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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/07/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    Actually, Disney owning Hasbro would be much more disturbing to geeks, considering that Hasbro owns WIzards of the Coast...
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/07/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?

    Maybe not an elephant in the room, but there is at least a cash cow in the room: Archie. *That* would be a better fit for the Miley Cyrus crowd, and with Marvel under the wing it would mean more crossovers like this:
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/07/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    Disney should get down on their knees every night and thank Lucasfilm for Pixar.
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    Image of Rickotron Rickotron
    09/06/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    It's Disney. They will bring in Scrooge McDuck with bags of gold, throw it at Time-Warner, and DC will be part of the Mouse House.
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    Wookie1972 promoted this comment Rickotron was starred Rickotron was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/07/09

    @Rickotron:

    Sure thing. Dark Knight pretty much saved Warners last year, so I don't think they're going to part with it any time soon.
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    Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of disatess disatess
    09/06/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    all empires rise all empires fall . LET IT FALL !!!
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    Image of Andy Neil Andy Neil
    09/06/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    Disney has always gotten their ideas from somewhere else: Grimm Brothers, P.L. Travers, A.A. Milne, Hans Christian Andersen. Now Marvel. They were never an "idea" factory. They were an innovation factory; telling old stories in new and exciting ways. Until they announce Ant Man: The Movie, I don't think it's necessary to run up the white flag.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Andy Neil was starred Andy Neil was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/07/09

    @Andy Neil:

    Hey, there was an Ant Man movie in the works, and it was actually a pretty great idea. Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) was planning to write/direct, and he was going to base it on the Scott Lang version (possibly starring Will Arnett)
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    09/05/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    Seeing as how Lucas himself is personally worth several billion dollars, and that Star Wars is still a license to print money, I seriously doubt he'd have any incentive to sell his franchises to anyone. It's not his style to sell out, at least in the financial sense.
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/07/09

    @lightninglouie:

    The only reason he'd sell is if he's tired of being caretaker of the brand name.
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    Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    09/05/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    So far no one's mentioned the most significant upshot of the Marvel/Disney deal, which is that Howard the Duck doesn't have to wear pants anymore.
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    lightninglouie was starred lightninglouie was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/07/09

    @lightninglouie:

    Seriously, they should just reprint the Howard comics in all their glory. Gerber was the Zappa of Marvel in the 70s - a genius who happened to be nuts.
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    Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of Rickotron Rickotron
    09/05/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    They will go after DC next. That way we can get the Jonas Bros. and Miley Cyrus as the Teen Titans.

    UGH...

    However, if Disney does a reboot, or even a cool sequel, of the Black Hole, that would be interesting.
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    Aidan_ promoted this comment Rickotron was starred Rickotron was unstarred
    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    09/05/09

    @Rickotron: No. DC is already owned by AOL Time-Warner, who are not about to part with it.
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    Image of DrForrester DrForrester
    09/05/09

    @Rickotron: Um... Warner Brothers already owns DC... and probably wouldn't be willing to sell, unless they get really fucked up by the current Superman litigation... and by that point, no one would want to buy.
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    Wookie1972 promoted this comment DrForrester was starred DrForrester was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/07/09

    @DrForrester:

    Need I remind you what the biggest movie was of last year? I really don't think Warner would want to give that up. But you're right, if the Superman heirs totally take DC to the cleaners (and I'm not erntirely sure they would be wrong to do so) it might be a different story.
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    Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of starjade starjade
    09/05/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    Disney hasn't had anything good since Emperor's New Groove....just sayin'....
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    geesejuggler promoted this comment Edited by starjade at 09/05/09 1:32 PM starjade was starred starjade was unstarred
    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/05/09

    @starjade: I did enjoy Treasure Planet........*shuffles away slowley*
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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    09/05/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Yeah, I liked Treasure Planet too. I don't get why everyone comes down on that movie so hard.
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    Image of starjade starjade
    09/05/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I haven't seen it but perhaps I will on your sly recommendation
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/06/09

    @Aidan_: *Parades back in with a marching band*....Hey..thats cool!! Thank goodness im not just the only person who liked it. I thought i was going mad!!! Its a top take on Treasure Island.
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    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) was starred CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/06/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I always enjoy Peter DeSeve's vivid character designs. I could have done without Martin Short doing a Robin Williams impression as BEN. All in all an enjoyable kid's movie that followed the original material well and had great space fantasy hooks.
    Plus, Patrick McGoohan as Billy Bones.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    09/05/09

    In reply to Disney/Marvel: Who's Next?
    this ignores the fact that disney isnt just buying up everyone. they bought marvel because it was a demographic they previously didn't have before. the teen to young male market hasn't been disney's bread and butter and they wanted a way into that demographic's pockets. the end. now they have families/children, girls, women, young men, and man children. there is very little of the population that wont be giving that company money.
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    Edited by GreyHammer at 09/05/09 12:17 PM GreyHammer was starred GreyHammer was unstarred
    Image of gorehound gorehound
    09/05/09

    @GreyHammer: it is a sad day for the boycotters
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/05/09

    @GreyHammer: Everyone says that Disney bought Marvel to get the young men -- but do teens/tweens/boys/dudebros read comic books nowadays like they used to?

    These Kids Today seem way more into the manga... although I suppose Disney could be planning more cartoons, live-action shows, and movies for merchandising. Not so much the comics themselves.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of WindowlickinDaywalker WindowlickinDaywalker
    07/15/09

    In reply to Your Next Movie Superhero Battles Alien Invasions, Alcoholism
    So long as the alcoholic is a functioning alcoholic they don't have a drinking "problem". They have a lifestyle accessory.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    07/15/09

    In reply to Your Next Movie Superhero Battles Alien Invasions, Alcoholism
    Dennis Leary
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    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    07/15/09

    @Hamslicer: Yes, it sounds like a role made for him.
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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    04/08/09

    In reply to Movies Discover Absurdist Watchmen In Umbrella Academy
    Don't worry, Mark Bomback. If the movie sucks, Gerard Way will come to your house and keeel you. There is no escape. After all, he has the entire Black Parade as backup.
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    04/08/09

    In reply to Movies Discover Absurdist Watchmen In Umbrella Academy
    Here's hoping Dream Academy does the soundtrack!
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