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New drawing.

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I think that the most we're likely to see is a cameo in one of the Marvel films, like they did with many of the X-Men characters (Colossus, for instance).  I'd love for them to do a full live action film on She-Hulk, but I doubt they will.  Or if they do, it'll be cast horribly.  They'll hand it to Quentin Tarantino and he'll have Uma Thurman in green body paint. :p

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The one in this video would've made a nice Sheena, judging from her back and shoulders.

Edit: looks like it was Sue Price, here's the trailer for the film.

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All the worrying is nonsense.

Most of it probably is, but the concerns over the fate of the direct market in the USA are real.  Marvel's revenues (not profits) from comic book sales in 2008 were around $290-300 million.  That's not a small amount of money, but it is dwarfed by comic sales in many parts of the world, where comics are accepted as a legitimate literary medium for adults.

This deal should work out well from a movie-making standpoint.  Marvel had struggled with raising money for some of their films, and that will not be a concern once Disney's deep pockets enter the picture.  As I said above, changes to editorial content will be minor and shouldn't affect the bottom line.

But the comic books themselves are probably a small part of the equation for Disney.  And there's a chance that at some point in the future, Disney will decide that the small and monopolized distribution system in the USA is not their best option.  Disney has the wherewithal to distribute their own books if they decided to do that, and it could potentially boost Marvel's global sales, which would be great for Marvel/Disney.  But losing its biggest revenue generator could wipe out Diamond Distributors, the biggest distributor left after the distribution wars that Marvel initiated in the mid-90s.

DC and some of the larger independents (Dark Horse, Image) would probably survive after making some drastic changes.  But the small independents would likely disappear, and that would be a sad day, indeed.

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Tarantino tends to take creative license as far as he can.  Sometimes it works (and works beautifully, as in Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill) and sometimes it flops.  That's the risk.  I haven't seen Inglorious Basterds and probably won't until it's out on blu-ray.

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I think he is referring to this thread.

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It shouldn't have too much of an effect on movie content, most of the Marvel films are 'Disney friendly' to coin a term.  Wolverine's actions might get a review (for the worst, I'm afraid) but otherwise there shouldn't be anything too radical.

I worry that the comics may eventually fall under a mandate to 'clean up their act' with disastrous effects.  I'm more concerned that a few years down the line, Disney may decide that they'd like to distribute their own comics.  If Disney/Marvel go it alone, it could severely cripple the direct market in the USA and possibly wipe out small independent publishers.

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Of course, the fact that strong thighs are also sexy thighs has nothing to do with it… ;D 😉

I guess that sometimes we just have to take the positive with the, uh… positive.  That is to say, every sunshiney day has a silver lining!

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I loved the Puma sisters. I always wondered just where they kept those guns. Under all that hair?

Shirow wasn't very bashful as I recall, so the answer to that question could be quite… revealing. 🙂

The Tank Police clip does bring back memories, though, it was one of the first anime that I had on tape (can't recall if I purchased it or recorded it off of cable).

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That's right, I'm back.  No guarantees that I'll be posting as much as I was before my little hiatus, but I've got my spare room set up so that the drawing table is within easy reach again, which means no more excuses.  Or something.  Whatever.

or someone's gonna get hurt.

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