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You mentioned that Ronin Warriors Sailor Moon and I'm going what's he like 36! Lol I'm 42 I remember watching Ronin Warriors in middle school on like UPN or WB before it was CW. You had to be hardcore to be a fan back then!
Mostly the main problem is both of them not marketing their books well. You'd think there would be massive promotion for Marvel and DC books with all the movies running around but I haven't seen a single one of them advertise the comics themselves.
Seems like, at least with Marvel, they always just post like one UA-cam video with a motion comic for promotion. The last one I saw was the Miles and Carnage book. I wouldn't have even seen it if I didn't pay attention to my sub-box.
The last one I remember was the trailer for DC's Death Metal Event. I remember it because they had it play as a motion comic to Marilyn Manson's Warship My Wreck. But yeah, they don't actually promote their stuff and events and story arcs just pass by without notice. I remember stumbling upon Avengers Forever recently, it was a truly fun read but I found it by pure accident.
@@TresBS1 I almost forgot that Avengers Forever existed. Nobody was really talking about it. Definitely going to look into it though since I've started Jason Aaron's Avengers run.
the problem with advertisement imo is that the hollywood stuff isnt in the comics, it might be loosely adapted but like theres no jumping on point. if you watch anime you can almost always jump into manga where that anime ends, you cant do that with say antman quantumania or my adventures with superman.
I'll always prefer videos like this where people just talk about their passions & opinions. Yeah, sometimes we gotta get our frustrations & critiques out there. But we also have to spread our hype, wonder & joy about the things we're all fans of. Keep 'em comin' man! Thanks for the awesome video!
My issue with Marvel recently is abject hatred towards Spider-Man. There’s a world where Peter Parker has retired as a full time Spider-Man and is more focused on raising MayDay or Annie or whomever with MJ, while he supports Miles. Its hard to get behind just how stuck a lot of Marvel characters are when Dick Grayson has been Nightwing longer than he was ever Robin. Superman can be a father. Batman can accept the Batfamily. There’s at least some progression in the circular storytelling. Meanwhile Marvel just keeps beating the shit out Peter and killing all the mutants. It’s exhausting at this point
Funny you say that because in the new series of X-men with this whole Fall of X thing the Mutants are BACK to being hated again. When will we ever rise above this and move on? Or is it just the comics way of storytelling. This is why I like Anime better, I love seeing characters GROW, learn, get better or worse. But the story telling is impactful and sometimes emotional.
@@Nytellem comics will always have the element of circular storytelling, but man, it doesn’t have to be so pathetic in the cases of the X-Men and Peter Parker. What’s the point of killing Jean Grey for a 16th time???? Killing all the mutants again after House of M??? Why????? Cucking Peter???? Making him look up to Norman????? Having him make childhood cancer jokes??????? What’s the point of all of that? Those are my fundamental issues with Marvel right now. They come off as having contempt for what they’re writing
I think the "Marvel vs. DC" argument is another aspect of identity politics in a way, " I identify or like this one thing over here so if you like the perceived antithetical thing, then you're my enemy. 😡"
Undoubtedly, the best DC/Marvel crossover was the wonderful mini-series "JLA/Avengers", the one with the ABSOLUTELY EPIC art by George Pérez depicting Superman wielding Thor's hammer and Captain America's Shield.
I actually prefer a scenario where DC and Marvel heroes would band together to fight greater evil like Thanos, Kang, Steppenwolf, Darkseid et al. Kind of Superman and Spider-Man, Batman and Spider-Man, Batman and Captain America comics.
Personally, I say that I prefer DC because I find their universes more accessible. It’s hard to find classic, entry-level Marvel comics imo. But there’s a Batman: Year One in every book store imaginable
I love how this video could work with all kinds of franchises pitted against each other and within each other. I feel like as a nerdy community we have forgotten how to civilly communicate with each other and appreciate our differences. It's easy to hide behind a mask of social media acting all tough and belligerent. But there's no point to it. Negativity produces nothing good.
As kids the brand loyalty is just kids trying to claim they are are better in some way. Its just childish nonsense. Now for adults i have no clue because i dont get how a rational minded adult who pays bills, think companies care about them and not their wallet.
I’m always up for a commentary based channel. Especially with you guys. Honestly that’s one of the reasons I used to love comics experiments and even tells a earth/conspiracy cast. I know all the reasons why y’all stop those but I do love hearing y’all give commentary on different things and even just rant or pester each other about certain topics.
Marvel fan: "Spider-Man alone is infinitely better than all those gays in tights you love so much!!!" DC fan: "Not even you believe that cr*p! Batman himself defeats all those losers that you call idols!" Image fan: "I think Spawn is pretty cool!" 😃 Marvel and DC fans: *Proceed to beat Image fan to death*
I became a DC fan because those were the kinds of stories that as a kid (neither is necessarily "kid friendly" these days, while the Bronze (Copper?) Age had stories that didn't target kids but were mostly safe for us to read) just interested me more. Growing up with Superfriends probably helped but it's not like they didn't have Marvel shows. The DC universe was just more fun and hopeful, a happier fantasy. I live in the real world, I don't need my fiction to reflect it. My fictional worlds should be (for me) a place I'd like to live in, and even DC was moving away from that in the 1990s. I have favorite Marvel heroes but DC will always have a stronger place in my superhero-loving heart.
@@Bungycb You're a frigging robot with same comments everywhere! Have you frigging read frigging Superman? Superman is called the Beacon of Hope for a reason.
While I am not big on the whole DC vs Marvel debate, I’ve personally been more of a fan of DC because they feel more connected to me. I feel like I can relate to their characters more than Marvel does, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like or relate to any of Marvel characters, I just have more of an emotional attachment and exposure to DC since I was younger.
THe Problem with is back this week, we made a few that had ads on them and then we had to wait for approval. But I have a few other ideas we're throwing out very soon.
The crossover issue is a direct result of the movie rights. Disney's strategy was to ensure that Spider-Man, the FF, and the X-Men were out of the focus. I remember before the Fox buyout, the days when they tried to make the Inhumans a replacement for the X-Men. It affected games, toys, you name it - just to spite Fox and Sony. Now after the buyout, we get Xavier and Reed in MoM, Disney remake the 90s cartoon, and Lego start making X-Men again. It's been in DC's favour for many years that they are owned entirely by WB, such that they don't have the same rights issues that Marvel do.
To add some context to your insightful writing, DC has always been financially better-off than Marvel. Marvel had to sell character rights to film studios just to survive, and they became bankrupt in 1996. And while Disney has bought Fox and Sony kind of works alongside Marvel, the Universal issue involving Hulk and Namor is still there.
I always have such a hard time with this. I am DC, I grew up in the 90s with Batmania in particular BTAS. I also like Marvel I saw the 90s X Men Cartoon and Spiderman. However, whenever someone says DC is stories about gods and Marvel is real problems for real people I'm always on the other end of it. What I like in DC are people like Nightwing and Batman and Green Arrow, I see Green Lantern as a guy who has a badge. Outside of their rings all Green Lanterns are just brave individuals trying to uphold the law. What I read in Marvel are the fantastical. I love She Hulk and her problems trying to manage being invincible and super powered while acting with decorum in a court of law or my very favourite Marvel character Thor. The literal god of Thunder who has effectively omnipotency fighting other fantastical monsters in a magical space realm. The stuff I enjoy is DC grounded in reality and Marvel are the untouchable gods.
I’ve always wondered why people pick one and hate the other. I love both. If asked I say I prefer DC, but that’s not because I like them better as a whole. It’s simply because my favorite superhero is The Flash and when I have to pick that’s the tiebreaker
I'm just saying again how much I enjoy these 'rambles'. It's like sitting in a pub* with someone who knows their stuff and has a passionate, well argued point of view. (*Note to self: Have beer in the fridge by the time the next 'Problem With' vid comes out.)
Some older DC characters are just regular guys with a gimmick: the og sandman, wildcat, hawkman, manhunter... Whereas you have very godlike people at Marvel: Hercules, thor, silver surfer, the watcher, the eternals, warlock... I get your point but it's not as clear as you make it to be.
I'm with you 100% on the brand loyalty thing! It's sooooo ridiculous! I love both. I actually have the brain capacity to love both franchises and a couple more less well known ones
I personally liked both marvel and DC comics and honestly I personally in my opinion never card about which brand is better because at the end of the day I liked both universes and I want both of them to succeed and when they do mess up and believe me they are a lot of examples i can think of, I call them out on it and to tell them to do better not worse. Because at the end of the day all I want is good stories and for the characters to keep going and move forward and not go backwards or make bad decisions that nobody likes myself included, but that's just me and my opinion an if people disagree with me cool more power to them I won't stop them because at the end of the day we all have are own opinions. :)
I love both. They mean a lot to me because of how they tell their individual stories and how they dive into the characters. I've always seen DC as a universe of characters where they accept reality and keep moving forward. And Marvel is a universe where people fight between giving into emotions are fighting to keep ahold of who they are. Of course this doesn't count for every character but it's the overall feel I get and because of this the 2 sides of the same coin a perfect duality
I feel like your entry point into comics will determine a lot of what kind of comics you like. Never had access to comic book material in my country and then around the mid 2000’s, I discovered marvel comics. Iron Man then came out and that pushed me to read more marvel comics to get into the lore. I have read a lot of comics since then and have read some non-marvel runs that have stuck with me over the years but marvel just has a place in my heart. There’s people who were introduced to comic book material proper through the Bruce Timm DCAU and that cemented their love for DC-style stories. I even discovered Robert Kirkman’s work at Image (after a few years of reading comics, mind you) a few weeks ago and had a whole new world opened up to me. EDIT: That said, there’s people who attach their identity to Marvel or DC and are not able to handle that the bigger world just does not care that they think The Flash is faster than Quicksilver or that Endgame made more money than JL. It’s Disney and WB making money off of your fervor. I know it’s hard to hear but no one else cares. All of us here (presumably) love this medium with some of us reading (also watching and listening to) comics for years/ decades. For some of us, comic book characters were how we learnt important lessons about how to be better people and accept ourselves. Let’s not let our love devolve to presumed ownership of the medium. There’s always enough room for everyone.
I love both companies but I wasn’t into comics or superheroes growing up but I do remember watching those DC animated shows so I have a connection to DC and I like the Gods aspect. But now as of getting into comics I’m very selective on what I get from marvel because it’s very much on going and a big commitment to keep getting it where as DC has the 6 issue series or 12. Only on going I committed to was Flash And WonderWoman as they are my favorites
I have read around 2000 comics DC and Marvel included, I grew up watching both Batman and Spiderman but never really understood the Marvel vs. DC fuss, even though I like DC more, Marvel and DC have both incredible storylines, you can enjoy both just get rid of the petty fanboism mentality.
The online debates that will happen when a certain character doesn’t get into a marvel vs dc fighting game or if a certain character loses to another on twitter will be more toxic then it ever was
The videos where you just talk like this are the main videos I watch on your channel. So to answer your question, I would absolutely love for you to have a commentary channel!
4:31 jokes on you i think of a norse god fighting trolls a green radiation monster arguing with himself and a crippled surgeon battling a fire headed demon in another dimension (basically i think about my favorite marvel characters first)
I have problem with both of them because humanity is so passive and everything proactive falls on superhero shoulders. Where marvel syndrome who sell superhero inventinos? humans contact aliens? geopolitical implications of wakanda?
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@@comicstorian I think these videos are great, I watched the problem with Jason Todd video because it appeared in my feed and then I binged the rest of them.
Ive always prefer DC because i agree with you their heroes are like gods ... and their intercation as a human is just more fun to read, like them being friends or just talking about their day to day lives and drama
Lately, I've been doing a bit of a dive into all the Ise'kai Anime out there, usually just recaps. The one where a guy gets reincarnated as a vending machine really makes me want to watch it now!
Great video!!! I hate it when my friends start arguing about whether Batman or Spider-Man is better, etc. Personally, I prefer Marvel because Spider-Man helped me get through very difficult moments in my life, and he still helps me today. Reading a comic, watching a movie, or playing a video game, etc. It's true, instead of fighting over who is better, we should support them in creating great art. Spider-Man is my favorite superhero, but that doesn't mean I'm not a fan of Batman as well. Great job!
Very cool video m888, loved to hear your opinions on this & I’d definitely like to see more videos like this too 👊🏽 been a big fan of yours for a long time now, so whatever you do I’m down with, recommend your channel every chance I get 😎👍🏽
Benny - you and I are on the same wavelength lmao I have wayyy to many hobbies due to my own ADHD. My current obsession is growing cannabis - max amount plants growing....lol
To me the writing has fallen off at Marvel. Ive been a diehard Marvel guy since the 80's. Now i find myself buying more DC comics now, because of the writing is what Marvel used to be. Joshua Williamson's Flash hooked me and Chip Zdasrskys Batman run is keeping me there. I said all that to say DC is winning IMO.
I love this video. Thank you, Benny. I have always been a bigger Marvel fan, but at the same time, I love DC as well (especially their villains). Thank you again.
I like Marvel better because I can read their comics online while living in Japan. DC promised to do the same in summer of 2021 but somehow can’t seem to do what Marvel did a decade ago.
MARVEL HAS THE MCU DC HAS BETTER GAMES DC HAS BETTER SHOWS DC HAS BETTER COMICS DC HAS BETTER CHARACTERS DC HAS BETTER ANIMATION. DC HAD BETTER LIVE ACTION MOVIES DC STARTED COMIC BOOKS DC HAD THE FIRST SUPERHEROES DC HAD THE FIRST SUPERHERO TEAM DC MAKES THE BEST CONTENT
I've been in this boat before. While Batman is my favorite I also like to read Spider-man & Wolverine. If you only read one comic company, you'd get pretty bored. Comics are like music. The more you "broaden you horizons" the more enjoyment you get out of the hobby.
yea I'm the same way as you, I have so many hobbies because of my ADHD lol I enjoy all DC and Marvel and all video games, I don't understand why people have that idea of only one and that's it and they hate the other one.
Benny, I agree with most of what you say. I do have an issue with DC, and it's that their characters are all too far removed from humanity, and when they do try to make them more human, it often falls flat. They're archetypes, absolutes, "the most X in the world". I find that the DC characters I enjoy the most are the Justice League Dark ones, and the green lantern corps (not the parts about Green Lantern, the Justice League hero, the stories about the corps that barely intersect with the rest of the DC universe), where they might be powerful, but they're still very much human in their outlook at life. The godlike characters always seemed naive, and that's not 40 year old me speaking, it's what I've always felt since my teenage years. Marvel characters are often slightly more nuanced, and more down to earth, even with incredible cosmic powers, because they're defined by the venial flaws more than by their powers. DC characters often are "moral archetypes" or "moral absolutists". As for Marvel being sillo-ed into their own stories, well, it might be because I'm a child of the 80s, where Actually it felt like the reverse, Marvel had a more coherent universe, while each DC hero lived in their own corner and many times didn't even make sense in the other's corner. In fact when they crossed over in the Justice League comics, they seemed very different characters, because they were kind of "re-normalized" in power level. There's no reason that Gotham exists as it is, when almost no one has powers, and any of DC's god among men would just get there and change the status quo. I know things have changed, and keep changing, and now DC is more aggressive about having a coherent interconnected world while Marvel has things more sillo-ed for legal reasons. At the end, I do prefer Marvel's approach to storytelling, but I follow SOME of the less popular DC heroes too.
I highly disagree, I find Marvel characters to be highly unrelatable and borderline unlikable outside of a few solid street level heroes, I like flawed characters but it honestly feels like the entire Marvel universe fucking hates each other lol. I find DC characters to be a lot more human and grounded, just in a less grounded world. That's just me though
@@loganmakesvideos8652 yes because the avengers, x-men, fantastic four, and street level heroes all hate each other lmao. Just say you don’t read comics
@@Bungycb Uh..... Yeah basically. The Illuminati exists, the X-Men are constantly at each other's throats and are war criminals, don't even get me started on what Beast is up to lmao The Fantastic Four are the only people who actually gaf about each other. If Marvel heroes actually cared about eachother, how come no one wants to pay Peters fucking rent? Nightwing pays for Wally Wests
I actually never will, because I dont believe in breeding negativity. But I'm also well past doing this whole Comicstorian thing because I "need" to. If I stop enjoying comic books, I just wont be posting anymore and say my goodbyes to everyone here.
I do the hyper fixation on different hobbies all the time I just learned all of the assassins creed lore getting ready for mirage while also speed running most of demon slayer😮
Always nice to hear tattoo stories. Though I still haven't found any symbol that I personally resonate enough with to make a permanent mark in my body for.
That was the big debate I kept having. So I finally just picked things that gave me strong positive memories within my life. Otherwise I'd still have no tattoos lol
I couldn't agree more Benny. Always love hearing your insights on the comic book industry. I have never understood the Marvel Vs DC argument. Neither Marvel or DC are superior to one another. Both are filled with phenomenal and iconic storylines and characters as well as an extravagant amount of controversies, continuity errors and incohesive plots. Anyone arguing about which is better needs to realise this.
@@steakter7345 Do you really know about dc's characters? Have you ever read a run with them? I doubt it. You probably haven't even read a story arc let alone reading an entire run. But if that's the case, how can you judge them? Let me give you some perspective. Each major DC character carries with him a history of pretty much 80 years. Dc's characters are older than Marvel's. Dc's characters have more legacy, they defined the superhero genre long before marvel characters were even in the minds of their creators. Stan Lee admitted that his influences were dc's heroes when he created spider man and his other classic characters. Many generations of comic book fans grew up with dc's heroes and while these characters flop from time to time (because it is impossible for a character to remain interesting, consistent and relevant for 80 years non stop) they are still considered classic and they always come back to relevance. So tell me. Who the hell are you to judge?
Marvel and DC need to stop worrying about movies and just write comics. They also need to abandon the tired local comic shop distribution model. Start releasing full volumes. Stop demanding people preorder comics.
14:22 I'd say X-men does it well and each have their clear story breaks like: Dawn of X the first era of krakoa with X of Swords event ending it Reign of X era people getting used to Krakoa and expanding it and Inferno ending it Destiny of X era more disturbance in Krakoa setting up the Fall and Fall of X is ending it.
I've always had a preference for DC, but recently I've been wanting to get more into Marvel. My problem was that I could never really get invested in their comics like I could their movies, games, or tv shows.
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Great episode. It’s almost like the state of comic books. Thanks for pointing out how both companies portray their universes differently . Kinda weird a company doesn’t have full autonomy of their characters. Perhaps it’s more limiting in story telling . Marvel usually has the big guns with aesthetics and maybe higher end comics while DC a more blue collar approach with more entertaining storylines and but not necessarily the physical prowess of marvel . For example : What’s a cooler wall poster? Hellverine or Insomnia? Which is the higher end story arch? One is a universal crisis while Who knows where hellverine is going and it’s not a new concept. One company I rather look at. One company I rather read. If marvel bumped up their storytelling. If DC bumped up their art and presentation then both would be delivering high end products.
You said it in the beginning but I am going to make it clearer... People need to be in some kind of competition at all times. It's the "BIG" Dreamers (DC) vs the "SMALL" Dreamers (MARVEL) so to speak in your terms. But in the end, people are dreaming and creating and the rest of us need to enjoy them. We all win either way, if you dream to be the street level hero (Spider-Man or Oliver Queen), the inter-galactic hero (Superman or Adam Warlock) or anything in-between!!!
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I wish they made a Live Action crossover.
A job well done Benny.
You mentioned that Ronin Warriors Sailor Moon and I'm going what's he like 36! Lol I'm 42 I remember watching Ronin Warriors in middle school on like UPN or WB before it was CW. You had to be hardcore to be a fan back then!
I’m tired of Spider-Man both Peter and Miles
Marvel has better comics, characters, movies, teams, tv shows, and now video games. Dc characters are boring
Mostly the main problem is both of them not marketing their books well. You'd think there would be massive promotion for Marvel and DC books with all the movies running around but I haven't seen a single one of them advertise the comics themselves.
Seems like, at least with Marvel, they always just post like one UA-cam video with a motion comic for promotion. The last one I saw was the Miles and Carnage book. I wouldn't have even seen it if I didn't pay attention to my sub-box.
The last one I remember was the trailer for DC's Death Metal Event. I remember it because they had it play as a motion comic to Marilyn Manson's Warship My Wreck. But yeah, they don't actually promote their stuff and events and story arcs just pass by without notice. I remember stumbling upon Avengers Forever recently, it was a truly fun read but I found it by pure accident.
@@TresBS1 I almost forgot that Avengers Forever existed. Nobody was really talking about it. Definitely going to look into it though since I've started Jason Aaron's Avengers run.
the problem with advertisement imo is that the hollywood stuff isnt in the comics, it might be loosely adapted but like theres no jumping on point. if you watch anime you can almost always jump into manga where that anime ends, you cant do that with say antman quantumania or my adventures with superman.
@@AshyCat Fair enough. I just wish there was a thing that said "Hey this run inspired the movie you watched. Check it out!"
I'll always prefer videos like this where people just talk about their passions & opinions. Yeah, sometimes we gotta get our frustrations & critiques out there. But we also have to spread our hype, wonder & joy about the things we're all fans of. Keep 'em comin' man! Thanks for the awesome video!
I'm just happy to find people who are genuinely passionate about the hobby. Hard to find these days.
My issue with Marvel recently is abject hatred towards Spider-Man. There’s a world where Peter Parker has retired as a full time Spider-Man and is more focused on raising MayDay or Annie or whomever with MJ, while he supports Miles. Its hard to get behind just how stuck a lot of Marvel characters are when Dick Grayson has been Nightwing longer than he was ever Robin. Superman can be a father. Batman can accept the Batfamily. There’s at least some progression in the circular storytelling. Meanwhile Marvel just keeps beating the shit out Peter and killing all the mutants. It’s exhausting at this point
I want to love Spider-Man again, I want to to enjoy the X-Men. But the editors and writers don’t want that for anybody
so true ,im now more dc cause they seem to care more
Funny you say that because in the new series of X-men with this whole Fall of X thing the Mutants are BACK to being hated again. When will we ever rise above this and move on? Or is it just the comics way of storytelling.
This is why I like Anime better, I love seeing characters GROW, learn, get better or worse. But the story telling is impactful and sometimes emotional.
Blame One More Day cause that’s where the decline truly started
@@Nytellem comics will always have the element of circular storytelling, but man, it doesn’t have to be so pathetic in the cases of the X-Men and Peter Parker. What’s the point of killing Jean Grey for a 16th time???? Killing all the mutants again after House of M??? Why????? Cucking Peter???? Making him look up to Norman????? Having him make childhood cancer jokes??????? What’s the point of all of that? Those are my fundamental issues with Marvel right now. They come off as having contempt for what they’re writing
Absolutely been loving the " Problem With" series. So much can come out of it. Keep up the great work!
I think the "Marvel vs. DC" argument is another aspect of identity politics in a way, " I identify or like this one thing over here so if you like the perceived antithetical thing, then you're my enemy. 😡"
Yeah, they went from friendly rivals to sworn enemies
It’s human nature. We are designed to destroy.
Marvel has better comics, characters, movies, teams, tv shows, and now video games. Dc characters are boring
@@Bungycbthis is obviously not true with how Spiderman and Ms Marvel are treated
@@loganmakesvideos8652 it is with how Tim drake and Superman’s son have been treated
Undoubtedly, the best DC/Marvel crossover was the wonderful mini-series "JLA/Avengers", the one with the ABSOLUTELY EPIC art by George Pérez depicting Superman wielding Thor's hammer and Captain America's Shield.
Agreed, really went all out and it was amazing!
I actually prefer a scenario where DC and Marvel heroes would band together to fight greater evil like Thanos, Kang, Steppenwolf, Darkseid et al. Kind of Superman and Spider-Man, Batman and Spider-Man, Batman and Captain America comics.
@@mottom2657 they had that too, or are you referring to smaller stories involving less characters
Personally, I say that I prefer DC because I find their universes more accessible.
It’s hard to find classic, entry-level Marvel comics imo.
But there’s a Batman: Year One in every book store imaginable
You just don’t read comics if you think that lmao. Ultimate spider-man is in every book store I’ve been to
@@Bungycb I haven’t been able to find it as much but that’s certainly easier to find than say Stan Lee’s run on anything
I love how this video could work with all kinds of franchises pitted against each other and within each other. I feel like as a nerdy community we have forgotten how to civilly communicate with each other and appreciate our differences. It's easy to hide behind a mask of social media acting all tough and belligerent. But there's no point to it. Negativity produces nothing good.
As kids the brand loyalty is just kids trying to claim they are are better in some way. Its just childish nonsense. Now for adults i have no clue because i dont get how a rational minded adult who pays bills, think companies care about them and not their wallet.
I’m always up for a commentary based channel. Especially with you guys. Honestly that’s one of the reasons I used to love comics experiments and even tells a earth/conspiracy cast. I know all the reasons why y’all stop those but I do love hearing y’all give commentary on different things and even just rant or pester each other about certain topics.
Marvel fan: "Spider-Man alone is infinitely better than all those gays in tights you love so much!!!"
DC fan: "Not even you believe that cr*p! Batman himself defeats all those losers that you call idols!"
Image fan: "I think Spawn is pretty cool!" 😃
Marvel and DC fans: *Proceed to beat Image fan to death*
😂😂😂😂😂
Marvel has better comics, characters, movies, teams, tv shows, and now video games. Dc characters are boring
@@Bungycb False.
He's an MCU fanboy
I became a DC fan because those were the kinds of stories that as a kid (neither is necessarily "kid friendly" these days, while the Bronze (Copper?) Age had stories that didn't target kids but were mostly safe for us to read) just interested me more. Growing up with Superfriends probably helped but it's not like they didn't have Marvel shows. The DC universe was just more fun and hopeful, a happier fantasy. I live in the real world, I don't need my fiction to reflect it. My fictional worlds should be (for me) a place I'd like to live in, and even DC was moving away from that in the 1990s.
I have favorite Marvel heroes but DC will always have a stronger place in my superhero-loving heart.
Marvel has better comics, characters, movies, teams, tv shows, and now video games. Dc characters are boring
Dc is more fun and hopeful? Dc fanboys aren’t gonna like that
@@Bungycbas a dc fan boy, its true tbh
@@Bungycb You're a frigging robot with same comments everywhere! Have you frigging read frigging Superman? Superman is called the Beacon of Hope for a reason.
@@mottom2657 sorry I read comics to be entertained. Superman is boring lol
While I am not big on the whole DC vs Marvel debate, I’ve personally been more of a fan of DC because they feel more connected to me. I feel like I can relate to their characters more than Marvel does, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like or relate to any of Marvel characters, I just have more of an emotional attachment and exposure to DC since I was younger.
Marvel has better comics, characters, movies, teams, tv shows, and now video games. Dc characters are boring
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THe Problem with is back this week, we made a few that had ads on them and then we had to wait for approval. But I have a few other ideas we're throwing out very soon.
I would like to hear them out.
Marvel has better comics, characters, movies, teams, tv shows, and now video games. Dc characters are boring
The crossover issue is a direct result of the movie rights. Disney's strategy was to ensure that Spider-Man, the FF, and the X-Men were out of the focus.
I remember before the Fox buyout, the days when they tried to make the Inhumans a replacement for the X-Men. It affected games, toys, you name it - just to spite Fox and Sony.
Now after the buyout, we get Xavier and Reed in MoM, Disney remake the 90s cartoon, and Lego start making X-Men again.
It's been in DC's favour for many years that they are owned entirely by WB, such that they don't have the same rights issues that Marvel do.
To add some context to your insightful writing, DC has always been financially better-off than Marvel. Marvel had to sell character rights to film studios just to survive, and they became bankrupt in 1996. And while Disney has bought Fox and Sony kind of works alongside Marvel, the Universal issue involving Hulk and Namor is still there.
@@mottom2657 always? Marvel’s been beating dc comic sales for over a decade
Marvel has better comics, characters, movies, tv shows, and video games. Who cares
@@Bungycbbros really just copying and pasting this in every comment, touch grass
I always have such a hard time with this. I am DC, I grew up in the 90s with Batmania in particular BTAS. I also like Marvel I saw the 90s X Men Cartoon and Spiderman. However, whenever someone says DC is stories about gods and Marvel is real problems for real people I'm always on the other end of it. What I like in DC are people like Nightwing and Batman and Green Arrow, I see Green Lantern as a guy who has a badge. Outside of their rings all Green Lanterns are just brave individuals trying to uphold the law. What I read in Marvel are the fantastical. I love She Hulk and her problems trying to manage being invincible and super powered while acting with decorum in a court of law or my very favourite Marvel character Thor. The literal god of Thunder who has effectively omnipotency fighting other fantastical monsters in a magical space realm. The stuff I enjoy is DC grounded in reality and Marvel are the untouchable gods.
That's cool!
Dc is notorious for having more powerful characters than marvel lol
I liked hearing about your geek sleeve, especially the mention of the chocobo. It was very sweet.
I’ve always wondered why people pick one and hate the other. I love both. If asked I say I prefer DC, but that’s not because I like them better as a whole. It’s simply because my favorite superhero is The Flash and when I have to pick that’s the tiebreaker
Pretty much me
I'm just saying again how much I enjoy these 'rambles'. It's like sitting in a pub* with someone who knows their stuff and has a passionate, well argued point of view.
(*Note to self: Have beer in the fridge by the time the next 'Problem With' vid comes out.)
Some older DC characters are just regular guys with a gimmick: the og sandman, wildcat, hawkman, manhunter... Whereas you have very godlike people at Marvel: Hercules, thor, silver surfer, the watcher, the eternals, warlock... I get your point but it's not as clear as you make it to be.
I'm with you 100% on the brand loyalty thing! It's sooooo ridiculous! I love both. I actually have the brain capacity to love both franchises and a couple more less well known ones
I personally liked both marvel and DC comics and honestly I personally in my opinion never card about which brand is better because at the end of the day I liked both universes and I want both of them to succeed and when they do mess up and believe me they are a lot of examples i can think of, I call them out on it and to tell them to do better not worse. Because at the end of the day all I want is good stories and for the characters to keep going and move forward and not go backwards or make bad decisions that nobody likes myself included, but that's just me and my opinion an if people disagree with me cool more power to them I won't stop them because at the end of the day we all have are own opinions. :)
Yeah, most comic book writers and artists have worked on and done well with boht.
@@suarezguy agreed and you’re right about that
I love both. They mean a lot to me because of how they tell their individual stories and how they dive into the characters. I've always seen DC as a universe of characters where they accept reality and keep moving forward. And Marvel is a universe where people fight between giving into emotions are fighting to keep ahold of who they are. Of course this doesn't count for every character but it's the overall feel I get and because of this the 2 sides of the same coin a perfect duality
I feel like your entry point into comics will determine a lot of what kind of comics you like.
Never had access to comic book material in my country and then around the mid 2000’s, I discovered marvel comics. Iron Man then came out and that pushed me to read more marvel comics to get into the lore.
I have read a lot of comics since then and have read some non-marvel runs that have stuck with me over the years but marvel just has a place in my heart.
There’s people who were introduced to comic book material proper through the Bruce Timm DCAU and that cemented their love for DC-style stories.
I even discovered Robert Kirkman’s work at Image (after a few years of reading comics, mind you) a few weeks ago and had a whole new world opened up to me.
EDIT: That said, there’s people who attach their identity to Marvel or DC and are not able to handle that the bigger world just does not care that they think The Flash is faster than Quicksilver or that Endgame made more money than JL.
It’s Disney and WB making money off of your fervor.
I know it’s hard to hear but no one else cares.
All of us here (presumably) love this medium with some of us reading (also watching and listening to) comics for years/ decades. For some of us, comic book characters were how we learnt important lessons about how to be better people and accept ourselves. Let’s not let our love devolve to presumed ownership of the medium.
There’s always enough room for everyone.
This is the number one comic channel, even his ad transitions are awesome. "We got a blender today!" Lmao
I love both companies but I wasn’t into comics or superheroes growing up but I do remember watching those DC animated shows so I have a connection to DC and I like the Gods aspect. But now as of getting into comics I’m very selective on what I get from marvel because it’s very much on going and a big commitment to keep getting it where as DC has the 6 issue series or 12. Only on going I committed to was Flash And WonderWoman as they are my favorites
Marvel has better comics, characters, movies, teams, tv shows, and now video games. Dc characters are boring
@@Bungycb I don’t think so and I didn’t ask for an opinion. More of sharing experiences
I have the same ADHD. Hearing you list your hobbies I’m sitting in traffic thinking how I need to add a few more!
Never too many hobbies!
That part about your dad and you would comics really resonated with me
Love these videos Benny! Keep it up man been following you for mad long now and just wanted to say thank you and I appreciate you and your team!
@comicstorian would you ever consider making a Vlog video about how your hobbies help improve your life?
The Money aspect in brand loyalty is the reason. It’s money dawg. 2:57
I enjoy this style of videos please do more!
Love the discussion's/Ramble videos.
I have read around 2000 comics DC and Marvel included, I grew up watching both Batman and Spiderman but never really understood the Marvel vs. DC fuss, even though I like DC more, Marvel and DC have both incredible storylines, you can enjoy both just get rid of the petty fanboism mentality.
Do the videos you want to do, I enjoy the "problem with" series because you point things out that I tend to overlook
Benny turning more and more into the Big Lebowski every video. 😆You can tell he enjoying life.
19:30 Benny don’t forget to call them back
The online debates that will happen when a certain character doesn’t get into a marvel vs dc fighting game or if a certain character loses to another on twitter will be more toxic then it ever was
Lol, a monster tattoo?? You should've kept it and had Pikachu beside done beside it, with the Monster Logo holding a cease and desist letter! :p
The videos where you just talk like this are the main videos I watch on your channel. So to answer your question, I would absolutely love for you to have a commentary channel!
Also wish I was Benny's friend the whole group seems amazing and like absolute legends
I'm sick of hearing the argument. They both have good stuff. To each there own
4:31 jokes on you i think of a norse god fighting trolls a green radiation monster arguing with himself and a crippled surgeon battling a fire headed demon in another dimension
(basically i think about my favorite marvel characters first)
I needed another ramble to listen to, thanks!
“Youts”?
“Yeah, youts, your honor”
That flash back to my cousin Vinny was worth the price of admission alone!
Thanks Benny and team!
we need more of this maybe a video on ur favorite manga or indie comics
I'm bit off topic, but will you end up making a Batman Urban Legends series anytime in the future?
I kept meaning too, pretty sure we had a few of the issues done up. But I just havent found room to really fully commit to it.
I have problem with both of them because humanity is so passive and everything proactive falls on superhero shoulders.
Where marvel syndrome who sell superhero inventinos? humans contact aliens? geopolitical implications of wakanda?
Also like how Dan was the only friend he mentioned everyone else is colleagues
Heads up people outside the US, if you're buying from Blendjet, you're likely going to have to pay import duties/taxes separate from shipping (in Canada it's about $25). It's a really cool blender, just want people to be aware of this so you're not surprised
If you do create a commentary channel I feel that the name should be either commentstorian or theproblemstorian
I have legit thought about transitioning my content into that, I really enjoy making these and Mangastorian videos
@@comicstorian I think these videos are great, I watched the problem with Jason Todd video because it appeared in my feed and then I binged the rest of them.
20:36 Franks & Beans!🙃
The Wolverine Batman character wasn't dumb! I really liked Darkclaw! 😂
I prefer DC as a whole over marvel as a whole but I like specific stuff from marvel like Spiderman, X-Men, and fantastic four more than Dc
Ive always prefer DC because i agree with you their heroes are like gods ... and their intercation as a human is just more fun to read, like them being friends or just talking about their day to day lives and drama
Lately, I've been doing a bit of a dive into all the Ise'kai Anime out there, usually just recaps. The one where a guy gets reincarnated as a vending machine really makes me want to watch it now!
Random comment but I was re-watching animal Animal Kingdom and Benny you look like Craig one of the brothers from the show lol
I like your topic discussions Benny! Been a fan since you were telling Joel to shut up for the weekly pull!
Great video!!! I hate it when my friends start arguing about whether Batman or Spider-Man is better, etc. Personally, I prefer Marvel because Spider-Man helped me get through very difficult moments in my life, and he still helps me today. Reading a comic, watching a movie, or playing a video game, etc. It's true, instead of fighting over who is better, we should support them in creating great art. Spider-Man is my favorite superhero, but that doesn't mean I'm not a fan of Batman as well. Great job!
A lot of, most comic book writers and artists have worked on and done well with both.
Very cool video m888, loved to hear your opinions on this & I’d definitely like to see more videos like this too 👊🏽 been a big fan of yours for a long time now, so whatever you do I’m down with, recommend your channel every chance I get 😎👍🏽
Benny - you and I are on the same wavelength lmao
I have wayyy to many hobbies due to my own ADHD. My current obsession is growing cannabis - max amount plants growing....lol
Ok Sailor Moon Boy, anime hour.... Who says the iconic line in Ronin warriors..... QUAKE WITH FEAR!!!
All those hobbies sounds great and all Benny... but can you explain the Fate Timeline in a short way? (????)
Thanks for the vídeo. ^^
To me the writing has fallen off at Marvel. Ive been a diehard Marvel guy since the 80's.
Now i find myself buying more DC comics now, because of the writing is what Marvel used to be. Joshua Williamson's Flash hooked me and Chip Zdasrskys Batman run is keeping me there.
I said all that to say DC is winning IMO.
now knowing all of your hobbies, holy shit youre awesome benny 🤘🏽
rest in peace man
I love this video. Thank you, Benny. I have always been a bigger Marvel fan, but at the same time, I love DC as well (especially their villains). Thank you again.
I like Marvel better because I can read their comics online while living in Japan. DC promised to do the same in summer of 2021 but somehow can’t seem to do what Marvel did a decade ago.
MARVEL HAS THE MCU
DC HAS BETTER GAMES
DC HAS BETTER SHOWS
DC HAS BETTER COMICS
DC HAS BETTER CHARACTERS
DC HAS BETTER ANIMATION.
DC HAD BETTER LIVE ACTION MOVIES
DC STARTED COMIC BOOKS
DC HAD THE FIRST SUPERHEROES
DC HAD THE FIRST SUPERHERO TEAM
DC MAKES THE BEST CONTENT
I've been in this boat before. While Batman is my favorite I also like to read Spider-man & Wolverine. If you only read one comic company, you'd get pretty bored. Comics are like music. The more you "broaden you horizons" the more enjoyment you get out of the hobby.
great explanation man, i honestly thought ya did both and other comics the same , keep it up man
No one will understand how painful it was to go to school with an Android phone. Everyone cared so much like why?🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
I use android everything, dont like Apples little ecosystem
All the old creators who cared about the material have retired or got muscled by management to change everything to fit the movies agenda.
yea I'm the same way as you, I have so many hobbies because of my ADHD lol I enjoy all DC and Marvel and all video games, I don't understand why people have that idea of only one and that's it and they hate the other one.
You do such a great job with the content keep it up 👍
This was a great video and love the content!
Benny, I agree with most of what you say. I do have an issue with DC, and it's that their characters are all too far removed from humanity, and when they do try to make them more human, it often falls flat. They're archetypes, absolutes, "the most X in the world". I find that the DC characters I enjoy the most are the Justice League Dark ones, and the green lantern corps (not the parts about Green Lantern, the Justice League hero, the stories about the corps that barely intersect with the rest of the DC universe), where they might be powerful, but they're still very much human in their outlook at life. The godlike characters always seemed naive, and that's not 40 year old me speaking, it's what I've always felt since my teenage years. Marvel characters are often slightly more nuanced, and more down to earth, even with incredible cosmic powers, because they're defined by the venial flaws more than by their powers. DC characters often are "moral archetypes" or "moral absolutists".
As for Marvel being sillo-ed into their own stories, well, it might be because I'm a child of the 80s, where Actually it felt like the reverse, Marvel had a more coherent universe, while each DC hero lived in their own corner and many times didn't even make sense in the other's corner. In fact when they crossed over in the Justice League comics, they seemed very different characters, because they were kind of "re-normalized" in power level. There's no reason that Gotham exists as it is, when almost no one has powers, and any of DC's god among men would just get there and change the status quo. I know things have changed, and keep changing, and now DC is more aggressive about having a coherent interconnected world while Marvel has things more sillo-ed for legal reasons.
At the end, I do prefer Marvel's approach to storytelling, but I follow SOME of the less popular DC heroes too.
W Marvel is better
I highly disagree, I find Marvel characters to be highly unrelatable and borderline unlikable outside of a few solid street level heroes, I like flawed characters but it honestly feels like the entire Marvel universe fucking hates each other lol.
I find DC characters to be a lot more human and grounded, just in a less grounded world. That's just me though
I agree. Dc characters are boring and one dimensional
@@loganmakesvideos8652 yes because the avengers, x-men, fantastic four, and street level heroes all hate each other lmao. Just say you don’t read comics
@@Bungycb Uh..... Yeah basically. The Illuminati exists, the X-Men are constantly at each other's throats and are war criminals, don't even get me started on what Beast is up to lmao
The Fantastic Four are the only people who actually gaf about each other.
If Marvel heroes actually cared about eachother, how come no one wants to pay Peters fucking rent? Nightwing pays for Wally Wests
"hi I'm Benny from I don't bite the hand that feeds me-storian"
I actually never will, because I dont believe in breeding negativity. But I'm also well past doing this whole Comicstorian thing because I "need" to. If I stop enjoying comic books, I just wont be posting anymore and say my goodbyes to everyone here.
I do the hyper fixation on different hobbies all the time I just learned all of the assassins creed lore getting ready for mirage while also speed running most of demon slayer😮
I have my own "geek sleeve" lol. How many tattoos total?
Always nice to hear tattoo stories. Though I still haven't found any symbol that I personally resonate enough with to make a permanent mark in my body for.
That was the big debate I kept having. So I finally just picked things that gave me strong positive memories within my life. Otherwise I'd still have no tattoos lol
Great Rant!! I agree 100% I'm the same way! XD
I couldn't agree more Benny. Always love hearing your insights on the comic book industry. I have never understood the Marvel Vs DC argument. Neither Marvel or DC are superior to one another. Both are filled with phenomenal and iconic storylines and characters as well as an extravagant amount of controversies, continuity errors and incohesive plots. Anyone arguing about which is better needs to realise this.
Marvel is superior though. Dc has 1 or maybe 2 good characters lmao
Marvel is superior though. Dc has 1 or maybe 2 good characters lmao
You don't know anything about comics, you movie fanboy
@@steakter7345 Do you really know about dc's characters? Have you ever read a run with them? I doubt it. You probably haven't even read a story arc let alone reading an entire run. But if that's the case, how can you judge them? Let me give you some perspective. Each major DC character carries with him a history of pretty much 80 years. Dc's characters are older than Marvel's. Dc's characters have more legacy, they defined the superhero genre long before marvel characters were even in the minds of their creators. Stan Lee admitted that his influences were dc's heroes when he created spider man and his other classic characters. Many generations of comic book fans grew up with dc's heroes and while these characters flop from time to time (because it is impossible for a character to remain interesting, consistent and relevant for 80 years non stop) they are still considered classic and they always come back to relevance. So tell me. Who the hell are you to judge?
Marvel and DC need to stop worrying about movies and just write comics. They also need to abandon the tired local comic shop distribution model. Start releasing full volumes. Stop demanding people preorder comics.
That's what DC is more focused on
14:22 I'd say X-men does it well and each have their clear story breaks like:
Dawn of X the first era of krakoa with X of Swords event ending it
Reign of X era people getting used to Krakoa and expanding it and Inferno ending it
Destiny of X era more disturbance in Krakoa setting up the Fall and Fall of X is ending it.
Also, these commentary videos are nice.
I've always had a preference for DC, but recently I've been wanting to get more into Marvel. My problem was that I could never really get invested in their comics like I could their movies, games, or tv shows.
Holy shit, he’s right. This whole rivalry is none sense.
Oh I love this. Benny on it again!
Benny looks like Jason Mamoa’s long lost brother
Gohan "Can you give me some idea what we're in for?"
Vegeta "Ever seen Power Rangers?"
Gohan "No..."
Vegeta "VR Troopers?"
Gohan "No..."
Vegeta "Beetle Borgs?"
Gohan "No..."
Vegeta "Muman Rider?"
Gohan "No..."
Vegeta ".....tattooed teenage alien fighters from Beverly Hills???"
Gohan "Oh yeah!"
Vegeta "God Dammit!!!"
😂 You basically listed my top 3 superheroes of all time 12:47
Great episode. It’s almost like the state of comic books.
Thanks for pointing out how both companies portray their universes differently .
Kinda weird a company doesn’t have full autonomy of their characters.
Perhaps it’s more limiting in story telling .
Marvel usually has the big guns with aesthetics and maybe higher end comics while DC a more blue collar approach with more entertaining storylines and but not necessarily the physical prowess of marvel .
For example : What’s a cooler wall poster? Hellverine or Insomnia?
Which is the higher end story arch? One is a universal crisis while Who knows where hellverine is going and it’s not a new concept.
One company I rather look at.
One company I rather read.
If marvel bumped up their storytelling.
If DC bumped up their art and presentation then both would be delivering high end products.
I was literally just looking for a blender so this ad was perfect, 🤣
You said it in the beginning but I am going to make it clearer... People need to be in some kind of competition at all times. It's the "BIG" Dreamers (DC) vs the "SMALL" Dreamers (MARVEL) so to speak in your terms. But in the end, people are dreaming and creating and the rest of us need to enjoy them. We all win either way, if you dream to be the street level hero (Spider-Man or Oliver Queen), the inter-galactic hero (Superman or Adam Warlock) or anything in-between!!!
Benny is about to torture Andy with that blender.
Vid summary: both are equal for different reasons. DC is about Power Fantasy. Marvel is about relatability.
My dad got me into comic books and anime
Day 17 of asking to do an audio drama about "Morrison's Batman run"
(or at least Batman RIP🙏)
Good Morning!