STAN LEE SEES DISNEY-MARVEL AS A SUPER DEAL
(MSNBC)
Earlier this week, it was announced the The Walt Disney Company purchased the rights to the famous Marvel comic book franchise. Stan Lee, the creator of Marvel, has commented on the potential synergy for these two entertainment powerhouses to come together as a "historic deal" and benefit both parties. Lee is apparently already versed with Disney-esque business as, according to the article, "...his new company, POW! Entertainment, has a first-look deal with the company, and at the San Diego Comic-Con in July, he unveiled his first Disney project, the digital motion comic Time Jumper."
Okay, so MSNBC does a fairly unbiased account of the deal from strictly a business point of view on behalf of Lee (though, I would've liked to hear more from Disney). However, as both a comic geek and Disney fanatic since age...well, since womb, the article just rubs me the wrong way. It's not the writing, it's not even the article itself -- I just have a strict divide between Disney fantasy and comic fantasy. They are on completely different stratospheres and God help the day when Mickey Mouse joins the Fantastic Four. Don't get me wrong, though -- I'm not simply bashing Disney for being an entertainment conglomorate. Disney has been a beloved part of my childhood. However, from my perspective, Lee simply has seen the the monetary success of big budget films based upon the comics and has decided to cash in using the Disney Corporation as a vehicle to do so. Is it financially savvy? Heck yeah. Is it a let-down to comic geeks everywhere? As Sarah Palin would say, "You betcha!"
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