I don't like making shipping posts often (as a recent rambly post of mine can attest to), but this post has to be made. Point Blank: it's harder to find good ships with DC comics, I think. Besides Barry Allen x Hal Jordan, there's very few ships I see lots of support or proof of. Marvel had lots of possible ships, though. And do you know why? It's because their characters aren't cardboard cutouts! The Avengers are all super distinct! The Justice League feels kind of generic sometimes. Marvel just cracked the characterization code quicker.
Think about it. Look at the X-Men vs The Teen Titans. The X-Men were all so distinct. Within three or four Issues, you're gonna know enough about each x-men member for them all to be distinct. I'm currently in Issue #15 of the Teen Titans, and so far I still see no differences between Aqualad and Kid Flash! The Teen Titans only had four or five main characters, but only Robin, Wonder Girl and maybe Speedy come off as super distinct. Kid Flash and Aqualad feel like the same character sometimes! It's infuriating! Marvel never had this problem! I could probably tell Cyclops from Iceman nd Angel from Beast instantly. I know Hawkeye from Hank Pym, and Tony Stark from Reed Richards. That's why ships with Marvel characters work so well! They're all so distinct that you never have to worry about confusing one character for another! Angel x Iceman, Quicksilver x Hawkeye, Vision x Scarlet Witch, Thor x Iron Man, Reed Richards x Sue Storm, Quicksilver x Cyclops, they all just work!
But I can't really tell Ray Palmer from Barry Allen or Garth from Wally West! DC doesn't understand how to nail characterization, and it always shows. Always, always, always. And I hate it. No wonder I can't seem to find many good ships for the original Teen Titans. If it doesn't involve Dick Grayson in some way, the original Teen Titans don't have to have that many ships. What about Garth x Roy? Wally x Garth? Wally x Roy!? Nothing. I'm speaking hyperbolically, but you get the point. It's unfair to DC's characters. I want more attention on the characters DC wrote off as bland! Give it back to me!
