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Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: Mason on August 31, 2009, 10:23:46 AM
Cnn (http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/news/companies/disney_marvel/index.htm) reports.  
Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: Eladris on August 31, 2009, 10:25:29 AM
I foresee superhero shows on ABC.
Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: Ishmayl-Retired on August 31, 2009, 12:00:29 PM
I have problems with this.  Disney is known for censoring a lot of material that goes through them, and Marvel has matured quite nicely over the last few decades, I would hate to think we just go back to the days of black-and-white evil-vs-good, with no shades of gray.  But maybe that's just the lack of sleep and lack of coffee talking...

On the other hand, they tend to put out quality more often than not, so maybe it's nothing to worry about.

Mmmmm... Coffee....
Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: SilvercatMoonpaw on August 31, 2009, 01:00:00 PM
Maybe Marvel will force Disney to mature.
Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: Elven Doritos on August 31, 2009, 01:13:14 PM
Yeah, remember the kiddy romp that City of Men, There Will Be Blood, Gangs of New York, Stay Alive, Hero, Apocalypto, No Country For Old Men. Primeval, and Kill Bill were? Marvel is ruined.

(I haven't read Marvel in years, but to suggest that Disney will somehow force the company to water down their products is ludicrous. If comics and comic-related properties sell the way they are, Disney won't have a problem with that.)
Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: Xeviat on August 31, 2009, 02:21:16 PM
Disney's been showing the "Spectacular Spiderman" cartoon on the Disney XD network, and they used to show it on ABC. It is a very good show, the best comic book cartoon in a very long time.

Both my fiancee and I work for Disney, and we live near the park and many of Disney's interests.

Having Disney as an owner has not changed Pixar. In fact, maybe Disney will keep Marvel from doing stupid shit.
Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: Mason on August 31, 2009, 10:31:46 PM
My thoughts were a pure financial motivation, what with the recent success of Iron man, (with a whole shitload of sequels and spinoffs coming in the next few years)

 I was thinking about it the other day actually, how freakin lucky we are to finally have live-action comic book movies that don't suck.  
Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: Elven Doritos on August 31, 2009, 10:37:17 PM
Quote from: SarisaI was thinking about it the other day actually, how freakin lucky we are to finally have live-action comic book movies that don't suck.

And yet there was that awful Wolverine movie...
Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: Elemental_Elf on September 01, 2009, 01:06:55 AM
Quote from: Rimbaud Doritos
Quote from: SarisaI was thinking about it the other day actually, how freakin lucky we are to finally have live-action comic book movies that don't suck.

And yet there was that awful Wolverine movie...

And that Hulk movie...
Title: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion
Post by: Mason on September 01, 2009, 01:33:39 AM
Quote from: Elemental_Elf
Quote from: Rimbaud Doritos
Quote from: SarisaI was thinking about it the other day actually, how freakin lucky we are to finally have live-action comic book movies that don't suck.

And yet there was that awful Wolverine movie...

And that Hulk movie...

Bah. You can't win'em all.  See this link. (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/xmen/news/1817540/total_recall_marvel_comics_movies_worst_to_best)