If Stan Lee had *only* been the co-creator of Spider-Man, he would’ve been a hugely important figure in comic book and pop culture history.
If Lee was *only* the co-creator of the X-Men, he would’ve been a hugely important figure…
If Lee was *only* the co-creator of the Hulk, he would’ve been a hugely…
If Lee was *only* the co-creator of the Fantastic Four, he would’ve….
And on and on with Iron Man, Daredevil, Black Panther, Thor, the Falcon, the Wasp, Ant-Man, Dr. Strange, and then the dozens if not hundreds of supporting characters and villains associated with all these characters. When you take the step back and realize that all of these now-iconic figures came from the same writer, it really is mind-blowing.
It’s no secret that Spider-Man was a childhood hero of mine, and it isn’t untrue that Spidey’s morality helped shape my own sense of what’s right and what’s wrong. Spidey also taught me that a sarcastic is never out of place, so without Stan Lee, the world might’ve never had my decades of snarky humour. (This one might rank pretty low on Lee’s list of creations.)
Lee’s legacy has only been enhanced over the last decade thanks to incredible success of the Marvel movies, and it’s cool that he himself has become a known face and name to the general public thanks to his ever-present cameo appearances. (My favourite: Stan happily listening to some classical music on his headphones, oblivious to Spider-Man and the Lizard tearing the library apart behind him.) RIP to Stan the Man for his indelible contributions to my childhood and, in many ways, my adulthood.
Nuff said!
If Lee was *only* the co-creator of the X-Men, he would’ve been a hugely important figure…
If Lee was *only* the co-creator of the Hulk, he would’ve been a hugely…
If Lee was *only* the co-creator of the Fantastic Four, he would’ve….
And on and on with Iron Man, Daredevil, Black Panther, Thor, the Falcon, the Wasp, Ant-Man, Dr. Strange, and then the dozens if not hundreds of supporting characters and villains associated with all these characters. When you take the step back and realize that all of these now-iconic figures came from the same writer, it really is mind-blowing.
It’s no secret that Spider-Man was a childhood hero of mine, and it isn’t untrue that Spidey’s morality helped shape my own sense of what’s right and what’s wrong. Spidey also taught me that a sarcastic is never out of place, so without Stan Lee, the world might’ve never had my decades of snarky humour. (This one might rank pretty low on Lee’s list of creations.)
Lee’s legacy has only been enhanced over the last decade thanks to incredible success of the Marvel movies, and it’s cool that he himself has become a known face and name to the general public thanks to his ever-present cameo appearances. (My favourite: Stan happily listening to some classical music on his headphones, oblivious to Spider-Man and the Lizard tearing the library apart behind him.) RIP to Stan the Man for his indelible contributions to my childhood and, in many ways, my adulthood.
Nuff said!
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