Marvel vs. Disney: Two very different Americas

"Wish upon a star," Jiminy Cricket, Disney's arthropod muse, likes to say.

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Another chapter written in Marvel's long history

Iron Man, Captain America and Thor may be nearly invincible, but they can also be bought.

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Marvel delays superhero movie dates

Fans of "The Avengers" will have to wait a little longer to see their favorite superheroes on the big screen. Marvel Entertainment Inc. said Thursday it will debut the flick on May 4, 2012, nearly a year after its previous launch date of July 15, 2011.

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Marvel sued for $750M in movie profits

Shareholders of an ill-fated Stan Lee venture are seeking more than $750 million in profits from films and other works based on Marvel comic characters such as "Spider-Man," "X-Men" and "Iron Man."

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Marvel hopes to turn green to gold with new `Hulk'

Mount Olympus never had such a potent gang as Marvel Comics, whose vast pantheon ranges from Hollywood A-lister Spider-Man to the murky shape-shifting process server Ditto.

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Beware the viral movie campaign

I can’t stop looking at the “Iron Man” movie trailers.

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Variety announced Rene Russo would be playing the role as Frigga, whose husband Odin, to be played by Anthony Hopkins. Frigga is the stepmother to both Thor and Loki

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Last month, "Deadpool" and "Green Lantern" star Ryan Reynolds gave us an update on both films and offered even more reason why he's the actor MTV is most thankful for this year.

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Some fairly major developments on the Deadpool movie are being reported over at CHUD. According to the site, the writing team behind the fantastic Zombieland - Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick - have been hired to write the script

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To celebrate 70 years of Marvel Comics we have dug up 70 nuggets about the comic company - one, however, is an outright fib. Try to guess which one. The answer appears at the end of the piece.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins is in negotiations to play the Norse god and father of the title character in Marvel's Thor movie.

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SIEGE, a four-issue limited series event rolling out in January 2010, reunites not only superstar creators Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel but a certain team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

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This week, Marvel will take Spider-Man fans back to a story that was one of the most controversial points in the webslinger's history – The Clone Saga.

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Marvel is announcing the return of Daredevil and Nic Cage's Ghost Rider, but never fear: you can ease that pain with the long awaited Silver Surfer movie.

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Walt Disney's proposed $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment may come with a headache: newly filed claims challenging Marvel's long-term rights to some of its superhero characters.

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The sale of the century is already under threat from lawsuits, as two separate legal actions are announced that see Marvel shareholders calling foul about the Disney buyout.

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Among Spider-Man fans, "The Clone Saga" is among the most controversial Spidey stories ever told.

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Greg Weisman, made a surprising revelation – Only days before the huge news broke that Disney was buying Marvel, he had been told that Sony had relinquished all television rights to Spider-Man, including animation, in exchange for "some concession vis-a-vis the live action Spi …

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And though Marvel editors promise that Disney won't be affecting the content of the comics, it's too goddamned late. The comics had long since become bland again, which is precisely why Disney was interested in buying Marvel in the first place.

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The Walt Disney Company's surprise deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion redraws the architecture of Hollywood and spotlights how the media giant has become more aggressive than its peers about growth.

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The Walt Disney Co. says it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion US in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the Disney family. Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters.

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The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a stock and cash transaction, the companies announced this morning.

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The Mouse is going to take over Marvel?!

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The film "Iron Man 2" isn't set to come out until next summer, but you would never have guessed that from a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly featuring Robert Downey Jr. summoning all the gravitas a man in red plastic can muster.

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"Kick-Ass," the movie that was the surprise hit of San Diego Comic Con last month, has fought and scraped its way into a major theatrical release.

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Marvel's X-Men panel kicked off at the Chicago Comic Con in front of a lighter Sunday crowd. On hand to host again was Jim McCann; among the talent that joined him were writers Craig Kyle, Christ Yost, and Jason Aaron.

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The biggest news of Comic Con International in San Diego was revealed moments ago and jaws are still on the floor-the world-renowned super hero MARVELMAN is now part of the Marvel Comics family! Marvel Comics has purchased the rights to MARVELMAN from creator Mick Anglo and his r …

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Marvel Entertainment Inc., has partnered with renowned Japanese animation studio Madhouse (Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers) to create four all new anime versions of classic Marvel Super Heroes.

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Given all the buzz surrounding mouthy mercenary Deadpool these days, it was only a matter of time before the character crossed paths with one of the most famous members of Marvel's masked chatterboxes, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man -- and that's exactly what's going to ha …

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Always knew Lion King was a rip-off of Japan's Kimba the White Lion! Never understood why Marvel kept the name 'Brotherhood of Evil Mutants'!

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Amazing Spider-Man reaches a landmark 600th issue this month -- a supersizer that will feature a wedding, an old foe and the return of Mary Jane Watson.

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