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for the next. I'll still watch it just to see where it goes, but defiantly not Marvels best effort.

Maybe if we still had Stan Lee it would have been better, he really was a pure genius when it came to the super hero thing. He is sorely missed.

BTW, this comes from a lady in her 60's which goes to show, you are never too old to imagine a world with super heros.
 

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I started out on DC back in the late 50s. They pretty much were it back then for superheroes. When Marvel started up, I looked at a few, but the early stuff wasn't actually all that great. Spiderman was more about some teenager's problems than about heroes beating bad guys. I believed in right and wrong, good vs. evil, without the fuzzy edges. Now they're all blurred, bad guys who are still bad but might do something good, good guys who do inherently evil things supposedly in the name of right. Not saying the stories aren't entertaining, just disappointing in the end and surprisingly more predictable than the old stories.

So as far as currently, I have a slight preference for Marvel. That's mostly because of how they've changed the stories at DC - not evolved, but altered them all the way back to the origins. Marvel did the same with a lot of their heroes, but not quite as drastically. So Marvel improved somewhat, DC has failed badly, and I haven't read a comic book since they hit $1.25 for the regular ones. They were 10 cents when I started reading them. Movies are fine as far as the action. They make them longer, but not to add more action, so I'm not a fan of that. The television shows have evolved, much like the comic books - unfortunately. I get very selective which TV shows I watch. Right now DC is ruling TV, while Marvel controls the movie screens. Marvel does OK with cartoons, but their live action shows have all stunk (including Wandavision).
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I justl wanted to say that I agree that now bad guys do good things and good guys do bad things. But I think that that is a good thing, because in real life no one really does all bad or all good, so it’s kindve more realistic.
Also $1.25 isn’t that much lol. (Insert wink emoji here)
 
One thing I hate about marvel though is how everything is so overly connected. You have to watch like 5 - 6 other marvel movies to fully understand Wandavision. That's just one example. I like and respect connections but tOo mUcH!
 
One thing I hate about marvel though is how everything is so overly connected. You have to watch like 5 - 6 other marvel movies to fully understand Wandavision. That's just one example. I like and respect connections but tOo mUcH!
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With this quote you have to watch Primes The Boy’s cause this is what would happen if we had super hero’s!
 
With this quote you have to watch Primes The Boy’s cause this is what would happen if we had super hero’s!
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I've heard of this show, but do not have access to it. Perhaps someday.
 
I'm not very into this sort of thing, but I do prefer the Marvel movies over the DC movies. I don't know quite why, I just like their overall "vibe" better.
 
I agree with many above with the Marvel and DC thing. Marvel movies are better than DC movies and DC TV shows are better than Marvel TV shows. The movies are the main thing I will rate though, like how Superman and Batman became best buds in Batman V Superman just because both their mother's names were Martha after demolishing a large city! So wait, you are crazed rivals and instantly gain a sense of harmony when Martha's name was mentioned? Oh please! My vote goes to Marvel overall.
Note: You would only get this if you watched Batman v Superman, the movie where the "greatest friendship" was forged! Haha!
 
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One thing I hate about marvel though is how everything is so overly connected. You have to watch like 5 - 6 other marvel movies to fully understand Wandavision. That's just one example. I like and respect connections but tOo mUcH!
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In my case I kind of like this. To use one other example in another of my passions, Steven King. My all time fav books of his is the Dark Tower series, I even named my most recent standard poodle after the main character, Roland. In this 7 book series, he brings so many characters from his other books and even himself into the story line and somehow it all works. And it also made me go back and read many of his other books to understand who the characters are and in the end, I ended up being a big time Steven King nut, I've read most of his works.

This being said, that is what I love about my all time fav Marvel movies, the Avengers. It started at watching the first Avenger movie which I love, and from there I had to go back and watch the movies that lead up to the ultimate movie, End Game. I just had to learn the back story of all the characters that made this movie as great as it was.

And come on, admit it, that is an genius marketing thing. Some movies didn't hit me as much as others, but most were more than well worth watching in their own right. And again, come on, don't tell me you didn't get excited watching how all these characters came together in the end?
 
I mean, DC had Batman, Marvel had Spiderman, the X-Men, and a whole slew of movies not worth my time to watch!
 
The thing that makes Batman special is that he is NOT superpowered. As he told Barry Allen in the Justice League movie, when Barry asked, "What's your superpower?" Bruce Wayne answered, "I"m rich." I suspect that this offends some people who believe everyone who is rich is inherently evil. Only thing that upsets me is that Batman is not supposed to use guns. EVER. That comes from his parents being shot, and was a base rule for the character. But so many of the "updated" Batman movies have guns on his car or plane, or even in his hand on occasion. The original Batman was so anti-gun he could have been the start of the gun control movement.
 
Marvel comics ....we actually have a collection

The movies are so overdone it's ridiculous, but that's what people want now.
 

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barbiespoodle The Dark Tower is the best. I have the whole series in hard cover. A few were pretty pricey. Still can't watch the messed up movie. Stargirl is my personal favorite......lol
 
barbiespoodle The Dark Tower is the best. I have the whole series in hard cover. A few were pretty pricey. Still can't watch the messed up movie. Stargirl is my personal favorite......lol
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LOL!!! Never would have guessed it!!!
 
LOL!!! Never would have guessed it!!!
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Its not really. I never knew there was star girl until goldface said something one time.....lol
 
In my case I kind of like this. To use one other example in another of my passions, Steven King. My all time fav books of his is the Dark Tower series, I even named my most recent standard poodle after the main character, Roland. In this 7 book series, he brings so many characters from his other books and even himself into the story line and somehow it all works. And it also made me go back and read many of his other books to understand who the characters are and in the end, I ended up being a big time Steven King nut, I've read most of his works.

This being said, that is what I love about my all time fav Marvel movies, the Avengers. It started at watching the first Avenger movie which I love, and from there I had to go back and watch the movies that lead up to the ultimate movie, End Game. I just had to learn the back story of all the characters that made this movie as great as it was.

And come on, admit it, that is an genius marketing thing. Some movies didn't hit me as much as others, but most were more than well worth watching in their own right. And again, come on, don't tell me you didn't get excited watching how all these characters came together in the end?
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Yess. I mostly agree. When watching end game, some references confused me because I don't watch a lot of M arvel related films (or at least a lot of the older ones), but I could still understand the movie. As someone who reads so many webcomics under a site for webcomics, I love when the authors make a connection to their other stories, but it's just sometimes meh when there are relationships or some parts in Marvel that are so connected from multiple stories, that it's hard to understand if you haven't watched/seen the others. Maybe I should go on a Marvel marathon soon
 
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barbiespoodle The Dark Tower is the best. I have the whole series in hard cover. A few were pretty pricey. Still can't watch the messed up movie. Stargirl is my personal favorite......lol
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High five Stargirl. I don't know how many times I have revisited this series and never get tired of it, there is always something new I discover that I missed before.

And yea, you are right, they totally messed up when they made the movie, I couldn't even finish it. Just like with the tv series, Under the Dome, if they would have just followed the book, it could have been great, great book, crappy series. At least, as far as I've watched so far, they are doing so much better with Mr. Mercede's, they are following the books (a series of 3) enough to make it good. (did I mention I'm a Steven King nut?) Good thing he's an author because that mans mind scares me. lol.

Want a laugh? I work the seafood department at work and there are live lobsters. Every time I have to take one out of the tank and it raises it's claws in the 'boxers stance', I can't help but think, DaDa Chum, DaDa Ching. And I'm sure you understand what I'm saying, which is when Roland loses some fingers and toes to the "lobstrasitys" in the second book.
 
High five Stargirl. I don't know how many times I have revisited this series and never get tired of it, there is always something new I discover that I missed before.

And yea, you are right, they totally messed up when they made the movie, I couldn't even finish it. Just like with the tv series, Under the Dome, if they would have just followed the book, it could have been great, great book, crappy series. At least, as far as I've watched so far, they are doing so much better with Mr. Mercede's, they are following the books (a series of 3) enough to make it good. (did I mention I'm a Steven King nut?) Good thing he's an author because that mans mind scares me. lol.

Want a laugh? I work the seafood department at work and there are live lobsters. Every time I have to take one out of the tank and it raises it's claws in the 'boxers stance', I can't help but think, DaDa Chum, DaDa Ching. And I'm sure you understand what I'm saying, which is when Roland loses some fingers and toes to the "lobstrasitys" in the second book.
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Haha yeah the lobtrocitys. Mr Mercedes is pretty good. I love Stephen King too. I know everything you just said.
 
I've never been one for comics, I mostly watch the shows and movies from both. Nothing can beat Marvel when it comes to movies, however there are so good DC shows like Gotham, arrow, flash, etc. even the Batman movies from 2005-2008 are pretty good too.
 
I've never been one for comics, I mostly watch the shows and movies from both. Nothing can beat Marvel when it comes to movies, however there are so good DC shows like Gotham, arrow, flash, etc. even the Batman movies from 2005-2008 are pretty good too.
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Gotham was awesome! Was so mad they canceled it.
 

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Gotham was awesome! Was so mad they canceled it.
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Yeah! It was such a great show. They should of continued it with at least a season or two of Bruce being Batman. But ending after he left and the returned to Gotham made sense too I guess.
 
Yeah! It was such a great show. They should of continued it with at least a season or two of Bruce being Batman. But ending after he left and the returned to Gotham made sense too I guess.
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Yeah maybe they just left it so if someone else wanted to pick it up.
 
So far, I'm really enjoying Superman and Lois on the CW, which is surprising because 1.) Let's be real, it's a CW show and writing isn't their forté; and 2.) They're the same Superman and Lois characters from Supergirl, and if anyone's watched Supergirl . . . Well, I'll just leave it at that.
 
So far, I'm really enjoying Superman and Lois on the CW, which is surprising because 1.) Let's be real, it's a CW show and writing isn't their forté; and 2.) They're the same Superman and Lois characters from Supergirl, and if anyone's watched Supergirl . . . Well, I'll just leave it at that.
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My youngest binge watched the first 3-4 seasons of Supergirl awhile back...outside of Callista Flockhart's character, i was checked out
 
My youngest binge watched the first 3-4 seasons of Supergirl awhile back...outside of Callista Flockhart's character, i was checked out
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If he/she enjoys the show, that's great. The writing is just mind-boggling dumb. It's like they wrote the entire season of script a week before the deadline, then rinsed and repeated for subsequent seasons.
 
If he/she enjoys the show, that's great. The writing is just mind-boggling dumb. It's like they wrote the entire season of script a week before the deadline, then rinsed and repeated for subsequent seasons.
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Yeah, she likes it. I like the eye candy factor of it.
 

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