capes

One of the noticeable differences between DC and Marvel is the number of prominent superheroes that wear capes. Compare any group shot of any number of Marvel superheroes to any group shot of DC superheroes and chances are good that there will be more capes on the DC side. There's a litany of reasons why this could have taken root in the intrinsic creative works of both companies, but one of the strongest is the role of one artist and creator in the building and evolution of both publishers into what we know of them today: Jack Kirby.

I hate to be a buzzkill -- I really do -- but whenever I see a small business appropriate the Superman "S" shield, question marks start to fly around my immediate vicinity like Black Lantern rings at a Gotham City cemetery. It all began with Geoff Johns' enthusiastic Tweet, directing the curious to Supercapes...