Disney has now officially acquired Marvel, but they’re not stopping there. Apparently it’s not enough to own the house that Stan Lee built – Disney wants to own a piece of the man himself. To that end, Disney has bought a 10% share of Lee’s POW! Entertainment company for $2.5 million.
I first heard about POW! (Purveyors of Wonder) this past summer at Comic Con, where I got the chance to sit down and talk with Stan Lee. At that time, Lee described his new venture as a return to the creative essence he enjoyed during the formative days of Marvel Comics (i.e. before all the big-business b.s. got in the way). What does POW! and Disney’s new deal mean for we, the masses? Let’s take a look…
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