Just discovered this thread and I have to put my two cents in. I am a DC fan and have been since way back when DC was officially National Periodical Pub., but we kids still called them DC. My favorite hero is Green Lantern and I am looking forward to seeing the new Green Lantern movie when its released in June the weekend of my birthday. Right now I must own as much Green Lantern memorablia as I do Astro Boy.
As for the "Dark Knight" movie, while it is not a favorite of mine, I do concede that it is a very well made superhero movie. Christian Bale deserves as much credit as does Heath Ledger, both giving great performances as good and evil. It is definitely well worth a look.
While I did read a few Marvels now and again and did like the very poorly animated Marvel Super Hero show of the 1960s, the DC comics for me were always brighter and did not have those soap opera plots that the Marvels had. (At least not in the early sixties.) I also love the JSA and the Legion as well as the original Teen Titans. Favorite artists would have to be: Wally Wood, Gil Kane, Mike Kaluta and Joe Kubert along with Nick Cardy and Ramona Fradon. Honorable mentions go out to Jim Aparo, Murphy Anderson, Win Mortimer and Ross & Andru.
Marvel had some great artists too like the King--Jack Kirby and later Barry Windsor-Smith.
While Green Lantern (secret identity--Hal Jordan) was my favorite comicbook character, Astro Boy was my favorite cartoon hero. And on top of my bookshelf, figures of both stand proudly side by side!
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