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Stan Lee Now Developing Superhero Series About Himself!!
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Funnybook legend Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Daredevil, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Thor, The Avengers, and many more iconic Marvel Comics characters, is developing a TV series about what happens when Lee befriends seven stranded extraterrestrials and transforms them into superheroes.
The project, titled “Super Seven,” is being developed as an Archie Comics title and an “online property” as well as a TV series.
Lee’s other recent non-Marvel TV efforts include the reality show “Who Wants To Be A Superhero?” and the animated “Stripperella,” which utilized Pam Anderson’s acting talent without bothering viewers with the “Baywatch” star’s face or body.
Find all of the Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
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Stan's the man, but I don't know.....
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Not.
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I just can't image any new ideas for superheroes . I just can't see it. Even from someone like Stan Lee. I can see taking it seriously.
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...something like it? I mean, he's been in so many of his comic books already and created (with and amongst others) so many comic book ideas that it seems hard to believe that he hasn't already covered this in some way.
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Like those other projects.
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actually no. but i wish he has more hi profiled roles, he's so talented. and if it on TV I'd check it out.
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Big Stan, i really wish he would retire while he still has a bit of dignity left. The world really doesn't need any more Stan Lee projects.
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He's not an actor. Even his cameos have become painful to watch.
And people give him too much credit when they say he was the creator of various titles. He was co-creator, and he never set out to make masterpieces.
No one asked Shakespeare to perform his plays, know what I'm saying? -
Admittedly, this doesn't sound like something DOOM will be interested in. But Stan Lee never gives up; he just keeps popping out the ideas until one of them hits home.For every awesome story The Man has come up with, there are at least four or five lew-ZUR storylines/figures/villains you never heard of again. You know which ones DOOM speaks of!And Stan knows it, and keeps on going anyway, and isn't ashamed to continue cranking them out. It's worked for him for 50-60 years now, he's filthy rich, and he's having a ball! Why should he quit?
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Where he remade the major characters of the DC universe? That shit was fucking horrible. This will just be another failure for that lying, thieving, suck-ass hack. All his failures post-Marvel is karma paying him back for fucking over so many people like Ditko and Kirby.
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Can't wait for the scene where Stan Lee points at a pile a Jack Kirby pages and exclaims, "Excelsior!! Another fabulous Lee-Kirby creation!"
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Will Lee be in it? I'd like to see a cameo by Lee - "I founded the town of Dillon, you know ..."
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anyone who has followed Stan's ideas since Stripperella knows this
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was an interesting concept, but totally terrible as a comic series.
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Not that the Amalgam (Marvel/DC) comics had anything to do with Lee, but I enjoyed them. A fun thing to do. And I bought more of those than the "Just Imagine" books. I think Lee could write something crappy, if Paul Pope or Mike Allred or Jeff Smith illustrated it, it would still be cool, and sell like crazy! But yeah, his recent work isn't up there with the Hulk, FF, etc ...
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"How to be a old white pimp" Between those two, the lives of 90% of American male teenagers was changed forever.
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minus the cars.
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br1947 you just gave me the greatest idea, I could see it now, a buddy cop show set in Fort Lauderdale.
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Feb 11, 2010 10:10:48 AM CST
"Face forward aliens! You! You're superhero identity will be..
by jaylenotookmyjob
..."Fuck-Over-Jack-Kirby Man!" You! You're.... "Coast-On-You-Name-For-50-Years Girl"... Excelsior!"
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Adam West needs to be a part of that too.
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Does he make sure they sign away all rights to their costumes, powers, alter-egos, and heroic feats before he gives them their costumes? Because THAT'S The Marvel Way!
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he seems pretty full of himself in the past few years. Not to say he hasn't achieved anything significant but it also appears that he may have appropriated other people's ideas as his on in the process.
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apparently they are taking offense at the current cap run...fuck them and lee
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Or as he is known to the general public, "Jack who?"
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He's done some great stuff lately with The Simpsons and Robot Chicken. Although I think he should stay away from the movie cameos.
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was a good idea but everything about that show was terrible.
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Which is absolute greatness. There are at least 3-5 nods/Easter eggs in every episode.
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Herc, I understand that AICN headlines come with a certain amount of ballyhoo, but under no circumstances does this story deserve two exclamation points.
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Lee, Hefner, West. Holy shit, could you imagine the awesomeness?! Bring in Bob Barker, the corpse of Ricardo Montalban & William Shatner as their arch nemisisses(ses?) and you have one for the history books right there! Epic battles between Playboy Bunnies & Barker Beauties, Shatner & Lee engaged in a battle of wits, and West & Ricardo's corpse in a staring contest.... EPIC!!!
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Feb 11, 2010 7:05:40 PM CST
br1947: Throw in Joan Collins, Julie Newmar & Barbi Benton...
by margot_tenenbaum
...as their OTHER nemisissesatrixes and I'd watch that show!
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I mean, he doesn't exactly have the market cornered on the creation of all of the Marvel greats, but he's the only guy stepping up to the plate.
Kirby is dead. Ditko has shunned the spotlight. Marvel needs that figurehead. They need the face of the Silver Age. Lee, as a former EIC and co-creator has every right to swing his dick like king of the pride.
So what if he's fuzzy on who created what small detail on what character 50 years ago? The man is 87. I don't exactly expect total recall.
Even when he does overstep his bounds, at least he's not an asshole about it. It could certainly be worse. He could be like John Byrne, who has a notoriously bad online reputation for shouting down his detractors and getting insulting. When Lee commits a faux pax, at least he's a bit more graceful. If he's been a jerk then I haven't heard about it. (Then again, who isn't a jerk at least once or twice in their lives?)
Is the "well dry" with Lee? Sure. The man was at his creative peak 40 years ago. His use of slang and knowledge of current events pretty much ended at the end of the Vietnam War? However, similar comparisons can be drawn with any old person. Ask your grandma who Lady GaGa is. Even better, if she knows, ask her to recite the lyrics to Poker Face and be prepared not to laugh too hard.
Stan Lee is dated, but that's kinda okay. Marvel rolls the guy out when they need a bit of nostalgia or something that feels retro. They stick him in some movies just because it cracks the geeks up. Kinda like a nerd version of Where's Waldo.
At least Lee has not deluded himself into believing that he is vital to the industry or that his work is still socially relevant. Lee has moved into the elder statesman role.
Again, it could've been worse. Just look at Chris Claremont. The man is stuck in an endless loop of trying to relive his past creative glories. For him, it is still 1980 and he's still on Uncanny X-Men. It's kinda sad. Marvel still gives work to him because his name still sells. Not because the quality is good.
For Lee, in addition to his legendary status, he still gets work because his stuff is so outdated that it's now kitschy. Some people dig that. -
Youre dead-on, Jimbojones. I was all prepared to hate it, but love watching it with my kids. Fairly humorous, full of Marvel characters, and more in-line with Marvel history than just about any of the movies.
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if it were just that only today lee took more credit for marvel than i would agree prob is, it wasnt until he was in his 70s and kirby was dead, that he acknowledged the what role kirby played, this despite the well known fact of creating comics "the marvel way"
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Some of their comics have Kirby listed as Co-Plotter as well as Artist back when they were doing them. And Kirby (and Ditko and many others) may have had more to do with Creating the Characters visually than Lee, but Stan the Man gave each one a distinctive VOICE.
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Stan Lee is likeable and has done some amazing things. He has changed our culture. But, he can come across like is sort of full of himself.
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Stan Lee never left.
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