Marvel vs DC Comics - civil war or mutual inspiration?

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Lately, it appears that superhero movies feature about the same plot line: - Captain America: Civil War - the Avengers are suspended from action after causing civilian loss of life in Nigeria - Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice - the whole world questions the legitimacy of Superman after he intervened to save Lois Lane and allowed more people to die in Kenya -Half of the team of Avengers goes rogue and has to fight the other half, who thinks they are on the dark side -Batman thinks Superman has gone evil and tries to stop him by any means So who is copying who? Technically, Batman vs Superman was the first of the two movies to be released, but it may take months, if not years to make a movie, so it is possible that work on Captain America may have started earlier, as well. Don't you find it intriguing that the two superhero movies released close one to another, respectively by DC Comics and Marvel have so many similarities?