Once Marvel and Disney collided, there was a lot of back and forth about Marvel not being as kid friendly as Disney. With this, a lot of people felt Marvel would get a hold on the amount of violence or action portrayed in movies to be more family suited. Do any of you all think Marvel should be one of its own again? Love both and so far, it seems everything is working out. Just curious who was on board and who wasn’t. There aren’t really any wrong opinions.

The good thing is that the MCU was bankrolled with a ton of money thanks to that deal - and it all unified/forced secondary studios (such as Sony, etc) to play ball and get these characters on screen together.

The bad thing is we're REALLY missing out on clever movies/adaptations that don't fit into the MCU. Disney has even struggled to get even the best non-mainline heroes stood up in their own movies - so anything that isn't an Avengers character, an X-Men, or Spider-Man is going to struggle to get made with Disney driving. Endgame was only possible because of the consolidation but that came at a cost.

It really has been good and bad. It's bad in that like Ben mentioned there really isn't a flexibility that allows Marvel properties to really show off why fans love certain comic ideas, but good in the fact that we've gotten so much out of the deal over the decades. We're in a world where, bad or not, we got like 30 different TV shows and movies over the course of a few years. The deal has brought Marvel to the spotlight in a way previously unthought of before. It might be mid now, and in a decline, but those high heights shouldn't be undersold in the slightest.