Interesting marketing ploy. Slapping the Marvel label onto a Scrooge comic would get a lot more attention and sales just from people curious to see if it's a train wreck. Like it says in the link,...
Interesting marketing ploy. Slapping the Marvel label onto a Scrooge comic would get a lot more attention and sales just from people curious to see if it's a train wreck. Like it says in the link, there's a long history of Scrooge McDuck comics, so releasing another one under the Disney label wouldn't get nearly as much interest. But if people buy this one out of curiosity and like it, they might be interested enough to look into the other comics, basically introducing it to a new audience.
...Also, I just spent about ten minutes explaining to my mother that this is NOT meant to appeal to Trump fans because she remembers Scrooge as a rich asshole. So that was an interesting little debate.
I know. Just kind of bemused that she has an impression of him as a largely antagonistic character. I think he's been portrayed as more of a rich adventurer asshole for a majority of his...
I know. Just kind of bemused that she has an impression of him as a largely antagonistic character. I think he's been portrayed as more of a rich adventurer asshole for a majority of his existence, though I think there's been an increasing focus on the adventurer part over the years. That her first thought was that he was given a starring role to appeal to Trump fans makes me wonder how different he was back in the 60s compared to today.
AFAIK Marvel is the only print media publishing company Disney owns, so it's not exactly a stretch that this would happen. Something inside me likes that they are bringing their comics back...
AFAIK Marvel is the only print media publishing company Disney owns, so it's not exactly a stretch that this would happen. Something inside me likes that they are bringing their comics back in-house, even if it's not exactly logical.
There's still Disney Publishing Worldwide has a bunch of imprints, like Disney•Hyperion which does all the Percy Jackson books and I imagine National Geographic is under their umbrella as well.
There's still Disney Publishing Worldwide has a bunch of imprints, like Disney•Hyperion which does all the Percy Jackson books and I imagine National Geographic is under their umbrella as well.
Interesting marketing ploy. Slapping the Marvel label onto a Scrooge comic would get a lot more attention and sales just from people curious to see if it's a train wreck. Like it says in the link, there's a long history of Scrooge McDuck comics, so releasing another one under the Disney label wouldn't get nearly as much interest. But if people buy this one out of curiosity and like it, they might be interested enough to look into the other comics, basically introducing it to a new audience.
...Also, I just spent about ten minutes explaining to my mother that this is NOT meant to appeal to Trump fans because she remembers Scrooge as a rich asshole. So that was an interesting little debate.
I mean, he's not not a rich asshole. He's just dealing with out and out villains more often than not.
I know. Just kind of bemused that she has an impression of him as a largely antagonistic character. I think he's been portrayed as more of a rich adventurer asshole for a majority of his existence, though I think there's been an increasing focus on the adventurer part over the years. That her first thought was that he was given a starring role to appeal to Trump fans makes me wonder how different he was back in the 60s compared to today.
AFAIK Marvel is the only print media publishing company Disney owns, so it's not exactly a stretch that this would happen. Something inside me likes that they are bringing their comics back in-house, even if it's not exactly logical.
There's still Disney Publishing Worldwide has a bunch of imprints, like Disney•Hyperion which does all the Percy Jackson books and I imagine National Geographic is under their umbrella as well.
I thought they closed that down. In any case it is marvel that has the deals with comic book distributors.
Is this satire?
I had to double check that it wasn’t April 1, and I’m still not sure.