There are a lot of comic book superheroes onscreen these days. Superman, Batman, Deadpool, The X-Men, Suicide Squad, you name it. And between Marvel and DC there are ''filmic'' fights going down off-screen, too — so which studio has it right?

 We’re living in an age of comic book movies with more characters making their way to the big screen than ever before. But years ago, comic book movies were very rare. The critically slammed 1997 "Batman & Robin" put the state of comic book movies on hold for some time. If a movie was based on a comic book, studios were less than forthcoming with that information. The next high-profile comic franchise was 2000’s "X-Men," which reinvigorated this style of movie; Sony’s "Spider-Man" solidified that superheroes could be viable in film again.

Now, Marvel Comics in particular are the driving trend. And as more characters become box-office draws, they’ve continued to exist in the movie and TV universe. 

Marvel’s biggest rival, DC Comics, are diving into the cinematic-universe, too, but with a less cohesive strategy where its TV and movie worlds don’t intersect at all. So, which cinematic universe should you invest your time and energy in? Let's take a look shall we...

Both Marvel and DC’s approaches have their merits and demerits. The Marvel Cinematic Universe mostly made up of the Avengers and X-Men characters is filled with stories crossing from the big screen to the small, which makes it a lot of fun to get involved. But those hours and hours of stories to watch can get a little overwhelming. Like if you miss a single episode or film and you may miss references to past events or inside jokes.

Unlike the MCU, you don't to watch years and loads of movies to know the DC Cinematic Universe.
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" introduced a bunch of major characters at once. Future DC films will pick from that storehouse of heroes and focus on a single character each. But there's one major problem. DC’s Tv programs like "Arrow" and "Gotham" have no connection to the movies. And because different actors will be playing the same role (at least in name) on TV and the big screen, that can get frustrating.

THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

 Before Walt Disney purchased Marvel, Marvel sold and licensed various film rights to a number of studios, preventing certain characters from appearing in each other’s movies. You wouldn’t see Spider-Man and the Hulk team up onscreen, for instance, because the character rights belonged to Sony and Universal, respectively.

 Fortunately, fans were relieved when Disney’s purchase of Marvel and its associated film rights set the stage for an interconnected movie and Tv universe that felt more like comic books. "Iron Man" was the starting point for a coming series of Disney and Marvel releases, like 2011’s "Thor" and "Captain America," that spotlighted individual Avengers characters. 2012’s "The Avengers" then brought all of these characters together in a good, old-fashioned Marvel comics team-up.

 



















 

                                            
















We got a look at Batman and were introduced to Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Aquaman and the Flash. In one quick scene, we glimpsed a small portion of these heroes beginnings and powers.


 "Suicide Squad" was the third installment to be released in the DC cinematic universe, and featured Batman in a minimum capacity. It filled a back story of the new Batman while showing off lots of villains, including Harley Quinn, Deadshot and the Joker.