8 Times The Marvel Vs. DC Rivalry Turned Ugly
1. The Black Panther Rotten Tomatoes Saga
It was a sad state of affairs when reports of a DC fan campaign to vote down and sabotage Black Panther's Rotten Tomatoes audience score emerged, and an even sadder one when the truth behind these reports came to light.
Facebook moved quickly to shut down the anti-T'Challa page, but not before it sent a wave of outrage across the internet. DC fans looked bad and suddenly all the worst things about the brand's rivalry with Marvel were evoked.
In truth, most actual DC fans were just as outraged as everyone else and, days later, it was revealed that Rotten Tomatoes trolls - the same group which took aim at The Last Jedi and campaigned to have it removed from Star Wars canon - were behind the Facebook account, and DC fans were actually their target.
Although the hate campaign seemingly had nothing to do with DC or its supporters, 3,700 people declared their intention to participate in the sabotage attempt and another 1,800 were considering it. Taken at face value, those numbers did little to encourage unity between two fan bases who have a history of not seeing eye to eye.