Hi Guys,
This is my first article ever, first of all i am a DC fan because of Batman, i do not put much feelings in such fan wars like DC Vs Marvel simply because i think both companies have their advantages. Overall i think there is always place for competition and it is healthy for all.
Lets start with DC, now they dont yet have a shared universe, but lets face the facts 1) They will have one 2016 2) JLA comes before Avengers in the comics so prettu much the idea came from DC first 3) Batman and Superman and probably more popular in the world then the whole Avengers team will ever be 4) This will be their first movie together so its an event 5) Ben Affleck can play when he wants to and after DareDevil, he really does want to 6) DC will always win when it comes to Villains 7) 89 % of all Batman movies are good and looks like MOS will be the first real action Superman that matches the comicbooks lately (yes yes i know the 80s version but i said action didn't i ?)
Now Marvel, they do have a shared universe 1) Marvel MCU can carry weaker movies such as any Hulk movie, Captain America, Thor and Thor The Dark World, Iron Man 2 and 3 on its back, since it's like a TV show (many episodes that fall under a big idea) now you will wait for the next episode so you can see the big picture, its a part of something bigger 2) They have a ton of characters they can play with, much more than DC, i mean i can make a Universe of X Men alone 3) They clearly have confidence now to try anything after GOTG 4) They hire directors from different genres and make all their movies infused with other elements that all make them different from the others 5) They were able to get here without one good villain portrail so far, who needs villains when you have super heroes 6) They did a great job coming up with the Movie Universe first, thats a fact and a plus for them.
Now since we see that there are plus and minus sides to both studios, what are the most common things people like to bring out in arguments in comments and use as valid points. Marvel fans have the following golden points 1) Green Lantern sucked (OK it did , it actually was very bad - but the same can be said for Hulk and The Incredible Hulk). 2) MOS was bad - i would say it was the first Superman movie we actually saw Superman be Super...and the most used argument was that Metropolis was destroyed - well in Avengers i think there was as much destruction or at least there should have been in terms of the amount of army that went through that gateway. If not that makes me question what exactly were they doing around New York, just browsing? Now as number 3) The Dark Knight Rises had plot holes - ok it did have a lot of those, but think about this for a second Nolan movies are not connected to DCU, if we start to talk about Marvel movies that are outside of MCU i can go on for days...Quick examples : Howard the Duck, The Punisher, Captain America (1990), DareDevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider etc. Now having in mind that, think about the movies i just mentioned and tell me this, will you watch any of them twice, no. You know why because they left very bad reviews and overall were very bad written, directed and received. But if all of those movies had a connection like SHIELD, maybe we were still going to be watching just so we can find out what happens in the next one, again just like any good TV show.
Lets now dissect DC, what do they have going for them, clearly with 4 billion dollars box office we established that Batman is a good property. I think that in a shared universe Batman is a minus for DC, because he works best a solo property, When you have superpowered beings in there, what is he, a good detective, a good fighter, a wealthy resourceful billionaire? The only thing DC have to loose here is their prime estate Batman, if the DC universe becomes campy we are back at Batman and Robin days, credit cards, nipples and kapppoww sounds. Also Wonder Woman the Amazonian aspect, very hard to translate into screen. Another hard one is Shazam, also difficult one to do without making real based heroes like Batman exist in the same universe. My worries are on Aquaman as well due to the whole underworld Kingdom aspect, how did it stay hidden and can we really buy it, when we have Gotham in this DC Universe ? Basically i think Green Lantern should be DC's cosmic universe key along with Martian Manhunter. In terms of diversity i think that Marvel have a bit gallery, most of them sound like big DC names rip offs, i mean Iron Man, DareDevil - Batman inspired all the way. Captain America, Ms Marvel - Superman etc. If DC is ready to risk Batman they can build a nice universe, simply because they have the best Villains hands down.
Furthermore they can introduce villains in the Batman solo movies that are unreal, because Batman now lives in a world where there is a Superman and do a more action oriented movie. Superman can be introduced to other villains outside of his own gallery. Flash VS Green Lantern can be a blast, Wonder Woman will be the first female solo movie out there and show Marvel that women can be more that support characters. If played right this could pan out great. So far however Marvel have been mediocre to me at best, but after GOTG and Age of Ultron i think the stakes will be very high for all others. DC will have to kick ass with JLA in order to compete. As far as Sony goes they should just quit and give Marvel spidey back, Fox are doing amazing stuff with the new X Men, and will give us the BIG BAD before anyone else it seems with Apocalypse.
I know you guys love Marvel but, in the long run i think DC can make some money of that as well and compete with them with fewer characters and better villains.
Let the hate begin now!