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One of the fastest growing online streaming services, netflix, has expanded a bit more as it has acquired millarworld, a popular comic company which developed comic books and stories which. Netflixs acquisition of millarworld, founded by former marvel comic developer mark millar. Netflix buys comic book publisher millarworld in companys. Aug 07, 2017 millar is every bit as stoked as netflix is about the collaboration.
Netflix acquired millars company, millarworld, last year and since then has been developing projects with mark and lucy millar, including the magic order, which has been published as netflix s first comic book and was the biggest selling new comic book franchise in nearly 20 years. Netflix announced its firstever acquisition a cult. Aug 07, 2017 netflix has made its first acquisition, buying the glasgowbased comic book company behind kickass and kingsman, as it looks to imitate marvelowner disneys superhero strategy netflixs. Netflix has officially acquired the comic book publishing company millarworld named after its founder and owner mark millar.
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