the7k wrote:REPO Man wrote:Mod_Man_Extreme wrote:Oh whatever DC, Marvel, it's all the same.
At least it is at 1AM
No, it isn't.
Trust me, there are plenty of things one can say to back up this claim, but most of them escape me, or I can't find the right words to say them.
They both have a catalog of comic books that are about nothing more than costumed vigilantes and masked super heroes?
There's no law out there that says all comic books have to be based on those concepts, but considering Marvel and DC practically refuse to do anything else, you'd think otherwise.
Oh sure, Marvel has Howard The Duck and DC has Hellblazer. However, they are but mere exceptions.
Also, DC heroes are typically heroes by choice and are driven by the need to do right.
Marvel heroes, however, are not rigidly stuck to do good. Spider-Man got his powers and initially used them for personal gain. The Punisher, while akin to Batman, is actually often WORSE than the criminals he hunts down. The Fantastic Four and Dr. Doom only chose their respective paths by volition, but could have easy gone the other way. Wolverine is more anti-hero than hero.
As for DC, Superman is a hero because of his values. Batman is a hero out of a sense of duty and responsibility. Wonder Woman feels as though its her calling. Green Lantern was chosen for what's in his, or sometimes her or even its, heart.
In the Marvel universe, many heroes and villains are mutants, and therefore treated with fear and bigotry by the status quo. So while they don't have crippling weaknesses like certain parts of the spectrum (i.e. yellow to Green Lantern) or irradiated pieces of their homeworld (i.e. Kryptonite to Superman), their weaknesses are things that no one can harness. Some Marvel heroes have weaknesses in the form of people and things with emotional attachments, such as Spider-Man's Aunt May or his girlfriend-turned-wife Mary Jane Watson. Batman, on the other hand, typically avoids any emotional attachments, often seeing his sidekicks as employees, but still feels emotional blows when their safety is compromised (i.e. they're killed, put near death, or injured).
It's not just what's on the surface. Look BENEATH the flashy costumes or heroic feats.
