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Post by Brandon on Aug 31, 2009 10:19:23 GMT -5
Sorry about the annoying all caps, but dammit, that's some serious comic book news right there! Disney buys Marvel for $4 billion! "The worldwide leader in family entertainment is about to get a great deal more entertaining, as the Walt Disney Company agrees to acquire iconic comic book company Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. More than 5,000 iconic comic book characters will soon be in the hands of Disney, raising serious questions about the future of Marvel video game titles from Activision, Sega, THQ, and the upcoming MMO from Gazillion Entertainment. Under the terms of the agreement, Disney will pay Marvel shareholders $30 per share for their Marvel stock, plus .745 of a share of Disney stock for each share they own." |
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Post by David on Aug 31, 2009 11:04:44 GMT -5
Holy Moley!
This is just weird!
That being said, I can't wait to see the inevitable Wolverine Musical or the Hulk vs. Goofy Direct-to-DVD film...
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Post by arcalian on Aug 31, 2009 11:21:55 GMT -5
W...T...F
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Post by Brandon on Aug 31, 2009 12:34:26 GMT -5
Pretty nutty, huh? At least now I can finally get that Donald Duck/Howard The Duck crossover comic I've been dreaming of for so long.  |
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Post by lissilambe on Aug 31, 2009 12:46:31 GMT -5
This is a surprising, but interesting, development. Getting some deep reserves of resources for Marvel could be a good thing. The reach Disney has could help elevate Marvel's portfolio even higher. All of the licensing, not just in movies, but theme parks and video games and the like, could get messy as the licenses lapse. Crossgen properties are owned by Disney (at least one I know of, I'm not sure off-hand if they have others).
Hmm...something to watch as it develops further, for certain. Whacky news day today though.
Take care
don
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Post by Mr Clown on Aug 31, 2009 14:44:42 GMT -5
Interesting, but not a very big deal. From what I'm reading, I doubt Disney is going to do anything drastic with the company, except maybe some fine tuning. It's still surprising though.
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Post by impulseallen on Aug 31, 2009 15:10:44 GMT -5
Holy... Can't wait to see the Fantastic Four teaming up with the Incredibles though  |
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Post by UltimateDC on Aug 31, 2009 17:44:51 GMT -5
Wow, that's...um...is there a second April Fool's Day and i'm just out of the loop?
-UDC
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Post by HoM on Aug 31, 2009 18:31:43 GMT -5
GOTCHA! AUGUST 31st LIE DAY!
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No, this is real, and it's weird. And Pat, please, The Incredibles has been licensed to Boom! ;D
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Post by batkid on Aug 31, 2009 18:51:17 GMT -5
Haha, wow.... never would have thought they'd do that...
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Post by Mr Clown on Aug 31, 2009 19:29:46 GMT -5
Haha, wow.... never would have thought they'd do that... Not that surprising, Disney likes making money, and Marvel is a sound investment. I thought a little more about it, and what might happen is Disney might have them make a few new comics under another line. I still doubt anything major will happen though. |
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Post by Brandon on Aug 31, 2009 22:04:45 GMT -5
Strange things are already happening.... MODUCK! |
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Post by UltimateDC on Aug 31, 2009 23:09:42 GMT -5
Don't forget "Duck Tales to Astonish", "Finding Namor", or new writer Brian Mickey Bendis.
-UDC
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Post by Mr Clown on Sept 1, 2009 0:37:24 GMT -5
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Post by Brandon on Sept 1, 2009 11:03:34 GMT -5
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Post by Brandon on Sept 3, 2009 22:33:33 GMT -5
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Post by Susan Hillwig on Sept 20, 2009 11:08:14 GMT -5
Pretty nutty, huh? At least now I can finally get that Donald Duck/Howard The Duck crossover comic I've been dreaming of for so long. Probably won't happen. I heard Disney slammed Marvel hard when Howard first appeared, saying that a talking, clothes-wearing duck was copyright infringement. This led to a Disney-approved "redesign" that included Howard wearing pants. If anything, Disney might try do to Howard what DC did to Captain Marvel after they wiped out Fawcett and bought their characters. |
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Post by Mr Clown on Sept 30, 2009 20:45:01 GMT -5
Does Howard even get much face time at Marvel though?
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Post by HoM on Oct 1, 2009 6:41:42 GMT -5
Every now and then they relaunch him, I remember the MAX series, and then there was the more recent Ty Templeton series, but he's not a fixture, so I don't know if they'll particularly care. Who knows...?
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Post by Mr Clown on Oct 1, 2009 19:42:04 GMT -5
Yeah, there are bigger names that Disney could blacklist if they through their weight around.
WB doesn't pull that kind of thing with DC though, so I doubt Disney will do anything like that.
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