User blog comment:TheVision185/Marvel vs. DC/@comment-3317214-20121209162353

Do you have to pick one?

Okay, first of all, Marvel probably has just about as many "well-known" characters as DC, just that they're spread out a little more. Outside comics, DC tends to put a lot of focus on their big two. Whereas Marvel put a little less focus on a few more instead.

Secondly, I'm not a fan of the "believable" point. DC has plenty of non-superpowered heroes, and has the most prominent one of all time - you know who I'm talking about. Every hero's believability varies within themselves. Characters are constantly developing and changing with our culture, and when being adapted to the big screen, this believability comes out clearly, and Marvel's clearly winning on the big screen at the moment. But anyway, DC and Marvel are pretty much the same in terms of believability, and I don't really find the point relevant.

Thirdly, Superman seems cliche because all of the cliche superhero things you've seen are copies of that. Superman's no cliche. He's the original, that became a cliche. So, really, he's a pretty revolutionary character, that is usually credited as being responsible for the Superhero genre. Wolverine, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk - they mightn't be around if it weren't for Superman. (plus, I think he's a cool character, he's got a lot of depth, a great backstory, etc.)

Also, I'd probably say that "most people" don't know what Marvel and DC are to begin with...

But for my opinion, I tend to enjoy Marvel more. That's probably because the X-Men and the Avengers are what got me into the whole Superhero thing. I'm not going to pick which one is better, because as you said, DC and Marvel copy each other. A lot. So there's a lot of parallels. The two universes are overall, fairly similar. I love Marvel's characters, and I'm loving DC's as well.