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From: eric@aplvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: DC stands for...
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Date: Mon, 14-May-84 08:35:50 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 14 08:35:50 1984
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	This is too blatant to pass up. Neither company has a lock on
"quality" work. Both have their good and bad times. Yes, there have been
times when Superman and Batman were examples of perfection. There have also
been times when they have been far from that. Recently, Batman has been
shown as the sometimes obsessed person that he is. As for supervillains,
Darkseid was far from an angel or a pushover. And we always have the better
stories of Luthor or the Joker. I freely admit that I do not follow Marvel
comics, the reason is not one of material, but simply economics. When I was
but a child, I had limited resources, and I gravitated towards DC comics.
Now I find it too expensive to try and build up a collection of Marvel comics,
especially with all the "alternative" comics to suck away my money. But claiming
that one company is better than another is simplistic. After all, artists and
writers shift between the two with increasing frequency, and they are the
creative forces behind the strips. Both companies have some bright spots in
their history, and both have published drek. Compared to the newer companies,
both have more drek per comic (how many bad issues has First put out?), but
most of the "classics" have been put out by them, also. Perhaps you should
try looking at TEEN TITANS, or RONIN, or CAMELOT 3000, or SWAMP THING, before
making sweeping statements.

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					eric
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