The House of Ideas was purchased by the House of Mouse yesterday.
I’m not sure how to feel about that.
My free spirit laments the idea that Marvel has lost its independence to a giant media conglomerate. With both Marvel and D.C. owned by mega-corporations, the entire landscape of the comic book market has changed.
On the other hand, Marvel’s been run by a bunch of greedy bastards for years now anyway. So what’s one more money grubbing hand in the pot?
The first vision of terror that comes to mind is of the Mickey Mouse logo in the top left corner of my comic books. That universal signal that says “Kid Friendly Fun Inside”. I see gritty New York underworld setting of Daredevil replaced with something resembling Ducksburg (or, more accurately, St. Canard). A setting where Stilt-Man would actually not look out of place.
This is an irrational fear, of course. Marvel isn’t owned by Disney. It’s owned by Disney Company. And while Disney is a soulless corporate entity dedicated to manufacturing the fondest memories of our childhood, Disney Co. is the soulless corporate entity dedicated to the much more non-descript goal of total world domination.
Disney might make overly pandering kids films, but Disney Company owns Miramax, and they put out Kevin Smith films. Yes, Disney has owned Jay and Silent Bob since 1993. Disney hasn’t been completely awful in recent times either. The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy is among the best films of modern times.
For all the hubbub, odds are good that this buyout won’t result in much of anything noticeable to the average reader. Disney has made it pretty clear that they want Marvel to keep doing what they’re doing. Whether THAT is a good thing or not is debatable but that’s for another time.
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