Wyatt the Odd  | 31 Aug 2009 7:15 a.m. PST |
Disney just bought Marvel Comics for $4billion. I'm not sure that we'll see the Hulk wandering around Tomorrowland any time soon, but I wouldn't be surprised if we see a version of the Fantastic Four with Mickey, Minnie, et al. – at least in merchandise. link Wyatt |
| napthyme | 31 Aug 2009 7:20 a.m. PST |
Wow someones doing ok in the current economy aren't they? haven't seen news like that in a while… |
| OldGrenadier at work | 31 Aug 2009 7:26 a.m. PST |
The End Of Days is at hand. |
| Wyatt the Odd | 31 Aug 2009 7:52 a.m. PST |
A more complete article here: link Wyatt |
| Gattamalata | 31 Aug 2009 8:18 a.m. PST |
Does this mean characters and stories will be bowdlerized? |
| Wyatt the Odd | 31 Aug 2009 8:54 a.m. PST |
You mean like this? picture So far, no one has confirmed rumors of the new "Disney vs. Capcom" arcade game – but no one's denied them either. Wyatt |
 20thmaine  | 31 Aug 2009 11:15 a.m. PST |
I always thought the x-men were a mickey mouse outfit |
| Jakar Nilson | 31 Aug 2009 1:02 p.m. PST |
Warner Brothers ate up DC years ago, and I'm guessing that's part of the reason Disney went after Marvel. |
| Black Cavalier | 31 Aug 2009 1:21 p.m. PST |
I woulnd't be surprised if Disney wanted in on all the hot comic book movie action. It seem other than Batman, most of the big comic book movies are coming from Marvel. |
| Cyrus the Great | 31 Aug 2009 2:26 p.m. PST |
Spider Mouse!
Spider Mouse!
Does whatever a Spider Mouse does!
Can he swing from a web?
No he can't
He's a mouse!
Lookout!
Here comes the Spider Mouse!! With apologies to Homer Simpson! |
| Farstar | 31 Aug 2009 2:30 p.m. PST |
"most of the big comic book movies are coming from Marvel" Possibly because most Marvel characters are recognizeable as real people, while most DC characters are strong archtypes that can be difficult to cast and write for. How this has managed to survive a multitude of writrs and editors escapes me, but it remains the case most of the time. Some of the best writing in DC comics has been when that human side is allowed to show, ironically enough. To use a recent (though now three years past) example, the prelude to the Infinite Crisis, in which we see the last days of Ted Kord (The Blue Beetle), is a much better and more compelling read than anything else under the "Infinite Crisis" banner. It is really no surprise that the movie industry has had trouble coming up with repeat winners from mining the DC universe. Marvel, on the other hand, thrives on human problems as a backdrop to the costumed action. Two of Marvel's oldest titles are effectively soap operas with occasional bursts of world saving. A now mostly forgotten scene from a good fifteen years ago illustrates it nicely. No fewer than three Heralds of Galactus are galivanting around New York, with Firelord leading the tomfoolery, with the FF, several Avengers, and Doctor Doom in the mix. After creating a block wide zone of "things that must be handled first", Firelord has gone zipping off again. Our heroes clean up and pursue, only to find Firelord a few blocks away, on the ground, staff fifty feet away, being beaten utterly senseless by none other than Spiderman. Was Spidey answering the call of the hero? Being an upstanding citizen? No. This particular day had already been a bad one for the web-head, between personal and costumed issues, and Firelord had gotten in his face while he was trying to go home… Spiderman usually pulls his punches, as most of the people he fights are simply not up to taking them. Apparently, despite being a Herald of Galactus, neither was Firelord, who was duly "rescued" and collected by the FF. |
| Wyatt the Odd | 31 Aug 2009 8:34 p.m. PST |
The most common reason being cited on various media is that, "Disney has captured the "princess market" catering to young girls and the acquisition of Marvel brings in the young male along with the much coveted 18-35 demographic. Wyatt |
| GypsyComet | 01 Sep 2009 7:56 a.m. PST |
"Young Male"? They're watching reruns of Dragonball older than they are. They don't read superhero comics. Those are being read by the same "kids" who were reading them 20-30 years ago. Comics are following the last generation before videogames. The idea that kids still read comicbooks is a conceit that will kill (and is killing) the industry. |
| richarDISNEY | 01 Sep 2009 12:03 p.m. PST |
From Ain't it Cool… UPDATE #2: John Lasseter met with Marvel last week about a possible team-up between Marvel and Pixar and got "pretty excited, pretty fast." They say there's definitely an opportunity there. aintitcool.com/node/42204 Pixar/Marvel???? The mind boggles….in a good way, too…  
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| aecurtis | 06 Sep 2009 9:42 a.m. PST |
Now he's *really* ticked (language NSFW): link |
