Geek News: Disney Buys Marvel for $4 Billion

Wow. This story really came out of left field. It was announced earlier today that Disney is buying Marvel for $4billion. Disney will get the rights to over 5,000 characters, including the Spiderman, x-Men, and Ironman franchises.

Early reaction from Marvel fans is mixed, but long-term, this opens up all kinds of potential. John Lasseter and the team at Pixar for example, have a whole new universe to play in, and given their track record, I would trust them to do a far better job than some of the Marvel movies of the last decade.

Additionally, while overlaying Marvel characters into the Disney theme parks could be awkward and/or difficult, imagine a superhero theme park all its own.

Interesting news, indeed.