Rumors: Marvel is attempting to buy DC Comics.

[GeekyPornCritic]

There are rumors of Marvel attempting to purchase DC Comics. This is not the first time for the rivals to have these talks. Marvel also purchased DC Comics in the 80s when the company was having a rough patch. Could the Marvel and DC universes fuse into one universe?

https://wegotthiscovered.com/comicbooks ... dc-comics/



This purchase is doubtful and these could be just rumors without any strong merit.

I honestly think this would be amazing for DC's characters. DC has greatly struggled in the box office. Their films at the box office are known for horrible storytelling and poor quality. The costumes have low quality and many cosplayers have better costumes. Their only success is Wonder Woman.

Marvel could write a better Ultron VS Superman than DC ever could. Lex Luthor could build a stronger Lex Suit with Tony Stark's technology.

How could this merger work if Marvel purchased DC? Marvel could completely reboot the comics without any problems. It would be difficult to merge DC into the Marvel's movies. Some characters would be easy to create in the movies such as Flash and Arrow. However, Superman would not fit since it would be illogical for him randomly appear. His origins would create problems in Marvel's films.

[Visitor]

From what I've heard it may be only the comic book rights and that Warner Brothers would keep the more profitable movie and TV rights to the characters. I'll wait to see what happens.

There have been crossover comics and the Amalgamated Universe, but these are far from regular continuity. More of a What If?/Elseworlds one off just to show an idea someone had.

[jimbobklyn5]

it's not gonna happen and for anyone to believe an article that WeGotYouCovered.com is foolish. They have been writing and making up fake rumors and stories for years when it comes to DC and Marvel stuff.

[Imagineer]

This is wishful thinking.

Sure, the comic book business is a rounding error to AT&T, but the IP isn't.

I don't see AT&T wanting to exit the content business, or divesting itself of a powerful sprawling franchise IP.

WarnerMedia's top-domestic-grossing film of all time? The Dark Knight.
Their second? The Dark Knight Rises.
Third? Wonder Woman.

Box Office Mojo doesn't publish an all-time worldwide list, but Mental Floss compiled one back in July. The last Harry Potter flick is WarnerMedia's top, but number two? Aquaman.

Then there's live-action series production, and animated films and series, where DC IP does quite well.

Selling off just the DC IP hobbles WarnerMedia, and selling it to Disney gives Disney too much control over content to be good for AT&T.
Selling off the whole content business makes no sense, because they just bought it. I could maybe maybe see them restructuring and spinning off the content business separate from the carrier business... but that too seems a reversal of the industry trend, and there doesn't seem to be any regulatory pressure to dictate that.

But there would be regulatory resistance to Disney buying WarnerMedia, I bet -- Disney's share of the US-Canada film market is one-third; Warner is second with 14%. So if AT&T was in any kind of divestment mood, I think the sale would have to be to anyone BUT Disney.

[GeekyPornCritic]

This is wishful thinking.

Sure, the comic book business is a rounding error to AT&T, but the IP isn't.

I don't see AT&T wanting to exit the content business, or divesting itself of a powerful sprawling franchise IP.

WarnerMedia's top-domestic-grossing film of all time? The Dark Knight.
Their second? The Dark Knight Rises.
Third? Wonder Woman.

Box Office Mojo doesn't publish an all-time worldwide list, but Mental Floss compiled one back in July. The last Harry Potter flick is WarnerMedia's top, but number two? Aquaman.

Then there's live-action series production, and animated films and series, where DC IP does quite well.

Selling off just the DC IP hobbles WarnerMedia, and selling it to Disney gives Disney too much control over content to be good for AT&T.
Selling off the whole content business makes no sense, because they just bought it. I could maybe maybe see them restructuring and spinning off the content business separate from the carrier business... but that too seems a reversal of the industry trend, and there doesn't seem to be any regulatory pressure to dictate that.

But there would be regulatory resistance to Disney buying WarnerMedia, I bet -- Disney's share of the US-Canada film market is one-third; Warner is second with 14%. So if AT&T was in any kind of divestment mood, I think the sale would have to be to anyone BUT Disney.

This isn't wishful thinking. This rumor nearly happened 40 years ago. Disney purchased Star Wars, and no one expected that. But you are right. There would most likely be resistance and the courts may not allow it.

Who do you think would purchase DC? Would Amazon be a contender?

Concerns about AT&T selling DC has been discussed in the last six months. The famous comic company has been downsizing and releasing less comics in the company's history.

https://cosmicbook.news/dc-fate-soon-at-t-sold-off

[Dazzle1]

Marvel may do movies better. D.C does everything else better

But unless they keep the universes seperate it won't work

[MightyHypnotic]

Just an FYI Elliot Management has also just bought a huge stake in Twitter.

[bushwackerbob]

In this day and age with all of these corporate mergers and consolidation, I guess anything is possible. It's just hard for me to believe that one of AT&T's first major moves upon purchasing WarnerMedia would be to sell off such a valuable property, especially if they are in this competitive marketplace for the long haul. This seems different then the Star Wars Lucasfilm thing in that you could see George Lucas having an eye towards exiting the stage, whereas AT&T is a new player who one would think would be in the acquisition mode rather than selling off subsidiaries. I am always cynical about how these stories come out, who is leaking them, giving info, etc, and I almost wonder if someone at DC Comics is trying to light a fire under AT&T with the article, and indirectly conferring a message to their corporate bosses "hey, we are a valuable property under your corporate umbrella, don't ignore us or attempt to marginalize our value in the marketplace, and if you don't value us in the way you should and the way we deserve, we are sure there are suitors out there such as Disney that will show us some love and attention." I bet someone at DC Comics leaked this story.

[Imagineer]

Forty years ago Superman: The Movie had made a splash but it hardly proved there was a sustainable profit in adapting the comic IP. Comic books were a pulp business, and the licensing bonanza was a ways off.
And AT&T isn't George Lucas.

But it's true that AT&T, like every conglomerate at some point, has felt the pinch of greedy billionaires over the management fiasco of not juicing short-term investor returns enough.

I think that means a shakeup, not a selloff, because the IP is hardly expensive to keep. They could kill printed periodicals and shrink the comics business to a cheap digital footprint, and let TV and film incubate fresh takes and extensions of the IP.

I think AT&T will satisfy greedy billionaires by divesting from the carrier side of the business, and just keep the content creation lean. To me, that's the conservative approach. A selloff of DC is radical.

But let's go there. What if the forward-thinkers at WarnerMedia believe superhero stories are headed for a major downturn? Or maybe they think the glut of content coming will just make DC's IP not profitable enough to develop against Law & Order: SJU and Ow! My Balls (and Marvel). And maybe they think they can convince a sucker otherwise.

I doubt Amazon's interested. Amazon is more like a carrier than a content company, and they don't need one big franchise. They're not threatened by Disney because Amazon customers are addicted to the infrastructure.

The natural picks are the other major studios. Universal in particular seems thirsty for franchises. I don't think Sony could manage it if they bought it. Viacom might feel DC puts them on better footing against Disney.

But what if Chinese money scooped it up?

[sugarcoater]

Seems like a bad move for Disney as they already have a ton of comic content as it is. As for it almost happening 40 years ago, that was a totally different business landscape.
It seems all DC really needs is to get some better writers and be more thoughtful about casting. Henry Cavill was excellent as Superman; Brandon Routh not so much. Christian Bale as Batman was brilliant; Ben Affleck not so much. If DC could come up with a better long term plan and use some of its comic book stories as movie-fodder, they would be just fine. I would imagine some people at ATT/Warner may be finally moving in that direction after seeing a variety of failures.
But Disney buying more comic book characters when they can turn out comic book movies every couple months if they want to seems like a bad move. To expensive for too little in return.
But that’s just one person’s thoughts.

[RedMountain]

Marvel may do movies better. D.C does everything else better

But unless they keep the universes seperate it won't work

That's the main problem, no one cares about comic books anymore, and to a point video games, which are really the only two mediums besides films that DC/Marvel are in. Marvel has destroyed at the box office, outside of a couple of films, DC has flopped big time. I personally like both companies and feel like Marvel has better overall characters, but DC certainly has much better super heroines in terms of design and overall character. DC's animated stuff is top notch, but their live action films leave a lot to be desired and for every Aquaman and Wonder Woman, they have a Suicide Squad or Harley and the "not" Birds of Prey.

[Dazzle1]

Marvel may do movies better. D.C does everything else better

But unless they keep the universes seperate it won't work

That's the main problem, no one cares about comic books anymore, and to a point video games, which are really the only two mediums besides films that DC/Marvel are in. Marvel has destroyed at the box office, outside of a couple of films, DC has flopped big time. I personally like both companies and feel like Marvel has better overall characters, but DC certainly has much better super heroines in terms of design and overall character. DC's animated stuff is top notch, but their live action films leave a lot to be desired and for every Aquaman and Wonder Woman, they have a Suicide Squad or Harley and the "not" Birds of Prey.

Well I am in a minority on the movies as I think Justice league was better than the Avengers (D.C person)

But I prefer some of the DC animation aka Justice League TV shows and a few other ones before they became Woke

[JohnFeer]

I don't believe it, a lot of the journalism with regards to the actual comic book industry is plain terrible, rumors, fiction, payback & grievances...y'know, like Fox News. That having been said, I think its more logical for AT&T to want the actual books themselves to sell better but how exactly that shakes out creatively remains to be seen. If the actual DC Comic Book Line was for sale, I'd love an independent consortium to buy it up, maybe put an end to the grim-dark rubbish and really try to compete with Marvel instead of trying to imitate the "House of Ideas".

[lionbadger]

So this is obviously neckbeard fantasy frot bullshit and makes no commercial sense for the bloated monsters of disney and AT&T Warner who are intent on milking their respective franchises for years to come.

https://screenrant.com/dc-comics-buying-marvel-fake/