What we're attempting to do is 'age-up' the [Disney] properties we are licensing. We are aiming at a teen market, maybe even a little older.

The deal with the Disney comics is to do stories and comics in a style that appeals to an older audience than is normally associated with a Disney brand.

We do not want to lose the essence of what made those properties and characters appealing in the first place. You're not going to see any swearing or adult situations in our comics but [the Slave Labor adaptations] will probably be over the heads of very young children.

Louie is an animator and illustrator by trade, and I can tell you that the pages he has been turning in have been stunning.

Langdon watched the phone plummet down and splash into the dark waters of the Nervión River. As it disappeared beneath the surface, he felt a pang of loss, staring back after it as the boat raced on.

“Robert,” Ambra whispered, “just remember the wise words of Disney’s Princess Elsa.”

Langdon turned. “I’m sorry?”

Ambra smiled softly. “Let it go.

Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that’ll get you home earlier.