Stanley Martin Lieber, better known as "Stan Lee," idol of a whole generation, She died at the age of 95 in a Los Angeles hospital on November 12, 2018. But he didn't leave without leaving us a legacy with all his amazing and magical creations.
It all began at the end of 1939, when I was an assistant in Timely Comics, which then became Marvel Comics. That was when I was 20 years old in 1942, which he presented to Captain America in a comic strip of only two pages.
In 1961, about to give it all up, His wife encouraged him to develop his ideas, so He created the Fantastic Four. This was the beginning of a cycle of great creations during the following years. This list was joined by more than 30 comics.
He devised The Marvel Method, where he met with the artist and after a brainstorming session, A synopsis was then prepared., The comic strip was drawn and Lee filled in the speech bubbles. with words and legends.
Legendary Superheroes
The list of his characters is long, But among them, the ones that shine the most are: Hulk, Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four, Ant-Man, X-Men, Daredevil, The Avengers, Silver Surfer, and Nick Fury.
Stan Lee was leaving his personal touch in each of his characters. A peculiar characteristic in Their heroes had weaknesses, problems and even complexes, like any human being. He also insisted that they have names and surnames with the same initial letter.
Stan Lee was always experimenting., so that too He ventured into anime and manga, creating Heroman and The Reflection.. With this, he entered the Japanese world, but following the same guidelines in his characters.
In every movie
Stan Lee liked to have fun and from this arose the idea of appearing in their films comics. He acted in more than forty movie cameos of the characters he created. When these presentations became a trend, his fans eagerly awaited his appearance.
Between their appearances in the highest-grossing films of the Marvel Universe we have Avengers: Infinity War (2018), The Avengers (2012), Age of Ultron (2015), Black Panther (2018), Iron Man (2013), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).
The most fun ones were their appearance in Amazing Spider-Man (2012), When he goes out cleaning the library, listening to music with headphones, while the superhero fights the Lizard.
And we cannot forget his participation in Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer, When he wants to enter a wedding as Stan Lee, he dresses up as himself. Similarly, in Iron Man (2013), It represents Hugh Hefner, with some blonde girls and his classic robe.
An example to follow
For many, he was a role model. For example, Disney CEO Bob Iger considered him an extraordinary person and His imagination was surpassed only by his heart. Marvel president Kevin Feige commented that he had been the one with the greatest impact in his career and in everything that was done in the company.
Stan Lee is and will be an idol of generations., so much so that its closest competitor DC Comics paid him a well-deserved tribute., in an emotional message through his social media.
Although Stan Lee's light has gone out, He left us a brilliant legacy. Although we believe there are no words to describe everything he did to entertain adults and children alike. And we will definitely miss him.
Tell us, how did you react to the news of his passing? What do you think his legacy is? Which of this genius's films have you enjoyed?
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