Marvel, love of my life has just been torn away by the fucking mouse. In a move no one saw coming Disney snagged Marvel comics for about 2 billion pounds causing the marvel shareholders to cum in their pants at that 30% increase in share price. Disney, home of tween fodder and mediocrity released statements about how it wanted to diversify. If that was the case then they would have diversified. Buying another company with lots of new copyrights to exploit is not diversification it is soulless profiteering. It is not all bad people say, Look at DC are they not owned by the mighty Time Warner AOL (lord of slow internet) yes DC are owned by Time Warner AOL, it is what facilitate mature comic book lines like Vertigo, allowing low selling titles to build up a fan base, and make a profit off TPB’s in the long run. But this is what made Marvel special, DC was always safer, an this was reflected in its stories. Marvel, had to be more dynamic, had to take risks and to be honest they did not always pay off (cough *clone saga* cough) but when they did, they changed things. Now Marvel has the wallet of that gutless shite factory penetrating its rear, will its stories ever be the same? The other argument being that print is dyi Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Sorry, I’ve just heard that so many times before, prints is not dead or dying, if the electronic medium was so vastly superiour, all sports leauges would be replaced by 20 guys an X-box, that would be cost effective.
Tonight, like last night, I go to bed angry, I’m not against change, this isnt about change, its about the school yard bully coming over an wiping its arse with my safety blanket.
