Chris of The Old School People wrote:
Agree with some of that. In the 1980s, DC became very "Marvel-ized", thanks to an influx of former Marvel talent like Wolfman, Colan, Thomas, Perez, etc.

I think, however, at this point in my life I only have so much time and money to "broaden my horizons" only so far. At this point, I pretty much know what I like and don't like.

One thing is for certain.......I cannot stand Vertigo or other similar "adult" oriented comics. Too dark and serious for me. There are distinct DC periods that interest me: WWII-era and pre-War Golden Age; The Neal Adams material; some of the short-lived titles (very Marvel in style) of the late 70s/early 80s such as Steel or Firestorm; occasional issues of Batman/Detective have been quite good.

But overall, I like the balance of fun and seriousness Marvel had from 1960-1980. They hit a stride in those years that was perfect. That was Marvel's genius....BALANCE.

Most of the DCs from that period (and going back to 1950), are just TOO silly. I mean...."Caveman Batman"?? "Batman, Indian Chief"??? "The Day Superman Became the Flash"?? Superman fighting crime as a millionaire and a hobo?? Krypto and Bizarro and Bat-Mite and Mr. Myxitplik or whatever his name was...... Ugh. Superman and Batman really could've been developed into great characters, but DC, for whatever reason, chose the silly route.

Anyway, I didn't mean to sabotage this thread, but I've always found the differing philosophies between the two companies interesting....because, at one point, they were so very different - and each was fully convinced their way was the right way.

Totally agree with you Chris... but some people obviously take my posts waaaayyyy to seriously image jeez.