Gail Simone Is Poking Food Brands On Twitter To Ask: Marvel or DC?

Gail Simone’s Twitter is one of the most bingeable accounts around. Between talking about the Catalyst Prime Universe, trolling Comicsgate creeps, and speculating about kaiju’s “bathing suit areas”, there’s always something going on. Today she’s been hitting up everyone’s favorite food Twitters to ask the eternal question: Marvel or DC?

Here’s what happened to start the days-long ‘Marvel or DC’ debate: Simone took a break from a great thread on where to start with the Catalyst Prime Universe to post this thought about food brands and comic villains:

Somehow that turned into Simone tagging food brands to ask a question as beloved in the geek community as the “Trek vs Wars” debate: Marvel or DC? She tagged a lot of food accounts.

It should come as no surprise that some brands started to Tweet back. Gail Simone is a comic giant with a huge body of work and an active fanbase. Plus, Brand Twitters have been cultivating personalities for a while as a way to connect with social media-savvy customers.

Results have been mixed… but this was a riot. Wendy’s came in swinging hard with a one-word reply: “Marvel.” (They did backtrack enough to point out that people can like ‘Marvel AND DC’, not just ‘Marvel OR DC’.)

Simone (like us) was delighted over Wendy’s instinctive Marvel-love. She geeked out with the restaurant’s account over a couple days until they wound up planning metaphorical digital slumber parties.

Guys, I don’t want to make a big deal of it or anything but Wendy and I are totes besties now. @Wendys

— GAIL SIMONE (@GailSimone) February 8, 2019

Marvel was also feeling the Wendy’s love.

hey, @Wendys 👋 pic.twitter.com/WYdM8pvqNw

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) February 7, 2019

Meanwhile, other brands began weighing in. Simone’s followers had been tagging their own favorite food accounts to get a ‘Marvel or DC’ vote. Things got… a little one-sided.

Falcon…Stan Lee…Marvel, easily.

— Hooters (@Hooters) February 8, 2019

This is a tough one, but the winner is… pic.twitter.com/cP9lc6Ty8B

— Sbarro (@Sbarro) February 7, 2019

We’re going to go with @Marvel because, the characters, much like Auntie Anne herself, were regular people before discovering their superpowers.

— Auntie Anne’s (@AuntieAnnes) February 7, 2019

Roy Rogers was feeling themselves.

Howdy! Well… #RoyRogers has its own comic. pic.twitter.com/fSx6pIRkZQ

— Roy Rogers Restaurants (@RoysRestaurants) February 7, 2019

Speaking of feelings, DC had some.

💔

— DC (@DCComics) February 7, 2019

@DCCOMICS — Can’t we all just get along?

— DC (@DCComics) February 7, 2019

But they weren’t going totally unloved. Potbelly at least digs some DC mixed with their Marvel.

iron man, deadpool, and heath ledger’s joker that is all (character > universe)

— Potbelly (@Potbelly) February 8, 2019

And AriZona gave props to the undeniably timeless DC characters.

Marvel has better movies but DC Super Heroes are ICONS!

— AriZona Iced Tea (@DrinkAriZona) February 7, 2019

Some brands weren’t taking sides in the ‘Marvel or DC’ debate, especially- big surprise- Little Debbie.

Dear Gail,

Are you referring to the movies? We enjoy Marvel’s ambition and general success in building a complex cinematic universe with diverse heroes. But we also appreciate DC Universe’s willingness to allow each hero’s story to be told in unique ways. So both. https://t.co/KojpYEIk7v

— Little Debbie (@LittleDebbie) February 7, 2019

Snack cakes apparently have strong opinions about this, too, because they went a step further:

Which leads us to a greater thought: Our culture is obsessed with competition and comparison; we can’t simply appreciate things for what they are. Preferences are fine, but often, people act as if they have to hate one thing in order to remain loyal to the other. That’s bad.

— Little Debbie (@LittleDebbie) February 7, 2019

As much wisdom as they have calories, I guess.

Other brands have been voting over the last day or two. Head over to Gail Simone’s Twitter to check out the latest standings and tag your favorite brands to join in- or just let us know who you think they’d vote for!

Author: Khai

Khai is a writer, anthropologist, and games enthusiast. She is co-editor (alongside Alex DeCampi) of and contributor to “True War Stories”, a comic anthology published by Z2 Comics. When she’s not writing or creating games, Khai likes to run more tabletop RPGs than one person should reasonably juggle.

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