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Post by dbutler69 on Mar 11, 2021 8:46:36 GMT -5
OK, the first round of the Top Big Two Decade Tournament is done. There wasn’t a lot of drama in the first round. DC won 6 of the 8 matchups. Here are the results.
40’s DC defeated 40’s Marvel 18-1.
50’s DC defeated 50’s Marvel 16-1.
60’s Marvel defeated 60’s DC 28-2.
70’s Marvel defeated 70’s DC 23-4.
80’s DC defeated 80’s Marvel 23-9.
90’s DC defeated 90’s Marvel 26-1.
00’s DC defeated 00’s Marvel 13-5.
10’s DC defeated 10’s Marvel 11-1.
Now, onto the quarterfinals!
60’s Marvel vs. 10’ DC
70’s Marvel vs. 00’s DC
80’s DC vs. 50’s DC
90’s DC vs. 40’s DC
I think we’ll need to wait until the semifinals for a truly compelling matchup, though I do think that 90’s DC vs. 40’s DC in this round could be close. It’ll be interesting to see what happens there.
This poll will close Wednesday, 3/17 at 3 PM EST.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 11, 2021 10:24:51 GMT -5
Not a hard one. I find most of DC's output in the 50s to be awful. The exceptions are few and far between. 80s DC had a ton of bright spots.
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Post by Graphic Autist on Mar 11, 2021 10:32:25 GMT -5
80s DC, easily.
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Post by shaxper on Mar 11, 2021 11:06:48 GMT -5
This is actually a hard one for me, as I enjoy '80s DC more, but '50s DC is uniquely charming in its simplicity and big imagination, and what should really put it over the top is the resurrection of the superhero genre with Barry Allen and Hal Jordan.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 12:18:19 GMT -5
80s DC
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 11, 2021 12:19:54 GMT -5
Far as I am concerned, the 1980s were DC's zenith.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 11, 2021 13:02:05 GMT -5
This is actually a hard one for me, as I enjoy '80s DC more, but '50s DC is uniquely charming in its simplicity and big imagination, and what should really put it over the top is the resurrection of the superhero genre with Barry Allen and Hal Jordan. The resurrection of the superhero genre is irrelevant to favorite (which I'm sure you recognize). I sincerely have to force myself to finish a 50s DC superhero book. Then I have to find something good to read to get the taste out of my mouth. |
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Post by tarkintino on Mar 11, 2021 13:30:16 GMT -5
The 80s. DC came roaring back with some of the greatest comics in the medium's history, while the 50s is best known for the fall of superhero comics--at that time, utterly ridiculous, infantile, unimaginative titles. Although DC did the biggest about-face ever seen by launching the Silver Age, even that monumental event cannot gloss over what was the majority of DC's output in the 50s.
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Post by shaxper on Mar 11, 2021 14:13:11 GMT -5
This is actually a hard one for me, as I enjoy '80s DC more, but '50s DC is uniquely charming in its simplicity and big imagination, and what should really put it over the top is the resurrection of the superhero genre with Barry Allen and Hal Jordan. The resurrection of the superhero genre is irrelevant to favorite (which I'm sure you recognize). I sincerely have to force myself to finish a 50s DC superhero book. Then I have to find something good to read to get the taste out of my mouth. It's only irrelevant if you don't find it exciting. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 14:31:49 GMT -5
DC war books in the 50s make this competitive, but DC in the 80s win this somewhat easily for me as it was when I really got big into DC and was reading large chunks of the line and stuff beyond just super-heroes.
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Post by brutalis on Mar 11, 2021 20:04:20 GMT -5
Close call but the edge goes to the 80's for me.
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Post by chadwilliam on Mar 12, 2021 19:34:23 GMT -5
1950's DC easily. Building a new era is far more impressive than destroying the previous one and yes, you could argue that you can't do one without the other, but there was something organic about the 50's transition in comparison to the "let's just tear everything down" approach of the 80's.
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Post by Duragizer on Mar 12, 2021 20:00:37 GMT -5
'80s DC. I'm not a fan of DC's Silver Age comics.
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