Stan “The Man” Lee is easily one of the most creative minds in comics. In fact, most of the most popular Marvel heroes were created by Lee. In 2005 he helped form POW! Entertainment to make an array of new media properties. Along with Marvel, Disney acquired POW! on Thursday. It seems like Disney wants to be the go to source for superheroes.
In a deal that cost Disney 2.5 million dollars, they have acquired a 10% stake in POW!. It seems as though Disney wants to expand their superhero fan base, and build up a younger male demographic. Many people are expecting POW! properties to show up on Disney XD, their cartoon channel aimed at males.
I’m really excited about this deal, it could lead to more quality cartoons like “Wolverine & the X-Men” and “Spectacular Spider-man.” Stan Lee is such a creative mind that I’d like to see expand past comics. All of this sounds good, as long as the cartoons are better than Lee’s “Stripperella.”
Source The Hollywood Reporter
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