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Post by BlackoutCreature on Nov 12, 2018 15:34:58 GMT -5
Geez, I really had him pegged as an immortal Highlander. I guess I lose that bet.
RIP Stan, you will be missed.
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Nov 12, 2018 15:39:46 GMT -5
RIP to Stan Lee, the one above all. What Walt Disney was to cartoons, and what Shigeru Miyamoto is to video games, Stan Lee was to comic books. Marvel comics was a big part of my childhood when I religiously collected trading cards and comics. My teen years were filled with The Marvel/Capcom based fighting games. The works of Stan Lee came back to me in my adulthood with the MCU. And I'm sure that decades from now when it's my own time to go the works of Stan Lee will still have been a part of my life.
Excelsior!!
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Post by Rave on Nov 12, 2018 15:53:28 GMT -5
Excelsior, good sir.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 15:56:48 GMT -5
Fun fact, the Toku genre may not have had giant robots if not for Spider-Man. Talk about trickle down effects. No Super Sentai or Power Ranger since they were influenced by the japanese Spider-Man show. Also no TMNT either. Stan Lee work had a effect on alot of stuff.
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Nov 12, 2018 16:02:14 GMT -5
I can’t be sad. He had an amazing life. His body of work is legendary and will live on forever. Such an incredible contributor to pop culture. All I can say is thank you.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Nov 12, 2018 16:02:25 GMT -5
Always a classy move when even a rival company can pay their respects towards someone that was so important to their respective business you have to think given he'd been in the biz for 50 years most of DC's major staff were friends with him on at least some level. This really has to sting for all the big comics companies.
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Post by Timeless Hayterade on Nov 12, 2018 16:16:19 GMT -5
There are no words to describe how I'm feeling. This is a man that was part of millions of childhoods throughout the decades. I always loved coming home from school to watch the X-Men and Spider-Man cartoons from the 90s. All I can say is "Rest In Power."
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Nov 12, 2018 16:37:31 GMT -5
Always a classy move when even a rival company can pay their respects towards someone that was so important to their respective business you have to think given he'd been in the biz for 50 years most of DC's major staff were friends with him on at least some level. This really has to sting for all the big comics companies. Jim Lee has a really sweet Instagram post about how much Stan meant to him personally and professionally.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Nov 12, 2018 16:43:15 GMT -5
The Marvel triad is no more. At least he’s with Joan again.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 12, 2018 17:01:51 GMT -5
Always a classy move when even a rival company can pay their respects towards someone that was so important to their respective business I mean a lot of the big wigs at DC worked at Marvel at one point to... hell Jim Lee got his first big gig in Marvel.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Nov 12, 2018 17:07:47 GMT -5
Just saw it on my computer
RIP Stan Lee, you created a long lasting legacy that will continue on for ages
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Nov 12, 2018 17:34:59 GMT -5
Always a classy move when even a rival company can pay their respects towards someone that was so important to their respective business I mean a lot of the big wigs at DC worked at Marvel at one point to... hell Jim Lee got his first big gig in Marvel. Stan himself worked with DC a few times.
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Post by eJm on Nov 12, 2018 17:38:00 GMT -5
I never met Stan Lee personally but I feel like I have the story right now that sort of embodied the person he was for a good majority of his life to the wider fanbase outside of he, Steve and Jack's work at Marvel.
For MultiMediaMouth, we went to London Super Comic Con. Just me and a cameraman went to do interviews and scout the general convention floor. We had it in our heads we weren't going to get many shots of Stan, being the guest of honour and probably the most protected man on Earth from the nerd masses and considering it was his first time in the UK for 40 years at that point, I wouldn't have blamed them.
So we were scouting the floor of the convention looking for footage and we see this giant group of people near the 2000 AD stand. We just guess it's a competition of some kind and it'd make great extra footage for the reels. As soon as we got there, though, the crowds left quickly towards the centre.
"That's Stan Lee" said my cameraman. "No it's not" I replied. Considering everything, the last thing that would have happened was Stan Lee walking through the convention floor to get to his signing area.
Stan Lee was walking through the convention floor to get to his signing area.
Of course, the camera came out and we captured as much as we could and it was absolute madness. He only had one bodyguard who could only do so much to keep people taking pictures of the then Late 80s old man meeting everyone, shaking hands, greeting people. It was the most surreal sight mostly because dude was probably given his own entraceway, his own team of people, everything to make sure he avoided the crowds. And here he was in the crowds.
The best part had yet to come, though. As it was the first LSCC, there was a massive area that had nothing which allowed for people to rest and cosplayers to take pictures. A random assortment of cosplayers of varying companies and hereos were just doing a group shot, presumably most being good friends for the sake of it and somewhat unaware of what was going on. So of course, Stan just went in the middle of them and said "Hey, can I join?" which...well, could you say no to that really?
I interviewed them afterwards and it was surreal for me and more for them that this happened. Like...that sort of thing doesn't happen at conventions that often unless the crowds are really gone. But here was this man who by all accounts should have a secret service team around him just go "F*** it, let's take the scenic route".
And I think that's my defining memory of Stan. Sure, I could talk about his cameos, his openings on the 90s Marvel cartoons, his old school charm and the creations he, Kirby and Ditko did. But here was a guy who at his age could have easily coasted, easily just not gone out of his way and just done what was expected and...well, not done any of that.
Stan, buddy, we never met personally. Your legacy was sealed a long time ago but you always wanted to put smiles on people's faces regardless. THAT's your true legacy.
(Segment starts at about 3:32)
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Post by Cyno on Nov 12, 2018 17:43:38 GMT -5
Always a classy move when even a rival company can pay their respects towards someone that was so important to their respective business I mean a lot of the big wigs at DC worked at Marvel at one point to... hell Jim Lee got his first big gig in Marvel. Stan Lee also did a bunch of "Just Imagine" one-shot takes on DC characters that eventually got compiled into its own Earth. I think it goes by Earth-6 in post-Flashpoint reckoning.
And of course there was his amusing cameo as himself in Teen Titans Go! To The Movies.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 12, 2018 17:46:37 GMT -5
I had a childhood filled with fear, hate and abuse of several kinds. I had to escape into the worlds of make-believe to be able to get through those years. Comics, wrestling, monster movies, cartoons...and Marvel was at the center of all of it, providing the main anchor to the things I could look forward to in my life and keep going. Years later, I was fortunate enough to spend a decade working for Marvel, something I am still extremely proud of, and the paychecks of which helped greatly during some lean times. None of that would have been there without Stan Lee. There's enough people out there thanking him for creating all his wondrous characters and writing his fantastic stories - I want to thank him for saving my life, twice. Good night, Stan, rest now. Thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 18:32:19 GMT -5
Just learned of this. Definitely hurts but at least he's given us no shortage of things to remember him by and had a nice, long life.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 12, 2018 19:02:27 GMT -5
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Post by lucas_lee on Nov 12, 2018 19:11:31 GMT -5
I met Stan Lee briefly at Comic Con NYC 2010 and he couldn't ja e been nicer. I accidentally sneezed on him too and he took it with the stride. One of the nicest celebrities I've ever interacted with and just a genuine human being. The world is going to miss a guy with a big heart like his
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Post by MrElijah on Nov 12, 2018 19:42:26 GMT -5
Fun fact, the Toku genre may not have had giant robots if not for Spider-Man. Talk about trickle down effects. No Super Sentai or Power Ranger since they were influenced by the japanese Spider-Man show. Also no TMNT either. Stan Lee work had a effect on alot of stuff. Forgot he helped create Hornhead. Shit, no Dr. Strange, we don't get the hilarious Dr. Orpheus.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 19:44:07 GMT -5
Fun fact, the Toku genre may not have had giant robots if not for Spider-Man. Talk about trickle down effects. No Super Sentai or Power Ranger since they were influenced by the japanese Spider-Man show. Also no TMNT either. Stan Lee work had a effect on alot of stuff. And who even knows where the world would be today without Nightcat.
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