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Should I Visit Gotham City or New York City?
Should I Visit Gotham City or New York City? Having grown up reading comics books I am well aware of the bum rap comics get. But something has happened this past decade or so. Comics have become cool! With the multiple comic book franchises making the leap to the silver screen, several TV shows on network television, and an endless supply of plastic products out there. Now more than ever comic book nerds can hold their heads up high. But with mass appeal also comes confusion. DC Comics and Marvel Comics are the big two and most if not all exposure comes from these two comic book companies. Yes there are other comic book companies Dark Horse Comics and Image Comics come to mind but for the sake of comparison let’s focus on the big two. Comic books being one of the few truly American contributions to popular culture have stood the test of time and with time two companies have shown two distinct views of storytelling. On the surface not much is different between DC and Marvel but I will like to take a closer look at two points in particular. The concept behind the characters of each company and the worlds they inhabit to prove how different each company’s universe really is with a little bit of history mixed in for perspective. Now if only comics were cool back when I was in high school that would have saved me a lot of grief. The first and most obvious difference between the companies are their characters. Not just the characters themselves but the concept of them. Comic book characters have been around since the
Reyes 2 early 1930’s mostly dealing with comedy, westerns and horror. In 1938 that all changed. A fledging comic book company called DC Comics introduced the world to Superman. He was the original super hero that all heroes would follow. He could “leap tall buildings in a single bound, faster than a speeding bullet, and stronger than a locomotive.” He was a super man. DC followed up with Batman (1939), Green Lantern (1940), and

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