it’s a bird it’s a plane it’s the wrong
company sure with great comic books
comes great misconceptions yeah that’ll
do welcome to watchmojo.com it’s that
people actually believe and dispel them
one by one
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content in today’s installment we’ll be
counting down the top 5 myths about
Marvel that should be Hulk smashed myth
number 5 Marvel hates DC and vice-versa
right now we are at war while fans love
to hit the big two against each other
the companies in question don’t quite
feel the same just look at their shared
history in 1996 the DC versus marvel
comics crossover event saw the two
companies pitting characters against
each other much to fanboys the light at
the end of it all they came together
under the amalgam imprint for a series
of stories about hybrid Marvel DC
characters in 2001 Stan Lee presented
its own spin on famous BC characters as
part of a parallel just imagined
universe so even though there may be
rivalry behind the scenes in the public
eye there seems to be peace between the
two companies but I always say keep your
friends rich and your enemies rich and
wait to find out which is which myth
number four Jack Kirby sued Marvel
Comics in a way he wills somewhat the
Messiah of comic artists now if we want
to talk about bad blood within the comic
book industry there are a few feuds more
prolific than Jack Kirby and Marvel
Comics for the uninitiated Jack Kirby is
widely considered as one of the most
influential figures in the industry
having co-created countless iconic
characters alongside Stan Lee
historically however tear these
contributions went largely unrecognized
both financially and legally this feud
has grown to legendary status to the
point where many now believe Kirby and
Marvel had lengthy legal battles in
reality Kirby never sued the company and
while his heirs eventually wound up in
court with Marvel according to fellow
comic book writer curb music it was
Marvel that sued the heirs after they
filed for a termination of copyright
assignment we won captain myth number
three Marvel has always reigned supreme
we’re not interested in feeding the
flame war
the more quality comic-book content
across various media from different
publishers the better but there’s no
denying that
after a quick tally of monthly sales and
box office figures Marvel is the
undisputed industry leader know your
limits mastermind Batman has no limits
and with a few notable exceptions
Marvel Comics had consistently outsold
DC Comics since roughly 1966 before that
however DC held the crown serious it
might be hard to fathom considering
their recent success but in 1996 Marvel
filed for bankruptcy and very well could
have disappeared for good thanks to the
major gamble that was taking a more
active role in moviemaking they are now
the juggernaut that we know today
[Applause]
myth number two Marvel only makes
superhero comics there you go if Marvel
is once again become a household name
it’s because of their cinematic universe
with its impressive output of films that
have kids worshiping comic book
characters like never before for this
very reason people tend to assume that
Marvel only publishes superhero comics
but that is not the case this is a
surprise as you are likely aware Marvel
is a property of Disney and since the
more recent acquisition of the Star Wars
franchise Disney has moved Star Wars
comics from longtime publisher Dark
Horse Comics to Marvel Marvel was also
behind the Dark Tower comics which
served as a prequel to the famed Stephen
King fictional series myth number one
Stan Lee started Marvel I should be on
that wish stand the man excelsior Lee
there’s no bigger figure in comics than
he Stan Lee and Marvel are synonymous
so much so that many actually believe he
founded the company I mean seriously how
else could he scored all those cameos in
reality however he started small and
worked his way up from the role of
office assistant at timely comics which
would eventually become Marvel you can
forgive the mistake however as from an
outside perspective one gets the
impression that Stan Lee single-handedly
shaped the company I guess one person
can make a difference and while I
certainly did contribute is fair share
some like artist Dave Vega feel.you is
simply the loudest voice among his
equally if not more essential peers
including Steve Ditko Joe Simon and the
aforementioned Jack Kirby Tom Mann
I am so fired so which of these myths
did you believe check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
company sure with great comic books
comes great misconceptions yeah that’ll
do welcome to watchmojo.com it’s that
people actually believe and dispel them
one by one
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content in today’s installment we’ll be
counting down the top 5 myths about
Marvel that should be Hulk smashed myth
number 5 Marvel hates DC and vice-versa
right now we are at war while fans love
to hit the big two against each other
the companies in question don’t quite
feel the same just look at their shared
history in 1996 the DC versus marvel
comics crossover event saw the two
companies pitting characters against
each other much to fanboys the light at
the end of it all they came together
under the amalgam imprint for a series
of stories about hybrid Marvel DC
characters in 2001 Stan Lee presented
its own spin on famous BC characters as
part of a parallel just imagined
universe so even though there may be
rivalry behind the scenes in the public
eye there seems to be peace between the
two companies but I always say keep your
friends rich and your enemies rich and
wait to find out which is which myth
number four Jack Kirby sued Marvel
Comics in a way he wills somewhat the
Messiah of comic artists now if we want
to talk about bad blood within the comic
book industry there are a few feuds more
prolific than Jack Kirby and Marvel
Comics for the uninitiated Jack Kirby is
widely considered as one of the most
influential figures in the industry
having co-created countless iconic
characters alongside Stan Lee
historically however tear these
contributions went largely unrecognized
both financially and legally this feud
has grown to legendary status to the
point where many now believe Kirby and
Marvel had lengthy legal battles in
reality Kirby never sued the company and
while his heirs eventually wound up in
court with Marvel according to fellow
comic book writer curb music it was
Marvel that sued the heirs after they
filed for a termination of copyright
assignment we won captain myth number
three Marvel has always reigned supreme
we’re not interested in feeding the
flame war
the more quality comic-book content
across various media from different
publishers the better but there’s no
denying that
after a quick tally of monthly sales and
box office figures Marvel is the
undisputed industry leader know your
limits mastermind Batman has no limits
and with a few notable exceptions
Marvel Comics had consistently outsold
DC Comics since roughly 1966 before that
however DC held the crown serious it
might be hard to fathom considering
their recent success but in 1996 Marvel
filed for bankruptcy and very well could
have disappeared for good thanks to the
major gamble that was taking a more
active role in moviemaking they are now
the juggernaut that we know today
[Applause]
myth number two Marvel only makes
superhero comics there you go if Marvel
is once again become a household name
it’s because of their cinematic universe
with its impressive output of films that
have kids worshiping comic book
characters like never before for this
very reason people tend to assume that
Marvel only publishes superhero comics
but that is not the case this is a
surprise as you are likely aware Marvel
is a property of Disney and since the
more recent acquisition of the Star Wars
franchise Disney has moved Star Wars
comics from longtime publisher Dark
Horse Comics to Marvel Marvel was also
behind the Dark Tower comics which
served as a prequel to the famed Stephen
King fictional series myth number one
Stan Lee started Marvel I should be on
that wish stand the man excelsior Lee
there’s no bigger figure in comics than
he Stan Lee and Marvel are synonymous
so much so that many actually believe he
founded the company I mean seriously how
else could he scored all those cameos in
reality however he started small and
worked his way up from the role of
office assistant at timely comics which
would eventually become Marvel you can
forgive the mistake however as from an
outside perspective one gets the
impression that Stan Lee single-handedly
shaped the company I guess one person
can make a difference and while I
certainly did contribute is fair share
some like artist Dave Vega feel.you is
simply the loudest voice among his
equally if not more essential peers
including Steve Ditko Joe Simon and the
aforementioned Jack Kirby Tom Mann
I am so fired so which of these myths
did you believe check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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