Marvel vs DC

I had a minor dustup on tumblr not long ago regarding a meme that was bouncing around about DC's refusal to seriously push a 'Wonder Woman' property into development for television or movies because it was 'too complicated' to build around a female protagonist. Meanwhile, Marvel's new "Guardians of Galaxy' movie not only had two female leads (one a WoC), but includes a talking raccoon, thus lampooning DC's excuse by pointing out a talking rodent wasn't as complicated for Marvel as a female protagonist was for DC. There were responses that pointed out Marvel's 'Black Panther' being stuck in development limbo for several years now with the excuse of the film being 'complicated' is analogous to DC's excuse regarding a WW property, and I rebutted it. However, it did get me thinking it over whether I was playing apologist for Marvel (because of my own preferences) and I did a bit of research on the respective companies approach to film and unearthed some stats.

( Rambling On )