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While looking at this preview of Far Sector, an upcoming Green Lantern comic by N.K. Jemisin & Jamal Campbell, I had an odd realization.
For years, the DC Universe was a draw for me. By comparison, Marvel felt unfamiliar. And I would read DC comics across the line, and Marvel comics that were off in some corner like Alias (now Jessica Jones).
Since the New 52, I’ve felt less & less connected to the DCU…and now I’m reading DC the way I used to read Marvel.
A few more #cosplay highlights from earlier today at #LongBeachComicCon. #GreenArrow, #Azirophale and #Crowley from #GoodOmens, #WonderWoman and #CaptainAmerica again, and Anger from #InsideOut.
More on Flickr at LBCC 2019 Gallery
Some highlights from the #cosplay I saw today at #LongBeachComicCon: #WonderWoman and #CaptainAmerica, #Gwenpool, #Katana, and #RamonaFlowers.
#DCComics #MarvelComics #ScottPilgrim #Comics #LBCC #LBCC2019 #ComicCon
Photo taken at: Wondercon Anaheim Convention Center
#TBT Flash & Quicksilver #cosplay at last year’s @wondercon. We’ll be posting photos from this year’s convention over the weekend!
#theflash #quicksilver #wondercon #jaygarrick #danicawilliams #flashbeyond #wallywest #dccomics #marvelcomics #xmen
Photo taken at: Long Beach Comic Expo
A little light reading. #Deadpool #cosplay #longbeachcomiccon2015 #longbeachcomiccon #comics #marvelcomics #lbcc2015
#TBT Flashes & Quicksilver at #SDCC 2014. One week to go!
#theflash #quicksilver #pietromaximoff #jaygarrick #barryallen #cosplay #comics #comiccon #xmen #dccomics #marvelcomics #comics #ThrowbackThursday
Quicksilver & Ms Marvel at #WonderCon.
#cosplay #marvelcomics #quicksilver #msmarvel #wca2015 #xmen #daysoffuturepast #comics
Quicksilver pauses for a moment at #WonderCon
#cosplay #xmen #wca2015 #quicksilver #comics #marvelcomics #daysoffuturepast
Cosplay photos from past @longbeach_cc #throwbackthursday #lbchc #cosplay #comiccon
I think there’s something to the big-universe effect.
I’ve read mainly DC since I was a kid, with more indie books mixed in over the last decade, and only the occasional Marvel book. What kept me coming back to DC was the familiar universe. What’s kept me away from Marvel, I think, is the unfamiliar universe.
I’m a lot more willing to pick up an indie book that takes place in its own self-contained world than a book in a big established world that’s likely to pull in the rest of the line. This has been true for Marvel, certainly, but also for WildStorm (when it was its own universe), Top Cow, etc. The books I’ve read from those publishers, Marvel included, tend to be creator-driven or take place in their own little corner of the shared universe.
TLDR: I think Marvel’s fine, but I’ve just never gotten into it.
