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Stan Lee (1922-2018)
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Stan Lee, the legendary writer, editor and publisher of Marvel Comics whose fantabulous but flawed creations made him a real-life superhero to comic-book lovers everywhere, has died. He was 95.
Lee, who began in the business in 1939 and created or co-created Black Panther, Spider-Man, X-Men, The Mighty Thor, Iron Man, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Ant-Man and other characters, died early Monday morning in Los Angeles, a source told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lee's final few years were tumultuous. After Joan, his wife of 69 years, died in July 2017, he sued executives at POW! Entertainment — a company he founded in 2001 to develop film, TV and video game properties — for $1 billion for fraud, then abruptly dropped the suit weeks later.
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that hits hard
But his very flagrant attempts to rewrite history so he became The Creator of Marvel Comics while leaving his collaborative partners in the dust is gross and helped establish a toxic system of crediting creators for their work in the comics industry to this day
those guys are scum
Whatever happened with his dirtbag daughter trying to take advantage of him?
And with that said, I will not be able to make it through that cameo with a dry eyes.
Yeah, news popped up their first
Changed it now
This, exactly
Obviously, he played a huge role in a lot of things I hold dearly, but he also kinda screwed over a lot of people, and got a lot of accolades that a lot of people never got to experience, so, it's complicated for me to say the least
Stan Lee has a complicated legacy but it's hard not to like the guy.
It is worth noting that Stan Lee had an extremely mercenary streak, and did not like to share the spotlight much, and likely screwed some great creators out of their fair share of the extraordinary wealth their creations would go on to generate (though Stan's authority on the business end of Marvel seemed minimal)
It's also worth noting that he was also a creator -- he wasn't a conman like Bob Kane, he did actually contribute creatively in a very significant way, and those contributions should not be ignored
Stan and Jack Kirby also made some amount of peace with each other before Kirby's death, which I think about often. Because for all the shit that went down between them, there was no bigger fan of Jack Kirby than Stan Lee
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His contributions to my life are difficult to quantify, but they are substantial. I don’t have much more to add beyond what others have already said about his past.
Totally
I still think about those editorial sections in the back of old Marvel comics. "The Merry Marvel Bullpen" and all that, and the goofy, jovial, celebratory, carnie-ass tone that Stan always took with them. It blew my mind when I learned it was just an office, and not the wild place it always occupied in my imagination that Stan had created
His narrative voice along with his actual one was so distinct, I'll never forget it
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Yeah, this doesn't hit as hard as Pratchert's death, but still. A giant has fallen.
I hope he got a chance to see Avengers 4 first.
Coran Attack!
He did a ton of amazing things and helped create worlds that are some of my favorite things in fiction
But he did some pretty sleazy shit that hurt his co creators for years and while I am glad that they found peace, it is a part of his legacy that isn't really talked about a lot outside of places like here and is worth making sure people know about
Huh? Last I read the manager was thrown out but the daughter was still involved. There was an interview in The Daily Beast. Also, the person who announced his passing was his daughter.
Interview with Stan and his daughter from Daily Beast
Stan Lee Dead at 95 from TMZ
This one is complicated, but also Stan Lee is someone I've been a fan of ever since I was a fan of Spider-Man
I know it's due to some fuckery, but he really is the face of Marvel for me
ahahahah
"tighten up those feet"
Excelsior, true believer...
Rest in peace you crazy codger.