Differences And Similarities Between Marvel And Dc

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Marvel and DC are comic book companies that have expanded to movies and TV-shows. Your favorite superheroes and villains are probably part of the Marvel or DC universe. Besides the obvious difference in characters, they also differ in origins, tone, location, villains, and how the heroes acquired their powers. Although there are some similarities in characters and their abilities, there are mostly differences.
First, Marvel has been called many different names like Timely Publications and Atlas Comics throughout the years. Martin Goodman first created this franchise in 1939. Main writers who created the famous characters we have today include Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko. When you think of Marvel, you think of Stan Lee. He helped created the most famous Marvel characters. Stan has had cameos in over …show more content…

He has become the father of Marvel and has true fans looking for his cameo in every Marvel film. Unlike DC, Marvel has a lighter tone to their movies. MCU movies have more witty humor in them. For example, films such as Guardians of the Galaxy and Deadpool are action-packed, but they still have a lot comic relief. Also, Marvel uses more real locations and city names than DC. For example, Ant-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the Fantastic Four are all headquartered in New York. Although they have some fictional locations such as Asgard, Wauconda, and Sokovia, most are real places. The villains are also very different. Their background or motives are varied. Villains in Marvel are usually motivated by revenge, greed, or lost hope in the world. Lastly, Marvel differs from DC by the way heroes get their powers if they have any. Most of the heroes got their powers by accident. For example, a radioactive spider bit Spider-man; the hulk was exposed to radiation;

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