Both the Marvel Cinematic Universe & DC Cinematic Universe -- which utterly dominate Hollywood -- have Kirby in their DNA.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
They've dominated Hollywood for what, a decade? Disney has been an integral part of global pop culture for 90 years.
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Replying to @JamesSurowiecki
Before dominating Hollywood superhero comics (a genre Kirby was the foremost figure in) were most popular kids reading for decades.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Disney literally invented the animated feature film. He invented the theme park. He reshaped multiple generations' idea of fairy tales.
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Replying to @JamesSurowiecki @HeerJeet
He created a character who was more recognized than Santa Claus, in Mickey Mouse. Why are we even arguing about this?
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Replying to @JamesSurowiecki
Mickey is more of a corporate logo these days than a character (when was last MM movie?). People respond to Hulk, Iron Man etc as characters
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Replying to @HeerJeet @JamesSurowiecki
I'm going to write a piece arguing this out but there's also Kirby's huge influence on diverse people like George RR Martin & George Lukacs.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
I don't know why you're focusing solely on today. Disney completely reshaped the childhoods of multiple generations.
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Replying to @JamesSurowiecki
Kirby was the central figure in superhero genre (which dominated comic books for 70 years & Hollywood for last 10). So: generations.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
The superhero genre was consumed almost exclusively by young boys/men. Disney's creations were consumed by everyone.
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Based on the daycares & kindergartens I've seen, I'd say Disney princess & cute animals mostly girls, Kirby superheroes mostly boys.
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