Are Marvel characters more relatable than DC because of their costumes?

[skinnyrunaway]

I'm looking at the Eaglemoss figurines thread, and as I'm looking through the different companies figures, and I'm noticing that the Marvel characters seem to look more realistic than the DC ones. They look more like figurines of real people rather than comic book characters.

I think it comes down to the costumes.

Maybe I'm crazy.


Vs.

[Ray G.]

No.

Most of the characters you posted have uniforms, not costumes, for one thing.

I think some Marvel heroes (namely Spider-man and the X-men) are more relatable due to their backstory, while others, like Iron Man, Thor, or Cap, are really no more relatable than Superman, Batman, or the Flash.

[TIP]

[gomi]

I'm gonna say it's the writing.

But I do agree that some of DC's costumes are a bit over the top. To be fair, Marvel also has it's share of boo-boos, but I think DC wins the bad costume battle easily.

[MAK15]

naw.

Marvel characters are more relatable because they act more human than a lot of DC's characters.

[Ashwin Pande]

So this is what it's come to huh?

[Caley Tibbittz]

No.

Most of the characters you posted have uniforms, not costumes, for one thing.

I think some Marvel heroes (namely Spider-man and the X-men) are more relatable due to their backstory, while others, like Iron Man, Thor, or Cap, are really no more relatable than Superman, Batman, or the Flash.

Iron Man's alcoholism makes him more relatable than the DC heroes.

[THWIP!]

So this is what it's come to huh?

[Artie Pink]

It's all about the Editor. J. Jonah Jameson vs. Perry White.

Kids today love newspapermen. Jameson, love him or loathe him, just has a zing that White does not.

Add to this the recent article in Science Weekly, where Dr. Carla Gupta speculates that because Marvel has the stronger fictional editor, their actual editors are emboldened to make stronger choices, whereas DC's editors are subconsiously weak and ineffectual. Fascinating stuff, check it out.

Remember, when you see Jameson whipping up a frenzy in the Marvel Universe, what he's actually doing is whipping up a fan frenzy. Meanwhile, Perry White can't even match wits with Jimmy Olsen. Think about it. It's a lot more plausible than your attributing your own personal aesthetic about costumes to make an impossible generalization. Great Caesar's Ghost!

[Ultimate Lurker]

People having some weird ideas recently, huh?