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  1. Chuck Mayer

    Disney buying Marvel

    Travis, that is what keeps you completely safe. The suits probably see the monthlies as a tax to pay for the popularity of the properties they bought. They'd never, EVER get rid of tactile monthly comics. The money saved in digitizing the process and removing physical comics would be...
  2. Chuck Mayer

    Disney buying Marvel

    I enjoyed reading some die hard comic fan responses yesterday. Some thoughts on that: 1) Marvel was once owned (in the 1990's) by Revlon. REVLON. 2) Disney could give a rat's ass about the comics. Seriously. The annual profits from the various monthly comics are in the rounding errors for...
  3. Chuck Mayer

    Disney buying Marvel

    I don't want a bunch of Pixar/Marvel movies. But one or two a decade would be awesome :) I'd like Pixar to focus on their own stuff, with an occasional foray into superheroics.
  4. Chuck Mayer

    Disney buying Marvel

    Actually, The Spectacular Spider-Man (on Disney XD, S1 available for like $20) is good. REAL good. It's not Batman:TAS or JLU, but it's the best Spidey cartoon in my lifetime. Regarding the Direct to DVD movies, yeah, Marvel needs work there.
  5. Chuck Mayer

    Disney buying Marvel

    Huge news. I just saw it an hour ago. That is a lot of scratch for the characters, so I am assuming they must already have some plans. Marvel Studios will still do their thing, but I'll be interested in any crossover ideas (Mickey Mouse comics, X-Men rides and plushies, etc) with the Mouse House.
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