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Even though he sold Marvel to Disney, multi-billionaire Isaac Perlmutter is one of the most powerful people in comics Indeed, like Ben Kenobi, it may have only made him stronger Now the largest single shareholder of Disney, he has been making his prescence known in the company, and the man who has tried to hide[...]

Even now, it seems incredible to describe, a religious zealot warrior teaming up with a drunken, slovenly immortal, Achilles Meets Bacchus, They Fight Crime, and written with a wit and wisdom that would predate the likes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer in their lightness of touch. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today: Marvel Have Joss Whedon On Contract Until[...]

The idea for the comic was conceived while thinking of potential story ideas under the license agreement SLG had with Disney, but when that ended Vado decided to do the story anyway, just not as Disney's Snow White. In talking further about SLG's deal with Disney, Vado discussed how Disney envisioned aging up some of their[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool brought you the news that Marvel were gearing up for a Big Hero 6 animated film through Disney. And the market has noticed Big Hero 6 has seen collectors buy up all the copies offered at cover price or less, and now Sunfire And Big Hero 6 #1 has sold for $18[...]

Okay, I don't think anyone had this on their betting slip for an upcoming Marvel movie, espeically not from Disney Animation. But on The Grid just posted this. Walt Disney Animation's upcoming Big Hero 6 about a heroic superhero team, is currently an open writing assignment, with no scribe currently attached to the project The film will be[...]

Join Producer Kevin Feige and special guests as they provide an inside look at the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES will be hosting our Hall H Comic-Con panel on Thursday, July 12 from 2:05pm – 3:05pm. Science Channel: (SILVER SPRING, MD) – SCIENCE today announced that it will converge on the world's leading comics[...]

We all know Disney's Club Penguin If we have kids If not, it's the real life version of Puffin Party from Four Lions An environment safe for kids where they can play as penguins and meet fellow penguins, controlled by other children, from around the world And definitely not a place for global terrorists to[...]

Boon says Injustice: Gods Among Us attempts to model superhero classics, like Batman and Superman, in a realistic light, contributing to the incredible graphics of the upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 game. E3 2012: The Amazing Spider-Man Trailer « GamingBolt.com: Video Game News, Reviews, Previews and Blog The Amazing Spider-Man hits every platform known to man later this[...]

But their parent company has beaten them to it. Tokyo Disney Resort has confirmed that same sex couples can have their own fairytale wedding at hotels in the resort, after enquiries were made by one Koyuki Higashi Initially she were told that a gay couple would still have to dress as a man and a woman,[...]

I've been frequently told that Isaac Perlmutter, billionaire, CEO of Marvel and largest shareholder of Disney now that Steve Jobs has died, and veteran of the Six Day War, is usually armed. Well, the New York Post list him as one of the one percent in New York City with a gun license. Which might be handy,[...]

British comics artist Lee Garbett, of Judge Dredd, Batman and Spider-Man fame, has been drafted by Uniqlo and Disney to teach budding young artists the tricks of his trade On Saturday he'll be at the Uniqlo branch on Oxford Street in London, and on Sunday the Uniqlo at Westfield Stratford City, from 2pm teaching comic[...]

Here's a second short report from our remote video discussion with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige at Disney's Hammersmith offices, ahead of the release of The Avengers (Avengers Assemble in the UK) next month. I asked him about the plans for The Avengers within the overall structure of Marvel Studios movies, and he talked about how[...]

In Brazil, a fast food restaurant called Habib has beaten the likes of MacDonalds and Burger King to closing a deal with Marvel/Disney for a new hamburger named Avenger That's a 200g beef burger patty, egg, bacon, tomato, lettuce, mayonnaise, cheese, special sauce and sesame-seed bun for 11.90R which is about five pounds or seven[...]

Marv Wolfman, amongst many comic book acheivements, co-created the character Blade for Tomb Of Dracula. After the first movie was made, Wolfman sued

It's been about three years since Disney bought Marvel for $4 billion And finally they're getting a little closer By moving into the same building. Recently, Marvel have been publishing a number of Disney titles, some developed by Boom, some by Disney Italia While Disney Publishing has been developing kid-friendly Marvel stories for publication and licensing worldwide,[...]

The fools. Last Year and the Future And we're not owned by the Walt Disney Company. And we're not owned by Warner Bros. And we rely on neither glut nor gimmick. (1) Wall Photos Just finished the cover for WORLD'S FINEST #1, which is now being colored Since I can't show the cover until DC releases the image, here are some[...]

His grand-nephew, Robert Iger, is now CEO of Disney, and the man who persuaded Marvel to sell to Disney He is a keen supporter of SOPA and PIPA legislation. California Senator Dianne Feinstein has trying to broker some kind of agreement between IP owners and tech companies over the current legislation being discussed The Huffington Post[...]

Cartoons such as Green Lantern and Young Justice, interviews, live action, shorts, a smorgasbord of DC stuff. Well now it's time for Marvel to follow suit. Their well publicised upcoming animated series Ultimate Spider-Man based on Brian Bendis' comic of the same name, will debut in a new programming block on basic cable channel Disney XD called[...]

Chilean artist Victor Arriagada Rios, better known as Vicar, was a caricaturist-turned-Disney comic book creator,  who worked in his come cpuntry before getting woprk from Disney and moving to Spain He set up the studio, Vic-Art in Santiago, and found his work much admired by Carl Barks. We've learned that he passed away yesterday, after suffering[...]

Who, along with their parent company Disney, have come out in support of this bill They are the only specific comic book publisher to have done so, although they are joined by comic-publishing book publishers like Hachette, Macmillan, Harper Collins, Penguin and Random House, and by DC Entertainment's parent company Time Warner. I have outlined to[...]

"Master Woody" Yup. Anyway, this March, Marvel rolls out their latest Disney/Pixar release with Toy Story, a new four-issue miniseries from writer Tea Orsi and artists Antonello Dalena and Teresa Quezada-Geer. We knew that Disney would be moving their comics line in-house with the acquisition of Marvel, followed by their termination of their licensing deal with Boom, but[...]

The upcoming Disney Rush spins off five Pixar films into a single, Kinect controlled Videogame That's five times the crazy arm flapping… so probably only one fifth of the fun I can't say I'm amongst the Kinect faithful. As you'll see from this trailer, it's simple enough for kids to play Though they may still[...]

Up on the Disney site, a new job has just come up Manager, Digital Customer Acquisition And what kind of thing does it entail? • Manage consumer model for subscription and single issue sales of digital comics • Leverage digital customer acquisition and customer interaction models to optimize earned revenue. They're coming for you! Image courtesy of Carlos Cavazos[...]

  The sale eclipsed the previous record for a Barks painting set in 2007 for the sale of "Hands Off My Playthings". A Disney Studio artist who made his way into comics in the early 1940s, Barks (whose identity was unknown, because like other artists who worked for Disney at the time, his work was unsigned)[...]

Previewed at the New York Comic Con, here is the first Marvel/Disney crossover with Santa's elves Prep & Landing sent to sort out the gift of giving in the Avengers Mansion, on high security alert, from the creators of the original Disney cartoon Look for it it in the back of Avengers #19, Marvel Adventures[...]

Janelle Asselin used to be a Batman editor, but she recently left to work in Disney Magazines, where she appears to be turning a whole new generation of kids into comic book readers. In the UK, there have been a number of comics published by Panini/Marvel UK featuring Marvel superheroes aimed at kids, young kids even,[...]

In a number of November's Marvel comics, including Avengers, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man and Marvel Superheroes, there will be a free eight page story, in which Disney characters visit the Marvel Universe for the first time. Prep & Landing from the first Disney cartoon, and the upcoming sequel are the elvish creatures who work on the massive[...]

It's not completely surprising, though; The Lion King still holds the world record for the highest grossing animated film in the history of cinema. Pixar and Disney seem to know a winning formula when they see one, so here are four more films that you can expect to see back in cinemas over the course of[...]

And on learning that she was leaving for Disney, suddenly didn't have to serve her notice any more and was escorted out of the building. Working principly on the Batbooks at DC Comics since 2008,  Janelle was listed as Editor of Birds Of Prey #1 and Savage Hawkman #1, and Associate Editor on Detective Comics #1,[...]

Robert Chapek, President of Distribution for The Walt Disney Studios, has been promoted to President of Disney Consumer Products, reporting to Disney President and CEO Robert A Iger. Robert Chapek will replace Andy Mooney, who resigned as Chairman of the division earlier this week. Disney Consumer Products extends Disney brands into everything from apparel, toys[...]