Marvel Princesses

[diello]

Everyone's going bat-shit crazy over this whole Marvel/Disney union. But it's not a big deal! People think this means no more bloody scenes, no more battling Nazis, no more zombie heroes, no more awesome action sequences. People think this means more frilly dresses, more censorship, more fuzzy-wuzzy bunnie-wunnies and rainbows, more family-friendly super heroes.

Not true. Not even a little true.

I've been trying to explain to people that this isn't a bad thing. Disney are not as evil as everyone thinks (though, exactly 6 years ago, I dispatched the word about Disney being against 2-parent families).

Disney went into a partnership with one of my favourite comic book companies (Slave Labor Graphics) in 2005, and they haven't changed a bit. Except that now, some of my favourite artists and writers are taking on comic book versions of Disney trademarks (like Wonderland, Tron, Gargoyles, and The Haunted Mansion).

Oh, relatedly! The lovely Serena Valentino (of GloomCookie / Nightmares and Fairytales fame) just published a Disney novel called "Fairest of All". Everyone should buy it. It's nice :)

Anyway, it's never a good feeling to hear when Disney buys a company we know and love, but if they can help produce films like Kill Bill, if they can put out a movie directed by David Lynch, then there's still hope. They're NOT going to dull down comic books. They're not going to change anything except themselves. Probably install a few new rides at Disney World, make some tv shows, then extra product placement... They'll even get in some more comic books into the mainstream.

They've both expanded their demographic. The only ones this purchase will hurt are the shareholders. And it won't be forever.


We all gotta eat... lobster dinners ;)



Firms you might not have known are owned by Disney:

Touchstone Pictures
Hollywood Pictures
Miramax Films
DreamWorks
Buena Vista International
ABC Inc.
HULU
Lifetime Television
A&E Network
The History Channel
The Biography Channel
ESPN

And more.

Comments

[meow-tan.livejournal.com]

The problem with Marvel now being owned by Disney, is that the movies will now be produced under the Disney label, and not those. T_T I'm afraid Disney might try to "tone down" the movies. Disney obviously bought Marvel because they have zero things for their boys line, and a bunch for the girls. So you know they want to target the young kid demographic as well. :( I fear for the movies more than anything else.

[diello.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, this is a clear shot for the young boys demographic, but as for the movies, I have no fears. Like I said, if they can produce Kill Bill, there's still hope for keeping the movies the way they are meant to be... plus, no Marvel movies have been made past a PG-13 level anyway.

[diello.livejournal.com]

Oh pfft... except Punisher, and I think Blade.