What the Marvel/Disney Deal REALLY Means

So, it made some major waves last week that Marvel Comics was being bought by the Walt Disney Company. A lot of comic fans started immediately being afraid, and even I was initially terrified. When I heard the story, this was my initial reaction:

But when I stopped and thought it through, I realized something: it’s actually not as bad as we think. In fact, it’s probably a GOOD thing. Before fanboys and girls start worrying as to whether Goofy will start appearing next to Wolverine (that would be an awesome team-up, though), here’s why it’s a good thing. First of all, a rep from Disney has already said that they have no plans whatsoever to mess with Marvel’s day to day operations as a comic book publisher. That’s an immediate sigh of relief. The next reason it’s good is because this is strictly a movie deal. No, seriously, it is. Marvel is essentially running out of money for its films. Iron Man 2, while a guaranteed success, is breaking the bank, and Disney is stepping in to deepen pockets of the company. That’s it and that’s all. It’s just like when they bought Pixar. Pixar’s operations have hardly changed, if at all, since Disney bought them. If anything, this means that Marvel will have more money to play around with for their movies. So odds are, this is a positive thing. But we’re just going to have to wait it out and see what happens.