Disney buys Marvel

[Mad Dog]

Entertainment giant Walt Disney has agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment, whose stable of characters includes Spider Man, Iron Man and the X-Men, in a stock and cash deal valued at $US4 billion ($4.7 billion).

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

[Big Ed Johnson]

I dunno...  While it may sound almost "Naughty"  I could see 'lil 'ol Miley Cyrus donning an X-Men style suit... 

I have to go now, but I'll be back...  2 minutes...  I just need 2 minutes...

[Osbourne Kilminster]

If Disney fire Joe Q and Jeph Loeb, I'll be a happy camper.

[silas]

You would say that you wanker.

[Osbourne Kilminster]

Do not fucking tell me you're hanging off Loeb's shit-stained bell end...

[silas]

No, I just felt like arguing.

[Mad Dog]

I'm more like if they'd just kill the fans that like Deadpool and Gambit

They're niche characters at best.

[Sinnybuns/Mika]

I will cut your heart out with a spoon if you mention killing Gambit again. 

Why a spoon?

Because it's dull, you twit!  It'll hurt more!









...God I love Alan Rickman. 

[Tim]

I'm more like if they'd just kill the fans that like Deadpool and Gambit

They're niche characters at best.

Can we not hate on Deadpool?  I mean, who cares about Gambit, but Deadpool, at the very least, is entertaining.

also, Jeph Loeb used to write good stuff...12 years ago.


And yeah, this buying out is gonna have little to no immediate effect, even the movie deals are staying in place for now.  The only thing happening soon I can imagine is possibly some disney theme marvel-printed books (Pirates of the Carribean, maybe?  Prince of Persia comics based on the upcoming movie?  Maybe the Incredibles?)

[Dead Soul]

Deadpool is awesome. Even his original character concept was awesome, which I imagine was discussed in an editorial meeting somewhat like this:

"Deathstroke is so lame."
"Yeah."
"We should parody that shit."
"What, like, make the exact same character and name him Wade Wilson, and make him even more over the top?"
"Brilliant! Now, go make more terrible art, Rob Liefeld!"

Agreed, though, that they need to can Quesada. How many major storylines does he have to fuck up before someone comes down on him hard? Seriously?

[Osbourne Kilminster]

Who cares?

Thor > 99% of the entire Marvel Universe.

[Tim]

Who cares?

Thor > 99% of the entire Marvel Universe.

So, the only character marvel didn't legitimately make up on their own?

 

[Osbourne Kilminster]

Heh. Kinda.

Although Galactus trumps Unicron and anything DC ever pulled out of their ass.

[Mad Dog]

I'm more like if they'd just kill the fans that like Deadpool and Gambit

They're niche characters at best.

Can we not hate on Deadpool?  I mean, who cares about Gambit, but Deadpool, at the very least, is entertaining.

also, Jeph Loeb used to write good stuff...12 years ago.


And yeah, this buying out is gonna have little to no immediate effect, even the movie deals are staying in place for now.  The only thing happening soon I can imagine is possibly some disney theme marvel-printed books (Pirates of the Carribean, maybe?  Prince of Persia comics based on the upcoming movie?  Maybe the Incredibles?)

OK but only because I think I will like DeadPool when I get to know him better.

[Tim]

Heh. Kinda.

Although Galactus trumps Unicron and anything DC ever pulled out of their ass.

Galactus is really, really lame.

Almost as lame as Darkseid.

Any all-powerful planet conquering or eating or destroying monsters make for boring-as-fuck uninteresting stories.

There's a reason DC's top hero (and arguably most popular and well-written hero in all of comics) has no superpowers.  Same reason why the most popular comic book villain of all time doesn't have super powers.

The stronger a character gets, the duller he/she becomes.  See: Superman.  See: Wolverine.  See: previously mentioned darkseid and galactus.

There are a couple exceptions, Wonder Woman has had some good stuff, but that's mostly from the feminist political issues and undertones.  Also, magneto and prof. x are both good characters despite their immense powers.  Still, as a general rule, super powerful heroes/villains suck.