I am not sure if there is a Thread discussing the state of the rivalry between Marvel and DC over here...mostly bc Marvel is honestly so far out in front that it is not a contest and so over on the DC forum I have kept track of the treads asking what is wrong with DC and how to fix it...only to get the usual "what are you talking about? look at Batman sales. DC is fine"...and anyone saying that is unwilling to see what is happening at DC.
The reason I am over here asking is that I am wondering Why do the Writers, Artists, Inkers, Letterers, etc...(from here after simply refered to as Writers...sorry but it is just easier lol) choose to work for Marvel over DC? because, honestly, either Marvel just Pays a lot better and has an Amazing Atmosphere (but they are a publisher still owned Ike Perlmutter, and possibly the largest side of Marvel that he can touch due to Disney buying Marvel and cutting him off from Marvel Studios...I hate having to see Disney in a good light for that, but that was all the previous CEO and he was incredible...esp compared to who came before and After...woof...anyways, my point is that I DO NOT Believe that to be that case), or DC Management must be THAT bad...
Just look at the "stable" of Writers and it is not even a fight...honestly, I was going to list off a few for comparison but it Depressed me too much that DC only has a couple of Quality Writers right now...and even they only seem to enjoy writing Elseworld stories more than trying to re-establish an interesting Character Universe...and based off of how things have gone since Flashpoint...I do not blame them.
So...why does it appear that Marvel (and Image, Dark Horse, IDW, and Boom) are all FAR more Attractive an Employer than DC?
And why is it that this comparison is not used more when discussing the Difference between Companies when things are especially not going well? Is it simply "Good Sales fix everything"?
Or is it REALLY due to the move to a digital medium that was inevitable 2 decades ago (you have been able to download series illegally for over 20 years now everyone...and it is amazing at how much some people that do that spend on the Trades...also, there are reasons there are so many Hardcover Trade Releases now for 5-6 issue runs simply called Volumes...and a Curated looking presentation...have you seen the Quality of some of the Hardcover Releases like Black Hammer Library Edition? Exceptional)...sorry sorry...ADHD right there, which I am sure many of you are aware of in some form as well lolol. We enjoy looking at beautiful art and stories pulled from our imaginations...we all have some ADHD in us loololol.
I hope I will get some more thoughtful responses here than I would expect over on the DC thread....though I bet I will get less lol.