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Will Spiderman Become a Teabagger? Will Loss Of Super-Hero Diversity Hurt Our Culture?
By Rob Kall (about the author) Page 1 of 2 page(s)
For OpEdNews: Rob Kall - Writer "Today, films starring Marvel characters -- including Wolverine,
Spider-man 3 and Iron Man -- are among the highest-grossing at the box
office every summer. According to its website, Marvel comics have a higher circulation than People, Time or Sports Illustrated.
In the most recent quarter ended June 30, Marvel reported net sales of
$116.3-million with a $29-million profit and earnings of 37 cents per
share."
flickr image FAKE SPIDERMAN by David Hepworth;
Will Wolverine become the Darth Vader, Cheney-Style, of comicbook-dom?
The Walt Disney Company, which, through it's network, ABC, has channeled right wing messages, has acquired Marvel Entertainment inc.
Will edgy characters become Bambi-like because Disney is pressured by
the Religious right? Or will Disney enter the darker worlds that Marvel
Comics has historically explored?
Will Disney's management, with its history of channeling conservative
messages on ABC, subtly influence the way superheroes operate--
defending torture, invading countries that didn't start a conflict?
Will Captain America become a privatized Blackwater or Xe mercenary,
killing innocent bystanders in Iraq?
Will the Fantastic four carry signs into outer space demanding they keep their private insurer health care? Will Johnny, the Torch, spell out, in flaming letters in the sky, "NOBAMA."
Will The Hulk-- the big ugly green alter ego for professor Bruce
Banner-- become the spokesman for the other green-- capitalist greed?
Maybe Disney will spin him off to Goldman Sachs. Then they could name a
stadium after him. "The Goldman Sach Hulk Green Is Good Stadium?" Er,
maybe not.
But the Disney company DOES have a history of doing conservative message. Take the 9/11 documentary
they created. Matt Stoller speculated how it came about, with primarily
if not totally conservative input. He commented, back in september
2006,
D'ya think Disney has gotten any better?
I have a friend who writes a Disney comic. It'll be interesting to hear
from him if anything changes with the new owners. Every day, I see
changes in the way the Wall Street Journal handles "news" that shows
Rupert Murdoch's hand. It took a little time, but the great WSJ is
devolving, losing its news section independence, with more and more
conservative perspective and coverage bleeding into the supposedly
pristine news pages.
You might be thinking, "hey, it's just a comic book company." But Financial Post reports,
Just one more time, let's say it out loud. "Higher circulation than
People, Time or Sports Illustrated." And they're buying Marvel for
over $4 billion-- over 130 times profits, as in, at that rate, it would
take 130 years to return the investment. And by the way, Legendary Stan Lee hasn't been with Marvel for a while. I don't think he comes with the deal.
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Rob Kall is executive editor, publisher and site architect of OpEdNews.com, Host of the Rob Kall Bottom Up Radio Show (WNJC 1360 AM), President of Futurehealth, Inc, (more...)
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and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
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