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Disney Buys Marvel For $4B
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.'"
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...
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..
Well, it might slow the passing of the Mutant Registration Act.
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!
With great autonomy comes great responsibility
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!
That wouldn't be much of a change from Spider Man 3.
Spider-man, Hulk, and Iron Man appearing on cruise ships is just as likely.
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!"
My first Journal Entry ever, in 8 years! http://slashdot.org/journal/365947/aphelion-scifi-fantasy-horror-poetry-webzine
I'm just going to repeat what pretty much everyone is saying; f*ck Disney and RIP Marvel
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?
Chelloveck
I give up on debugging. From now on, SIGSEGV is a feature.
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.
The Long Now Foundation
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?
Ceci n'est pas un sig.
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.
Bow-ties are cool.
That's The Brave and the B-B-B... The Brave and the B-B-B... The Brave and the B-B-B-Enterprising
Did he immediately start smoking, drinking cappuccino and talking about how the capitalist bastards are going to ruin everything?
Mod me down, my New Earth Global Warmingist friends!
As he web slings around town he shouts "AHH-HOO-HOO-WEEE".
My sci-fi novel, Ghost Thief, is now available from Amazon.com.
Nonono, now we can finally answer the age old question: can Mickey kick Wolverine's butt, all in eye watering 3D!
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
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?
I wish I had a kryptonite cross, because then you could keep Dracula and Superman away.
...posted for a while.
Here's a link...
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4OYGjUrdllo/SKZDW56FpYI/AAAAAAAAGLA/zHFGEjuqpPk/s400/WolvieMickey.jpg
Fox News potentially getting it' hands on the Captain America property!?!
Nonono. That must be prevented at all costs.
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.
My God, it's Full of Source!
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