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Tom Brevoort Explains The Difference Between Marvel and DC Comics |
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Monday, 18 July 2011 19:31 |
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On Mr. Brevoort's formspring account [which you can view here], he expounded upon the topic of DC trying to be like Marvel:
I don't think I really have the space to do this topic justice here. But to try to make a start of it: there's a fundamental difference in the way the Marvel Universe and the DC Universe are oriented. By its nature, the DCU has a more optimistic outlook on the world, and the Marvel U has a more pessimistic outlook. Now, that doesn't mean that bad things don't happen in the DCU and good things don't happen in the Marvel U. But it does mean that the DCU is a place where people look up in the sky and admire Superman, whereas people look up and shake their fists in anger at Spider-Man. But in a world of rampant cynicism, it's easy to scoff at an optimistic outlook, and Read more: |
