Marvel Comics NBA preview

When the Walt Disney Company, which owns ESPN, bought Marvel Entertainment last year, our reaction was quick: “Sweet!” Not because we thought we’d be invited to the opening of “Iron Man 2.” (Didn’t happen.) We just realized that now we could e-mail the guys who draw Spider-Man, The Hulk and

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Burger King Launches Marvel’s Iron Man “Whiplash” Whopper

Burger King Corporation catapults customers into the thrilling world of “Iron Man 2,” opening in theaters everywhere May 7, with an action-packed national promotion featuring the WHIPLASH WHOPPER sandwich. This limited-time addition to the BK menu captures the sharp edge of the film’s villain, Whiplash, with an intense, red-hot flavor

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Marvel superheroes could pose antitrust risk for Disney, Universal

Spider-Man has Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando in a web that legal experts say could put the rival resorts at risk of antitrust complaints. The issue stems from the Walt Disney Co.’s recently completed, $4 billion purchase of Marvel Entertainment, the comic-book company that has for years licensed its

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Disney gets POW!-ed from Stan Lee

Great article about Disney’s relationship with Stan Lee over at Gaming Angels. That relationship must be doing well because POW! Entertainment has announced that they will be creating a closer relationship to the Walt Disney Company. “Enhancing our relationship with one of the world’s most creative and innovative entertainment companies

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