8 Confessions Of A Marvel Fan After Reading DC Comics

8. Just Like Marvel, DC Can Be Light And Fun

My main issue was always that DC seemed to be focused on dark, gritty books. Everything was far too serious, unlike Marvel who weren’t afraid to poke fun at themselves or the reader. The most famous stories seemed to revolve around brutal deaths and violent psychopaths, with lots of action and not much character development.

Even within the Batman books, I found the residents of Gotham weren’t all depressed or evil. While there were more laughs with the villains than the heroes, the books are still full of lighter moments and humour.

Take DCeased for example. Despite being a book that kills countless of your favourite heroes and billions of innocent civilians, it still finds time to lighten things up with the occasional joke.

When you step away from the main titles, things get even better. Kyle Barker’s Eisner and Harvey award-winning run on Plastic Man is one of the funniest and wackiest runs in comic history, while Emanuela Lupacchino brought us a Magic Mike style cover for Geoff John’s Justice League.

So, if you ever feel like DC is too dark for your tastes, just remember that Aquaman once milked a cow with an octopus.