Disney buys Marvel

[Harken]

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/08/31/disney-marvel-purchase.html#socialcomments

The Walt Disney Co. says it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion US in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the Disney family.

discuss (cbg and juggs)

[DatAss]

Omg... just like square enix? :A Kingdom Hearts? Marvel Hearts... ? :argh

[Harken]

I dont think they purchased the characters for 4B to change them. Maybe it means more funding for marvel products.

[DatAss]

Marvel rides at Disney World? Shit.. this better not lead to another game like Kingdom Hearts... My childhood keeps getting destroyed. Why can't these things just be separate on their own.. oh well. Money talks. :hollie

[Subrosian]

*shrugs* I'll always like Marvel all the same.

[PradaBrada]

... :ryoma

[Juggers]

Oh wow. But doesn't 20th Century Fox already own Wolverine? There's a Spiderman ride at Universal Studios too. Who's got what rights is so confusing. Disney's got the moolah to collect all the characters, but there may be some weird goings on in the future. Like more Wolverine solo movie and tv stuff, while certain characters like him are inexplicably absent from other movie and tv stuff.

I hope this doesn't affect the comics.... besides y'know bringing better quality writers and artists (burn Loeb and Land in fire).

[Ramona]

It won't really affect much I don't think, we probably will see very little difference...

[XtremeGamer]

oh shit no!! Disney will kill Marvel no!

[Harken]

Previous movie deals are still the same. Anything already planned will happen the way planned. Future efforts will be different...

[Tyki Mikk]

Wolverine as a Disney character.... x.X

[Johnnu]

WHY?!
WHY GOD?!

I swear to fucking god if Mickey Mouse becomes the Punisher I will snap

[Pluto]

"Gawrsh Sora, I sure am glad Hulk helped us stop the Heartless."

[Brian]

They're just latching onto other companies cause they know they've been downhill ever since they abandoned tradition 2-D animation, Disney is like a parasite now.

[Pluto]

Parasites don't drop 4 billion dollars into a pretty decent deal.

Considering the cultural impact of comic book characters and their more modern introduction into todays society with films like Spiderman, X-2, etc. With Disney's influence in youth today, this is a pretty sweet deal for both parties. I mean, jokes aside, I can see why Marvel would want the publicity, and Disney would want to get it to get that money.

[Cax]

I hope to fucking god that it's merely for disney to get more profit. If they interfere with anything Marvel, I'm gonna cut sick.

[Milky]

this reminds me of when Hasbro bought the D&D licence :argh

[DatAss]

"Gawrsh Sora, I sure am glad Hulk helped us stop the Heartless."

That scares me... Kingdom Heart 3 is supposed to come out in 2012 or something like that.. :(

[Johnnu]

That scares me... Kingdom Heart 3 is supposed to come out in 2012 or something like that.. :(

oh yay
sora is gunna fight deadpool :facepalm
so
fuckign
retarded

[Juggers]

I think that'd be pretty cool actually.
Say what you will, the gameplay is easy to learn, challenging and fun.
Then again, they don't even have the rights to use characters from the Pixar movies yet.

What's the last Marvel game any of you naysayers have played? :hm Perhaps you're worried Marvel characters might ruin your precious Kingdom Hearts for you, hm?

[Johnnu]

IMO Kingdom Hearts is shit
so putting Deadpool who is untouchable awesome into a game id prolly only buy to use the manual for toilet paper
makes me hate KH a little more

[DatAss]

Kigndom Hearts is like Twilight for anime fans... wait.. is that going to far? :troll

[Harken]

Thats going just far enough. Though I must admit I liked KH

[Johnnu]

Kigndom Hearts is like Twilight for anime fans... wait.. is that going to far? :troll

Not far enough Shoko.

[PradaBrada]

Kigndom Hearts is like Twilight for anime fans... wait.. is that going to far? :troll

its down the rite lane

[mug]

I doubt anything in the Marvel universe will be any different, Disney also owns numerous magazines and other ventures, to little or no effect to the merchandise. All this means is that Disney will simply bring more profit in.

Hopefully we won't be seeing an Iron Man mascot at Disney World any time soon. D:

[Juggers]

Disney used to own ICP. :edu
They quickly came to their senses, however.

[Freehaven]

Shut up Kingdom Hearts Hater. :onoz

This might be good for Marvel. I can't imagine Disney interfering in Marvel's affairs. I believe the merger was only for financial reasons.

Marvel should now be chugging out better movies. And hopefully better games.

[Comic Book Guy]

Warner Bros. vs. Disney War.

Warner Bros. has DC Comics; Disney has Marvel Comics.

WAR.

Also:

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2623/kingdomheartiiiscreensh.jpg

Possibly coming soon to a game console near you!

[Juggers]

I still gotta play as Sora??? D: But Wolverine's right there! I wanna be him! D:

[Johnnu]

Warner Bros. vs. Disney War.

Warner Bros. has DC Comics; Disney has Marvel Comics.

WAR.

Also:

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2623/kingdomheartiiiscreensh.jpg

Possibly coming soon to a game console near you!

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[The Bible Black]

Disney already killed itself with all this live bull shit like Hannah Montana, and now they have to drag a loved comic company with them? Wow. I've lost all respect for Marvel with this.

[mug]

Disney already killed itself with all this live bull shit like Hannah Montana, and now they have to drag a loved comic company with them? Wow. I've lost all respect for Marvel with this.

Definite agreement on the live Disney shit, also the constant 3D movies have deteriorated Disney's original integrity. It's been ages since they've created a real animated movie, whatever happened to Lion King, Snow White ect? Finding Nemo was alright, as was Monsters Inc and Toy Story, but every movie is now a Pixar movie.


I guess classics are difficult to produce these days, putting a teenage slut-in-training in a blonde wig and making her sing badly is easier fare.

[Subrosian]

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I laugh at your suffering, Johnny boy.

[Harlita]

Definite agreement on the live Disney shit, also the constant 3D movies have deteriorated Disney's original integrity. It's been ages since they've created a real animated movie, whatever happened to Lion King, Snow White ect? Finding Nemo was alright, as was Monsters Inc and Toy Story, but every movie is now a Pixar movie.


I guess classics are difficult to produce these days, putting a teenage slut-in-training in a blonde wig and making her sing badly is easier fare.


THIS. IS. TRUTH.


/end

[DatAss]

Warner Bros. vs. Disney War.

Warner Bros. has DC Comics; Disney has Marvel Comics.

WAR.

Also:

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2623/kingdomheartiiiscreensh.jpg

Possibly coming soon to a game console near you!


THAT WAS UNCALLED FOR.

:donotwant

[Comic Book Guy]

But we all thought of it.

[Subrosian]

And you know it's gonna happen! >:3

[Juggers]

Disney's always had live stuff. No one remembers Mickey Mouse Club? It was huuuuuuuuuuuuge. Or how about KIDS Inc? Oh that shit sucked so much. At least they use less puppets nowadays.

Srsly people only remember the gold, but the creamy shit center has always been there.

[Subrosian]

We don't remember it because it sucked. We try to repress horrendous memories.

[Comic Book Guy]

M-I-C, K-E-Y, M-O-U-S-E!

[Juggers]

Why? Because we louargharghgarharh!!!
That was the gayest ever. :(

[Comic Book Guy]

I'm expecting some Kingdom Hearts/Marvel comic oneshot sometime later.

[DatAss]

:cry... no... :cry