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Disney Buys Marvel For $4B

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wolverine-with-mouse-ears dept.

whisper_jeff writes "Disney has announced they will be purchasing Marvel. 'Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. in a stock and cash transaction, the companies announced today.'"

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  1. GREAT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Woooo, time for some more G rated comic movies.... *sigh*

    1. Re:GREAT! by binarylarry · · Score: 5, Funny

      Did he immediately start smoking, drinking cappuccino and talking about how the capitalist bastards are going to ruin everything?

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    2. Re:GREAT! by nizo · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nonono, now we can finally answer the age old question: can Mickey kick Wolverine's butt, all in eye watering 3D!

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    3. Re:GREAT! by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 4, Funny

      Those entities don't do animation, do they?

      I have a hard time believing Disney will allow 'PG-13+' animation to come from one of their properties - it's too close to the core.

      I'm picturing Wolverine with sporks.

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    4. Re:GREAT! by Mozk · · Score: 2, Funny

      We are spread all over Phoenix

      The Marvel character?

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    5. Re:GREAT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm picturing Wolverine with sporks.

      Those are dinglehoppers.

  2. great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean that we can expect to see unending series of cash-in sequels, like Spiderman 3, Fantastic Four 3, Iron Man 2, X-Men 4, etc?!? Oh wait...

  3. Hulk vs Donald Duck by elh_inny · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally...

    Those clashes between Marvel characters and DC Comics ones got boring so now it's time for:
    Daisy vs Wolverine
    Pinocchio vs Spiderman
    Cinderella vs Juggernaut

    If they film any of those I am soo going to see this..

    1. Re:Hulk vs Donald Duck by starglider29a · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, Kingdom Hearts just got a lot more difficult!!!

    2. Re:Hulk vs Donald Duck by MrTree · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...also a comic book adaptation of "Bambi Meets Godzilla"

    3. Re:Hulk vs Donald Duck by Jason+Levine · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, no, no. Pinocchio versus Wolverine. Pinocchio keeps lying, but Wolverine slices off his growing nose.

      And considering that Disney owns the Muppets also. Hulk versus Mrs. Piggy. Hulk calls Mrs. Piggy fat then look out Hulk!!!! *hiii-yah!*

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  4. Oh goody... by gregg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now we get to look forward to Donald Duck and Howard the Duck crossovers.

  5. Re:The bigger these behemoths become... by mrtommyb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, it might slow the passing of the Mutant Registration Act.

  6. Re:Bye bye marvel... by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just wait until Spider Man 4, in which Peter Parker is involved in a love triangle with Hannah Montana and Nick Jonas. Will Nick and Peter be able to work out their differences through song and dance numbers before the big prom? Or will their constant bickering cause Hannah Montana to fall into the arms of the local bad boy, Wolverine? And if she does, will she learn the error of her ways before he tries to kiss her before they're even married at Tony Stark's big alcohol-free party? And will Zac Efron be able to save her and teach her that the only way to true happiness is dating nice boys, abstinence, and wearing knee-length or longer skirts?

    The possibilities are endless!

  7. Re:Bye bye marvel... by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 5, Funny

    With great autonomy comes great responsibility

  8. Finally! A justification for Howard the Duck! by JoshDM · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not the movie, the Marvel character. Now Howard the Duck will finally be able to admit he's from the same universe as Donald. My inner geek is sated!

  9. Re:Bye bye marvel... by evilkasper · · Score: 5, Funny

    That wouldn't be much of a change from Spider Man 3.

  10. Re:Coming Soon: X-Men, The Broadway Musical by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Spider-man, Hulk, and Iron Man appearing on cruise ships is just as likely.

  11. Re:Cinderella vs Juggernaut by TaoPhoenix · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about the trend towards "Young ___" ?

    Young Cindarella: "Juggy, you're ruining my flower garden!"
    Young Juggernaut: "Don't you know who I am? I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!"

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  12. what a Shame by OrangeMonkey11 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm just going to repeat what pretty much everyone is saying; f*ck Disney and RIP Marvel

  13. Re:Batman and Porky Pig by Chelloveck · · Score: 3, Funny

    DC Comics is part of Time Warner. So is Porky Pig.

    And I, for one, am still waiting for the Batman/Porky Pig The Brave And The Bold team-up issue! Come on, Time-Warner, where's the fan service?

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  14. Re:Bye bye marvel... by Volante3192 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And they have a whole new lineup to work with:

    Princess Mary Jane
    Princess Sue Storm
    Princess Elektra
    Princess Dark Phoenix

    Actually...I'd watch that last one.

  15. Re:Bye bye marvel... by Narpak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Which is why Disney-Marvel crossovers, like Phantom Duck teaming up with Wolverine to stop Magneto from stealing Scrooge's money, is going to be such a breath of fresh air.

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  16. Re:Bye bye marvel... by gfreeman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Disney was around at that time. They've been slaughtering Grimm's Tales since 1923. (Trust me, Grimms Fairy Tales are much better in their original form...)

    Klingon?

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  17. A plethora... by Tetsujin · · Score: 2, Funny

    You do know Disney owns a PLETHORA of media companies. Many of which do some pretty gruesome stuff.

    Jefe, do you know what a plethora is?

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    1. Re:A plethora... by ZaMoose · · Score: 3, Funny

      Forgive me, El Guapo. I know that I, Jefe, do not have your superior intellect and education. But could it be that once again, you are angry at something else, and are looking to take it out on me?

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  18. Re:Bye bye marvel... by Tetsujin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Disney was around at that time. They've been slaughtering Grimm's Tales since 1923. (Trust me, Grimms Fairy Tales are much better in their original form...)

    Klingon?

    Nyet, they were a Russian inwention.

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  19. Re:Bye bye marvel... by ubrgeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hell, I'd watch them if they were all in the same movie. Or at least the same scene ;)

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  20. Re:Batman and Porky Pig by GyroLC · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's The Brave and the B-B-B... The Brave and the B-B-B... The Brave and the B-B-B-Enterprising

  21. One word: Spider-Goofy by Jason+Levine · · Score: 3, Funny

    As he web slings around town he shouts "AHH-HOO-HOO-WEEE".

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  22. 75 of what? by 3247 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Disney Buys Marvel For $4B" - That's 75 in decimal. But 75 of what?

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  23. rawstory.com had Wolvie Mouse graphic for story... by leftie · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...posted for a while.

    Here's a link...
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4OYGjUrdllo/SKZDW56FpYI/AAAAAAAAGLA/zHFGEjuqpPk/s400/WolvieMickey.jpg

  24. I'm glad Fox got shut down on this by leftie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fox News potentially getting it' hands on the Captain America property!?!

    Nonono. That must be prevented at all costs.