A New Day, A New DC Rant:

A new day, a new DC rant:

It KILLS me that the DCU is considered the “dark” edgy universe. Really, the DCU? The universe with Superman? Awful. And of course, I blame everything 100% on Batman.

Batman, once my favorite superhero (because DC will hardly let you choose anyone else), has dictated the course of the DCU by sheer exposure and DC giving the fans what they want. Batman is a moody dark loner, might as well take everyone in that direction, right? Bats has such a heavy influence on the entire DCU that an entire crisis event and it’s sequel was spawned directly off him. Metal and Death Metal are entirely about Batman and his trauma, despite how they tried to use Diana to frame the narrative in the second series.

Superman literally stands for hope. Wonder Woman is a champion of perseverance and a literal women’s rights icon. Green Lantern shines light in the darkness. The Flash family is practically built on unbridled optimism.

But the Marvel universe is the happy one? Marvel, with Wolverine and his claws, Punisher and his guns, Venom, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, etc. Marvel, with its civil rights struggles, it’s government oppression, the continual “how can we screw over Peter Parker for the drama”, that universe? How did this happen?

Batman. Batman happened.

TL;DR: Calling the DCU the dark universe makes me wish the blissful ignorance of the Golden/Silver Age was alive and well.

James Jesse is a husky

Axel Walker is a rabid Pomeranian

sometimes you gotta draw fanart for old fandoms