August 31st, 2009 (08:14 pm)
current mood: amazed
I am just in awe at this news. I never would have guessed this merger in a million years. I guess that's how people must have felt when AOL bought Time Warner - a match made in
What The Hell?! I wonder how this is going to affect my Disney stock? 4 billion dollars is a lot of money but
Pixar Disney would not have gone near that decision if they felt the properties weren't worth the money.
Of course, fanboy man-children all over are getting their panties in such a twist at the thought of their beloved boy-club being contaminated by icky princess cooties. It brings a warm, evil grin to my face really.
Disney most likely bought Marvel for it's movie properties and probably could care less about the loss-lead comics. In fact, I will put money that Marvel will run without any major changes so droolers will continue to get their monthly dose of testosterone poisoned male power fantasies without disruption. Marvel will become to Disney what DC is to Time Warner - a trademark factory for media. So don't worry your pretty little heads too much over this. And I really doubt we're going to see a Marvel/Disney universe crossover ala
Kingdom Hearts (although that would be mad funny). I already find Mickey and friends cavorting in the
Star Wars universe weird enough
(and don't lie! I know many of you secretly own the slave princess Minnie statue!)So is this a good thing? I have no idea. I have no real emotional ties with the Marvel universe to care too much although I am curious if Disney will expand the line to include Disney properties as comics. This might end up affecting BOOM! comics more than it will affect Marvel. Actually, what I would love to see is comics of the X-Men drawn in the Disney style. I was always flabbergasted that Marvel never seriously released a comic based on the
X-Men: Evolution series because I really dig the style and designs that they used (I've only seen them release children's type books). I would pick up the trades if they did either, because yo - Nightcrawler in
X-Men: Evolution is OMG!HOT.
Now excuse me, I have to go draw fan art of Wolverine making out with Belle. >:D