For those that spent yesterday living under a rock (or otherwise occupied), Disney is buying Marvel Entertainment for a whopping $4 billion. I’m feeling some mixed emotions about this. On the one hand, we’ll likely see a lot more Marvel Comics movies… the kind that are made with serious funding… which is, in theory at least, a good thing. On the other hand, Disney is already so very, very big.
…and while they have historically happily harvested harrowing tales and humorous homilies (Excelsior!!!) from the public domain, they are the fire-breathing, flesh-rending leader of the battle against the public domain with their never-ending battles to extend copyright terms here in the States and abroad. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a firm believer in the concept of copyrights to allow the artistically inclined to be able to profit from their works and support their families, but Disney’s extensions have reached the point of obscenity and far exceeded the original intents of copyright law. Oh well, the battle rages on, I suppose…
So, I’ve not read any comics since the story was announced, but I strongly suspect there will be a lot of these sort of strips today. I almost passed, but my sense of whimsy got the better of me. The moment I read the story, I had a picture of a bloody Mickey/Wolverine rending flesh from the bloody corpse of Jeffrey Katzenberg… and it made me giggle. Had to tone it down a bit though, as I try to keep Slightly Off-Topic family-friendly.
I did a “WTF?!” (normally I don’t use internet abbreviations but 1) I love that one, and that one only, and 2) in keeping with the tradition of family-friendly Slightly Off-Topic content…) out loud yesterday when I saw the little clickable headline on MSN.com yesterday. That declaration led my husband to swivel his head around faster than “The Exorcist” chick trying to get another helping of Pea Soup, and he had a similar reaction.
I would’ve loved to see the one you imagined… my imagination is blocking it from appearing…
Hey! Been quiet around here without you. WtF?!? is a wholly appropriate response to this. I mean, I know why Disney is doing it, but are things that desperate for Marvel?
As per the original version… it’s still sitting in my head and may need drawn at some point… maybe in the extras section or something…
So is it Wolvie Mouse or Mickeyrine? Iron Pooh? Now that just sounds wrong. Next thing you know, the X-Men will be racing to do battle with Mater against Magneto and the Wicked Queen. Love the pic. Nicely done guys.
Actually, Iron Pooh is *exactly* right, but I held off on assigning the label for just the reason you mention. There is no good contraction for Mickey, though, so I’m sticking with “Shorty”. That always goes over well…