if Disney do alter/mickey mouse-ize/make friendly family, various marvel characters then surely The Punisher would kill a few of the execs.

DC fans are probably both amused and jealous. they always had more dark and realistic ( for comic books anyway ) heroes and villians.

As for Disney watering-down and muddying Marvel’s IP, I don’t think there’s grounds for panic just yet. Look at the relationship Disney has had with Pixar. Disney owns Pixar, yet the studio is resolutely allowed to continue the creative and artistic paths that it always has. Sure there’s been the occasional squabbles, but the winning formula has held out for what, five films now?

Hell, a slightly heavier corporate hand might allow for some creative growth. With the leviathan that is Disney behind them, anjd the studio might that they hold, Marvel might no longer feel the need to hold universe-shattering ‘event’ after universe-shattering ‘event’ to boost sales. We might see a couple of TV shows to wash the foulness that was ‘Heroes’ out of our eyes. Some characters who have died and be reborn and died again might be allowed to rest for a while. Not everything will be the THE BIGGEST THING TO HAPPEN TO THE MARVELVERSE EVER!

No need to write an obituary just yet.

I forgot to mention that for every rise of the silver surfer there is a batman and robin.

I shuddered when I heard this. The problem I think will be when the bosses at disney’s parent company decide to cut out less profitable comic book characters. Perhaps as the daredevil movie sucked they will discontinue the books.

As for the Marvel v DC I have no allegiance to either but love X-Men, Avengers, Silver Surfer(non ff stories) and What if. For DC its JLA, Shazaam, Batman, Superman and all of the Elseworlds books.

I am currently getting into Planetary and The Sandman.

As a Buffy/Angel fan I am loving Joss Wheadon’s Astonishing X-Men.