Thread:Bratpack/@comment-26687285-20150807170628/@comment-26687285-20150808205614

Bratpack wrote: I did not say that I dislike DC; I am a mythology fan, especially Greek and Roman. However, growing up I never could relate to the Gods or aspire to be one. I can relate to Marvel because during each phase of my life, it was somehow there. When I got married (I'm divorced now), Cyclops, my favorite character then, got married. When the police in Baltimore were practicing "Zero Tolerance" on crime and I was "criminal minded", the X-Men fought OZT. There are too many examples in my life to give.

However, I started with DC. My dad bought my first comic and it was Superman fighting a guy who thought he was Alexander the Great reincarnated. I loved comics ever since. But the heroes of DC are too strong. I can't aspire to be Superman. But if I am smart enough, I can be a scientist in the Marvel Universe. If I get rich enough, I can make a suit and fight crime (will get killed, but...). I am an African-American; Xavier was like MLK (my son is half-white).

You get my drift.

I am not saying better or worse; I am saying God vs. Human...

Ha, ha, neither was i Brat. You may not have understood me. Look at my last message, there i said: "''But!... please notice how nowhere in my messages did i say that one is better than the other. These are merely differences, and there's plenty to love about both". ''

When i said that i might save your reply somewhere as quote, what i meant was that i thought you really captured what i think Marvel is all about. And you did so without using those reasons as a way to belittle DC, which is exactly what my intention was when i posted my question. 

So i hope you understand that i am 100% with you, and that i don't wanna start some kinda fan-war with people who prefer DC. I just thought you did a great job conveying what you think makes Marvel special, and also in making a case for why you personally prefer them to DC.

Neither of us is trying to make the case that one is factually better than the other, ok?. We're all fans, and we all like some things more than others. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

P.S. i hate to keep harping on it, but PLEASE Brat, do yourself a favor and check out It'sJustSomeRandomGuy. You will NOT be dissapointed. Infact i'll provide some links to speciffic videos, so you'll know where to start.

This is the "Hi, i'm a Marvel... and i'm a DC." series, that started it all. This is probably the best introduction to RandomGuy's work, so i recommend starting here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av6fWfmugds&list=PL451620CF058103D5

Then came the first ongoing narrative, called After Hours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRh9MFW9FU&list=PLC608673ED73B3749

And after that came a few sub-series, like Goblin Bloggin'. These are usually connected to the RandomGuy storylines like After/Happy Hours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0uMwUsa834&list=PL474D41629109051C

Just trust me, every day you don't watch these, you're seriously missing out.

Let me know what ya think (even if you don't like it), and i hope to hear from you soon.

P.S.S. I'm not being paid to promote this stuff, i'm really saying it purely out of love for the guy's work, and as an attempt to let people know about it, and help support him.