Marvel Comics vs. DC Comics

Well it all depends on what you look for in a comic. Ive always found Batman so interesting BECAUSE he has no powers..Superman because he is so powerful..these allow the writers to explore more storylines and get into what makes the characters tic. But i also love The Xmen and various other Marvel characters. For me its all about the writers. A character can be great written by say Chris Claremont..and then turn terrible when written by say Jeff Loeb! I find the best writers tend to work on Dc characters (Miller, Moore, Gaiman, Ennis) so thats why i tend to read more DC

I think they should do a more updated (in cotinuity wuld be sweet too) crossover between the two i enjoyed the first dc vs marvel crossover but now after reading that i think they should do it again with the characters in current stories and the original characters from the first one on both sides it would be an intense expirence...think about it MARVEL VS. DC 2

I'll start by immediately stating that I'm a Marvel. MARVELMARVELMARVEL! But I do enjoy DC. It was Marvel that first got me into comics as a wee child, as that was what my dad collected. The X-Men are my favorite heroes of all time and always will be. While it's true that in the past few years, many of the more esteemed writers have migrated to DC, but I attribute that to a writer's desire for diversity. I have to disagree with Loganoneil about DC being more realistic. Not to be hostile, but I seriously don't know how you draw that conclusion. DC universe is so convoluted and the way the shuffle around realities, its hard to tell what continuity things are happening or where characters actually come from. I could never get over the silly names and cliche costumes so many of there characters had either. It took me a while to see past that. Now, Batman and Flash are 2 of my favorite superheroes of all time. And I agree with Rorschach, Batman is great BECAUSE he is a normal human, but with his cunning, he can bring down some of the baddest there is, good guy or bad. I will not dispute your view of Superman though. I hate Supes, he is rediculous and I would be very happy if they killed him off for good. There, I said it.

MAKE MINE MARVEL!!!

The story arc that you guys are reffering too is called "Civil War" and appropriately so, as it pits brother against brother. If your interested in the story, start with Civil War #1,Punisher War Journal: Civil War #1, New Avengers #20(either #20 or #21, I'm going on memory as I don't feel like digging them out of my collection). These are were the core story is at. But if you want every detail and subplot to it, X-Men and Fantastic Four had there own miniseries involving the war(I think FF had there own), while Spiderman and several others had the story incorporated into their monthly issues.
I enjoyed "House of M" alot more, best arc since Onslaught.

I guess the maturity and perception of the story is quite variable. I think it honestly depends on which company you started reading titles from when you first started with comics. Because I really feel like Marvel is much more mature in their situations than DC. I always go back to that story that was prior to Infinite Crisis I think in which Wonder Woman breaks that guys neck(I can't remember his name) because he is mind-controlling Supes. For those of you that have seen that book, how iconic and legendary and just so well drawn that spread was of WW wrenching dudes head around. Sweet right. But then she is put on trial by the UN for war crimes, gimme a break. Of course she was acquitted, but the whole ordeal left me feeling like I had just watched an afternoon special, the moral being that you never kill, even if it means your own life. Even though the guy controlling Supes made it quite clear that he is not gonna stop using Supes to maim and destroy unless he is killed. I think he even says to WW, "You'll hafta kill me." So she does esactly what she should have. You don't see SHIELD arresting Wolverine for slaughtering Purifiers or anything. In a reality where vigilante's and Superheroes are so common and governments allow them to administer justice, to put one on trial for killing someone in a war... it's like putting a cop on trial for killing an armed bank robber who was shooting at him, or to arrest a soldier in Iraq for returning fire on an insurgent and killing him first. Don't get me wrong, I like alot of DC characters, and I'm not tryin to offend. And yes, sometimes Marvel does move to fast, but I collect a broad range of Marvel titles, and it seems they experiment more with new artist's and writers. This does sometimes even create continuity, but it also means they have a more open door to people trying to get jobs in this business. DC, Time magazine, and Warner Bros. are all owned by the same company, which is another reason I think more esteemed writers lean more in that direction, especially the last few years. Marvel is owned by Marvel Entertainment Inc. which is Marvel comics after buying out Toybiz, meaning that they are self owned and buy subsidaries to transfer mediums, instead of being a subsidary of a much larger company, like DC is to Warner Bros. and has been since the 1960's. Bottom line, DC sold out 40 years ago while Marvel is still self owned and operated.

I do want to convey my respect for DC though as I do enjoy alot of the characters, I do collect Batman and Flash comics as each issue comes out. What I enjoy most about DC as a whole is the caliber of some of the Artists that choose to work for them. While Jim Lee is probably my favorite artist of all time, Alex Ross is incredible. Both of them are currently at DC right now if I'm not mistaken. While I can't stand Superman, I have the 10-12 issues Jim Lee did, the only Supes comics I own.

P.S. It would be my dream come true if Jim Lee and Chris Claremont returned to X-Men for an extended period. I would also settle with Marc Silvestri and Claremont.

Right now im only reading 4 titles from both Marvel and DC...Millers Allstar Batman..even though a new issue only comes out every 6 months or something! Its savage..All Star Superman, X-Force, which i think themyth recommended...great stuff. And Red Hulk..which im starting to get a bit fed up with.