#James Gunn and his partner give me white fanboy vibes and ion like that

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I was just wondering which one do you prefer more DC or marvel and how do you think DC can do better? Also thoughts on the new DC slate? I love your and your friends fics by the way. Great publishes and blogs everywhere :)

Thank you so much anony!!! This is an excellent question. I had to take a minute to think about. I prefer Marvel but I think that’s because I grew up on Marvel movies starting with Blade and on to X-men, Spider-Man and so on. I feel like as the culture becomes more inclusive in representation in comic book media, Marvel has progressed with it. This is in terms of movies and tv. I unfortunately have not come around to comics. I hope too but there’s a learning curve 😅

Ok back to the question. I have liked Batman movies in past. I even have a soft spot for Halle Berry’s Catwoman 🫣 but I feel like every since Batman vs Superman I have not been able to get into DC movies. The first Wonder Woman was excellent but 1984 was trash. Not everything Marvel puts out is good but when they are good, it’s GOOD. The comedic tone can be overdone but the diversity in storytelling and characters is way more grounded and interesting to me. So imagine my surprise when I discovered Titans. A superhero story for adults, with a Black female co-lead. I was immediately shook! The cast was so diverse and interesting and the story was engaging, dark when it needed to be with comedic levity and a found family heart at the center.

Ok I’m getting off topic. I’ll preface by saying I’m a millennial Black woman and DC doesn’t make things specifically with me in mind and that’s fine. However I find that they canceled a lot of properties with majority minority casts and/or leads. That immediately leaves a bad taste. Black Adam wasn’t great but there was hella potential. Batgirl should’ve been released on streaming. And so on…

I think with the current slate the only shows that outwardly appear diverse are Waller, Paradise Lost, and maybe Green Lanterns, that’s if they let John Stewart lead, doesn’t sound like it though, and The Authority. I know the Big 3 are the bread and butter but we’ve had a century of their stories at this point and I’ve learned that DC comics are so expansive and there are so many other interesting stories to tell.

Maybe they keep the Big 3 elseworld since they do the best financially and make DC studios the place where broader, more diverse stories are told. I’m titans biased and the fact that there are no titans stories planned for phase Chapter 1 is kinda wild. I’m going to give every property a fair chance but if they don’t meet my expectations then I’ll have to peace DC up and catch them when they reboot Titans 🤣😭

#asked and answered #I think this was the most long winded answer to say this #James Gunn and his partner give me white fanboy vibes and ion like that #the vibes are just off #with the whole corporation #zaslav too #feel free to follow up! I love these #dc studios