DC Comics, the rival of Marvel Comics, has their own superheros such as Superman and Batman. Superman is the most common household name since a many years ago, back when I was a child. I recalled the very first time I watched Superman’s cartoon on TV, was when I was four years old. Since then the name Superman had been on my mouth and in my head. Then came along Batman, another addition to my superheros dictionary. Learning what Superman and Batman can do always surprised me, but then again that was just my childhood. So during these times, I came to learn about Superman and Batman and I am sure there will be more coming out soon as I grow older.

As I grow up, my childhood is leaving me and as I got so used to Superman and Batman, I started to become bored of it and that was when I realised that I needed something else to amuse me, rather than just Superman and Batman. To me, they seemed outdated and I need something fresh. Then came along characters by Marvel Comics, such as The Hulk, Fantastic Four and Iron Man. It was cool to see such new and lively characters. I really love the characters, and when they are made into movies I make sure I watch it in the cinema rather than on TV.

The results: I have fantastic adventures and so much fun watching the movies and I never stop watching them. I have always been interested in comics and their movies. I am waiting to watch The Hulk, and I can’t imagine how I will feel. I am sure I am going to have a good time watching movies from comics, and I do hope that they will keep on making movies out of comic characters - I am sure to watch them in cinemas. Comic characters are the latest addiction of mine, and something I hope I will never lose interest in again.

The characters created by Marvel Comics are interestingly named such as Spider Man, X-Men and even the Fantastic Four. These are also the names depicting their powers. Spider Man gained his power from a mutated spider bite. X-Men, on the other hand, are a group of mutated human-turned-superheros. Then there is Fantastic Four, a group of four highly super powered people, and special in their own ways. As well as being superheros, they are also being worshipped as the coolest characters ever.

Marvel Comics as we know consists of groups of fantastic artists that can produce such great characters with powers beyond imaginations. They even came up with Iron Man, the most sensible superhero, as this superhero is a man-built superhero. There are no special powers gifted from mutations or magic, but he is a simple and high tech human built superhero. Then there is The Hulk. The Hulk is making its way to the big screen again, and this time for more adventures.

Still, Marvel Comics and its rival DC Comics are doing great in promoting the art of comics and comic characters. They manage to bring up the standard of comics by having them made into movies as part of promotions and since then, it has turned into a trend everyone is following. This can be a good news but, it seems as though we are lacking original screen writers as most of the movies are based on either comics or novels that are drawn and written by someone else who is given credit of course. Still, I can see a bright future in producing movies straight from the comics themselves.

Some parents believed that comics can cause their children to neglect their studies and thus they could not study in a proper environment. There are reports on how comics can effect badly on a child’s report card. They do badly in examinations and lose interest in studying all, in the name of comics addiction. Parents are very concerned with this syndrome, leading to them calling to ban comic books for children. However, the comics industry has firmly stated that their comics are meant to be entertainment, and they are not responsible for any addiction to it - though they are concern about the children’s education.

Some children can go extremes and even pretend to be the superheros as depicted in the comic books. This is worrying for the parents as some of their kids are very obsessed with the superheros. However, not all kids are obsessed with the superheros, others are just admiring the superheros. Some others may get inspiration of their own, and create their very own superheros. Undeniably, these kids are doing great as they developed interest in comic characters and at the same time embark on their own career in the comics industry. Most of the parents are proud of their kid’s achievement.

Only a small portion of the children will do badly when they are so addicted to comics, others are well educated enough to distinguish between comics and reality. Still, parents must ensure that the kids are balancing well enough their comic reading, and studying to perform well in the examinations. Comics should not reflect how children are doing badly in their studies but it must be an encouragement to even study hard and achieve better results so they can have a bright future.

This is not a new trend. This trend has existed since the very first movie about Superman and Batman - or even Spider Man. These are the superheros depicted in comics. An example is Marvel Comics, an American comic book company owned by the Marvel Publishing. Among the published works of Marvel Comics include Spider Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, and Ghost Rider. All of these are being produced in action movies and thus a trend has begun by transforming comics into movies. Besides movies, there are games invented which are based on the comic characters, and TV cartoon shows for children’s entertainment. Marvel Comics is not the only company doing that.

Apparently its rival, DC Comics, is doing the same. DC Comics is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment. DC Comics has a list of well-known characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman under its belt. So first came the comic books of these characters, then came the era of cartoon shows and finally there are games dedicated to worship the characters and movies to depict the comics in action on the big screen. They are willing to produce these games series and movies with big budgets. Of course, these movies normally manage to rake in high amount of profits.

It is a fast growing trend where everyone is copying each other’s concept and it is not uncommon for novels to be adapted into movies as well. Still, these giant comics companies manage to bring in much deserved fun and laughter as well as surprises to the audience with a wide range or products. Nothing beats the popularity of old school comic books though.