Here's How Netflix Will Become the Next Disney

Here's How Netflix Will Become the Next Disney

When streaming pioneer Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) acquired Millarworld in August, many believed the creator behind such blockbusters as The Avengers, Captain America: Civil War, and Logan would immediately start to work adapting his existing works for Netflix. Fans were concerned that Millar, who penned the stories behind such movies as Wanted, Kick-Ass, and Kingsman: The Secret Service would forego writing in favor of bringing existing stories to the streaming service.

Millar revealed in November that he had begun work on a new comic book, The Magic Order. The six-issue series will be released in the spring of 2018. This is exciting news for comic fans and equally good for Netflix investors, as it adds to the mounting evidence that the internet entertainment service is following in the footsteps of the master of intellectual property -- The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS).

The creative mind behind Captain America: Civil War is now creating original content for Netflix. Image source: Netflix.

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