Comics on Film: The Disney/Fox Deal Has Been Approved - When Will We See Fox's Marvel Properties Again?

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Hot off the presses! At the time of this writing, the massive $71.3 billion buyout by The Walt Disney Company of 20th Century Fox’s assets has been approved by the shareholders of both companies, which – when combined with the recent thumbs up given by federal regulators – paves the way for the sale to be completed. Putting aside the very reasonable debates that have been had in discussing the implications on the movie business at-large, the immediate ramifications of this deal will have a pretty profound effect on geek culture, particularly if you’re a fan of comic book superheroes showing up on the big screen. After all, for the better part of 20 years, 20th Century Fox has been the film studio with the longest track record of putting Marvel Comics-based...
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