Who are U? DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image?

I have 11 long boxes of DC comics.

I've just been collecting over the years. Though I havn't really been reading them cuz I don't like gaps..so I thought I'd wait. I've only read like 10%.

Its getting close though. I have been buying TPB to fill in gaps, and I really only need a couple more to get started on what I call "The Reading".

Right now its "the Sorting" seperating them all by decade, then year, then month, and then hopefully finding what appropiate week they fall into.

its gonna be fun

Image all the way *

Originally posted by OB1-adobe
What are you guys mostly into? If you were to wear a t-shirt, what comic company would you proudly sport?

Originally posted by ScarletSpeed
I am Ironically wearing a DC t-shirt at the moment (Superman)

The reason I voted for Image is because I am a diehard Spawn fan.

Who else can pull off having one major villian for 100 straight issues, and the drama still is diverse and suspensful?

Reason # 1 - Malebolgia has been the major villian from issues 1-100, while most series will only keep a prime villain for no more than 6 or 7 issues. This fued rivals that of Silver Surfer and Galactus in my opinion.

Reason # 2 - Whoever is a Spawn fan will notice that many of Spawn's most hated and dangerous enemies aren't just superpowerful beings such as demons and angels, but regular human beings as well.

The list goes on:

-Jason Wynn
-The Freak
-The Curse
-Billy Kincaid
-Sarah Conners
-Jessica Priest
-Tony Twist

The only other human villain I can think of who is such a threat to the well being of a super hero is Lex Luthor. Otherwise, no one else pops into mind.

Spawn has dealt with people who have been such a huge threat to himself and the people he cares about. Humans who are so evil and influentual that it had taken Spawn much planning to eventually defeat them, despite his incredible powers.

Reason # 3 - The Grey Areas between Good and Evil

DC has a tendency to paint characters black and white, either pure good or evil. Atleast in "Kingdom Come", Wondor Woman and Batman began to take a darker path in thier zealous quest for peace, but most characters in DC, as far as I have seen, can be painted in either "good" or "evil" right away.

Marvel, I think, has done a much better job complicating every character to the point where you can't make a clear distinction. Thanos, Galactus, Adam Warlock - all perfect examples of beings who always fall in between the identity of good and evil.

Image, however, I feel does a better job. Spawn's morality has been an unclear topic throughout the entire series. You can see where he is good, but Spawn also went to Hell for many valid reasons.

I also love how Heaven and Hell are nothing like typical religion portrays them to be in Spawn. Heaven and Hell are simply two warring factions, and Earth is thier chosen battlefield.

Some of the angels are just as cruel and twisted as many of the demons.

In fact the major irony of Spawn is that his greatest enemy, Mammon, is an Angel. A fallen angel, but an angel by race nonetheless. He wasn't born in Hell like the other demons. He once lived in Heaven with his own kind long long ago.

Reason # 4 - I beleive that Spawn is better paced than some of the Marvel and DC titles.

In Marvel and DC we often have a repetition of fancy power displays like that you would see in DragonBall Z. Eventually, this is no longer a big deal, as we've seen it over and over.

In Spawn, they know how to build up to a proper climax. Spawn doesn't always flash around his powers in every issue, and when something big happens...its actually a big deal.

Arboris

Marvel. For the most part, the simple fact that Superman exists in DC absolutely turns me off to the whole universe. But I also feel that Marvel does a better job at relating how super heroes would be received in the real world (I loved Civil War, because I feel its something I should have happened about twenty years after heroes emerged, though the ending was shitty). I've just always felt that Marvel was more willing to delve into that 'gray area' than DC was in regards to good and bad guys.

Originally posted by Kinneary
Marvel. For the most part, the simple fact that Superman exists in DC absolutely turns me off to the whole universe. But I also feel that Marvel does a better job at relating how super heroes would be received in the real world (I loved Civil War, because I feel its something I should have happened about twenty years after heroes emerged, though the ending was shitty). I've just always felt that Marvel was more willing to delve into that 'gray area' than DC was in regards to good and bad guys.

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I agree. DC's few attempts to hit the grey area are Batman, Wondor Woman, and Spectre...that's pretty much all I've recognized. They're still way too black and white when it comes to the concepts of good and evil.

Originally posted by OB1-adobe
What are you guys mostly into? If you were to wear a t-shirt, what comic company would you proudly sport?

Are you a Marvel guy?

A DC fanatic?

Explain your allegience, and what are your monthly pick ups?

I'm a DC man myself. I have over 1000 DC comics: Superman, Batman Green lantern, JLA, Aquaman, the flash, Hawkman etc... In addition a growing amount of trade paperbacks. I own a large amount of DVD's as well. I own the entire DCAU (whats availble anyway), as well most of the Superfriends, the filmation stuff, Lois and clark, Batman serials, and the batman and superman films as well.

I like Marvel, but I don't have the cash or time to read multiple issues a month from both companies. I want to buy several TPB's though: Civil war, Infinity gauntlet, Secret wars, and an ass load of x-men and spider-man ones. If they ever release the 1990's Marvel carttons I would also jump on that like a Jack rabbit.

pick ups:

JLA
JSA
TT
GLC
some of the event stuff

when I can:

batman's main books
Superman's main books
Green lantern

Avengers
Batman
Batman/Superman
Fantastic Four
Ghost Rider
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Hulk
JLA
Spider-Man
Superman
Thor
Wolverine
52/Countdown/Final Crisis
Invasion

Most minis associated with my monthly comics, Captain Marvel & Namor minis and most comics associated with 52/Countdown/Final Crisis and Invasion.

I also read JLA Classified, X Men, Captain America, Action Comics, Detective Comics and other minis during good arcs or when I have the time.

I have a Punisher sweat shirt and Superman T shirt.