Do you think DC comics and Marvel comics are kinda greedy?

Question

i know its an odd question and dont get me wrong i like DC and Marvel but its like they've taken all the good names and now nobody else can make good characters with their names, its like i thought of a good character and then i gave him a good name it suited him perfectly and then i checked on DC and Marvel and DC had the name already, then i thought of another good character, thought of a name but Marvel already had the name, its like anything i think of one of them have already thought of it! and i dont copy, i just think of names that i havent heard before, then i check on marvel and DC and ALWAYS it turns out one of them have the name i want.

Its not a problem because this is just for fun, i try to think of new characters and then give them a name, but the goal is to think of a character and give them a name that marvel and dc havent thought of yet and i can think of characters withc good powers but then i give it a name and marvel or dc already have it and that puts me off because if i draw up an awesome looking character and show them to someone they go "oh but isnt there a character in marvel that has that name" and likewise with DC, so what am i meant to do call it the dam centipede or something lol.. lady bug earwig even though those are probably taken!

am i the only one who gets annoyed by this? its not like im gonna be selling anything though, i do this for fun but its annoying because i think of so many cool characters and then marvel or dc already have the name

Answer 1

Well, they've been around for a while and it seems they pulled out all the stops in superhero names. That's business for you. However, names have been repeated and there have been superheroes who are completely different/have nothing to do with each other but have the same name.



Captain Marvel is name of a DC superhero and also a Marvel superhero.



Mantis is the name of a super villain in DC and a member of the Avengers in Marvel. I also remember an old FOX network superhero series back in the day bay the name of Mantis, who's a handicap (paralyzed legs) but putting on the suit allows him to stand, walk, and run. And as I was saying, they have the same name but have nothing to do with one another.



Also there's the name Dark Angel, a superhero played by Jessica Alba back in the day, also on Fox network. The other Dark Angel was an enemy of Wonder Woman.



Originality is hard to come by nowadays but if you can, you've got bragging rights for coming up with a character that stands out from the others even in spite of the hard competition. So look on the bright side. I'm trying to come up with a superhero too, it's tough.

Answer 2

In their defense, they have been around for decades, so they pretty much have used most of the possible name ideas.



You can use any name, just not anyone recognizable like Batman or Superman. Both Marvel and DC actually have heroes that have the same name, like Knight and Captain Marvel.



One good example: Marvel's Death is a powerful being with the appearance of a skeleton, while DC's Death is the grim reaper who looks like a teenage goth girl

Answer 3

If you want a good superhero name and all you come up with is one of theirs, just change it a little. As long as you don't make money off your characters you don't have to pay them for rights to the title. If you want a hero with spider powers go with "Human Spider" or something. There are lots of parodies of these heroes who get away with names like that. Or you could use names of legends or iconic figures, after all Marvel and DC didn't invent Thor or Hercules.

Answer 4

a million.) ask your self. greater fact. much less corny. 2.) My fashionable superhero or only one single comedian? My appropriate 3 superheroes are Spider-guy, Captain united statesa., and Batman in that order. yet my one single fashionable comedian? i could no longer even choose. in line with danger it is Deadpool's first visual charm. 3.) ask your self - Spider-guy 2. DC - The dark Knight. all around - The dark Knight.