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Well crap.

IronBrig4 said:

http://www.tmz.com/2018/11/12/stan-...8bDzyTsmwlSYIldBS5NbeazWGYWlGq-xk0TYVD7icJeXc

Well crap.

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I have no words. Was really not expecting this today.

Not surprised. He had a great life until the very end where he got fucked over.

It both felt like he should've died years ago and was going to live forever.

I'm half-expecting him to make a cameo at his own funeral.

About his cameos:



Poor taste and I'm sorry, but I think we all know how I feel about his cameos.

Awwwww...

Dave, You shut your trash-sucking mouth you cornhusk.

Dave said:

Poor taste and I'm sorry, but I think we all know how I feel about his cameos.

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Right up there with the Wilhelm Scream on the list of things you want to launch into the sun?

WELL-I am now filled with grief. Rest in peace, Stan the man.

I suspect we'll see him one last time during the next Avenger's movie, assuming they finished filming already. That's probably the best "out" I can think of for him; he gets his last cameo to be during the "end" of Phase 1, signaling the end of that series while the next series starts.

Considering everything that's been going on during his last days (the allegations of elder abuse, the courtroom fights over his money, his relationship with his daughter taking a turn), I can only hope he's in a better place. And that Jack Kirby's there to pop him one before they reconcile.

Dave said:

Not surprised. He had a great life until the very end where he got fucked over.

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I can’t think the extra drama was good for his health.

—Patrick

RIP

He lived quite the life and I won't be surprised if he continues to show up in cameos. Pretty sure they filmed a bunch of them knowing his time was growing short.

I knew it was inevitable. And likely soon. But dammit, it's still not easy to hear Stan Lee passing.

Excelsior, Smilin' Stan. Excelsior.

Also, I'm very happy to be enjoying classic Marvel stuff lately. I recently read the first three Spider-Man Epic Collections and started reading Kirby/Lee's Fantastic Four just last night.

Aw fuck. The end of an era, the departure of a titan, and the conclusion of my favorite series of cameos.

(Fite me Dave)

bhamv3 said:

Aw fuck. The end of an era, the departure of a titan, and the conclusion of my favorite series of cameos.

(Fite me Dave)

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I wouldn't be surprised if they Tarkinize him. Lee was the Grand Moff of Marvel.

Gruebeard said:

I wouldn't be surprised if they Tarkinize him. Lee was the Grand Moff of Marvel.

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He would do a dozen or so different lines for his cameos and then they would pick their favorite. They have a trove they could use without faking it.

Hopefully they put his coffin right on top of his dickbag manager that basically used him like a confused, disoriented ATM.

RIP Stan.

Aww, man, this is really sad. I mean, it wasn't a secret his health was failing and 95 is a pretty good life lived. Not to mention, though I know Dave is not a fan of them, there has got to be something amazing about living long enough to stand beside the characters you helped create brought to life.

Avengers 4 is going to be extra sad. If he has one last cameo, we really will be losing all the originals.

Mark Evanier posted a remembrance that somehow was both loving and realistic about his achievements. Based on other posts about comics, i would think both @ThatNickGuy and @DarkAudit would find it interesting. Still a sad moment.


https://www.newsfromme.com

EDIT: for anyone that cares, Mark Evanier was both an apprentice and biographer of Jack Kirby.

BErt said:

Mark Evanier posted a remembrance that somehow was both loving and realistic about his achievements. Based on other posts about comics, i would think both @ThatNickGuy and @DarkAudit would find it interesting. Still a sad moment.


https://www.newsfromme.com

EDIT: for anyone that cares, Mark Evanier was both an apprentice and biographer of Jack Kirby.

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Aww. TIL Nick Meglin of MAD passed away as well.

Mark’s blog the last few years has just been eulogies, I can’t imagine thats fun. The day he posts Sergio’s my brother and I literally will be taking off in remembrance. :/

Excelsior.

Man, we all knew it was coming, but we still kinda never expected it.

GasBandit said:

Man, we all knew it was coming, but we still kinda never expected it.

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I saw the news and my first words were "What? HOW?"

Even though that was really obvious. Much respect to him; he seemed like a terrific person. He had such a huge impact on so many things I love.

Pro Patria Vigilans

In the Lego Marvel Superheroes credits, you can hear Stan Lee singing the ballad of the Merry Marvel Marching Society. It starts at 1:50

IronBrig4 said:

In the Lego Marvel Superheroes credits, you can hear Stan Lee singing the ballad of the Merry Marvel Marching Society. It starts at 1:50

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I forgot about that!

I know John didn't mean this in a negative and I wouldn't take it negatively either. But from when Stan flirted goofily with my friend's wife at the Calgary Expo a few years back (and why I have a signed Fantastic Four comic with Doctor Doom on the cover drawn by Jack Kirby and signed by him framed on my wall), CAN CONFIRM ANECDOTALLY.

Yeah, I've heard that from other sources too. It's not like he was predatory or creepy, just he loved him some titties.

I know that AZ Powergirl and Ivy Doomkitty spent time with him at conventions and he certainly seemed to appreciate their assets but in a passive, nice way I guess?

Bender's telling it straight.

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he certainly seemed to appreciate their assets but in a passive, nice way I guess?

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It's not impossible, no matter what the "Men just can't control themselves around women" crowd says.

--Patrick

I can't be sad about his passing. He lived a great life that influenced so many. He got to see his creations grow from something nerdy kids loved, to something nerdy adults loved, to something everyone loves. If I have a fraction of the kind of life he had, I will consider it a win. Excelsior, Stan the Man, and Godspeed to Valhalla.

Damn - never got the chance to meet him. He gave us some awesome characters. Excelsior RIP.

Is somebody gonna tell him...

GasBandit said:

Is somebody gonna tell him...

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I mean, if anybody understands the difference between Marvel and DC, it's that guy. He's just Doing the Thing.

(Also, if Doing the Thing was a porno, Stan Lee would have a cameo)

This is a sad one for me. Spider-Man is and always will be THE hero for me. Of course, he was 95, so I'd been expecting this for a bit. Still, it hurts a bit.

You rest now, Mr. Lee. You've earned it.

I laughed.

--Patrick

And be sure to stay at least 10 minutes after the services are over. Never know what's gonna happen post-credits.

GasBandit said:

And be sure to stay at least 10 minutes after the services are over. Never know what's gonna happen post-credits.

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@jwhouk It's a refrence to Mortal Kombat.

Fuck Bill Maher.

"The guy who created Spider-Man and the Hulk has died, and America is in mourning," Maher wrote. "Deep, deep morning for a man who inspired millions to, I don’t know, watch a movie, I guess. "

"Now, I have nothing against comic books – I read them now and then when I was a kid and I was all out of Hardy Boys. But the assumption everyone had back then, both the adults and the kids, was that comics were for kids, and when you grew up you moved on to big-boy books without the pictures."

What a pretentious douche-canoe.

figmentPez said:

Fuck Bill Maher.

"The guy who created Spider-Man and the Hulk has died, and America is in mourning," Maher wrote. "Deep, deep morning for a man who inspired millions to, I don’t know, watch a movie, I guess. "

"Now, I have nothing against comic books – I read them now and then when I was a kid and I was all out of Hardy Boys. But the assumption everyone had back then, both the adults and the kids, was that comics were for kids, and when you grew up you moved on to big-boy books without the pictures."

What a pretentious douche-canoe.

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“When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” ― C.S. Lewis

figmentPez said:

Fuck Bill Maher.

"The guy who created Spider-Man and the Hulk has died, and America is in mourning," Maher wrote. "Deep, deep morning for a man who inspired millions to, I don’t know, watch a movie, I guess. "

"Now, I have nothing against comic books – I read them now and then when I was a kid and I was all out of Hardy Boys. But the assumption everyone had back then, both the adults and the kids, was that comics were for kids, and when you grew up you moved on to big-boy books without the pictures."

What a pretentious douche-canoe.

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Sorry, there's no rating for "Look who's being a pretentious AND ignorant asshole. Again."

Shut up already, Maher. You weren't "above" comics then, and you certainly aren't now.

Even if he had a point, which he doesn't, would that mean that he'd say something like "A. A. Milne has died, and everybody's all sad about a guy who wrote about a bear. Grow up." What a fucktrumpet.

Never trust a man who doesn't like Arby's.

No one must have paid attention to Maher in a while, so he decided to fix that.

I applaud many of the times he has decided to be provocative, but not all of them.

—Patrick

Sick burn, Neil.

The worst thing about being a liberal is that people assume that I like Bill Maher.

There are a lot of idiots on the left. Take Hillary for example.

Two of my favorite enterainers

blotsfan said:

The worst thing about being a liberal is that people assume that I like Bill Maher.

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Ain't the 2 party system great...