@wolverine08: Yeah. They are. For one in the comics, DC usually has a darker tone than Marvel. And I said darker tone, not darker characters. Most people use the argument that Batman is the only dark main character at DC, but characters don't need to be darker in order for stories to be darker. Most of DC's main characters were created in the 40's, so they are "I fight for JUSTICE!!!!!" types, but their stories have evolved to be usually darker in tone than Marvel's. There are exceptions to that rule (including most Wolverine stories) but for the most part DC has gone the darker route.
Marvel has also given their characters lots of personal issues to make their characters more relatable than DC's previously mentioned "I fight for JUSTICE!!!!!!" types. These include Spider-Man not knowing his parents and his uncle dying, Wolverine's.......entire life I guess, an many more.
As far as movies, Marvel has handled their continuity SO MUCH better than DC with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, although DC has still offered some incredibly great movies (The Dark Knight trilogy, Man of Steel). DC pretty much rules animated movies, no questions asked. I would give television shows to DC (because of shows like Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited, Teen Titans, Young Justice, and Teen Titans Go) although the upcoming Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. seems promising.
I'm going to stop now because I'm beginning to write about how DC and Marvel are different in a thread asking why they are compared so often.
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