DC and The World of Comics

One might say that a website geared towards comics would use too many pictures. Can that really be true, since the website is about comics, their characters and graphic novels? The website for Detective Comics (DC Comics) is a content rich website and is the best comic book website around.

Overall, the homepage is filled with information. Some info is about the comic book characters and some information that was posted are announcements. For example, I thought it was wonderful that DC posted which characters were celebrating 75 years (The Flash, Shazam!, The Joker and Lex Luthor), just to name a few. DC also posted upcoming comics and their release dates, along with movies (Justice League) and the highly anticipated Batman vs. Superman.

Their shopping tab was wonderful too. DC made a section for new arrivals and pre orders. DC also made a tab for news (fans, family and for press as well). The tabs made the website user friendly, which is always a plus. However, there were some things that I would change about the homepage.

For years, I've been coming to DC's homepage and it's always been dark. Their background color has always been slate/charcoal gray. I hope that DC will brighten up the page; maybe they could post The Flash in the background and make it scarlet (like The Scarlet Speedster). They could even have him running in the background! And since The Flash is 75 years old right now, it would be a good idea to highlight all the characters (protagonist and antagonist) celebrating 75 years and put them on a slide show in the background.

Or maybe DC could have the Justice League front and center. The JL is a huge part of DC Comics and is one of the reasons that Stan Lee created The Fantastic Four. Marvel needed a group to compete with the JL and Lee created The Fantastic Four to keep Marvel abreast of the trends. Overall, the DC Comics homepage is content rich and a website worth coming back to, time after time.