07-08-2017 01:16 via marketingweek.com

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Netflix buys comic company behind Kick-Ass
Netflix has made its first acquisition, buying Millarworld, the comic book company behind Kick-Ass and Kingsmen, for an undisclosed sum.
The Glasgow-based business was set up by former Marvel comic developer Mark Millar. It is a move that will enable Netflix to own its own superhero characters to develop into shows and movies, much in the way Marvel-owner Disney has done.
Netflix also intends to turn Millarworld’s existing portfolio of character f
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