S-p-i-d-e-r M-o-u-s-e. Disney buys Marvel for $4 Billion

This has to be the biggest news to ever hit the geekdom! The Walt Disney Co. is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock. From Associated Press, "under the deal, which was announced Monday and is expected to close by the end of the year, Disney will acquire the rights to 5,000 Marvel characters."

This is just nuts, but I'm totally in favor of it. Yes, this purchase will make Disney an ultimate media company for years to come. It's perfect timing because Marvel has recently been skyrocketing with independently produced projects like the "Iron Man" movie and their DVD animations. With Disney on board, these Marvel projects can get much more global distribution and merchandise support.

Of course with Disney getting the rights to over 5,000 Marvel characters, you can imagine this... Walt Disney's "Ghost Rider and the Seven Dwarves." Now Disneyland will start adding Marvel flavor to their rides like Dr. Doom's Splash Mountain. Or video games like Marvel vs. Disney vs. Capcom. The ever popular Comic Con in San Diego will now be invaded by geeks in Little Mermaid costumes with Wolverine claws.

Or how about this other diabolical Disney Marvel collab costume?


(Source: Timthetheif.com)

The possibilities are endless...