DC is less interesting than Marvel

I agree to all of his terms and conditions, and expect him to abide by them as well. In this debate, my opponent must be able to prove that DC Comics is less interesting than Marvel, while I'll defend and promote the position that it's either equal or superior. I will be defining DC comics as any comic, comic book, or graphic novel owned by DC Comics or their respective imprints (Vertigo, Piranha Press, Wildstorm, etc. ). The same goes for Marvel. I wish my opponent the best of luck! My opponent claims that DC doesn't have as wide a variety of characters as Marvel, and goes on to present a cherry picked list of iconic characters to back his case. However, as iconic as the characters listed are, they don't even make up a small fraction of DC's very colorful cast of heroes. Booster Gold, for instance, is an ordinary man from the future who makes use of technology stolen from a superhero museum in the future and his knowledge of the past to become a 20th century hero[1]. Watchman's Rorschach is a psychopathic, right-wing nutjob who isn't afraid to kill in the name of his own twisted interpretation of justice[2]. Even Wonder Woman has an interesting history as a character, being cast into man's world after a stranded WWII pilot tells her of the horror's of the Nazi regime[3]. On the other end of the gender spectrum, you have Yorick Brown from Y: The Last Man, who is the sole human survivor of a plague that wipes out every mammal with a Y chromosome[4]. I'd argue that DC is actually doing a better job at fleshing out it's characters and writing it's comics than Marvel, which has been focusing more on film lately. The storyline involving Peter Parker's death and his body's possession by Dr. Octopus[5] was the worse thing to come out of Spider-man since that whole clone debacle in the 90's [6]. Of course, it's not surprising, especially when you consider that the main Spider-man arch was getting outdone by Ultimate Spider-man, which takes place in an ulternate universe. DC Comics, however, has recently a very successful and critically acclaimed story arch involving the Green Lantern (Blackest Night)[7]. Batwoman has also been garnering a lot of praise from criticsrecently[8]. My opponent's assertion that DC's stories are just about "omnipotent people battling other omnipotent people" is just simply wrong. Batman (also the star of his own, critically acclaimed, animated series and numerous films) is a primary example of a very mortal and very breakable hero who's had to prove himself amongst his superpowered comrades with his mental prowess. Also consider the stories under DC Comic's Vertigo imprint, most of which touch on subject matter like sexism (Y: The Last Man)[4], American politics (DMZ)[9] (Transmetropolitan)[10], religion (Preacher)[11], and even animal rights (Animal Man)[12]. Characters like Spider Jerusalem, Yorick Brown, Matty Roth, and John Constantine often find themselves at the whim of forces beyond their control (from Presidents to the super-natural). SOURCES:[1]. http://www.ign.com...[2]http://www.empireonline.com...[3]http://community-2.webtv.net...[4]http://www.ign.com...[5]http://www.huffingtonpost.com...[6]http://comicbookdb.com...[7]http://www.comicbookresources.com...[8]http://www.comicbookresources.com...[9]http://www.ign.com...[10]http://graphicnovelreporter.com... [11]. http://www.coolshite.net...[12]http://www.craveonline.com...