DC Comics created the modern conception of the superhero with characters like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, created the superteam formula everyone uses with the Justice Society, and forged a path to other media like movie serials before anyone else, all in the Golden Age of comics. While DC is no longer the number one comic company saleswise, they’re extremely important to the superhero comic book industry. DC has put out, and continues to publish, many of the best superhero books of all time.Most comic fans read books from multiple companies, but DC has built up a loyal fanbase. There’s a good reason for this. DC does things with its comics that Marvel misses, giving readers stories and characters that, for some fans, Marvel just can’t compete with.DC has published comics for over eighty years. In that time, the comic industry has changed a lot. Back in the newsstand/spinner rack days, comics that had high numbers were ordered more often because longevity was a sign of success. The shift to the direct market model has changed that, though. New number ones get a sales boost, so relaunches of popular books like Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman have become increasingly common.RELATED: Jack Kirby’s Original Fourth World Saga, Explained
DC Comics created the modern conception of the superhero with characters like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, created the superteam formula everyone uses with the Justice Society, and forged a path to other media like movie serials before anyone else, all in the Golden Age of comics. While DC is no longer the number one comic company saleswise, they’re extremely important to the superhero comic book industry. DC has put out, and continues to publish, many of the best superhero books of all time.
Most comic fans read books from multiple companies, but DC has built up a loyal fanbase. There’s a good reason for this. DC does things with its comics that Marvel misses, giving readers stories and characters that, for some fans, Marvel just can’t compete with.
DC has published comics for over eighty years. In that time, the comic industry has changed a lot. Back in the newsstand/spinner rack days, comics that had high numbers were ordered more often because longevity was a sign of success. The shift to the direct market model has changed that, though. New number ones get a sales boost, so relaunches of popular books like Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman have become increasingly common.
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