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Hadn't thought about that angle. Could be a problem.

NOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :( That means all changes brought by Disney will be permanent forever. Do you think they'll ever resell it?

QUOTE: Good thing Uncle Walt's not still around. Suddenly, the Red Skull would be retconned as their greatest hero

Ah! I haven't seen the Hunchback of NotreDame , but Esmeralda's beautiful cavalier is anything but noble. I don't know if they "edited" that.

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There are immediate thoughts of bells that have already been rung, and barn doors that were long since left open -- but Disney has never been known for being "reasonable" about these things. And the bottom line here is, if Disney decided to shut down the commission market on Marvel characters, there would be very little anybody could really do about it. / certainly don't have the deep pockets that would be needed to fight Disney, and I don't know anyone who does.

We shall see!

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You do know the Disney version has a happy ending, right? And not the "happy ending" from the book!

Well let us just hope that doesn't happen with commissions.  They are great!

Now I am starting to think about if Disney will try and be more strict about original page sales? 

True, Jason.  I've read interviews with artists who have worked on comics and licensing for Disney and Disney typically keeps the artwork.  Perhaps if things are grandfathered in regarding older artwork, not much they can do?  Then again, IP law has been revised for the likes of Disney.

We could just be imitating Chicken Little right now regarding commissions, but it is something to keep an eye on.  Looks like I better start saving up soon for anymore commissions I'd like to have.

Marvel is being bought for billions of dollarsbecause of the earning potential of movies and toys and video games.  Iwill be pleasantly surprised if Disney has given any thought to thecomicbook end of things.

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Oh don't believe that. I've been involved with two companies that were bought out. You don't spend 4 billion dollars on a company and let it's publishing arm lose money. Now, I'm sure Marvel Comics is turning a profit of some degree, but in order to show stockholders that this was a good buy, Disney is going to want to increase that profit margin. Especially since Marvel Studios doesn't have anything coming till next summer. Till then, there film business is just spending money not making it. Until then, Marvel Comics will definitely be under the microscope. Fortunately or unfortunately, first order of business on a buy out usually means cutting cost. Which means some people in the office today are either going to be taking a pay cut or out on the street. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if we get better distribution of product out of this.