Marvel Comics legend STAN LEE passed away yesterday at the age of 95. There's no word on a cause of death.
He started Marvel in 1961 with Jack Kirby . . . and they co-created the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Black Panther, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man, and The Avengers.Stan revolutionized comics by creating superheroes that had human flaws and mundane problems that adult readers could relate to. The "superheroes" before that were typically flawless, god-like figures.
After Stan retired as a comic writer, he remained at Marvel as an editor and publisher, and throughout the '80s and '90s he became a cult figure in the comic book world. He had a rocky relationship with Marvel over the past 15 years or so, but he still made cameo appearances in 26 Marvel movies, beginning with the TV movie "The Trial of the Incredible Hulk" in 1989. And it sounds like he'd already shot his cameo for the upcoming "Avengers 4".
There's no word whether or not he'll appear in "Captain Marvel". By the way, he DOES have a cameo in "Ralph Breaks the Internet", which will be out next week.
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Stan Lee did a promo for the Netflix show "The Defenders" last year, and talked about what it means to be a hero. It's not about being perfect or powerful, it's about doing what's right, facing injustice, and finding your calling. And it's okay to be vulnerable and afraid, because that's what it means to be human.
A long time ago, when superheroes were just in comics at the newstand, Stan Lee would hide the fact that he wrote comic books for a living. This is from a great episode of "Dinner for Five" with Stan, Mark Hamill, JJ Abrams, Jason Lee, and Kevin Smith.
Tons of celebrities posted tributes to Stan on Instagram. Here are just a few...