Powetcast Episode 18: Marvel Mouse

Disney acquires Marvel, and a photoshopper’s wet dream ensues. Thomas “John Conner” Dekker tells a n00b to STFU. On YouTube. Shirtless. We chat about the dethroning of Kings, aDam almost spoils “K”, and Powet picks up the torch for Reading Rainbow!

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Show notes after the jump!

Panel
*Sean Corse
*Zac “Endless” Shipley
*aDam “Can’t grow a weed” Gardner
*“Shining, Shimmering, Splendid” Sindra
*Crazy “Did not get bought by Disney” Jaco

News
*TSCC Direct-to-DVD confirmed by Thomas “John Connor” Dekker – Crazy-as-all-hell Video
*Last episode of Reading Rainbow
*The Essential “Weird” Al album
*Foo Fighters Greatest Hits – Nov 3, single on Sept 28 “Wheels”

Roundtable

*Disney Acquires Marvel!

**Not a big deal (i.e. WB and DC), or a HUGE deal (i.e. WB and DC)?
**CEO of Disney, Iger has comic book roots
***Uncle was the Iger in Eisner and Iger Studios, who hired a young Jack Kirby

**Video Games
***http://www.newsarama.com/games/090902-Marvel-Disney-Games.html
***Vicarious Visions/Activision – Marvel Ultimate Alliance franchise
***Activision – Spider-man games, XO: Wolverine
***THQ – Super Hero Squad
***SEGA – Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Thor and Captain America movies

**Comics
***Will Disney try to publish their comics through Marvel? (Gargoyles????)
***Can this bridge the gender gap in comics?

**Movies
***Animation – Pixar

**Toys
***Hasbro’s license for Marvel toys expires in 2017
***Disney currently licenses Cars and some other Disney/Pixar properties to Mattel.

Cool Beans

TV
*Kings

Games
*Bionic Commando
**Studio “canceled” after all!
*Call Of Duty 4
*Halo Wars

Toys
*Human Alliance Sideswipe

Pimpin’
*Powet Toys: RotF Leader Class Optimus Prime (last week)
*SDCC Soundwave (this week)
*Keep Playing: Rewind (next week)
*Powet Alphabet (K, L)

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