For those of you who haven't heard, you should have...

Disney has just purchased Marvel comics.

Yes, I know what you're thinking, because I had the same reaction: 'This is a CRAAAAZY dream'. I assure you, you are not dreaming. It really happened.

I'm going to refrain from commentary until I hear more, but I will admit that my initial reaction was skeptical and that it has shifted towards optimistic as the day has gone on and I have heard more from both sides of the deal. My fears of a Mickey Mouse cameo in the New Avengers and a Dark Reign: Hannah Montanna series have been replaced with hopes for a quality Avengers cartoon series, some awesome Marvel rides at Disney World, and a return of the Gargoyles. In Stan Lee's words: "When you combine the best with the best, everyone wins!”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/aug/31/disney-marvel-buy-out
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/stan-lee-thinks-the-dis...

There's also a poll at Newsarama, which seems to indicate an overwhelming majority of 'Mixed Reactions', with negative reactions slightly outweighing purely positive ones.
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090831-disney-marvel-merger-poll.html

And this editorial is completely unofficial, but pretty funny:
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090831-marvel-disney-common-ground.html

So, what do you all think?