9 Reasons Why DC Really Is Better Than Marvel

3. They Know How To Reinvent Their Own History

DC might have a problem with Bat-fatigue, but they've been fully invested in exploring the rest of their universe this past year, building upon Kirby's older ideas with works like Mister Miracle and going back to the supernatural with new books on Swamp Thing, Constantine and more. There's a clear diversity in the genres on display, and while the same could be said of Marvel, nothing feels quite as fantastical as DC's most cosmic looking books.

In many respects, Rebirth has afforded DC's creators greater space to revisit these older, less conventional concepts in their own comic books. Although it was released a few years before the pseudo-reboot, Grant Morrison's Multiversity is a testament to DC's willingness to embrace their own history, specifically the multiverse and how it, until recently, had been viewed as a hindrance rather than an avenue for high-concept storytelling. The returns of Swamp Thing, Mister Miracle and even Sgt. Rock are also indicative of the publisher's commitment to revisit fan-favourite concepts - not to rehash or recycle, but to reappraise and revitalise.

It's what's made the last few years in particular so great for DC, and while yes, they've been prone to saturating certain elements of their universe (they still are, in some respects), it's difficult to recall a period in which the DCU has felt so heterogenous, certainly since the start of the decade.

The fact that DC have pulled ahead in this respect could be attributed to the recent loss of some of Marvel's biggest cosmic - and more old school - comics, but with the Fantastic Four returning, and with Legacy hoping to follow in Rebirth's footstep, it's a gap that could soon narrow.