According to the New York Times, Disney has made a bid to purchase Marvel Comics for $4 billion.
Tags: Avengers, comics, development hell, Disney, geeks, Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, movie, Selena Gomez, superhero, WaspWalt Disney Company said Monday it has agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment, the storied comic book company that owns the rights to such popular characters as Spider-Man and and the Fantastic Four, in a cash and stock deal it valued at $4 billion. The deal comes more than 10 years after Marvel was at the center of a bruising and highly public takeover battle between two feisty financiers.
Shareholders at Marvel will need to approve the transaction, which boards of directors at both companies have already approved.


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