The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Time Warner Inc (TWX): “The Avengers” Will Be the Next “Star Wars”

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Meanwhile, on the publishing side of the business, Marvel’s “Iron Man” title was the 11th-best selling comic book in May, according to data supplied by The Comics Chronicles. Two other Avengers-related titles — “Age of Ultron” issues 7 and 8 — cracked the top five.

In TV, social-media analytics firm Crimson Hexagon, in partnership with social-TV site The Lost Remote, found Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to be the most-talked about new show of the forthcoming fall season. Strong ratings could follow.

So while Star Wars was and still is a classic, the Force is strong with The Avengers right now. Expect Marvel and Disney to cash in, making the stock a buy for those willing to hold through at least 2015, when Avengers 2 makes its debut.

Do you agree? Are you expecting big things on the big screen from Marvel’s next Avengers projects? Leave a comment to let us know what you think about the franchise, and whether you’d buy, sell, or short The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) stock at current prices.

Both The Avengers and Star Wars are among the rate film franchises to also rate on television. Who will profit most from delivering these franchises (and others like them) to your living room? An all-out $2.2 trillion media war is under way with cable companies like Cox, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), and Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) facing off against technology giants like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX).

The article “The Avengers” Will Be the Next “Star Wars” originally appeared on Fool.com.

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