tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170862816986919597.post9060709134677567789..comments2023-06-10T07:43:30.027-04:00Comments on Submitted for approval: Disney buys MarvelJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098710339398499716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170862816986919597.post-73434880147260043432009-09-01T00:19:26.022-04:002009-09-01T00:19:26.022-04:00I'd be curious to know what the writers think ...I'd be curious to know what the writers think about it. Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Millar are known for their incredibly frank discourse, and I think they would be able to give us a more accurate idea than the Marvel Editors.<br /><br />Having said that, I don't expect Disney to do much more than increase the marketing budget of Marvel. Disney as a company are focused on the bottom line, of course, but they aren't stupid; They purchased a comic book company that is known and loved for its comic books. I don't expect them to start messing with the Marvel comics line any more than I'd expect Disney to force Pixar to include Mouse ears in every one of their films. We'll see, of course, but Disney are smarter, most of the time, than most.CC44https://www.blogger.com/profile/12702672764087929949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170862816986919597.post-6801889614396977902009-08-31T17:03:07.903-04:002009-08-31T17:03:07.903-04:00LOL-- Of course the tweets from Marvel Editors are...LOL-- Of course the tweets from Marvel Editors are going to be positive. They have to be. <br /><br />I'm not particularly bothered by it at all, I simply don't think it'll be good for Marvel in the long run. I only read two Marvel titles and I wouldn't be terribly upset if I ended up having to drop them.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098710339398499716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170862816986919597.post-50347021821906932182009-08-31T14:53:13.050-04:002009-08-31T14:53:13.050-04:00I'm largely indifferent to this, mostly becaus...I'm largely indifferent to this, mostly because I don't read many Marvel comics to begin with. Of course Disney is going to market and merchandise the hell out of Marvel's properties (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/business/media/01disney.html?_r=2&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1251741874-2+lLuPuC2S/poGf9/ZOSKA" rel="nofollow">this Times article</a> mentions a few immediate options), but I don't really see that hurting Marvel's integrity as long as the comics remain as they are. And like Pixar, I don't really see Disney having too direct a hand in Marvel's artistic aspirations.<br /><br />The flurry of tweets on Twitter this morning by <a href="http://twitter.com/CBCebulski" rel="nofollow">Marvel editors</a> has been mostly positive anyway.Kiriskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907500581226824724noreply@blogger.com