DC went a little crazy with “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” but that was back in the 80’s and let’s face it: for the most part, the events of “Crisis” lost their significance as the years went on, excluding “Infinite Crisis.”
And Marvel hasn’t had a simple history. Don’t believe me? Well, let’s talk X-Men. How many times has Professor Xavier lost his powers then gotten them back or been able to walk, and then not be able to walk? Oh, and let’s not forget how many endings the X-Men have?
I believe we’re up to three volumes, all of them written by Chris Clairemont, the greatest gift/curse of a comic book writer out there, as opposed to DC’s one “Kingdom Come” future. Thank you, Mark Waid!
Marvel characters have nothing on DC. Let’s look at Spider-Man. Everyone loves the character because they can connect with him, right? Spider-Man used to be the poor kid from Queens who lived in a crummy apartment, didn’t get the girl, and was a newspaper photographer. Now he’s happily married to Mary Jane, lives in the beautiful Avengers Tower and is a college professor.
Batman is the world’s greatest detective and as one of the two smartest men in the DC Universe, he does not always come up with solution for every problem. Take the storyline “Identity Crisis,” Batman uses one of the most basic elements of detective work to solve all of his cases; he always asks “who benefits?” Ray Palmer was the only one who benefited because he and his ex-wife started to get back together after this incident. The story takes a twist and Palmer is not the real culprit. The point is Batman doesn’t always have the answer.
Every single time someone gets into a Marvel vs. DC fight they always play the Superman card. Superman may seem all powerful because you are measuring him against a human, but when put up against a meta-human, Superman is pretty evenly matched. From there, it becomes a contest of wits and battle skills to defeat the enemy. Also, the things that makes Superman so interesting are not just his astounding powers but his desire to be accepted. This is a desire we can all connect with.
Not only that, but Marvel has no clue how to handle a massive storyline. “Civil War” was boring. I couldn’t get through “Civil War.” Marvel could’ve done it in four issues max.
The only thing that even mattered was when Captain America died, and he might not even be dead. Marvel’s seeking attention again because sales are low and they know that DC is taking the lead again with great series like “52” and “Countdown.” DC is letting writers tell their own stories without being tied down with the “Confidential” and “All Star” series.
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