Intellectual property is at the root of many of today’s stories.
Maybe this explains why the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is looking so mutant-like. But killing off Wolverine?! Brinksmanship, perhaps.
Interesting comparisons to EMI and the Beatles (and evoking memories of Apple Corp. -v- Apple Inc., the company previously known as Apple Computer). Oh, and Disney, too (owner of Pixar, that other Jobs company).
The comic book battles behind the big screen (Marketplace)
Of course, death need not be all so simple as strategic behavior between firms. It might be about the firm’s (and character’s, and profit’s) relationship with buyers, too.
Putting a price on comic book deaths (Marketplace)