Marvel VS DC: All Media

Shadowrenderer wrote:

True Believer wrote:

Shadowrenderer wrote:

Marvel has an app for comics too. idk if it's only available on iOS or whatever tho...

Yeah but are they doing day of releases for any of them? DC does day of release for their whole line, if they do the same I'd be impressed.

OK, I thought your point was DC had an app. Maybe I read it wrong...

I meant they have a "good" app. If I can save a trip to the comic store and don't have to worry about copies being sold out, awesome. You've made it easy and therefore deserve $2.99 (even though I don't think it should be full price.) If you just want me to use your app so I can read your comics whenever you decide to put them on? Screw that, I'll just read scans on one of a dozen CBR/CBZ readers in the Android app market.

True Believer wrote:

Liquid Sword wrote:

I disagree that DC is embracing digital comics more than Marvel. They what, just got that running this past year?

Marvel has had some form of digital comics for the past five years.

I think DC will still dominate the animated TV category, especially with that new Saturday morning block.

As far as comic quality they're more or less the same. I might give the edge to Marvel.
DC is cancelling 5 books, that flat out sucked. And for some reason are going to put Leifield on 2 or 3 books that didn't totally suck, but definitely will once his illustrated issues are released.

As far as movies, if all goes well. Comic fans are the ones who win.

Yeah, I've seen Marvel's online comics. It's actually how I got into Ultimate Spider-Man way back in the day. But truth is it sucked. And probably still sucks. The design and interface were awkward and bad and they only ever had really old shit for free (and it was the same shit forever) and somewhat newer shit if you paid for the subscription service, but never day of releases. Do they even have day of releases now?

DC does day of release for all their ongoings, plus DC has a comixology app which is awesome for tablets. Which really are where the future of comics are headed.

I'm pretty sure they do day of release now and have changed the entire interface. Especially in this app centric era. Point is, they still were thinking ahead on the feature way before DC or anyone else.

As far as video games, Marvel basically takes the cake.
From X-Men Arcade to the capcom fighting crossovers, and so on. They're more consistent.
DC's in the right direction though. The last two Batman games have been top notch.

Marvel's anime franchises are really mediocre imo. They're full of cliches. Even for anime.

GoZ wrote:

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN! DC is owning in all catergories except movies......

Shadowrenderer wrote:

GoZ wrote:

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN! DC is owning in all catergories except movies......

AS IT SHOULD BE.

Aquaman is the coolest.

GoZ wrote:

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN! DC is owning in all catergories except movies......

I keep seeing this thrown around in places, but it's a really deceptive statement. Did Aquaman's comic book outsell all of the competing Marvel comic books? Yes, albeit by a small margin.

However, there are more things at play than just straight popularity. All of the top selling Marvel books are all priced at least a dollar more than most of the DC Comics, with Wolverine & The X-Men asking for two dollars more. This is going to affect the numbers without question, with people gravitating towards an equally viable but more cost effective product.

On top of the price difference, DC is still riding high on increased interest because of the DCNU stunt. These things mixed with the fact that the new Aquaman book is actually pretty dope, leads to Aquaman looking dominant. But if you look at the numbers, Marvel still made more money than DC, so who really wins?

I'll offer the argument that if Marvel pulled a similar publicity stunt and lowered their prices they would probably command the top ten just like DC is right now.

True Believer wrote:

Tim Radd wrote:

Why don't you rock comic book shirts, Chocolate?

GreatWhiteNinja wrote:

Because he is a bitch

Several other reasons, too. Usually I find comic book t-shirts too "busy." I like t-shirts with a minimalist (shut up) design and no more than 2 colors. I could rock some of the "Lantern" t-shirts but I'm not fond of Green. A black Lantern t-shirt would be tight, though.

And I do need more t-shirts to wear with vests . . .

You realize there are symbol shirts like everywhere now. I can't really think of any Comic book character symbols that are more than 2 colors. Step yo nerd retard up!


I tend buy all symbol shirts occasionally I'll branch out and buy all the silver surfer shirts...besides like one or two just cause I don't like the art that much.

As for who I like better.

Comics Currently: Marvel. I am enjoying their stories, character development and costume changes/alterations more than I am most of DC's. Not saying I'm not totally enjoying DC, just that Marvel is better. I still like only 10 or so books from the new 52. And Image...I mean I love Invincible, IMO it's the best ongoing series out right now. I like most of the Artifacts characters...But Invincible has pretty much been the only really good/worth mentioning story from Image. I'm not gunna say Walking Dead just cause it seems like, if you don't read it, you're probably watching it. And I don't read it, as it has been spoiled all over the internet for me now.
Comics Overall: DC has had more stories and characters that I love.

Movies: Marvel. There really isn't a question. I love the Batman series...even the Joel Shumacker movies just cause of how ridiculous they are. And I liked...the first 2 Superman movies. Don't get me started on Returns. GL was not good. Marvel has been pumpin out movies nonstop it seems and they all have been consistently good...since Iron Man. Unless I'm messing up the timeline and there was another movie or series that started before that, which was actually good(Spider-Man 2 was the only good one out of the 3).

Animated: I'll say DC...All their animated stuff has been amazing. Marvel is no slouch, I can't think of any shows I didn't like besides...The Avengers(the first one on Fox in the 90's), that future Spider-man series...Their movies were average at best. But DC has remained consistently good. All of DC's animated movies have been pretty legit.

Clothes: Odds are I probably have more Marvel shirts than I do DC. But I honestly can't pick between the two.

You honestly need to read more Image books.

Shadowrenderer wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

GoZ wrote:

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN! DC is owning in all catergories except movies......

I keep seeing this thrown around in places, but it's a really deceptive statement. Did Aquaman's comic book outsell all of the competing Marvel comic books? Yes, albeit by a small margin.

However, there are more things at play than just straight popularity. All of the top selling Marvel books are all priced at least a dollar more than most of the DC Comics, with Wolverine & The X-Men asking for two dollars more. This is going to affect the numbers without question, with people gravitating towards an equally viable but more cost effective product.

On top of the price difference, DC is still riding high on increased interest because of the DCNU stunt. These things mixed with the fact that the new Aquaman book is actually pretty dope, leads to Aquaman looking dominant. But if you look at the numbers, Marvel still made more money than DC, so who really wins?

I'll offer the argument that if Marvel pulled a similar publicity stunt and lowered their prices they would probably command the top ten just like DC is right now.

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN!

Who gives a fuck? Who had the ten best selling comic books of the month? DC did. Who made more money? Marvel did. Marvel wins.

Who had Fear Itself? That honestly only made Daredevil join the New Avengers and Bucky go back to being the Winter Soldier. They have to stop these big non-important events.

JoeZarro wrote:

Shadowrenderer wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

GoZ wrote:

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN! DC is owning in all catergories except movies......

I keep seeing this thrown around in places, but it's a really deceptive statement. Did Aquaman's comic book outsell all of the competing Marvel comic books? Yes, albeit by a small margin.

However, there are more things at play than just straight popularity. All of the top selling Marvel books are all priced at least a dollar more than most of the DC Comics, with Wolverine & The X-Men asking for two dollars more. This is going to affect the numbers without question, with people gravitating towards an equally viable but more cost effective product.

On top of the price difference, DC is still riding high on increased interest because of the DCNU stunt. These things mixed with the fact that the new Aquaman book is actually pretty dope, leads to Aquaman looking dominant. But if you look at the numbers, Marvel still made more money than DC, so who really wins?

I'll offer the argument that if Marvel pulled a similar publicity stunt and lowered their prices they would probably command the top ten just like DC is right now.

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN!

Who gives a fuck? Who had the ten best selling comic books of the month? DC did. Who made more money? Marvel did. Marvel wins.

You're missing the point Joey...Aquaman. End of discussion.

JoeZarro wrote:

Shadowrenderer wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

GoZ wrote:

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN! DC is owning in all catergories except movies......

I keep seeing this thrown around in places, but it's a really deceptive statement. Did Aquaman's comic book outsell all of the competing Marvel comic books? Yes, albeit by a small margin.

However, there are more things at play than just straight popularity. All of the top selling Marvel books are all priced at least a dollar more than most of the DC Comics, with Wolverine & The X-Men asking for two dollars more. This is going to affect the numbers without question, with people gravitating towards an equally viable but more cost effective product.

On top of the price difference, DC is still riding high on increased interest because of the DCNU stunt. These things mixed with the fact that the new Aquaman book is actually pretty dope, leads to Aquaman looking dominant. But if you look at the numbers, Marvel still made more money than DC, so who really wins?

I'll offer the argument that if Marvel pulled a similar publicity stunt and lowered their prices they would probably command the top ten just like DC is right now.

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN!

Who gives a fuck? Who had the ten best selling comic books of the month? DC did. Who made more money? Marvel did. Marvel wins.

That fact that you think losing in unit sales but winning in profit makes them the better company is weird to me. YOU'RE the consumer. Why are you so damn pleased that they're offsetting their hemorrhaging readership with price gouging?

Fuck Aquaman













I'll let myself out.

True Believer wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

Shadowrenderer wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

GoZ wrote:

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN! DC is owning in all catergories except movies......

I keep seeing this thrown around in places, but it's a really deceptive statement. Did Aquaman's comic book outsell all of the competing Marvel comic books? Yes, albeit by a small margin.

However, there are more things at play than just straight popularity. All of the top selling Marvel books are all priced at least a dollar more than most of the DC Comics, with Wolverine & The X-Men asking for two dollars more. This is going to affect the numbers without question, with people gravitating towards an equally viable but more cost effective product.

On top of the price difference, DC is still riding high on increased interest because of the DCNU stunt. These things mixed with the fact that the new Aquaman book is actually pretty dope, leads to Aquaman looking dominant. But if you look at the numbers, Marvel still made more money than DC, so who really wins?

I'll offer the argument that if Marvel pulled a similar publicity stunt and lowered their prices they would probably command the top ten just like DC is right now.

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN!

Who gives a fuck? Who had the ten best selling comic books of the month? DC did. Who made more money? Marvel did. Marvel wins.

That fact that you think losing in unit sales but winning in profit makes them the better company is weird to me. YOU'RE the consumer. Why are you so damn pleased that they're offsetting their hemorrhaging readership with price gouging?

It's not that I'm jumping for joy that Marvel charges so much more for their books, that wasn't the point of what I was saying. I've just been getting annoyed with people throwing around that Aquaman factoid like it's some sort of uncontested domination on DC's part.

Losing in unit sales and winning in profit in some ways DOES make Marvel the better company, business wise, just not better for comic book fans.

JoeZarro wrote:

True Believer wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

Shadowrenderer wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

GoZ wrote:

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN! DC is owning in all catergories except movies......

I keep seeing this thrown around in places, but it's a really deceptive statement. Did Aquaman's comic book outsell all of the competing Marvel comic books? Yes, albeit by a small margin.

However, there are more things at play than just straight popularity. All of the top selling Marvel books are all priced at least a dollar more than most of the DC Comics, with Wolverine & The X-Men asking for two dollars more. This is going to affect the numbers without question, with people gravitating towards an equally viable but more cost effective product.

On top of the price difference, DC is still riding high on increased interest because of the DCNU stunt. These things mixed with the fact that the new Aquaman book is actually pretty dope, leads to Aquaman looking dominant. But if you look at the numbers, Marvel still made more money than DC, so who really wins?

I'll offer the argument that if Marvel pulled a similar publicity stunt and lowered their prices they would probably command the top ten just like DC is right now.

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN!

Who gives a fuck? Who had the ten best selling comic books of the month? DC did. Who made more money? Marvel did. Marvel wins.

That fact that you think losing in unit sales but winning in profit makes them the better company is weird to me. YOU'RE the consumer. Why are you so damn pleased that they're offsetting their hemorrhaging readership with price gouging?

It's not that I'm jumping for joy that Marvel charges so much more for their books, that wasn't the point of what I was saying. I've just been getting annoyed with people throwing around that Aquaman factoid like it's some sort of uncontested domination on DC's part.

Losing in unit sales and winning in profit in some ways DOES make Marvel the better company, business wise, just not better for comic book fans.

Also, I'm going to attribute most of the Aquaman sales to the fact that Geoff Johns' name is attached to it. Put Peter Milligan's name or someone like that on the book and I doubt Aquaman even breaks top 20. Let's not act like comicbook fans did that shit out of love for the character a la Batman: The Dark Knight.

JoeZarro wrote:

True Believer wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

Shadowrenderer wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

GoZ wrote:

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN! DC is owning in all catergories except movies......

I keep seeing this thrown around in places, but it's a really deceptive statement. Did Aquaman's comic book outsell all of the competing Marvel comic books? Yes, albeit by a small margin.

However, there are more things at play than just straight popularity. All of the top selling Marvel books are all priced at least a dollar more than most of the DC Comics, with Wolverine & The X-Men asking for two dollars more. This is going to affect the numbers without question, with people gravitating towards an equally viable but more cost effective product.

On top of the price difference, DC is still riding high on increased interest because of the DCNU stunt. These things mixed with the fact that the new Aquaman book is actually pretty dope, leads to Aquaman looking dominant. But if you look at the numbers, Marvel still made more money than DC, so who really wins?

I'll offer the argument that if Marvel pulled a similar publicity stunt and lowered their prices they would probably command the top ten just like DC is right now.

AQUAMAN's comic beat all MARVEL comics in sales........AQUAMAN!

Who gives a fuck? Who had the ten best selling comic books of the month? DC did. Who made more money? Marvel did. Marvel wins.

That fact that you think losing in unit sales but winning in profit makes them the better company is weird to me. YOU'RE the consumer. Why are you so damn pleased that they're offsetting their hemorrhaging readership with price gouging?

It's not that I'm jumping for joy that Marvel charges so much more for their books, that wasn't the point of what I was saying. I've just been getting annoyed with people throwing around that Aquaman factoid like it's some sort of uncontested domination on DC's part.

Losing in unit sales and winning in profit in some ways DOES make Marvel the better company, business wise, just not better for comic book fans.

^this^ besides when Johns fixes Martian Manhunter after hes done with Aquaman hes gonna run outta Silver Age heroes to revamp and DC's cashcow is gonna dry up

Spoiler:

Raziel wrote:

GoZ wrote:

The bottom line is, it doesn't fucking matter whose name is attached, or what the price of the book is...The character of the book, AQUAMAN, has been considered a long running joke, and now, his title beat the "Alpha Male" publisher that is Marvel Comics. If it were not Aquaman, and let's say....BLUE DEVIL(Just to throw a name out there), and Blue Devil #1 beat ALL MARVEL titles in sales, people would take notice! So fuck you! Fuck your reasons for hating! And fuck your logic! Also, fuck Cillian Murphy, which I know you want to do! AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE, CUZ, GOZ DAMN SAID SO!

Whoah sir. Attack me all you want but I'll be damned if I sit here and let you objectify Cillian Murphy! He's far too pretty for that.

You have made a valid point. If Blue Devil suddenly showed up and outsold all Marvel books for the month I would ponder the state of reality and begin investigating whatever dark arts the DC Comics brass are utilizing. That said, we aren't talking about D-List mega-star Blue Devil. We're talking about Aquaman. An Aquaman book that is being written by arguably the most popular writer in superhero comics right now.

Is Aquaman well known for receiving next to no respect? Sure. Is he considered a joke by the mainstream media? Of course. But Aquaman is also one of the most well known characters on the DC roster for those very reasons. He's also a character who has consistently had an ongoing series for the majority of his existence and when he hasn't, he's appeared as a major member of the flagship super-team, so to act like he's not a legitimate character is silly.

You can say the names attached don't matter all you want, but that just seems like you're denying the facts here. We have a well known character coming off of a reboot being handled by the top writer of the company. This writer has made his name taking things from DC's past and making them relevant / cool again. And you think this has nothing to do with his success? You're telling me that Aquaman written by some unknown and drawn by some asshole ( or Rob Liefeld ) would have sold the same?

The fact that Aquaman is selling well is great. It's a nice little moral victory for DC but it's not some symbol of DC's conquest.

P.S.

Fuck my logic? Really?

Thomas wrote:

JoeZarro wrote:

Fuck my logic? Really?

If you don't want your logic to be fucked don't let it dress like a slut.

Touché