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brianpeppers
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9/2/2018

brianpeppers
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I should re-phrase that as "Is it time to boycott Disney as a whole?" It's a few weeks after James Gunn was fired and it's apparent that he's not returning to direct Guardians 3 and I haven't purchased a Marvel Comic or any Disney product since, nor do I plan to do so in the future. That means no future MCU or Star Wars films either. On top of that, they've become a monopoly that wouldn't even have been allowed to exist just a little over a couple decades ago. They don't even treat their employees that well. I won't try to persuade anyone to my way of thinking on this matter, but if you consider yourself somewhat principled, there comes a time when you need to take a stand on certain things, and I'm going to maintain my position.
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Oxbladder
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9/4/2018

Oxbladder
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James Gunn should have been fired. Disney has had their own rules for DECADES and you are only angry after they fired a pervert? Did you know that Disney has been profiting off the free domain for decades but are under zero obligation to surrender back to it? They have been given pretty much free reign to keep their copyrights well beyond when anyone else can ... and you are only angry after they fire a pervert? Really? Really?

Yeah I pretty much don't care. There are Marvel book I enjoy and I will keep reading. If I really cared I would boycott all comics so that maybe, just maybe, they decide to break the Diamond monopoly (who get away because there is JUST enough other distribution that it breaks the very low (single digit) percentage that law demands. They ARE a monopoly though. The sad thing is Diamond cares less about the end user than Disney does.
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brianpeppers
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9/4/2018

brianpeppers
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I agree Diamond sucks and should be broken up, but James Gunn came from Troma Films where he made some of the most offensive, violent, and perverted films ever. One might argue everything he did there was in bad taste, so why didn't Disney just decide to let him go and just use his script when they acquired Marvel?
And as far as boycotting comics in general, I pretty much have, with the exception of some creator owned titles. DC is nothing but watered-down, overpriced garbage nowadays.
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stevegreer1
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10/16/2018

stevegreer1
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brianpeppers wrote:
but James Gunn came from Troma Films where he made some of the most offensive, violent, and perverted films ever.


Can't disagree there, but I will say that I love the Toxic Avenger movies.
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