mickey’s new badge collection… MARVEL!

If there’s any “epic” news for geeks out there, this should be it! Disney just bought Marvel for $4 billion! This was announced last August 28, 2009.

That means, all 5,000 characters of Marvel universe are now under the golden shelf of Walt Disney. So, what does this entail? See for yourself… check image below

Brilliant, isn’t it? hehehe! That’s art by Jose Jalapaneo, BTW. All kidding aside though, I think this big decision will surely bring significant mutual benefits between the two big companies. I call this merger “MarNey” or “DisVel” — the latter sounds more bad-ass to me, so I think I gonna stick with that one. So, it’s offcial — I really hate to say this but yeah — DISNEY OWNS MARVEL.

Now, what was my initial reaction? PURE SHOCKER! I mean, it’s Marvel… D MARVEL that I ultimately idolize in the comics world for more than a decade now… was bought by a considerably on a different league DISNEY! That’s totally bizzare to me! — although I do love most of the Disney animated movies. Look… Mickey and Spider-Man… do you see any connections at all?

Point is… Disney is Disney and Marvel is Marvel. It’s like planting a camote beside a Gumamela flower. They’re different from each other!

BUT. Upon skimming through the net and doing some quick readings of DisVel, I realized I may be wrong. “It’s actually not that bad after all,” I said to myself.

Joe Quesada, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, also tweeted some reassuring posts:

“If you’re familiar with the Disney/Pixar relationship, then you’ll understand why this is a new dawn for Marvel and the comics industry.”

“Everybody take a deep breath, all your favorite comics remain unchanged and Tom Brevoort remains grouchy.”

“I haven’t seen this much excitement in the Marvel halls since… well, ever!”

“G’ morning, Marvel U! Welcome to this moment in history. Everyone relax, this is incredible news and all is well in the Marvel U.”

These are definitely forehead-sweat-wiper statements for all Marvel fans out there… hehe!

And here’s more straight from big peepz:

“We believe that adding Marvel to Disney’s unique portfolio of brands provides significant opportunities for long-term growth and value creation,” Iger said.

“Disney is the perfect home for Marvel’s fantastic library of characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and licensing businesses,” said Ike Perlmutter, Marvel’s Chief Executive Officer. “This is an unparalleled opportunity for Marvel to build upon its vibrant brand and character properties by accessing Disney’s tremendous global organization and infrastructure around the world.”

How about from a fan’s perspective? My own perspective? Ok, here’s what I believe would most likely happen…

… more Marvel movie line-ups
… more Marvel animated TV series
… more TV series
… more comics production
… and, of course, more CHA-CHING!

So, everybody’s happy, right? But let’s just see. What does DisVel have in store for all of us? What could be their next move… acquire the rights to Superman since he’s technically on a free-agent state? Who knows?

Can’t wait for any new DisVel developments to pop up… please don’t disappoint us… EXCITE US!