This snapshot, which I took at The Animation Guild’s annual Christmas party on December 12, 2003, was the closest I ever got to meeting Roy E. Disney, who died yesterday, December 16th, at the age of 79. He appeared there in the midst of an epic struggle for control of the Disney Empire with [...]
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Shazam Anyone? On Disney’s Takeover of Marvel
September 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Animated characters, Comic books and comic strips
The commentary about the recently announced $4 billion purchase by Disney of Marvel Entertainment, home of Spiderman and other popular comic book icons, has focused on a number of issues, but little on the what the deal portends for what it represents in terms of the continuing consolidation of power within the entertainment industry. For [...]
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