Phil Prasco of Towards 2112 in Channelview, Texas saw our article on former Marvel COO Bill Jemas exercising his options to buy Marvel stock (see 'Jemas Cashing In') and shared his opinion:

I for one am very happy to see Bill Jemas exercising his options contracts and financially gaining from his tenure at Marvel Comics.  Regardless of how a person feels on the direction that Marvel Comics has taken, it is quite apparent that the stock market and individual investors like myself have seen a positive move in the share price of Marvel.  And after years and years of negative news on the P/E front, it is good to see a possible bright future for the MEG rather than poor earnings statements quarter after quarter.

Most large corporations issue option contracts to management as an incentive to increase productivity and promote a sense of taking ownership in the firm that employs them.  If the stock price rises, the difference between your option contract price, and the final share price is essentially a bonus.  If the stock price falls, well... maybe you aren't doing your job well enough.

Bill Jemas has been controversial in many aspects of his time at Marvel, but, and without reservation, from the investor and investment returns point of view, Bill has made Marvel a more profitable venture, which is bottom line, why he was there.