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Stan Lee’s Venom Cameo Already Written

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. Rhett Reese, one of the screenwriters for the Sony movie, was happy to tell Superhero…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 7

Stan Lee’s Hilarious Iron Man 2 Cameo Revealed

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. Collider received a tip from the set of Iron Man 2 leaking Stan’s big on-screen cameo,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 29

Natasha Henstridge Loves You Back

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. https://gizmodo.com/only-natasha-henstridge-can-stop-gravity-warping-moonqu-384858 https://gizmodo.com/abc-looking-for-huge-summer-impact-5163780 To some, Henstridge will always be the half-alien/half-human/all-hottie Sil, but her debut in Species was 14 years ago. Now 34, she’s done a lot…

Television Gary Susman Jun 10

What If Your Videogame Self Could Fight Crime?

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? Lee’s newest brainwave, Nick Ratchet, is described by the Hollywood Reporter like this: The lighthearted mystery thriller centers on a…

Movies Graeme McMillan May 22

Stan Lee’s New Mission: To Make British Children Cry

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? Thirteen children cast in the reality program are competing to have their character made into a comic strip. Each one child is eliminated by being…

Television Meredith Woerner Mar 3

With Great Success Comes Great Lawsuit Potential

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. The lawsuit is being brought by shareholders of Stan Lee Media Inc. claiming that they are owed profits from all…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jan 28

Stan Lee To Co-Create Premium Cable’s First Gay Superhero

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…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 15

Stan Lee’s Acting Talents Finally Put To Good Use

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 –…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 31

Stan Lee Sees Posh and Becks in Spandex

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…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 24

Stan Lee Explains His Dream Captain America Casting

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…

io9 Graeme McMillan Sep 27

Paris Hilton Wants To Be Stripperella

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…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 12

Marvel Movies Owe It All To Stan Lee And Mark Millar

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. The secret to…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jul 25

Why Virgins And Superheroes Shouldn’t Mix

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…

io9 Graeme McMillan Apr 23

Stan Lee Coasts On Past Career To New Superhero Franchise

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…

io9 Graeme McMillan Apr 17

Who Would Want To Be This Superhero?

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…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 26

The Man Receives His Own Excelsior

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…

io9 Graeme McMillan Mar 25

Trippy Re-Interpretations of Stan Lee’s Comic Book Characters at Art Show

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…

io9 Kevin Kelly Jan 9

Marvel Working On ‘Power Pack’ Movie

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…

io9 Kevin Kelly Dec 21

Stan Lee Shouts ‘Excelsior!’ At io9

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…

Movies Kevin Kelly Dec 18

Must Read: Essential Fantastic Four Volumes 1 – 5

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. Title: Essential Fantastic Four volumes 1 – 5 Date: 2001 – 2006 (reprinting material from 1961 – 1970) Vitals: At least those communist beatniks were good for…

Books & Comics Grae Oct 24

Stan Lee’s Venom Cameo Already Written

Stan Lee’s Hilarious Iron Man 2 Cameo Revealed

Natasha Henstridge Loves You Back

What If Your Videogame Self Could Fight Crime?

Stan Lee’s New Mission: To Make British Children Cry

With Great Success Comes Great Lawsuit Potential

Stan Lee To Co-Create Premium Cable’s First Gay Superhero

Stan Lee’s Acting Talents Finally Put To Good Use

Stan Lee Sees Posh and Becks in Spandex

Stan Lee Explains His Dream Captain America Casting

Paris Hilton Wants To Be Stripperella

Marvel Movies Owe It All To Stan Lee And Mark Millar

Why Virgins And Superheroes Shouldn’t Mix

Stan Lee Coasts On Past Career To New Superhero Franchise

Who Would Want To Be This Superhero?

The Man Receives His Own Excelsior

Trippy Re-Interpretations of Stan Lee’s Comic Book Characters at Art Show

Marvel Working On ‘Power Pack’ Movie

Stan Lee Shouts ‘Excelsior!’ At io9

Must Read: Essential Fantastic Four Volumes 1 – 5

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