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When Disney announced the purchase of most of the assets of 20th Century Fox last December, most people were focused on what it meant for movie franchises like the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, but Bleeding Cool was and remains always clever and click-hungry enough to ask the question… Original photo: Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com For besides[...]

Could the Marvel Experience actually be a trojan horse meant to deliver revenge, the latest in the ongoing saga of U.S. Middle Eastern Ambassador Jared Kushner, who has repeatedly used his power to punish countries in the region when they refuse to invest in his failing real estate money pit, the former DC Comics offices at[...]

And while X-Men comics remain solid sellers, they are no longer the focus of internal promotion unless, as with the upcoming AXIS event, the Avengers get equal billing. The game was on, and more details came flooding in — specifically that this was a direct order by Marvel chair Ike Perlmutter after a particularly fruitless meeting[...]

And that "other White House sources, not the president, tell me that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is likely to depart the Cabinet very soon." Donald Trump shakes hands with Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter at a bill signing. Axios reports that: "Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter, another Mar-a-Lago friend of the president's, is playing a major backstage role[...]

In a display of intrigue worth of a season finale of Celebrity Apprentice, David Shulkin, Secretary of Veteran's Affairs in President Donald Trump's dysfunctional White House, is reportedly relying on a man who could be his chief rival: Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter. Shulkin, who also worked under President Obama's administration, has found himself at the[...]

The details of the claims against Shulkin are in a report by the VA's Inspector General, available to read in full here. So what does any of this have to do with Marvel Comics? Well, as usual, it's all about Ike Perlmutter. Perlmutter, the Chairman of Marvel, is one of Donald Trump's biggest supporters Perlmutter and his[...]

An interesting sequence of events began right after Thanksgiving last year, at a place where a lot of presidential business has taken place  in recent times: on November 27th, 2017, Marvel Entertainment Chairman, major Disney shareholder, and top Trump political donor Ike Perlmutter and his wife had dinner with President Donald Trump at Mar a[...]

The purchase would bring the X-Men and the Fantastic Four movie rights back home to Marvel, ending a long-running feud between Fox and Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter Perlmutter's vendetta against Fox led to the cancellation of the Fantastic Four and the downgrade of the X-Men from Marvel's hottest franchise to props in an ill-fated attempt[...]

We've even seen some companies provide bonuses to employees as a result of the cut, like Disney, proving that all those donations to Donald Trump made by Marvel Chairman and Disney shareholder Ike Perlmutter are finally paying off. But there's another way that the comic book industry could benefit from the tax overhaul beyond Marvel's close[...]

Ike Perlmutter's close personal friendship, advice, and financial support is finally going to have a positive benefit for Marvel! According to a report from CNBC, Disney plans to pay more than 125,000 employees a $1000 bonus each, and also to invest $50 million in employee education programs The reason: the recent tax reform bill, the[...]

Had Michael Wolff mentioned Marvel Chair Ike Perlmutter in his new book shaking the foundations of the Western World, Fire And Fury: Inside The Trump White House? After all, Perlmutter was one of Trump's largest donors, to both his veteran's charity and to his political campaign And, as his wife Laura Perlmutter sat on Trump's[...]

To give just a few examples, you also had Axel Alonso saying artists "don't move the needle," Gabriel calling the term "limited series" "the death knell," Alonso saying that creators told him they wished they hadn't launched Image books, Gabriel saying Marvel can't make trade paperbacks more affordable because it would undercut the overpriced floppies,[...]

Former pro wrestler, Minnesota governor, Vladimir Putin-backed Russian TV star, and Donald Trump ally Jesse Ventura obtained a settlement in his

Trump is good friends with Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter, who donated millions to Trump's campaign and frequently dines with the president at Mar-a-Lago Flynn probably didn't leak top secret information about Marvel's upcoming movie to the Russians, and in fact there is absolutely no evidence to suggest he did, but it's theoretically possible is all[...]

It's like a Brian Bendis comic come to life! The new attraction was announced on Universal's blog, with the theme park noting that "with great power comics great responsibility… and great hunger." And in a move that's sure to have Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter fuming over at Mar-a-Lago, the dinners will be very X-Men heavy[...]

Much has been written about the ties between President Donald Trump and Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter, and much of that right here at Bleeding Cool, the internet's number one Ike Perlmutter news source But in a report from the Chicago Tribune about Trump's golf club reimbursing the Trump Foundation over $150,000 that had been[...]

But for some reason, USA Today has failed to name Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter, who serves as an advisor to President Donald Trump on matters of healthcare for the Department of Veterans' Affairs, as one of several members of his elite Mar-A-Lago resort club or various golf clubs appointed to government positions. In an article today[...]

Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter has become more wealthy than his good friend President Donald Trump, according to the 1%er power rankings on Forbes's 400 Richest Americans list. Perlmutter is ranked at #179 on the list, with his fortune growing from $3.6 billion on the 2016 Forbes 400 list to $3.9 billion today Trump, on the other hand,[...]

But one line in particular is standing out for most: Racism's the only thing he's Fantastic 4 cause that's how he gets his rocks off, he's orange. Naturally, as a comic fan that line is both hilarious and kind of sad when you think about it. Makes you wonder why Trump backer Ike Perlmutter hasn't taken the Fantastic Four[...]

With the news that Tom Price has resigned from Donald Trump's cabinet as Secretary of Health and Human Services amidst a scandal about misuse of private aircraft, it could be time for a new kind of manager to take control. Donald Trump shakes hands with Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter at a bill signing. Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter[...]

The suit was filed by Russian tech executive Aleksej Gubarev, whom the dossier accuses of hacking the Democratic Party during the election. Donald Trump shakes hands with Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter at a bill signing. It's interesting that Buzzfeed has hired Black to defend its publication of anti-Trump documents while Black is currently employed by Donald Trump's longtime[...]

Dominika must now reconcile the person she was with the power she now commands, with her own life and everyone she cares about at risk, including an American CIA agent who tries to convince her he is the only person she can trust. Will Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter rip all the Black Widow posters off the walls[...]

"Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter, for whom Inhumans is a pet project, doesn't even get out of his coffin to make a donation to Donald Trump for less than $1M-$5M " More damaging, however, is the negative press and word of mouth surrounding the film. "On Rotten Tomatoes, the theatrical release of Inhumans has just a 55% audience[...]

Will the sheer force of Ike Perlmutter's willpower help the show make it past its first season? We'll find out soon enough. The character photo posters for Marvel's Inhumans have been hit or miss (but mostly miss), so Marvel is trying a different approach. For an EXCLUSIVE available only for viewers who come see the show's[...]

Trump took to Twitter at first, saying: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/896420822780444672 And adding: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/896431205549318144 The press conference Trump mentions is for Veteran's Affairs, a subject on which he's worked closely with Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter A longtime friend and political donor to Trump, Perlmutter has served as a close advisor on the subject of veterans' healthcare, and was even given the pen[...]

His most recent title at Marvel was Senior Vice President of Production and Development. Latcham will now work for Fox, which has been engaged in a shadow war with Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter over the movie rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men Though Kevin Feige now controls Marvel Studios without oversight from Perlmutter, he has[...]

Marvel's movies have pretty much ignored Marvel's television shows since the first season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Sure, the television shows reference stuff that happens in the movies, but it isn't a two-way street. The reason: Marvel TV remains under the auspices of Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter, while the movies are under the control of upstart[...]

First comes love?! Then comes marriage?! Then comes Tom Brevoort in the baby carriage?!?! Ew. Coochie coochie coo! Has the secret shadow war between Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter and rival corporation Fox over the Fantastic Four and X-Men movie rights finally reached a cease-fire? Probably not Ike is a stubborn guy, still in charge, and there's still no[...]

Contrary to what you may have read elsewhere today, Ike Perlmutter didn't step down as CEO of Marvel His title changed from CEO to Chairman sometime before January 25, 2017, and he remains in charge of Marvel (excluding Marvel Studios, of course). So why are you reading headlines about it now? Tuesday afternoon, Cosmic Book News ran[...]

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has once again debunked rumors that the Fantastic Four will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but maybe we should still hold out hope. Marvel's First Family have been absent from the company's cinematic slate after their movie rights were sold off to Fox, the beginning of a war between Fox[...]