goblyn13 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Not the usual Mini fare but figure plenty folks will have words about it. Disney to buy Marvel comics for $4B LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E. Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters. Many of them, including the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, were co-created by the comic book legend Stan Lee. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6594901.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Oh my. I don't know how this will be a good thing. Woverine vs. Goofy....May the best animal win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Odd. Interesting. Business stand point and movies and theme parks in particular, that's a good deal for Disney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblyn13 Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 ooo I forgot, soon you'll be able to get your picture taken with spiderman and Mickey at Disneyland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammaton Cleric Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Glad to see this news has permeated every site on my regularly-scheduled morning web-surf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illustrange Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 troublesome, if Im not mistaken disney is a much bigger shark concerning ip than marvel was ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblyn13 Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 I think they are both equally troubling although disney is behind alot of the trademark extension laws in the U.S. stupid Mickey Mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle1.0 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Bad news for Universal Studios in Orlando. So much for the Spiderman ride and Hulk rollercoaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewartoad Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 ooo I forgot, soon you'll be able to get your picture taken with spiderman and Mickey at Disneyland. It was coming to that anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aproximo Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 My guess would be it's a simple decision for disney... We now have the rights every marvel based movie that could ever be made in the future. Not that they will or won't, just that they have control. Comic character movies are making much more money than they aren't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Bad news for Universal Studios in Orlando. So much for the Spiderman ride and Hulk rollercoaster Yep, good bye Marvel Island of Adventures. Me and the Wife went there twice. It was always more fun and cheaper then Disney. I know they have other attractions and two theme parks but I think Marvel was a big draw for Universal. But they are suppose to be getting Harry Potter next year so they might do okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breten Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 There are also a lot of movies already licensed out under various agreements, so a lot of that stuff will stay, unless the option turns over again. Existing licenses won't just disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Oh my. I don't know how this will be a good thing. Honestly, I doubt much will really change, and I think the internet is overreacting. Disney didn't buy Marvel to ruin the brand, they bought it because they like the brand, and the money it brings in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reptor Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 lol it is not good for Marvel ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeuce82 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ehh, I dont know. In some ways fresh capital helps and with a revigorated comic industry due to the recent success and influx of movies, it might work out decent for Marvel. Disney has done some weird stuff before. Look at ICP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottRadom Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 The wprst part was the sort of statement the CEO made regarding the intent of the Marvel brand. After all the succes with Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers etc. capturing the 9-14 year old girl market they went after Marvel to do the same thing with the 9-14 year old boy market. Shame. Can't imagine that's good for the direction the movies and stuff were going. The licenses for movies like Magneto, Wolverine 2 (why?!?!?), Iron Man 2, Cap A, and Thor I think are already out there and won't be up to Disney to control. Not one mention about the actual comic industry itself. Guess theres no money left in the books anymore so they're not at all concerned with them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 ...Except that Marvel, for years, has been trying to target the female market, since they do really well with the boys. And the opposite is true for Disney. I'm happy that this will make another season of Spectacular Spider-Man very likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.