Jack Kirby’s Revenge

And now, one of those little tiny details that Disney somehow managed to overlook in its trip to the altar with Marvel has emerged: namely, Marvel’s shameful treatment of Jack Kirby, who co-created some of the company’s biggest properties.
Kirby’s family has given Marvel — and Disney — notice that it intends to reclaim the characters [...]

Nerd Wednesday: Marvel/Disney Reactions

Topless Robot has the pros and cons here.
Hero Complex has a sampling of reactions; full article at Comic Book Resources asking comics pros what they think.
Disney/Marvel mash-ups from SuperPunch: here, here and here.
And the LA Times has this list of Marvel/Disney characters it would like to see.

(Fan art from Wolverine Daily)

Marvel Team-Up: Peter Parker Meets Mickey Mouse

As pretty much everyone already knows, Disney plans to buy Marvel (story by my friend Dawn C. Chmielewski) bringing the home of Spider-Man, the Hulk and Captain America into the corporate family of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Hannah Montana.
I was away from the Internet pretty much all day yesterday, so I’ve had a chance [...]