Comments on: Mickey Mouse owns Marvel

By: GrimSean

GrimSean — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:46:43 +0000

I see this as a big plus for Marvel reaching a younger audience. DC has had the younger demographics (under 12) locked down for ages with the Animated DCU – maybe Disney will be able to smoothly transition from the under 7s that they usually have a lock on via judicious use of the Marvel brand.

By: lunadude

lunadude — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:30:47 +0000

As long as the deal gives them the same sort of autonomy, as Pixar, we could have a win.

By: octa

octa — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:52:23 +0000

I meant it as tongue in cheek :)

At 4 billion I think Disney got them at a steal.

By: `Lex Pendragon

`Lex Pendragon — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:09:50 +0000

That made me LOL.

By: Alexander Case

Alexander Case — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:37:33 +0000

Agreed. Let us not forget that everythign Quentin Tarantino has released has come out from Miramax, which is a fully owned subsidary of Disney. I wouldn’t think MAX isn’t that more extreme in its content than QT’s stuff.

By: W. Blaine Dowler

W. Blaine Dowler — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:32:28 +0000

I suspect the MAX line will survive. Buena Vista is the parent company that owns Disney, and it also owns Miramax, Touchstone, and Hollywood Pictures. I suspect this is a case of Marvel recognizing the source of profitable movies with huge marketing potential, and they decided to get a piece of merchandising and distribution for it. They’ve been used for home video distribution of Marvel titles for years.

By: octa

octa — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:04:56 +0000

Uh oh, I smell the demise of the MAX line.

By: JD DeLuzio

JD DeLuzio — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:09:29 +0000

This might at least end the long-running legal battle of bills between Donald and Howard, which, over the years, has influenced how the latter can be depicted in comics.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:42:08 +0000

Honestly, I don’t remember where it came from. I’ve had it for ten years or more. (The “original” was, I think, the cover art for one of the mid-80s Marvel Super Heroes RPGs.)

By: Sp0r

Sp0r — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:41:50 +0000

I have to say that the first thought I had was Universal has a large amusement park miles from Walt Disney World, much of which is themed using Marvel characters – so does this mean Disney now gets a cut of all the Universal Islands of Adventure Admission tickets? That idea sorta amuses me.