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Apr 1, 2024 · What’s the deal with Marvel and DC? Both companies practically run the superhero industry, thanks to their iconic superheroes. DC and Marvel are also responsible for some of the biggest box-office hits of the past few decades. But how do you tell them apart? Why isn’t Batman in the Avengers movies? Is Spider-Man a Marvel or DC hero?
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Jan 2, 2024 · Marvel Comics and DC are both comic book publishers whose stories feature well-known superheroes, many of whom have been adapted to movies, TV, and games in recent years. But what’s the...
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- Their Themes – An Overview
- The Theme of Realism
- How They Got Their Powers
- Power and Corruption
- Character Backgrounds
- Character Reputations
- Family Dynasties
- Their Locations
- Their Movies
DC’s evolution from hard-boiled crime stories to the current “Gods Among Us” style came from adopting the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel(yes, DC had their very own Captain Marvel) into their portfolio. DC’s approach to superheroes was a modern imagining of Greek gods – superhuman warriors born in extraordinary circumstances that...
While both comic publishers present a make-believe universe, Marvel brings more realism to a fantasy world. In the wordsof Stan Lee, “I tried to merge the fantasy element with as much realism as I can put into the stories”. Marvel charactershave regular human problems that allow fans to “connect” with their stories. Seeing troubled teens like Peter...
Born Great vs. Becoming Great
This juxtaposition between the two origins – one with manyborn great, the other with many who become greatalso speaks volumes in terms of “realism”. DC’s heroes are generally born with their phenomenal powers and it’s part of who they are – which is yet again, fantastical. But Marvel’s heroes gain their superhuman abilities through accidents and freak occurrences like radioactive spider-bites, genetic mutation, a super-soldier program, or being exposed to gamma rays. Of course, there’s the ex...
“With great power comes great responsibility” are the immortal words of Benjamin Parker. If there is one defining example of how Marvel looks at what it means to have power, it is this line. Marvel’s heroes know full well that great power is tempting to abuse. They often look upon the destruction they cause and regret just what they are capable of....
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While both series have plenty a mix of characters with wondrous or tragic origins (Superman being the last of his kind, Batman losing both his parents in an alley, Magneto surviving Auschwitz etc.), only the backgrounds for many of DC’s heroes are to some degree remarkable. 1. Bruce Wayne’s family practically built Gotham 2. Superman was regarded a last hope by his biological father 3. Most of the Doom Patrol were celebrities before their accidents 4. Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Raven, Hawkgirl an...
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Marvel’s key roster are far more likely to be ordinary people: 1. Steven Strange was merely a top-class neurosurgeon 2. Luke Cage was a young punk off the streets 3. Bruce Banner was from a nondescript but abusive household 4. Peter Parker had one of the most ordinary teenage lives
Many DC heroes are widely respected in their universe. For the most part, the general public adore the existence of these heroes which includes monuments and commemorative buildings such as Central City’s Flash Museum. Contrast this with a group like the X-Men, who seem to get a lot of scorn from the general public no matter what they do. Born diff...
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Perhaps to relate to the idea of “Greek legends”, DC is home to the superhero dynasties. Superman’s got Kal-El, his father Jor-El, his cousin Kara-Zor-El, a clone brother Kor-El and Kal-El’s half-human son Jonathan Samuel Kent. Not to mention the lineage of the far future. You also have the Bat family; several kinds of Robins, one Batgirl and Bruce Wayne’s illegitimate son. Captain Marvel’s ‘cousins’ could count as a family as they make up a nuclear family of a mom, dad, brother and sister. A...
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For Marvel however, you only really get this idea of lineages with Mutants, the Inhuman Royal Family and the Fantastic Four. But even most of these aren’t as homely or as representative as the DC super-families. Magneto’s children, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch grew up separate from their father and the Pym family was more a series of partners and successors than an actual lineage. Hank didn’t even know he had a daughter with someone else until she turned up in his life. The Summers could cou...
Real vs. Fake Cities
One of the easy differences between Marvel and DC is that while the former heroes reside in American cities we know like Boston, New York, Houston and Los Angeles, the latter heroes call home to fictional cities that could be anywhere. Gotham City? Metropolis? Coast City? Central City? Star City? These are supposedly prominent places in America, but where they are is often kept vague. The idea was that, like the Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield and its state capital of Capital City, they cou...
Outside America
Outside America, the two companies play a similar card, that of the fictional small country. There’s no Latveria in Europe, neither is there a Genosha Island off the coast of South Africa, and Qurac sounds like an odd mashup of Qatar and Iraq. This was mostly done to avoid backlash in poor portrayals or “destroying” a real foreign country. These days, going to a country where the heroes cause chaos on the silver screen is often done with the consent of the nation in question, usually because...
Before the 2000s, both Marvel and DC were in similar boats. What set them apart however was the direction they then took with three prominent figureheads: Christopher Nolan, Zach Snyder and Kevin Fiege.
- Marvel Superheroes Have Inherent Abilities. Like in the case of the Gene Bomb explosion, DC's heroes were given powers to become metahumans. In turn, they became even stronger than a normal person could ever dream of being.
- DC Superheroes Get Powers From The Outside. Not many abilities that are given to DC superheroes are inherent. On Krypton, Clark Kent would be like anybody else.
- Marvel Superheroes Tend To Team Up. DC superheroes are incredibly powerful. One of them can sometimes have more abilities than an entire team. Someone like Superman is a formidable opponent simply because it seems that he can truly never be beaten.
- DC Superheroes Try To Fight On Their Own. The Justice League is important to the DC Universe, but it’s not the be-all-end-all of storytelling. Often times, the Justice League breaks off into individual members or small teams to battle villains head-on.
Dec 25, 2017 · Superhero movies have taken over Hollywood, so here's a handy guide to help casual fans to keep up with which superheroes belong to Marvel and DC. Here are all the major superheroes, and which house they belong to.
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Mar 22, 2018 · When it comes to comics, fans have long argued about Marvel vs DC. Here are six major points to consider when deciding the best universe.
Jul 4, 2023 · Marvel and DC's comics feature so many similarities. However, there are a lot of contrasts when it comes to the use of superhero secret identities.
