Marvel owns and then licenses its intellectual properties, existing in the form of characters, and describes itself as a character-based entertainment company. [ 6 ] Marvel further owns and operates Marvel Publishing, Inc, which acts as the publishing arm of Marvel, with a focus on comic books. [ 7 ] Furthermore, Marvel owns and operates a film production office, known as MLV Productions, Inc. [ 8 ] Marvel does not, however, create films in-house and does not own… [read post]