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Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« on: September 01, 2009, 11:28:15 AM »
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/disney-to-acquire-marvel-entertainment-2009-08-31-9050
I'm so scared. People say this may be a good thing. I'm sorry, I just can't see Disney promoting Marvel Zombies. :c

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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2009, 12:32:25 PM »
Oh Gawd,
What has Disney done?!
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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2009, 01:03:21 PM »
Oh dears.
This is not good. D:

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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2009, 01:19:11 PM »
Marvel, I hope 4 billion dollars is worth watching your greatest characters go down the toilet for some marketing ploy.

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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2009, 07:02:58 PM »
HAH! Batman is DC! So I'm still happy.

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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2009, 12:31:22 AM »
Marvel are an absurdly successful business, and Disney would be fools to mess with a good thing. Most acquisitions of this magnitude really dont change much when considering successful franchises.
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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2009, 12:32:49 AM »
Wait, then whats going to happen to the comics, are they going to be super-censored?! :o
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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2009, 02:24:00 AM »
Wait, then whats going to happen to the comics, are they going to be super-censored?! :o

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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2009, 04:05:21 AM »
OMFG...The Punisher is going to suck now probably...  >:( *RAGE*
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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2009, 04:36:08 AM »
Well, unless anyone here has the billions of dollars to buy it back away from Disney, there's not much we can do about it. :P So no use in assuming the worst and then worrying about it.

Disney isn't all bad after all. If they did everything wrong, they wouldn't be the huge company they are. Not saying they haven't ruined things before either, mind you. But as I said, there's nothing we can do about it. So whatever happens, happens.
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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2009, 05:45:06 AM »
Well, unless anyone here has the billions of dollars to buy it back away from Disney, there's not much we can do about it. :P So no use in assuming the worst and then worrying about it.

Disney isn't all bad after all. If they did everything wrong, they wouldn't be the huge company they are. Not saying they haven't ruined things before either, mind you. But as I said, there's nothing we can do about it. So whatever happens, happens.

While that is true, I have problems seeing Disney promote heroes such as the Punisher, Deadpool, and their series Marvel Zombies. It's just not kiddy enough.

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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2009, 06:38:46 AM »
I'd agree with Rigor that most of the public already sees Marvel as "intended for more-mature audiences"... what really bothers me in particular is the way that Disney and Marvel went about in this. They practically advertised instead of trying to keep quiet.

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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2009, 11:10:55 PM »
I think people are over reacting. Yes disney are famous for muted tails for the most childish of children, but they seem to let companies run autonomously. Pixar do what they've always done (obviously pixar talent hasnt bled into disney talent, the two are on polar opposites in terms of the recent quality of film.) And Miramax do what they've always done (on the edge of decency.)

actually Miramax is a good one to point out. They are owned by disney, and they released Clerks. Actually most of their films are mature... thuogh obviously calling Clerks mature is a bit... wrong.
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Re: Disney buys out Marvel Comics.
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2009, 10:50:14 AM »
Disney didn't exactly flaunt it as if it were a shiny new toy to play with when they bought Miramax either.

 

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