Yeah, I'm a comic book nerd. I grew up on them. Any guy who says they didn't is either a liar or a moron. For little boys, comic books are something that gives them an escape. Only dirty hippie mothers made their kids read "real books" all the time.
As a result of comic book reading I discovered a few things. One was that comic book women are fake. The second was that DC and Marvel were two different things. It's not just a comic when speaking of DC vs. Marvel. We're talking "human vs. hero". I love both styles, but the recent movie benge has turned me off. The recent explosion of Marvel movies is drenched in the smell of money. I think the DC characters make a much better movie.
Marvel made it's name in making characters human. They faced all the problems life could hand them. Spiderman = A nerd who becomes a loser hero. Iron Man = Alcoholic who becomes a loser hero. However, DC characters entered the fantastic. Superman = Man from another world fights intergalactic foes. Batman = Rich boy who learned Kung Fu and beats up insane villans. Eventually the DC characters lead to darker roles. It's weird because you think the lighthearted "we know your pain" roles of Marvel would be better. However, I think the darker DC roles fit closer to home. Batman makes us glad we don't live in his world. Superman makes us think, "What if?" While a kid in teen angst might envision himself as Spiderman, everyone wants to be Superman.
PS. I hope there's a true Avengers movie in the works... and a Justice League movie.
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