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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

That's how I feel about Star Trek. At least anything that is not Abrahms' movies.

Not sure why you can't like both though.

I do actually like both, I just prefer Star Trek far more. It was a joke, hence the wink (I thought that was a given on the interwebs - the whole sarcastic quality that nearly all of the internet functions on). I have enjoyed razzing Star Wars fans (almost as much as I do Batman fans ) ever since Conan featured a bit where Triumph mocks a bunch of Star Wars loyalists with a Spock impersonator:

...still classic!

In all seriousness, using Stars Wars Rebels as some sort of demonstrative measure of whether Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm will be a resounding success is premature. I'd say let the dust settle, we're not even three years in on this deal.

...and again, I do actually like Star Wars so take my teasing with a grain of salt.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Marvel was a mess before Disney bought them though. That is why I feel Disney is the best thing to ever happen to them because they need to start cleaning house. They need to get the company back on track to writing comics for enjoyment and not for money.

Of course they were a mess, FINACIALLY. They were insolvent teetering on bankruptcy which prompted their acquisition by Disney (and created a cascading avalanche of licensing divestitures that hold the answers to your questions about where the FF figs are).

You claimed that you stopped reading Marvel 10yrs ago. Money problems aside, are you suggesting that those stories were as bad then as they are now? Annihilation? Winter Soldier? Immortal Iron Fist? House of M (in which Wanda proclaimed, "No more mutants.")? All of these well received seminal works happened prior to Disney showing up. Maybe you didn't care for the stories from that period (there are always outliers - which is fine), but it's my opinion that those stories were a far cry better than today's lackluster efforts.

I don't see Disney clearing anything, really. If that was their intent, they would seek real leadership for Marvel. In actuality, it would behoove them to do so if they want to keep milking this cash cow.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

The problem today is that both DC and Marvel are writing comics for the money and not for the enjoyment. As such, their writers aren't doing their best, they are half assing it to get a paycheck. Geoff Johns seems to be the only one at DC that still cares.

I hope you are not suggesting that Disney somehow isn't a profit maximizing agency, because that would be absurd. What you're bemoaning ("writers aren't doing their best") cycles right back to my point of editorial leadership.

Anyway, I doubt you and I will ever see eye to eye on a number of things...which is cool because diversity of opinion creates passion within this subset of pop culture. Do you...I'll do me...