In recent light of developments, Marvel is not Disney's (yet), since the execs at Marvel want more.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/09/01/Marvel_Shareholders_Want_More_From_Disney.htm

Hopefully, this means that Disney lets its Touchstone branch handle Marvel (since Touchstone makes more "adult" programs for the Mouse House), because what we don't need is the baby-fication of Marvel characters, nor do we need them in league with the teenybopper trash clogging our networks.

Besides, there are times when Time Warner isn't even aware that it owns DC Comics, so I fear Disney might do the same with Marvel. Especially since the company does not use those things it buys out effectively, if at all (The Muppets are still struggling for their comeback--although it is happening, it is happening too slowly--and franchises like the once-beloved Power Rangers--which has essentially turned into even more of a cheesy joke series with all the other seasons following the Mighty Morphin' era--are dying...PRM is the last season of the entire franchise, by the way). At least Time Warner puts those things it owns--for example, the catalog of films starring Shulz' Peanuts gang--out on DVD generally uncut, whereas Disney butchers much of what it didn't already own originally (Muppet DVDs without Kermit's wrap-arounds and Disney telling the Hensons that they cannot use Muppet anymore to define creations the Hensons originally created) and doesn't leave much in the way special-ness for even those things it does own (many DVDs lack the bonus features they could've gotten).

I see many a cartoon being made out of this buyout thing happening.
I think Marvel is known for the X-Men. Spider-Man is very popular, but I read a few years back that Wolverine is still the most popular comic book character.

He's just the poster boy for marvel, same way people (except for you apparently) always mention Mickey Mouse instead of any other charcter like Goofy or Donald.

And as for the buyout meh idk, I dont excatly read comics that much anyway. The only valid concern I think there is, is how Disney is a brand whore and will make sure that if you see Marvel you know its disney. (Like what Nick did to animaniacs). That and censorship will prolly change for the worse. I dont think, however they're gonna tottally reform the company and make it Disney like alot of people are saying. ie Joe Jonas as Captain America

I agree Wolverine is very popular in Marvel but, honestly, i prefer Iron-Man

XO XO

they both don't have tails and they both have 4 legs

ooh and they both can talk

Pooh: I hadn't heard that. Hmm, I wonder the liklihood of the deal being broken now. Everyone knows about it by this point. I don't even think I ever realized the Muppets were Disney property until a year or two ago.

Telvisnostic: God. The horror. The pure, unadulterated teenage horror.

NotDario: Hello, sir. You have quite an interesting user name, if you don't mind my saying. I dare to stand out, LOL. Besides, it physically hurts me to mention the big mouse since his voice-actors death. Holy hell, I take it back: a Jonas as a super would be the ultimate horror.

LadyInque: Ironman's good too. Gotta love a hero with a drinking problem.

ShadowySeal: Very good you get the prize. *flees because she has no prize*

About my name, yeh Can ya believe theres been at least two people I had to tell who I was >_>... future of america folks.

and Mickey Mouse Died!!!! o.o

1. Mickey himself DIED with Walt. Even Allwine acknowledged that he and all other subsequent performers were "holding" the position for "the boss", since Mickey IS Walt's alter-ego, like how Kermit was (and still IS, for some) Jim's alter-ego, before and after the buyout. The problems come in when both Walt and Jim are DEAD and have their alter-egos tarnished by executives who don't know what to do with them. Turning them into baby fodder certainly is not the answer here, but the executives tried that approach anyway, since it has been mandated by the FCC since 1998 that children's shows have to follow the "interactive" formula created by Dora and Blue's Clues and obviously, the execs in power see the mouse and frog as mere children's idols, as opposed to the cultural icons they are.


2. The corporate part of the company make make the whole organization appear to be a brand whore, but the one thing Disney has always gotten over Nick is that whereas Nick hasn't aired any of its beloved programs from earlier years since Spongebob and TeenNick arrived in 1998, Disney at least sporadically airs its well-loved movie line every so often, even to this day.

3. Speaking of Nickelodeon, now that Disney owns Marvel, what does this mean for the Wolverine & the X-Men and Iron Man: Armored Adventures cartoons airing on Nick's originally old-school Nicktoons Network, given the fact that Disney and Nick are rivals for the same audience (likewise for Time Warner and even moreso now that Disney owns Marvel like Time Warner owns DC)?

NotDario: I weep for the future. Yes, he passed a few months back.

Pooh: Here, here, my friend.

Damn, that sucks for Marvel. Just think, in the future, Disney will probably have a Hannah Montana/X-Men crossover. And after that, Hannah will suddenly gain mutant superpowers and become the most power Marvel hero while Wolverine and Spiderman get reduced to having a teen show centered around them. I wouldn't put it past Disney to do such a thing.

DemonSlayerZea: God help us all.

*applauds you for actually reading Pooh's giant block of text *

And by that do you mean the recent voice actor who did the Mickey Mouse Works cartoons? Cause the original voice of mickey only died a few months ago I would be shocked

damn smilies >_>

Please no disney booper marvel crossovers.

NotDario: Be nice! It was Wayne Allwine who died. He was the third voice of Mickey, but he started in '77 so he was it for all my childhood. The guy was also married to Minnie Mouse's voice-actor. How does that not make you simultaneously melt and break your heart? I know, the emoticon glitch on the blog ticks me off.

DancingBeatle: A sure sign of the apocalypse.

Agreed. I mean, Allwine acknowledged that he wouldn't be the big cheese forever, but he had hoped to a little longer. Besides, aside from Mickey being Walt's alter-ego (in fact, Walt himself voiced him originally), he is the company spokes-character, so they HAVE to use him.