Holy $#!+! This is a bit of a surprise as these two powerhouses seem like a very unlikely combination. Many titles within Marvel’s stable of comics seem to be featuring more gore and tittilation of late to cater towards an increasingly desensitized audience while Disney is a family-friendly company.
Anyway, the deal will be worth $4 billion and under the terms of the agreement, Disney will pay Marvel shareholders $30 per share for their Marvel stock, plus .745 of a share of Disney stock for each share they own.
“Both companies have approved the deal, though it still has to clear the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and various regulatory committees before it can be finalized. Once finalized, Marvel’s Perlmutter will continue to oversee Marvel’s properties, working with Disney to help integrate the two properties across multiple lines of business.”
I’m somehow envisaging a crossover, sort of like a merging of characters in a game not dissimilar to Kingdom Hearts, where we see Disney characters together with Square Enix characters. Or maybe a VS fighting game like Marvel VS Capcom, except this time it’ll be Marvel VS Disney. LOL…Magneto VS a cooking-pan-wielding Daisy Duck perhaps? Ok, enough of mocking already. In all seriousness, the first thing that came to mind was if Marvel’s more violent titles will be made more kid-friendly for younger audiences. I hope not. If Disney/Marvel were to follow in the footsteps of Warner Bros/DC Comics, then we have little to worry about since DC Comics have remained the same since Warner took over DC.
Hopefully this deal will bring forth something new and exciting for everyone. Exciting times we are in.
Graphic Collectibles has a few art pieces from J Scott Campbell’s recently released FairyTale Fantasies 2010 Calendar, including this absolutely delicious Snow White piece. The calendar was recently released during the San Diego Comic Con. I’ll be picking up a copy of the calendar for myself from Ebay but I don’t know which month this rendition of Snow White will appear in at the moment.
I’ve been following his work since his Gen 13 days at Wildstorm, and till this day I still rate Danger Girl as one of the best comics out there. I also found a video of Mr. Campbell doing a Harley Quinn sketch during a Comics Convention. He looks like he has a rather unorthodox way of holding the pencil, but boy can he draw. Check out J. Scott Campbell’s page on Deviantart if you’re interested in following his work.
I loved the Watchmen film and I’m a fan of original comic art, so you can imagine my excitement when I came across these original art pieces done by penciller extraordinaire John Cassaday. These pieces were featured in the Watchmen - The Art of The Film book as part of a series of concept drawings that comic artists were asked to contribute to the vision of the film. John Cassaday was one of the artists, and these original art pieces are now for sale at Albert Moy Art.
My favourite would have to be the Rorschach piece, as I think the details are fantastic on the piece and it captures the essence of Rorschach perfectly. Sadly the price on it means it’s out of my reach. Grrrr. Argghh why are all good things so darn expensive!
Coincidentally, Ugo.com also has a review on the Watchmen - The Art of The Film book, and the Rorschach piece can be seen there in its colored and published form (see image above).
Came across this hilarious strip. I have no idea which title it came from or the name of the author/illustrator, just thought it was a very smart and funny one. Wish I was that smart when I was punished to do that way back in grade school, but then again I probably would’ve had the punishment doubled.
Holy $#!+! This is a bit of a surprise as these two powerhouses seem like a very unlikely combination. Many titles within Marvel’s stable of comics seem to be featuring more gore and tittilation of late to cater towards an increasingly desensitized audience while Disney is a family-friendly company.
