The Hoard Potato wonders if "Reality Check" is the right term here.

[athelind]

The news in my last post has a lot of people worried about Marvel getting "Disneyfied". Funny, that hadn't really occurred to me.

I'd hate to see the intelligent, thoughtful storytelling of recent years compromised by a company who didn't respect the years of development and history of these characters. I'm not sure the store where I work could survive without merchandise aimed at the mature, sophisticated sensibilities of the modern comics audience.

I know, I know, when people hear "Disney", they still automatically think of the "wholesome" Mouse Factory of fifty years ago, as if the company had no idea how to tell exciting, entertaining action-adventure tales. But, seriously, folks: the modern Disney megalopoly has its tentacles in a lot more than happy, sappy, saccharine kiddie stuff. When I hear "Disney", I don't hear "Cartoon Company" anymore. I hear "Entertainment Powerhouse".

When I mentioned the effect this might have on the Marvel Studios movie series, it was almost entirely wondering if that side of the business would see a cash infusion that would re-accelerate the filming schedule (which has been pushed back a couple of times from the original plan of two big-name superhero pictures a year for three or four years).

Edit: cpxbrex pointed out that Marvel owes its recent barrage of movies to "complex financing", and that this may have something to do with the acquisition deal.

A lot of folks, on the other claw, are worried about them somehow compromising the integrity of the properties.

Personally? I think that the megacorp that gave us movies like No Country for Old Men and Miracle at St. Anna won't bat an eye at Tony Stark's antics.

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Edit: Since none of the other comics blogs I read have mentioned this at all, I've combined the last two posts into a single post on my comics blog, Kirby Dots & Ditko Ribbons. Scooped! You are all so totally scooped! Like Raisin Bran, you're scooped!

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Comments

[bfdragon.livejournal.com]

Thats pretty much exactly what I posted to a forum I visit sometimes who were also up in arms about them being 'Disney-fied' and Pulp Fiction was exactly one of the ones I mentioned. Perhaps this is my ignorance of comic-books, but comparing Marvel's core franchises to the things that Touchstone has released over the years, Marvel as a whole comes out itself looking pretty.. well.. tame.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

And the parts that aren't "tame" (see above links, with Ultimate Blob and Zombie Spider-Man) still come off as being puerile.

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

I thought your link descriptions sounded a bit sarcastic. :}

Secrets Revealed

[athelind.livejournal.com]

The "Caustic" icon is usually a reliable sarcasm indicator. I love the "sarcastic quotes" on the d20; I tend to use "sarcastic hotlinks" in the same way.

Re: Secrets Revealed

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The icon is an illustration based on a photo I took of a d20.