Stan Lee dead at 95

[docker_up]

I'm happy that he lived a good life, I hope he rests in peace.

I'm an avid comic book collector, so he had a huge influence on my life.

His last few years were pretty tumultuous, and filled with controversy because of his "handlers" that appeared to be taking advantage of him. Stan Lee signing things at conventions looked more like a sweatshop than anything else, with his "handlers" having to tell him how to sign his name eventually. Hopefully they didn't inject themselves into his will or exploited him for huge gains.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgfhKG5FTng

[newscracker]

I always chuckled at his cameo appearances in the movies. Always expected, but in unexpected situations. It was one distinguishing thing in his movies. Of course, the stories were too (depending on the movie).

What a phenomenal legacy he has created and left! He will be missed...and his appearance will be sorely missed in future movies!

[madmax108]

Very few modern artists have contributed as much to culture (pop or otherwise) as Stan Lee. I'm just happy that his efforts (and others like him like Kirby, Alan Moore, Grant Morrisson, Brian Vaughan, Frank Miller, Miyazaki, Hosoda et al) have created a tour-de-force of modern-day storytelling.

It's almost ironic that I was just finishing a Batman arc when I first heard the news. The news of his death doesn't really leave me sad (He lived a fuller life than most of us ever will) but does find me acknowledging the end of an era.

Thank you Stan Lee!

Excelsior indeed

[forgot-my-pw]

Excelsior!

[kevinbowman]

So long, Stan, and thanks for all the stories. I always enjoy looking out for the cameo role in all of the Marvel films.

[julianh95]

Rest In Peace! I have not been a much of a Marvel fan but seeing his cameo in Venom was pretty cool. Now I have to go watch some more Marvel movies!

[yumiya]

Wrote an article for him - The hero behind heroes https://medium.com/boosto/stan-lee-excelsior-the-hero-behind...

[gammateam]

I knew this day was coming, I was waiting for how I might feel for me to experience the death of someone that inspiration for me. But unlike musicians and actors that often die 1/2 or 1/3rd (or 1/4th) this age, I was expecting and content with the outcome of his life.

Aside from the shock of the headline finally coming out, I think I can be content just saying so long.

[toyg]

In many ways, considering his life since his beloved wife passed (in bad health and sieged by vultures masquerading as friends), it was probably a relief.

Still, a universe without Stan The Man is a poorer one.

[pgodzin]

I know it's hard to pick, but what do people think is Stan Lee's greatest creation?

[toyg]

Commercially, the FF - the title that kickstarted a universe.

Culturally, SpiderMan - the superhero with superproblems.

Literarily, Silver Surfer or Dr. Doom, the most tragic figures in the early Marvel Universe.

[Kye]

The Stan Lee cameo.

[aswanson]

For me personally, Iron Man. As a kid, that comic had me amazed at the power of technology.

[bitxbitxbitcoin]

Thanks for the memories. The last cameo is going to be very emotional for viewers.

[thelasthuman]

Which movie is that in?

[brownbat]

It's daunting to think of how many words have been written in titles he cocreated.

He quite possibly helped create the largest piece of fiction humanity has ever written.

[andyv]

The neatest thing for Stan Lee must have been to see the realistic-looking movie adaptions of all those comics that he worked on for decades.

[aswanson]

Right. He literally watched his imagination become as true as it possibly could.