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Just announced this morning. More info at Yahoo News
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Mouse eats Spider: Disney buying Marvel
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090831/BIZ/908310383/1361/Disney-to-acquire-Marvel-for-$4-billion
Coming soon to IMAX: A digitally remastered "Beauty and the Beast" with an animated Hugh Jackman replacing the Beast.
"Pinocchio: Super Duper Ultimate Foil Cover Edition DVD": Digitally remastered with Spider-Man replacing Jiminy Cricket.
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well now like DC, Marvel will have more money to put out more crappy books and late books.
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"HULK SMASH TALKING MOUSE"
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just waiting for the Donald Duck vs. Howard the Duck crossover.
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In a cynical attempt to boost Goofy's waning popularity, a 4-issue Goofy vs. Wolverine series is coming.
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Coming soon to IMAX: A digitally remastered "Beauty and the Beast" with an animated Hugh Jackman replacing the Beast.
"Pinocchio: Super Duper Ultimate Foil Cover Edition DVD": Digitally remastered with Spider-Man replacing Jiminy Cricket.
Or, as my brother said on Facebook, "They are going to turn The Avengers movie into a third coming of the Mickey Mouse Club!"
Can you imagine the roll call over the opening credits?
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It kind of makes you wonder if anyone at Disney has read a Marvel comic in the last 10 years. Last time I checked, Peg Leg Pete never actually killed Minnie and ate her. I'm guessing Scrooge McDuck will now be revealed to be a part of a shadowy cabal secretly manipulating events in Duckburg and so on.
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Actually, I'm looking forward to a Hugh Jackman-voiced animated song-and-dance Wolverine.
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This is probably good news in that low selling comics may have a better chance of a longer shelf-life with so little impact to the bottom line. And the marketing push will be tremendous, which ultimately could be good for comic book sales.
From a corporate standpoint this is real business as usual, Marvel has been "big business" for decades, just like DC. The Marvel shareholders made a killing and I wish I owned Marvel stock.
Content wise I suspect there will be little impact. Disney isn't about Hannah Montana, they're about making money. Probably the deal was made with Joe Q's job security as part of it though he'll be under the usual pressure to perform. Except now he'll direct his attention more towards his new bosses and less towards the posters at newsarama.
Plus we have loads of material for jokes and puns now that's begging to be used.
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Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
Plus we have loads of material for jokes and puns now that's begging to be used. My favorite so far is Winnie the Poohnisher.
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Seymour:  Generally, I don't think of media consolidation as being a good thing. Looking forward to the Disney Divas comic, though. Maybe they can have a poll to determine which character ends up with cancer. :rolleyes: My money's on Cinderella.
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I don't think it's a bad idea, although I don't know much about the deal. Disney ultimately owns Lost, and I don't remember anything about them interfering with the storyline. They could be great for getting kids to notice comics again, too.
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I hope this leads to movies and 'toons of the more obscure MARVEL properties. This could be a good thing...
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Danger Room rollercoaster...that's an obvious one that's gotta be coming soon
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Oh and maybe this whole thing will lead to kids actually reading comics again? Marketing wise that could be awesome.
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Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
Oh and maybe this whole thing will lead to kids actually reading comics again? Marketing wise that could be awesome. AGREED!! Dc could enjoy side benefits here for sure.
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http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/shocker-disney-buying-marvel/ 10TH UPDATE: I get the impression that Universal lawyers right now are scrutinizing their theme park licensing and merchandising contracts with Marvel. Universal has just updated its earlier statement to me to say this, "Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and the Marvel characters are an important part of the Universal Orlando experience. They will remain so. Our agreement with Marvel stands for as long as we follow the terms of our existing contract and for as long as we want there to be a Marvel Super Hero Island." So privately Universal execs tell me they've got the Marvel characters "until the end of time if we want them" and use phrases like "in perpetuity". But here's the rub: a Universal insider tells me the studio only retain the existing characters it's already made use of. Sure there are Spider-Man and Hulk attractions, but what about all the other characters? Do those revert to Disney?
11TH UPDATE: Here's the list of characters included on Marvel Island -- Spider-Man (also attraction), Dr. Doom (also attraction), Hulk (also attraction), Storm (also attraction), Captain America, Cyclops, Green Goblin, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine, "and lots more if you include stores and dining," a Uni exec tells me.
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while a lot of bad things can happen i think a lot of good can come too, if diseny runs Marvel any way close to how Wb runs Dc then any one who gets worked up over the buy out has nothing to worry about
on the pulse side if Disney starts making marvel toys for the shops we may see the return of the Wb stores (which i still morn the lose of)
lots of company's don't change the way they do things unless they have a scare put into them, this may even push the DC into something better
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I'm not worrying about it. there will be some changes, sure. Pixar is suddenly doing sequels, but who hasn't been expecting that?
Its why I wasn't all up in arms that Marvel was developing a "movie" wing. Its just business. If Disney decides that they can make more off the characters their way, they will change things, if not, they won't.
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Hannah Montana as Spidey's new g/f in Ultimate Spider-Man. You know Bendis would do it in a second.
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From the LA Times ...
"Disney’s acquisition of Marvel is expected to have no effect on Universal Studios Florida, where visitors ride on attractions themed to Spider-Man and pose for photos with the Incredible Hulk at the Islands of Adventure theme park.
“Our agreement with Marvel stands for as long as we follow the terms of our existing contract and for as long as we want there to be a Marvel Super Hero Island,” said Universal Studios Florida spokesman Tom Schroder."
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