It's no secret that Marvel fans and DC fans have a Star Wars/Star Trek relationship with one another. There are the die hard fans who can't see past their brand, the one that are willing to compromise on some little things and the ones that equally enjoy both with no qualms.Yes this subject has been beaten to death. But it's always interesting to hear different view points on the same topic. So what happens when you sit a die hard fan of one brand and ask them the questions you've been burning to get answers to for a while? This article right here.
Josh Miller of "Make Mine Marvel" joins with two other Hardcore Marvel fans in this interview by "The Fanboy Factor" to disect when the contentions lies within the DC vs Marvel fanboy wars.
FFF:" DC Comic Book Movie Fans have only had a few highlights in the live action world, those being Superman I, Superman II and The Dark Knight Trilogy. Everything else produced by Warner Brothers and DC have been borderline if not horrendous! (Catwoman and Green Lantern to name a couple) In your words, why do you think Die-Hard Marvel Fans dislike not only the DC movies but the comics as well?"
JOSH: "As far back as I can remember, Marvel was more interesting. I have noticed that it seems the average age of Marvel Fans is typically in the 20′s-mid 30′s. Meaning we grew up in the 90′s. Back then we had some of the best cartoons in The X-Men, Hulk, Iron Man and Spider-Man, trading cards were top of the line, and in 1991 the #1 selling comic of all time was released, X-MEN #1 that sold 8.1 million copies. Most importantly though, Marvel comics and media attacked real life issues that again, we could relate too. For instance, the use of racism against Mutants was addressed a lot and it showed through their characters, the pain and social casting they went through. Marvel characters were grounded, in that their origins were from mutations, lab experiments and accidents. DC though (laughs) gave us unrealistic “god-like” super heroes that made no sense! Here I will give you some examples:
- Look at Superman! He is SCARED OF ROCKS! Look, I understand he was the first super hero, but it seems like they said, “Let’s give this guy EVERY POWER we can and then if someone comes up with a bad guy with a new power, then we will give him ANOTHER POWER to counter with”! It makes no sense! He is just way too over-powered.
- Then you have Batman with his “CUTE ” LITTLE UTILITY BELT WITH “SPARKLY THINGS” in it! Actually is there ANYTHING he doesn’t have stashed in there? What drives me crazy is how he is a normal guy with no powers, yet he can beat Superman or whoever! It makes no sense at all!
- Of course Wonder Woman flies around in an “INVISIBLE JET”! Doesn’t she fly herself? Dumb! (I once again reminded him she doesn’t have the jet now)
- Green Lantern wears a “MOOD RING”!
- That guy who “TALKS WITH FISH”, Aquaman, what is the point? What if there is no fish around? NAMOR would kick his ass!
FFF: Do you guys plan on seeing MAN OF STEEL in the theater?
JOSH: Painfully yes I am taking my son on June 15th. I am wearing my AVENGERS T-Shirt though! I am going for free! Well, actually I told him if he expects me to take him to that movie he needs to give me $10 and then I will use that to pay for the ticket!
There's more of these interesting Q & As at the link provided and even more responses by other well known Mavel fans. The consensus seems to be that if DC made something they could relate to, Marvel fans will be on board. Is this really what it is? And to the DC fans, do you agree with Josh's observations? personally i think it's just a matter of taste. But then again I happen to be one of those that will buy DC comics and then check out what marvel has in theaters. So long as it's a comicbook related movie, I'm in. what are your thoughts? Leave them at the usual place!