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<blockquote data-quote="Urriak Uruk" data-source="post: 8011232" data-attributes="member: 7015558">Back on topic, the original &quot;rumor&quot; (that DC Comics will start getting published by Marvel) is complete bull.Could DC Comics get shuttered by AT&amp;T? Sure. I can see that; comics might not be profitable in the future (I think it's way more likely they'll just restructure and publish fewer series in different formats, but full cancellation is possible).But there's zero, ZERO possibility AT&amp;T hands it to Marvel, even just comics publishing. They'll want to keep the licensing, the branding, the merchandise, and having shared ownership with the biggest media company in the world is a threat to that. No way does AT&amp;T want to jeopardize its rights to Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.Comics may become unprofitable. But Batman alone has grossed $28 billion in media (second in super heroes to Spider Man, at $29 billion). So even if DC Comics ends, those characters aren't going anywhere.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Urriak Uruk, post: 8011232, member: 7015558"] Back on topic, the original "rumor" (that DC Comics will start getting published by Marvel) is complete bull. Could DC Comics get shuttered by AT&T? Sure. I can see that; comics might not be profitable in the future (I think it's way more likely they'll just restructure and publish fewer series in different formats, but full cancellation is possible). But there's zero, ZERO possibility AT&T hands it to Marvel, even just comics publishing. They'll want to keep the licensing, the branding, the merchandise, and having shared ownership with the biggest media company in the world is a threat to that. No way does AT&T want to jeopardize its rights to Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. Comics may become unprofitable. But Batman alone has grossed $28 billion in media (second in super heroes to Spider Man, at $29 billion). So even if DC Comics ends, those characters aren't going anywhere. [/QUOTE]

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