Precis on the “Superhero Smackdown” by Douglas Wolk

In the article “Superhero Smackdown,” published on August 16, 2013, American writer and literary critic Douglas Wolk argues that Marvel Comics outperforms its major competitor DC Comics. To support the claim, the author compares the two companies and concludes that Marvel creates more continuations of its movies, and the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” is more balanced, meaning that all stories created by Marvel perfectly fit into it. Wolk compares Marvel and DC to settle the eternal dispute between the admirers of DC and Marvel once and for all. The writer uses an inquisitive because he compares many details of both companies performances to clearly explain to the fans of Marvel and DC why the former is better than the latter.