Stan Lee inspired many of us too. His characters were flawed, but they had dignity, a sense of fairness and equality, and showed strength in the face of adversity. Marvel Comics of the 1960s showed us hope, and were an inspiration for me and many of you too, I'm sure.
I've written a personal tribute over on my other blog:
http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/2018/11/thanks-stan_13.html
Thank you, Stan! I never met you, but you were my hero.
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I was just watching his "How to Draw Comics the "Marvel" Way" documentary.
ReplyDeleteStan Lee always seemed to be in a good mood and so in love with his work.
Will be missed
RIP
The Comics Journal gave him an exhaustive and surprisingly generous obituary, acknowledging his tireless charisma while emphasizing that the iconic Marvel characters were not solely his creations.
ReplyDeleteI have only just heard and felt I HAD to say something.
ReplyDeleteHe will go down in history.
And rightly so.
RIP, Stan.
:-(
I'm shocked. Yes, he was getting on in years so it's to be expected, but whenever he was on TV he seemed so active and full of life. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that he pretty much created the comic industry. It always brings a smile to my face when I think of him telling the story of Spider-Man's creation in that unmistakable voice : "Fly-Man? No! Wasp-Man? No! Spider-Man? Yes!"
ReplyDeleteExcelsior, Stan.
Stan didn't create the comics industry (it had been around for decades in the U.S,, - and even longer, since the late 1800s, in the UK) but he saved the US comic industry in the 1960s. I don't think it would have survived and thrived without Marvel Comics shaking things up.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm so thankful that Stan Lee created Marvel UK. This coming Friday (Nov 16th) will be 44 years since I discovered Marvel comics - Planet Of The Apes No.5 soon followed by Spider-Man Comics Weekly. And Stan Lee acquired the rights to Conan The Barbarian - I'm a life-long Conan fan and it was only thanks to Marvel that I discovered Conan. Stan has died just as Conan is about to return to Marvel.
ReplyDeleteIt's Marvel's 80th anniversary next year and it's a shame Stan won't be part of it now, but he gave us the best years of Marvel and that will last forever.
ReplyDeleteStan Lee was my favourite adult voice when I was a youth. The friendly asides on the letters pages made me smile as much as Ben Grimms comical outbursts. The way that he made fun of his own creations and the grandiose claims on the covers and in the house ads added much to the tone of 60s Marvels. Goodbye Stan, thanks for the fun memories.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Mike. It was Stan's quick wit and self-deprecation that were an essential part of what made Marvel so great back then. They were sheer fun to read.
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