The (Fictitious?) war between Marvel and DC are fought on 5 fronts! Movies, TV, Video Games, Animation and most importantly, COMICS! Marvel is currently ahead of DC in movies because they had a headstart on their cinematic unverse but DC has appointed Geoff Johns and John Berg as the head of their films studio which most open minded comic fans would think of it as a bold move and even Suicide Squad managed to do well at box office and Harley/Joker costumes were pretty popular this halloween. Marvel isn't slouching as they had Doctor Strange and 3 heavy hitters next year so competition is finally heating up!
As for Video games, Animation, and Comics, DC is winning all of those! Marvel has appointed Jay Wong (former Blizzard employee) as head of Marvel Games and will outsource their IP's to various Publishers and devs (like Spider Man is with Sony and Insomiac) but DC has Injustice 2 coming soon along with other unannounced games at their plate. Animation won't change anytime soon as Marvel slouchs with animation while DC has Young Justice S3 and JLA Dark coming soon. Comics, I don't need to explain! As long as Brian "SJW" Bendis is at control with Marvel's writing, they won't catch up with Rebirth.
So that leaves TV! This one was held by DC for a long tome starting in 2012. Arrow kickstarted the DC show trend and has created other fun shows such as The Flash, Legends Of Tomorrow, Constantine and Supergirl! Agents of shield was off to a bad start and to many is still not appealing since it doesn't revolve around any superhero until Season 4 with Ghost Rider. Marvel released a new show on netflix in march called Daredevil! This show would mark the rise in Marvel TV.
Daredevil brought a cinematic feel that all of the shows combined couldn't! It gave us a show with a short season, great cinematics & choregraphy, and a story without filler & romance. After Daredevil we got Jessica Jones, antother season of DD and Luke Cage! Next year we have Iron Fist, The Punisher and the Defenders! Along with that, ABC will release the Inhumans as an 8 episode show with a high budget thanks to IMAX.
DC's shows feel like they all suffer the same problems. Too much filler, low budget and TOO MUCH ROMANCE UGH!! It's a repeating trend much like the MCU's problem with villains and jokes that annoys me every time I wach them. The Dark Knight and Man Of Steel have such a great cinematic feel to them. What is holding back DC? My answer is simple: The CW.
The CW is the issue! Network has a great influence on the quality of the show. Look at Fox, Legion looks great! Do you know why? Because FX can make quality shows! Netflix can make quality shows! CW can't! They pursue the "teen romance/drama" audience too much. The CGI for Ghost Rider in AOS looks amazing I want to see that for Firestorm!
Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy the DC shows but I would kill for a Batman show on HBO or Netflix! What do you guys think?