HaukeaCanada Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 A testament (I think) to the range of ages he's touched: Quote Oh he's the one who created that nice Spider-Man superhero. I always liked that one. Never really violent, always funny. --My 85 year old grandmother, who is about as familiar with these things as your average Amish. Ternaugh, Lawnmower Boy, Lord Liaden and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 2 hours ago, slikmar said: Wow, just wow. An Icon of our lives gone. Wonder if they will use CGI to let him keep making cameos in movies? Hopefully, only if it’s like his cameo in Deadpool 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Doc Shadow, wcw43921, Tom Cowan and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 I daresay every one of us here owes him a debt of gratitude. TheNaga and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Stan gave all us nerdy guys hope that we could end up winning a girl like this. Scott Ruggels and wcw43921 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Met him a couple of times at Comic-con, and he was always so energetic and lively. But boy, did I love his comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Excelsior, Stan. You were metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Be consoled, say the Vishanti: For Eternity has gathered in the great chronicler, and he has become One with the Universe. And even the Dread Dormammu bows his head and whispers, "Excelsior." RIP to the creator of Doctor Strange. I owe him more than I can say. Dean Shomshak Lord Liaden, Cancer, wcw43921 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 He inspired me. He inspired millions. He was special. It felt like he would always be here. Excelsior. Stan Lee, RIP wcw43921 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 I read somewhere that they've filmed numerous cameos of him to be used in future films. You are gone but not forgotten, Mr. Lee. Excelsior! RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 So the architects of the Silver Age have mostly or all passed now--Lee, Kirby, Ditko, Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, Joe Kubert and others. Lee was first among equals. wcw43921 and bubba smith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 First Ditko, now Lee. Spider-Man really is an orphan. ? RIP Mr Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Along with Julius Schwartz he made the "Silver Age" of comics what it was. He was an important voice in the development of the superhero comic and has left an important legacy for those that come after him.. wcw43921 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 R.I.P. Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 So he needed the Giant Size mag for his Man Thing, huh? Armory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Bazza said: First Ditko, now Lee. Spider-Man really is an orphan. ? RIP Mr Lee. My thoughts on Stan Lee: He taught kids to read, to use their imagination, and what heroism is. He taught kids the word "excelsior". His most famous line: "with great power comes great responsibility" not only sums up the superhero ideal, and will likely be included in books dedicated to famous quotes. He took a medium that was for kids and brought realism to it. With this he created (co-created) characters with flaws/weaknesses and put them in a real setting, his hometown--New York City. With this he respected his audience. He gave America a mythology built around heroism...what you can do for your country (to abridge JFK's famous quote). He became the face of comics in a way that was beneficial to Marvel, and the industry, however this brought friction with his industry peers. At 77 years young, he started a new career as an actor, having made 40+ cameos in films, over an 18 year period, and became the most successful actor in the world. He lived to see his creations enjoy the fame they never enjoyed during the 60s as the industry was devalued by society at large. Nowadays, it is the opposite, people all over the world, Africa, China, Korea, India, know who he is, and his creations, and those who followed his example at Marvel. Stan "the Man" Lee lived a marvellous life. He is one in a Marvel. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bubba smith Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 without him I sincerely doubt there would be too much interest in a CHAMPIONS game Pariah, Tom Cowan, Hugh Neilson and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombrown803 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lucius Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 I light the candle and turn the wheel for The Man who brought forth Myth. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary intones, What is Remembered, Lives wcw43921 and Cancer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Cancer, Scott Ruggels, Pariah and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Hopcroft Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 I don't remember whether Lee himself wrote it, but one Spider-Man story became partly responsible for smashing the authority of the Comics Code. After the comic panic of the 1950s (inspired by the book The Seduction of the Innocents, which in turn was based on fatally flawed research that was eventually thoroughly discredited) comics were bared from covering many real-life phenomena and required to always have endings where "crime does not pay". It was enforced by a self-appointed Authority who acted as censors and barred distribution to the main outlets for comics (mainly drugstores and supermarkets, and later convenience stores) of books that did not meet their standard. Underground comics (by artists like R. Crumb) were underground because they had to be distributed by other means and were thus far less profitable. Then Stan Lee challenged them by writing a classic Spider-Man story in which Peter Parker discovers that one of his friends has become addicted to a drug. Portrayal of drug use was prohibited by the Authority - who wanted to pretend it didn't happen for fear of glamorizing it. (Political and social conservatism was one of the Authority's main drivers, and a partial reason that all cxomic book heroes of the '50s and '60s were still white.) They withdrew their seal from the book, hoping it would dissuade Lee from releasing it. He published it anyway. Having already pioneered realism in character development (Ben Grimm's reactions to becoming the Thing were both rational and heartbreaking, and could not have happened before Lee and Ditko came along.) And despite the hold of the Authority on distribution people bought the book anyway through Marvel's thriving mail-order platform. The story became so famous that it was eventually included in high school textbooks. Rival publisher DC Comics was inspired to one-up Lee by having one of their heroes (Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy) deal with a drug problem. Then there was Tony Stark's hard drinking, which led to very frank stories about alcoholism in the Iron Man series. Comics confronted the real world as opposed to denying it, while still being the escapist entertainment fans craved. It took decades ofr the Comic Code Authority to finally disappear, but as time went on they became less and less relevant -- and the final blow was the advent of specialty comic book retailers. Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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