I'm not sure how this move will shake up the Marvel films series but Disney today bought the comic book giant for a whopping 4 billion dollars. Iron Man and Spider-man are currently being produced by other studios so I'm not sure if Disney will try to take those franchises over or if they will gladly sit back and let someone else do the dirty work on them. The move is a coup for both the Disney channel (which might now be able to start airing some superhero stuff that boys will like) and the parks, which can now have Marvel-based rides.

Marvel fans do have some concerns though. Will Disney be as focused on the comic book end of the company? Will the films look to become more family friendly and will many of the smaller characters be condemned to straight-to-DVD films? It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out.

On a stock level, the Marvel stock shot up 10 bucks today as Disney is offering 50 bucks per share (in cash and Disney stock).