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Originally Posted by Iceman

Batman and Green Lantern are the only DC books I keep up with on any level and ironically neither have powers of their own. I've always enjoyed more of the characters in Marvel but both studios release a fair amount of crap. I think the comic industry can save themselves by compacting and reducing the number of books they make. Stop making 5 books for every major character, take minor characters and make show runs of of like 6 issues every two years, etc. Trying to make characters all relate to each other is cool, but forcing someone to know and read all the interactions to understand what is going on isn't.

I think the main difference is in the way the each universe is set up. The fictional cities of the DC and overpoweredness of many of the characters just doesn't engage me. I do like most of the animated stuff that comes out from DC, even with the more obscure characters. I do think that both have a lot to offer and with all the options anyone can find something that is right for them, comic fan or no.

Very well said, and I agree with a lot.
Even when I love a character, I see no reason for one guy (Spiderman, Batman, Superman) to have multiple titles dedicated to him, specifically.
I have no issue with related characters having their own comics, and linking back to that core. Like Batman, Batgirl, Robin, and such. Each having their own titles, but all following a close continuity with one another. And maybe a core title, like Detective Comics being an anthology for all Gotham City characters.