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stay tuned for CGI Stan Lee in Avengers 5! http://www.tmz.com/2018/11/12/stan-lee-dead-dies-marvel-comics/ quote:Stan Lee, the man who co-created Marvel Comics, has died ... Stan's daughter tells TMZ.
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This sucks. If there was one person who seemed like they could live forever, it was Stan Lee.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:05
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Excelsior, boys.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:08
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Codependent Poster posted:This sucks. If there was one person who seemed like they could live forever, it was Stan Lee. This, but also 95 is a helluva run.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:10
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVYYpECTuvM
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Nov 12, 2018 20:15
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Stan's the definition of the American Dream, in some ways. Teenager gets a a part-time job when he's like, 16. Works his way up the ranks, benefits from nepotism and good timing, uses his charisma, talent and cunning to end up running the drat company, and becomes an icon in the industry. Him and Jagger used to have a contest to see who could get with more ladies, last Stan checked, he was way ahead.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:18
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Stan screwed over folks with his often revisionist bombast, but he and the Marvel Bullpen really refashioned comics. I can only imagine what it must have felt like to see poo poo like the Blade and the X-Men become big hits, then to see the out of left field success of Iron Man, and the universal praise for Black Panther. Seems like the dude had a bad run since his wife died, though. I hope his final days were peaceful.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:29
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Super bummed to wake up to this. Dude brought joy to millions with his work and got to see his characters grow into a cornerstone of pop culture. We'd all be lucky to live a life 1/10th as meaningful. Not looking forward to nerds feeling the need to argue "Don't forget about Jack Kirby!" any time anyone expresses sadness today.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:35
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In the latest interviews he seemed ready to die. His legacy is freeing comics from the mindset that they were written for children. Marvel's cohesive universe was a byproduct of having one guy in the center of things and also that he needed to promote other books by having ceaseless cameos and crossovers. He knew even when the books exploded that there was potential in using the characters in movies and it's good that he lived long enough to see it.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:37
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Gail Simone's thread about Stan Lee is really good and worth a read. https://twitter.com/GailSimone/status/1062060136741560320
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Nov 12, 2018 20:37
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He had his faults (many!), but he was still a hell of a lot better than Bob Kane.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:43
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Yeah. It's possible that he took more credit that he deserves- I'm not going to debate that itt- but from absolutely everything I've heard, he was a decent human being. A shame that his last years were the way they were, with vultures tearing apart his estate.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:51
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Stan was a show man and story teller and as much as people rightfully credit the likes of Kirby and Ditko, you needed a man like Lee to hype up the items they we're selling. Lee's bombastic style made sure everyone knew about Marvel. Excelsior!!
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Nov 12, 2018 20:53
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Its going to be a little creepy if his Excelsior recordings will just find their way into more films and games after he's dead, but this is what happens when comicbook grandpa gives the last decade and a half of his life to like a billion movies and tie ins.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:58
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I'll always wonder what his proposed films with Alain Resnais would have been like
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Nov 12, 2018 20:58
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Neil Gaiman put it best, that Stan was the "happy huckster comics needed". https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1062068115641655300 I'm going to feel lovely about Stan's passing for a while. I figured out a while back that, directly and indirectly, he may have been responsible for more of my happy moments in this lifetime than any other individual. His reach in comics, movies, TV shows, and all those creatives who got their start in those fields, and all those who were then inspired by them in turn... he was the rock whose ripples through modern artistic endeavour will be felt for a very long time. An absolute titan. Excelsior, you magnificent bastard.
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Nov 12, 2018 20:59
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Stan's the definition of the American Dream, in some ways. Teenager gets a a part-time job when he's like, 16. Works his way up the ranks, benefits from nepotism and good timing, uses his charisma, talent and cunning to end up running the drat company, and becomes an icon in the industry. Let's also remember him for being giving some absolutely savage punches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmLFGWAyajU
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Nov 12, 2018 21:01
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https://twitter.com/TheRealStanLee/status/5750226660
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Nov 12, 2018 21:02
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drat right. https://twitter.com/TheRyanParker/status/1062071677469650944
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Nov 12, 2018 21:02
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This headline from The Onion is surprisingly touching. A little cheeky, but Stan would have approved. https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1062068790949756928 Plus this from the man himself. https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1062063827557191681
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Nov 12, 2018 21:09
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Samuringa posted:Let's also remember him for being giving some absolutely savage punches: lol.
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Nov 12, 2018 21:10
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Samuringa posted:Let's also remember him for being giving some absolutely savage punches: Probably my all-time favorite Stan Lee clip.
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Nov 12, 2018 21:17
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https://twitter.com/NoChorus/status/1062076384590344198 Lol I've never heard of this movie
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Nov 12, 2018 21:22
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Samuringa posted:Let's also remember him for being giving some absolutely savage punches: I've somehow never seen this before, and I really wish I had. Perfection right here.
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Nov 12, 2018 21:29
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Stan Lee had maybe the most amazing creative hot streak in all of American culture history. For some reason, starting in the 1960s, he had the pulse of America's youth at his fingertips. Everything Marvel did in the silver age was pure GOLD, hit, after hit, after HIT. That success has never been duplicated, even by Stan Lee himself. Stan Lee wasnt all of it, but he was a invaluable ingredient to that magic. RIP
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Nov 12, 2018 21:31
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God speed. Also, for his generation super forward thinking about not only characters but what it is to American.
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Nov 12, 2018 21:37
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Found out about this just now  sucks.who's going to do the Spiderman comic strip now?
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Nov 12, 2018 21:42
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Sapphira posted:Found out about this just now His brother already drew it, he'll probably write it now as well. Or they'll get Peter David to do it, he's been doing adaptations for Marvel for years.
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Nov 12, 2018 21:46
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El Gallinero Gros posted:His brother already drew it, he'll probably write it now as well. Or they'll get Peter David to do it, he's been doing adaptations for Marvel for years. Well his brother writes it too, let's not kid ourselves.
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Nov 12, 2018 21:49
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Well, this is the worst news of the year. I know Kirby and Ditko were great artists, but it's no chance that their best work was done while together with Stan. He was a really great writer, and an even better promoter of comic books and the fandom. I'll be drinking tonight in his honor, hoping that he's now in Valhalla, talking with Jack about new and exciting stories. Excelsior!
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Nov 12, 2018 21:49
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Kal-L posted:Well, this is the worst news of the year. Pretty sure without Stan intervening, Martin Goodman was gonna close up shop at one point. Stan talked him out of it. Fun fact: Stan's main job in WWII was making comic strips and short films encouraging soldiers to avoid VD.
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Nov 12, 2018 21:54
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Stan Lee's creations have probably had the largest impact on my life entertainment-wise. He's a legend. And the video of him dunking on McFarlane and Liefeld is great.
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Nov 12, 2018 21:58
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"You draw really good wires" is the still the best line I've ever heard.
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Nov 12, 2018 22:01
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El Gallinero Gros posted:
drat that's hot!
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Nov 12, 2018 22:41
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So it’s finally happened. All in all, I can’t be too sad about this, since he lived such a long life and left a truly enormous mark on pop culture. Shame about his mistreatment at the hands of his caretakers, though. I can only hope his last moments were significantly more pleasant.
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Nov 12, 2018 22:44
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFLlwtqHINs Kevin Smith movies and Jason Lee aren't held in my highest regard, but I'll be damned if this isn't some awesome stuff from Stan.
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Nov 12, 2018 23:22
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I can't be sad about this, dude lived as much of a life as anyone possibly could and had been a national treasure for decades. RIP you old coot, I'll always remember your finest work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssbseBOYM4w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anY8wI2swe8
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Nov 12, 2018 23:40
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Roy Thomas saw Stan this past weekend, one of the last people besides his family to see him probably.Roy Thomas posted:I’m sadder than I can say that Stan has died… even though I know, from my recent phone conversations with him, that he was more than ready to leave this Earth. I’m so grateful that, by sheer circumstance, I got to spend a half hour or so with him this past Saturday, less than 48 hours before he passed away.
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Nov 12, 2018 23:49
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Samuringa posted:Let's also remember him for being giving some absolutely savage punches: By the by, Liefeld has a very lovely tribute to Stan on his Instagram.
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howe_sam posted:By the by, Liefeld has a very lovely tribute to Stan on his Instagram. Rob was one of the creators that visited Stan frequently in his last few years. They actually had a really good friendly relationship.
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