Coke vs. Pepsi. Kimmel vs. Fallon. The Hatfields vs. the McCoys.
None of these comparisons are anywhere as important as my personal favorite: Marvel vs. DC. For obvious reasons — better movies, plot development and comics — Marvel trumps DC by a long shot.
Marvel’s appeal comes from its movies and products. Few of flagship heroes such as Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and Thor are the stars of various Hollywood movies. Not only do these movies help promote the heroes, but they also develop their characters and backstories in a way that publishing company DC’s rarely released movies can’t.
Captain America has slowly transformed from a relatively unknown character into one of the most popular superheroes worldwide. Most of the attention can be attributed to hit movie “The Avengers,” released in 2012.
From its inception in 1963, Marvel comics has made people laugh and cry all around the globe, from its first issue about The Human Torch all the way to its most recent “Gwenpool,” released in 2015.
On the other hand, DC Comics seems to focus only on its comics, which has become an obsolete medium. Most people would rather see a movie than flip through pages of drawings and cartoons.
While DC may have Batman, Marvel has better-developed superheroes like Captain America, who has an exceptionally compelling background story: He was frozen for 70 years and everything he once knew is gone forever when he awakes.
In Marvel, female characters like the Black Widow are strong role models. She is shown as smart and resourceful, whereas in DC’s “Suicide Squad,” the female characters, most notably Harley Quinn, are portrayed negatively and have no valuable traits to aid the team. Black Widow is often seen formulating plans to help stop the villain in “The Avengers,” but in “Suicide Squad,” Quinn hardly has any important roles and simply flaunts her body.
Even in the comics themselves, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye could easily defeat Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Wonder Woman. For starters, Thor is a god; the only member of the Justice League who might challenge the Avengers’ superiority is Superman. As a team, The Avengers are stronger than the Justice League.
Marvel’s “Avengers” solidifies a story between five main characters and also builds on each individual character's story, while DC makes unrelated character plots and movies that never incorporate more than one major hero.
At the end of the day, I think both comics are great, but I would have to say that Marvel takes the cake simply because of its exhilarating movies.
