DC Comics

Batman's comic company

DC Comics is one of the two major American comic book publishers, alongside Marvel.

The company created iconic superheroes including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League.

DC often serves as shorthand for its fictional universe and characters: Marvel vs. DC debates never end, The new DC movie disappointed fans.

The initials originally stood for Detective Comics.

superhero

Batman

Gotham's masked vigilante

Green Lantern · Justice League · Cyborg · Supergirl · Batgirl · Nightwing · Robin · Green Arrow · Black Canary · Hawkman

villain

Joker

Gotham's chaos-loving nemesis

Lex Luthor · Darkseid · Penguin · Two-Face · Bane · Deathstroke · Black Adam · Reverse-Flash · Ra's al Ghul · Mr. Freeze

publisher

Vertigo

Psychological thriller about acrophobia

merchandising · editorial · trade paperback · graphic novel · collected edition · crossover · reboot · continuity · multiverse · Crisis

cinematic

DCEU

Warner's superhero film franchise

sequel · Arkham · animated series · voice acting · CGI · visual effects · adaptation · soundtrack · premiere

comics

panels

Flat rectangular sections

penciling · splash page · cover art · balloons · captions · layout · artwork · illustration · storyboard · Frank Miller

mythology

Themyscira

Fictional Amazonian island nation

Zeus · Olympians · Phantom Zone · Orion

Categories
Opposites
comic book publisher rivalry

DC ComicsMarvel Comics

American superhero comic publisher

Marvel · Marvel Entertainment · Spider-Man · Archie Comics

comics industry spectrum

DC Comicsindie comics

Self-published sequential art

underground comix · manga

publishing approach

DC Comicsunderground comix

Transgressive self-published comics

zines · webcomics

Family

comic, detective, comics, Wonder Woman, comic book, comic books

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G