Disney to buy Marvel!

[Ed_Laprade]

LOL, I'd forgotten about that!

 

[coyote6]

I have it on good authority that:
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3) Henry "Hank" McCoy- aka The Beast- will star in an animated series, featuring a new love interest, Bella Donna Boudreaux. In a plot twist, his love for her will make her give up being an assassin.

I heard it goes differently.

5) A new comic book will appear- The Aristocats- featuring Black Panther, Hellcat, Tigra, White Tiger, and others.

If it ends up at Marvel Knights, and Kevin Smith or Millar or Ennis writes it, it might go differently, too.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

There was a nice editorial cartoon in the Dallas Morning News today...Cap, Spidey, the Hulk and 1 or 2 others all wearing Mouse Ears...with great disgust.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

If it ends up at Marvel Knights, and Kevin Smith or Millar or Ennis writes it, it might go differently, too.

The best version of "The Aristocrats" joke I've ever heard was done by Gilbert Gottfried...the only portion of which I can repeat is the name of the joke.

 

[Mistwell]

Disney won't touch the comics. Their print run is simply too inconsequential to matter, and they serve as an incubator for IP and stories for film.

But, it does mean Diamond publications will see their distribution monopoly end, and a wider potential audience for the books. More people around the world will now recognize Marvel characters.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I could also see the House of Mouse throw its weight around in other ways, like:

1) Extra-vigorous defense of copyright issues. Hopefully not to the point that we won't see the various homages that pop up in comic books. After all, how many Superman (or Batman, or Wolverine, etc.) knock-offs can you name without trying?

2) Faster and broader development of some of the various projects Marvel has been kicking around for a while.

3) Development of new, "disneyfied" outlets for Marvel products. IOW, that suggestion of a Marvel theme park could become very, very real.

4) Higher quality memorabilia. There is a Batman motorcycle suit. Why not an Iron Man one?

 

[Klaus]

Disney won't touch the comics. Their print run is simply too inconsequential to matter, and they serve as an incubator for IP and stories for film.

But, it does mean Diamond publications will see their distribution monopoly end, and a wider potential audience for the books. More people around the world will now recognize Marvel characters.

Yes, but Marvel will be under a much tighter scrutiny now that they are a part of the Disney empire, not from Disney itself but from the consumers (and specially those that hunt for reasons to be offended). I could see some second-guessing happening at Marvel in the future.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Yes, but Marvel will be under a much tighter scrutiny now that they are a part of the Disney empire, not from Disney itself but from the consumers (and specially those that hunt for reasons to be offended). I could see some second-guessing happening at Marvel in the future.

Especially considering the "X-men Universe" currently has about a half a dozen gay/lesbian/bisexual characters.

 

[Klaus]

That isn't bad (well, might be for some people out there). What I'm thinking about are some of the dark stuff going on in, say, Dark Reign (villains as the protagonists), Marvel Zombies (flesh-eating versions of iconic Marvel heroes), most of the MAX line, Spiderman (hello, Mephisto!).

At the least, I expect some reduction in the graphic nature of the violence in the core comic books.

 

[Gog]

I firmly believe Disney was interested in: new movie properties, new television properties, new theme park attractions and maybe even the "motion comic" stuff. I really think they could care less about the actual comic product.

Universal Studios in Orlando has a lot of Marvel themed rides. Spider Man, Hulk, etc So I'm curious what will happen