If you were only allowed to read one comic book company's comic books

only read Marvel

only read DC Comics

Superman or Spiderman....hmm...

DC or Marvel

Apr 7, 2010

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only read Marvel

Marvel's roster — Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men — offers enormous variety in tone, power, and story.
The Marvel Universe is intricately interconnected, making it a richer and more rewarding long-term read.
Characters like Deadpool and the X-Men push genre boundaries in ways that keep Marvel perpetually fresh.

only read DC Comics

Batman alone is one of the greatest fictional characters ever created — DC is worth it for his stories alone.
DC's villain roster — the Joker, Lex Luthor, Darkseid — is iconic in a way Marvel's rogues rarely match.
Superman established the template for every superhero that followed; reading DC means reading the genre's origin.

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If you were only allowed to read one comic book company's comic books

only read Marvel

only read DC Comics