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Fast Company Jul/Aug 2012 Mark Harris |
In Marvel And DC's Battle Of The Superheroes, Can The Hulk Kick Batman's Butt? Read on for answers to that and other billion-dollar mind-blowing questions about the war between Disney's Marvel and Time Warner's DC. |
Salon.com August 17, 1999 Frank Houston |
Stan Lee The father of Spider-Man and the Silver Surfer invented the modern superhero, revived a dying industry and created a mythology. |
Reason May 2003 Nick Gillespie |
Make Mine Mutants! Marvel comics and plenitude in contemporary America |
Salon.com June 5, 2002 Mark Holcomb |
Marvel's forgotten heroes Spidey's the celeb of the year. Blade and the X-Men are huge, with Daredevil, Iron Man and the Hulk waiting in the wings. When will Hollywood show some love for Marvel's venerable Fantastic Four? |
Popular Mechanics April 21, 2008 Erik Sofge |
Hollywood Sci-Fi's Bronze Age: Are Comics to Blame? The big-screen iterations of Bruce Banner and Tony Stark are in mortal combat with smart science fiction. In a post-ComicCon, pre-summer blockbuster analysis, this article traces the decline of our favorite genre and looks for a future fix. |
Salon.com May 3, 2002 Ros Davidson |
Working-class (super)hero Like Spider-Man himself -- the first superhero to use a laundromat -- longtime Spidey artists John Romita Sr. and Jr. are regular New Yorkers who dreamed big... |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2005 Nathan Alderman |
Will Licensing Doom Marvel? If Marvel wants to stay relevant to readers young and old, and ensure that there will still be an audience for its licensed products in the decades to come, it can't afford to let its publishing efforts wither. Investors, take note. |
Wired June 2006 Gaiman & Rogers |
The Myth of Superman In An Unlikely Prophet, soon to be reissued in paperback this Spring, Alvin Schwartz describes that Superman is a real man, not just a comic book hero. |
Wired July 2005 Jonathan Bing |
The Doom-Defying, Two-Fisted Marketing of Fantastic Four The movie has taken the hard road to production, but the makers hope its release will be a marketing bonanza. |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Can Marvel's Stand Last? Will the comic-book company's earnings live up to its stock price? |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Mark Lacter |
How I Did It: Stan Lee of Marvel Comics The creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the X-Men talks about how he has stayed creative for more than 60 years. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2005 W.D. Crotty |
Marvel's Heroic Pipeline Marvel Enterprises increases fourth quarter profits while reducing debt. Upcoming projects and merchandising aim to continue this trend. |
Reason May 2009 Jesse Walker |
The Politics of Superheroes As the Bush years give way to the Obama era, there will be no shortage of superheroes at the cineplex. Both Iron Man 2 and Spider-Man 4 are in the works, and another Batman picture will surely appear as well. Want a map of the debates of the early 21st century? Watch these comic-book movies. |
Reason October 2002 Jeremy Lott |
Smash! Pow! Bam! Why superheroes go bankrupt A review of Dan Raviv's Comic Wars: How Two Tycoons Battled Over the Marvel Comics Empire...And Both Lost!!! It's a cautionary tale about mismanaging intellectual property. |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2005 Tim Beyers |
Excelsior No More Iconic comic creator Stan Lee sues Marvel Enterprises. And wins, though it's not likely to be a big deal for the company financially. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2008 Tim Beyers |
Strange Days for Marvel Marvel Entertainment has characters, lots and lots of them, not yet in development but who could be made for the silver screen. |
Salon.com July 12, 2000 Erik Dussere |
The queer world of the X-Men OK, Wolverine never built a shrine to Judy Garland, but "the strangest teens" were obviously homo superior -- emphasis on the homo. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2008 Tim Beyers |
A Passive-Aggressive Hulk? Marvel Entertainment's second self-financed film earned just $21.6 million at the weekend box office, down 61% from $55.4 million during last weekend's opening. |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2011 Tim Beyers |
Why Disney Is Poised to Win Again I'll be unsurprised if Disney wins big when The Avengers reaches theaters next May. Take notes, Time Warner. The formula for success is right in front of you. |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 Tim Beyers |
The Next Marvel Is Still Out There The big ideas behind digital entertainment began as comics. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Marvel No More? Every hero has its Kryptonite. The Fantastic Four is the wrong film at the wrong time for Marvel. Investors, beware. |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Tim Beyers |
3 Things Investors Should Watch for at Comic-Con Hollywood is looking for the next billion-dollar hit. You should be, too. |
AskMen.com |
Fantastic Four, Dark Water & More Fantastic Four is fantastic... Dark Water is wet and wild... Cronicas [limited] goes down hill quickly... |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 Tim Beyers |
Spidey Swings in India Marvel intends to take over Bollywood. The comic book king is in talks to acquire established Indian heroes such as Bollywood box office star Krrish. |
Fast Company July 2010 Austin Carr |
Wham! Bang! Pow! Comic-Con 2010 and its 125,000 attendees will hit San Diego this month. The market for the comic book and its cousin, the graphic novel, reached $680 million last year in the U.S. and Canada, up 20% since 2005. |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2008 Tim Beyers |
Did the Hulk Bomb for Shareholders? The Incredible Hulk did, indeed, beat expectations, earning well over the estimated $40 million for its opening weekend. |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2008 Tim Beyers |
Why This Hulk Will Smash Will The Incredible Hulk bring in at least $70 million domestically for Marvel Entertainment during the film's opening weekend? |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2011 Tim Beyers |
Who Will Replace Harry Potter? "Green Lantern" fails to impress at the box office. |
AskMen.com Kyle Darbyson |
Top 10: Upcoming Movie Sequels & Prequels Hollywood is ready to release a glut of high-profile sequels to some of its most successful pictures. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: Marvel Bull Marvel is going from zero to hero. Investors, take note. |
Wired Adam Rogers |
Legendary Comics Writer Alan Moore on Superheroes, The League, and Making Magic Alan Moore, writer of The Watchmen, discusses his take on the comics industry, heroes, and bringing the imaginary closer to reality. |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Tim Beyers |
You'll Regret Missing This Stock There are times in an investor's life when you just know. For me, this is the moment I decided Time Warner was worth a closer look |
Wired June 2006 Thomas Goetz |
Bryan Singer & the Man of Steel The mild-mannered director behind the X-Men movies is on a mission to save Superman from the Hollywood hacks. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Dueling Fools: Marvel Bear Marvel's movie business isn't a pretty picture yet. the real key to Marvel's success is how well it does as a studio. We won't know how that turns out before 2008. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Marvel's Cryptic Deal Marvel Entertainment yesterday announced that Cryptic Studios will write the software for Marvel Universe Online, a massive multiplayer online game featuring Marvel characters. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Great X-pectations for Marvel The comic book giant is banking big on a strong showing of X-Men 3. Marvel needs superhero films to matter. It's not just about the theatrical runs and the eventual DVD sales. Investors, keep watch. |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 Lawrence Meyers |
A Marvel-ous Movie Plan Marvel's new deal with Paramount holds the potential to be enormous, for the company and its shareholders alike. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2006 Anders Bylund |
Fool on the Street: Marvel's Super Powers The name of the game is creativity -- traditionally and financially for this entertainment company. Here's the inside scoop on what analysts learned from the company's executive presentation at Merrill Lynch's Media and Entertainment Conference last month. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 19, 2005 Julia Hanna |
Marvel's Superhero CEO An interview with Marvel CEO Peter Cuneo on his turnaround plans for the company. |
Salon.com May 3, 2002 Charles Taylor |
Spider-Man as Everyman Endearing Toby Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, the sexiest superhero's girlfriend ever, shine in this low-key but charming blockbuster... |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 Lawrence Meyers |
Marvel's Unseen Superheroes Marvel's movies mean nothing to the bottom line without the right talent behind them. The average investor can stay apace with the goings-on of these unseen superheroes at fan sites. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Lawrence Meyers |
Lunch With Stan Lee The Stan Lee-Marvel storytelling concept has always been a constant. How that concept was executed would determine the company's success. What makes Marvel a good investment is a matter of simplicity. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2009 Tim Beyers |
9 More Reasons to Love Marvel Samuel L. Jackson will be a fixture in the company's movie universe. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Marvel Was Marvelous The media company crumbled as the company's third-quarter results came up lame, and the company warned that next year will only be worse. But for investors, it may be tricky to abandon Marvel right now. |
Fast Company July 2006 Lucas Conley |
Fast Talk: Superman Returns He has spent decades bounding through comics, television, and film. Now meet the latest creative team charged with keeping America's original superhero original. |
Wired Adam Rogers |
Artist Dave Gibbons' Gut Feelings on the Watchmen Movie Long-time collaborator with Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons is best known for his illustrations of Superman, Green Lantern, The Originals, and Watchmen. |
Popular Mechanics December 29, 2008 Erin McCarthy |
11 Geeked-Out 2009 Movies We're Waiting For Films for the new year that will entertain tech-minded audiences with promises of new special effects and gadgets. |
Salon.com December 20, 2000 Charles Taylor |
"X-Men" Why is this smart, handsome mutant movie so good? Director Bryan Singer says it's because he took the superhero story seriously... |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2004 Seth Jayson |
Marvel: Bumbling Villain Marvel Enterprises risks proving that, unlike its superheroes, it has no sense of fun and fair play. It is suing game makers NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, who publish City of Heroes, because users can fashion online characters that are substantially similar to Marvel characters. |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2005 Tim Beyers |
Dueling Fools: Marvel Bear Marvel's inventory of characters won't save it from stock market doom. |