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Rival Comics Continue Their Eternal Battle May/June 2015 | Prowler ENTERTAINMENT 13 The Cost of being Custom Graphite The Dark Knight (2008) was the first film Cowl Retinal Projection $1,000,000 System to be ranked #1 on the IMDb within $10,000 two days of its theatrical release. Source: IMDb.com Kevlar Nomex Body The Dark Knight (2008) was the first Armour Forearm Batman movie to not have the word Blades $3,000 $1,000 Batman in the title and also not have The year 2012 marked the any bats throughout the film. Spider-Man (2002) was the first film 50th anniversary of Kevlar Source: IMDb.com Nomex Carbon Fibre to gross $100 million in its Spider-Man. This Marvel Elbow Pads Reinforcements opening weekend alone. character made its first $1,150 $150 debute in 1962. Source: IMDb.com Source: “25 Fun Facts about Several Spider-Man costumes The Amazing Spider-Man” Kevlar were created at a cost of up to Nomex Memory Cloth Did you know? $100,000 each. Four were Gloves Polymer Cape $150 $40,000 For the first Batman movie, the process of building stolen from the set of Spider-Man Spider-Man 3 was the the perfect Bat suit required the construction of (2002) in early April of 2001. highest grossing film in the 28 models, along with 25 capes and 6 cowls. Source: IMDb.com year of 2007. Because the cowl attached to the cape, it didn’t Source: IMDb.com allow him to move his head, giving rise to a move called the “Bat Turn”, which required Keaton to move his whole body along with his head. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) was the the first “Spider-Man” film to be filmed Ultrasonic Bat Kevlar Nomex entirely in New York and was the largest film production ever in New York City. Attractor Custom Boots $1,000 Source: “46 Things You Didn’t Know “25 Fun Facts about The Amazing Spider-Man” $1,000 About the Batman Films” Source: Source: “The Real Cost of Being Batman” Rivalby staff reporter comics continue their eternal battle Nayma Villalpando Southwest. Despite consistent writers, Marvel isn’t DIGGING UP A LONG HISTORY without fault in the writing department. There CUTTHROAT The idea of a superior being, someone DC Comics, an American comic book are too many plot inconsistencies and the story COMIC COMPETITION bringing hope and joy in times of need, isn’t publishing company was founded in 1934 as lines don’t match up. For example, Superman new. The Greeks had Hercules to save them National Allied Publications. DC is one of the was supposed to have been the only survivor of MARVEL DC from any danger that came their way, just like largest and most successful comic companies Krypton, therefore the last living Kryptonian, FAVORITE FAVORITE the English had Robin Hood. operating in America. that is unless DC decides to introduce more SUPERHERO SUPERHERO Since the 1930s, people have found solace in DC-CHARACTERS Kryptonians. It just doesn’t make any sense. 12 Iron Man 13 Batman characters that have leaped off the inky pages DC features characters such as Batman, DC DELUXE 10 Captain America 3 Superman 6 Spider-Man 1 Flash of cheap comic books and taken on their own Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash and Just like Marvel, DC has their own successes 4 Hulk 1 Wonder Woman life form as box office hits. Green Lantern. The DC universe also includes and faults. One of DC’s best selling points is 10 Wolverine 3 Green Lantern From their early start, ther creators and teams such as the Justice League, the Justice their legacy. DC has owned the term “crisis” 13 Other 0 Other followers of the two major divisions of comics, Society, Teen Titans and the Suicide Squad. ever since their “Crisis on Infinite Earths” story FAVORITE FAVORITE Marvel and DC, have been rivals. The debate And you can’t forget about the villains, from 1986. SIDEKICKS SIDEKICKS continues. Which comic distributor produces including the Joker, Lex Luthor, Catwoman, Yet, a legacy can still carry a load of 6 Bucky Barnes 10 Robin the better comics? Characters? Movies? Deathstroke, Sinestro and Brainiac. problems. Keeping in touch with their past, DC 4 War Machine 0 Aqua Lad Costumes? DETECTING A COMIC COMPETITOR does has a tendency to keep up the same old 6 Falcon 0 Kid Flash MARVEL-OUS HISTORY Although Marvel has a large fan base, DC gimmicks. When I read I think, “Oh, another 2 Mary Jane 2 Arsenal The Marvel Comic Company, originally Comics, named from the company’s popular comic about Superman fighting some huge 23 Jarvis 1 Bat Girl 6 0 named Timely Comics, has been in the works series “Detective Comics” which featured monster? I’ll pass.” That plot line gets pretty Pepper Pots Other since 1939, but has changed names several Batman’s debut, also has quite a following. boring after a while. FAVORITE FAVORITE times. By the early 1950s, they were generally SO WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT? COMPARISON VILLAIN VILLAIN 10 Joker known as Atlas Comics. They later adopted the With both companies being a success in the While both companies are in the comic 16 Magneto 26 1 Bane eyes of their fans, each have unique strengths industry and provide large selections of heros Loki name Marvel. 2 Dr.Doom 0 Lex Luthor MAGICAL CHARACTERS and weaknesses that help them distinguish and villains, beyond both comic groups being 6 Ultron 0 General Zod Marvel’s fame has been based upon their brands. successful, fans will probably never agree that 2 Thanos 0 Sinestro superheroes including Spiderman, Captain MARVEL BRAND their is a fair comparison of the two. Either you 5 Other 0 Other America, Iron Man and The Hulk and Take, for example, Marvel. One of their best like Marvel or DC. Few, true comic fans fall in FAVORITE FAVORITE infamous super villains, such as Doctor attributes is that they stay constant, within a the middle and profess a love for both. MOVIE/ TV SHOW MOVIE/ TV SHOW Octopus, Green Goblin, Loki and Thanos. The specific series, in terms of their writers and Lucky for Americans, both franchises have 11 Winter Soldier 1 Flash fictional characters exist and function together creative teams. For example, they had Brian seen extended success. Both have not only 14 Gaurdians of the 3 Arrow in a single reality known as the “Marvel Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley do 111 been celebrated in America, but they have also Galaxy 6 The Dark Knight Universe.” This universe seems to mirror real- issues of the Ultimate Spiderman. Having taken hold in some other countries, such as 0 Agents of 4 The Dark Knight life cities. Characters such as The Avengers, the same writers allows the story line to flow Europe and Asia, as well. S.H.I.E.L.D Rises 1 without contradictions and without missing As long as the overstretched franchise feud 2 Iron Man 3 Man of Steel Spiderman, Daredevil and Dr. Strange are 26 based in New York City. The X-Men are the previous foreshadowing that the writers continues, comic lovers are going to find the Avengers Other 4 Other based historically in Salem Center, New York. intended to use as a jumping point in future right supernatural character to save their day. Random polling of Stony Point students The Hulk has been placed in the American issues..
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