Monday, September 27, 2021
Disney Sues Marvel Creators To Keep Character Rights
The Mary Sue: Over the past 13 years, Disney and Marvel have earned a staggering $22.93 billion dollars in total worldwide box office revenue for the Marvel cinematic universe. And that sum does not include merchandise, toys, clothing, theme park tickets, and the myriad ways that Disney profits off of the characters of the MCU.
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Honestly this article is so upsetting to me. I love Marvel movies and the worlds that have been created by all of the comic book writers. I had no idea that there was an issue with compensation to original creators and their families. The precedent set by Superman is unfortunate. I believe that original creators should be decently compensated for their characters and their worlds. It was shocking to me to hear the story of a comic creator being given $5,000 from a movie that made a billion dollars. It is honestly insulting and I hope that this lawsuit bring more awareness to these all too common situations. I have read similar stories that all claim a lack of compensation to original writers for books and novel writers as well. The transition from written material to screen adaptation needs to be financially addressed. This is robbery and I don’t really need all of the details to feel any differently.
Imagine being this pathetic?? Imagine missing the mark of Marvel so badly. How entitled can you get to sue the creators of Marvel Comics for their own characters (and other creators) just because you do not want to fairly compensate them for their work? The whole thesis of Marvel Comics is the underdog rising up, written and lovingly created by oppressed communities against unimaginably large evils. Not to mention the fact that this is coming right on the heels of Scarlett Johansson suing Disney for unfair compensation and breach of contract, so Disney/Marvel is up to its eyeballs in shitty deals and unbelievably immoral behavior (not to say it hasn't been; it most definitely has and certainly has a history of it, being such a conglomerate). You can see the ideology that Disney twisted to fit its agenda in the MCU, like Spiderman being the heir for a billionaire like Stark, when in the comics he was just some kid, a hero anyone could become.
When I was a child, I idolized everything about Disney. Watched Disney Channel every morning, saw every movie, wore princess dresses, and overall loved their work and the ‘magic’ that went into it. As a pre-teen, I often found myself dreaming of working for the company to develop their magic with them. Now, as an adult, I see Disney for the money-hungry corporation it is. Between knowing how badly their employees are compensated, and now seeing that they do not even want to pay the creators of the characters that are just about running their empire in the 2020s, I genuinely feel angry and ashamed of them. In this situation particularly, it is horrible that these artists and creators dedicated a significant portion of their lives creating iconic Marvel characters we all know and love, and now Disney is trying to rip them off for attempting to collect the true worth of their OWN work. I hope the creators and their families are given the money they deserve. It’s not like Disney needs more of it.
God, I really hate Disney. My hatred for the mouse company has grown steadily over the course of my life, and this story is really doing them any favors. Disney has all the money they could every possibly want or need, and yet, instead of paying the creators (or families of creators) for some of their most iconic characters, they are instead spending that money on an “army of lawyers” to ensure that those creators and their families get NOTHING. It is sickening. Disney could, quite literally, give out over four billion dollars to creators, their families, bonuses to employees, and still have over two hundred billion dollars to their name. Don’t get me wrong, the films that Disney puts out have an excellent production value, are visually stunning, and are usually overall excellent films. But every time I watch one, there’s a part of me that feels bad for supporting this greedy company that hoards all of their money, buys out small studios to become an even bigger conglomerate, and fails to pay their creators what they rightfully deserve.
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