The battle has raged on for decades. You’ve heard it in school lunch rooms to water coolers to movie houses to comic book shops. Who is better: Marvel or DC. Most comic book fans know the answer in their hearts. For some it is an irrational love, for some a nostalgic tradition. Some base their opinion on look and feel while others look to the story lines they most relate to. It is a discussion of style, of ethos, of vision. And to those involved in the debate, it is serious as hell; as serious as personal identity and fundamental belief.

So we decided to settle it once and for all. We’re asking you to take an objective look at what the two comics juggernauts have done in the realms of Heroes, Villains, Movies, TV, and Games.

Over the course of the next pages, we’ll provide a cross-section of these categories, presenting a wide range of examples to help you make that decision. Think about the big picture. Just because we haven’t listed your favorite (or least favorite) hero or villain or show or game doesn’t mean that shouldn’t enter into your thinking. Consider everything each company has done and then vote on who should win that category. It’s that simple. At the end of the day, we will declare one of the Big Two the ultimate champion. Vote away, and tell your friends with an allegiance callout on Twitter.

This ends here!