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As part of his 1992 Comic Book Greats VHS series — which featured (deep breath) such luminaries as Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Will Eisner, the Romitas, Sergio Aragones, and Jack Davis and Harvey Kurtzman — Smiling Stan Lee asked Rob "X-Force" Liefeld and Todd "Spawn" McFarlane to invent a superhero in a hot second. More »
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Much as we love Batman, we certainly don't think it's a wise idea to go out into the streets looking for crime to fight. People have guns. They will shoot you in the face. So naturally HBO's latest documentary Superheroes (about real life superhero crime fighters) makes us incredibly uncomfortable. Watch the first trailer. More »
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Yesterday's Eureka loaded up on guest stars, adding Wil Wheaton and Stan Lee alongside Felicia Day's socially awkward physicist. But there's no time to bask in all the guests, as some psychic contact lenses have predicted the town's imminent annihilation. More »
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Like a lovable grandpa spoiling the surprise birthday cake at the family dinner, Marvel's venerable Stan Lee spilled the beans on Marc Webb's Spider-Man reboot. He revealed not only his cameo, but confirmed one epic fight scene involving lizards. More »
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In 1962's Strange Tales #94, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby teamed up to create the short comic "SAVE ME FROM THE WEED!" In this tale, a weed is bombarded with radioactive dust and immediately conspires to take over the world. More »
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With WonderCon next week, let's take a stroll down memory lane and check out some retro tableaus from the 1988 WonderCon. More »
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With The Tempest, opening tomorrow, Julie Taymor and Helen Mirren bring a splashy fantasy vibe to the Bard. But science fiction and fantasy have been playing with Shakespeare forever. Here are the greatest Shakespeare homages and cover versions in SF. More »
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Chances are, your rare toys, comics and other collectibles aren't just awesome — they're worth serious cash. But how can you get what they're worth in such a lousy economy? Don't panic: We've collected surefire shwag-selling tips from top sellers. More »
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At the opening festivities of Comic-Con, we caught up with the one and only Stan Lee at Activision's Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions party. At this soiree, Stan the Man divulged that he wishes he dreamt up DC's Main Man, Lobo. More »
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It seems like everyone and their mother has an opinion on Donald Glover's campaign to become The Webbed One, so why shouldn't one of Spidey's creators bandy about his opinion? In this video, Stan "The Man" Lee gives his verdict. More »
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We just ran down the five bland white guys that are, reportedly, in the running to play Peter Parker in Sony's Spider-Man reboot. Yawn. In this day and age, why does Spidey have to be a white guy? More »
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Reality has caught up with Stan Lee's mutant fantasies, judging by his new History Channel series, called Stan Lee's Superhumans. Airing this fall, Superhumans will feature "genetically different" people who have fantastic abilities. The worlds' most flexible man will co-host. More »
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Stan Lee's next Marvel movie cameo could appear in a pivotal scene of next year's Thor. Rumor has it, the co-creator of Marvel's most iconic characters is helping us get in touch with the majesty of Asgard. Spoilers ahead. More »
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We've already noted that Stan Lee would like to see a Doctor Strange movie. But at Wizard World Anaheim, Smiling Stan hinted that the Sorcerer Supreme was next on the docket. More »
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With so many marquee Marvel comics heroes already snatched up by studios, who can Disney use for their next blockbuster? Stan Lee weighs in on the Disney-Marvel movie merger and made the case for a certain diminutive superhero. More »
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Everybody's obsessed with whether Meryl Streep will get her thousandth Oscar this weekend, but what about Stan Lee? He works hard too. And in this new Oscar-campaign video, he makes a compelling case for his movie cameos as High Art. More »
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It's been confirmed that that Jack Kirby's heirs are, indeed, including Spider-Man and supporting characters in their list of Marvel characters that they want the rights to. The only problem with that? Well, Kirby didn't really create the character. More »
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If there's a movie based on a Marvel comic, there'll be a cameo for Marvel mascot Stan Lee. As if to prove that, even though the Spider-Man spin-off Venom is still being written, Lee's role has already been locked down. More »
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One of the best parts about taking in a comic book movie is keeping your eyes peeled for the off-the-wall cameo from Marvel Comics' Stan Lee. And Iron Man 2 has already shot the next Stan moment. Spoilers below. More »
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Natasha Henstridge, promoting her upcoming sci-fi mini-series Impact, chatted with us about her fanbase, cloning, her upcoming collaboration with Stan Lee, and aging gracefully out of the space-hottie pigeonhole. More »
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Of all the dangers that videogames apparently offer, I'd never heard "your game avatar comes to life and solves crime" being mentioned, before Stan Lee's latest creation. This, from the man who gave us Spider-Man? More »
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The British version of Stan Lee's reality TV series Who Wants To Be A Superhero is under fire for sending many hopeful super-kids in tears. Oh Stan, how could you? More »
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Spider-Man, X-Men and Iron Man co-creator Stan Lee has found himself the target of a lawsuit claiming that he's not been honest about the financial success of his creations. How far our heroes have fallen. More »
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It's the sentence that I never thought I'd find myself writing: Stan Lee is creating a series for Showtime about a gay superhero. Yes, you read that right; Stan Lee - not only the creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man and the Avengers (amongst many others), but also a man who made sure that Lou Ferrigno was not the worst actor in either Hulk movie and the host of Who Wants To Be A Superhero - is working on a gay superhero show for the home of The L Word and Weeds. Luckily for all of us, he's not doing it alone. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5086675&view=rss&microfeed=true What better way to celebrate Hallowe'en than listening to one of the greatest poems of all time read by one of the greatest orators of all time? That's be great, but sadly, James Earl Jones couldn't show up, so we're left with Marvel Comics creator - and narrator of Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends - Stan Lee reading Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven as your special October 31st treat. Click through for your own slice of "Nevermore, True Believers!" [Halloween Havoc 2008: Stan Lee Presents THE RAVEN!] More »
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Now that Stan Lee is working on his superhero makeover of Paris Hilton, he’s looking for other celebrities to render in superhuman form. The next duo on his wishlist is power couple David and Victoria Beckham, whose good looks and charm make them, in his mind, a natural for costumed crimefighting. So, what would a Beckham superhero show look like? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5068381&view=rss&microfeed=true Never one to be contemporary with his rumors, Marvel Comics' former editor-in-chief and president Stan Lee has announced that he thinks that the movie version of Captain America should be played by... Will Smith. His reasons? Entirely political: "I would love us to do something with Will Smith. It would be a real leap to make Captain America black... then again, I don't know... It might be a really smart thing. If Barack Obama becomes President who knows... suddenly a lot of our characters will be black." Oh, Stan. [Digital Spy] More »
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Meet the kind of superhero that gets drunk and throws up on her own party dress. Yes, hotel heiress and end of human decency Paris Hilton is getting her own Stan Lee-blessed comic book character and cartoon spin-off on MTV. Mr. Lee is creating a character just for Paris, but more importantly, what will her superpowers be? Below the fold, I list possible future superhero characteristics. More »
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The spiritual father of Marvel's Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk aren't necessarily who you might expect. At today's Adapting Comics To Screen panel, Stan Lee may have been happy to accept his share of the glories, but Incredible Hulk screenwriter has someone much more recent in mind: Ultimates writer Mark Millar. More »
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Dear Sir Richard Branson and Gotham Chopra: I think we need to talk about your superhero habit. I was reading that your company, Virgin Comics, has just employed aging icon Stan Lee to create a new line of superhero books, just days after the publisher announced that it would be releasing Superbia, a series about superheroes in suburbia, and... well, two thoughts come to mind. First off, between this and the other Stan Lee announcement last week, is everyone just giving Stan this much work right now because they're worried that, otherwise, he might die before they can cash in on his name? Secondly, I think it's time we staged an intervention for the two of you. More »
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It's rare that you read a news story that makes you think, "Haven't any of you seen 'Who Wants To Be A Superhero'?" but the announcement that Stan Lee is partnering with two other production companies to launch a new superhero property is just one of those stories. Don't get me wrong, I love Lee's work as much as the next geek, but seriously, people. You're throwing your money away, here. More »
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The people competing to be Stan Lee's newest superhero in Who Wants To Be A Superhero? must not have seen his 2006 TV movie Lightspeed. Lightspeed stars Sean Connery's son Jason as Daniel Leight, a government agent who gains the ability to run at super-speed... but the speed is killing his metabolism. (Just imagine Stan Lee creating the Flash... again!) This is the only watchable scene in the whole thing, thanks to supervillain Python's dialogue about face-eating, blow-torch leg amputation, and severed legs running in circles. Actually, we're not sure what Python is talking about, but it sounds massively creepy. More »
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Proving that you only have to die creatively instead of literally before receiving any kind of lifetime achievement award, Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee will be given the first "New York Comic Legend Award" as part of this year's New York Comic-Con. The award recognizes not only his amazing contribution to the comic medium, but also his voice-over talent that started each and every episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. More »
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Click to view io9 took a spin through Gallery 1988 and Golden Apple Comics last night in Los Angeles as artists like Ruben Rude, Travis Lampe, Brandon Bird, Patrick Gannon, Misha, Angry Woebots, Jeff McMillan, Sarah Coleman and Daniel Danger paid tribute to Stan "The Man" Lee through reinterpretations of some of his most famous characters. The result was some seriously trippy artwork ranging from X-Men plushies to a sort of wacky Mickey Mouse meets The Hulk on acid painting. Take a look for yourself in the gallery below. More »
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Stan Lee had a lot to talk about earlier this week when he accepted his Jules Verne Lifetime Achievement award, and one of those things was the fact that Marvel has been seriously considering doing a movie based on their Power Pack comic book. You can't chalk this one up to senility, because Lee definitely has all his marbles with him, but dear god in heaven please send a packet of smelling salts to the bigwigs over there before it's too late. More »
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Stan Lee was the recipient of a much-deserved Jules Verne Lifetime Achievement Award this week, presented to him by Doug Jones (who played the Silver Surfer onscreen in the recent Fantastic Four sequel) and by Heroes creator Tim Kring and co-executive producer Jeph Loeb. It might have been a lifetime achievement award, but he certainly doesn't show any signs of slowing down at this point. The creator of The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and a host of other costume-wearing comic book characters told us about his upcoming cameos in Marvel movies, and the origin of his catch phrase. More »
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Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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