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© 2017 AFP'Spider-Man' nearly squashed at birth, says creator Lee
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Toasted Heretic
IIRC, Marvel did eventually introduce a character called The Human Fly in the 70s but I don't think he took off.
Incidentally, Stan Lee's latest cameo (in Thor: Raganarok) is his best, I reckon.
lomae
Agreed. And he still has that teenage enegry about him which is great to see.
That movie was one of the better ones in this genre too. Definitely recommend it.
Toasted Heretic
Steve Ditko was sort of forgotten for a long time. It's good that he now gets the credit he deserves. From fans, at least.
Seems we have some DC fans lurking on this thread, btw ;-)
Toasted Heretic
Stan Lee is one of many American writer/artists who's family fled persecution in Europe and came to settle in the US. And we can count ourselves lucky for their talent.
Strangerland
I've never been particularly interested in superheros, even as a kid, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with having that interest.
Toasted Heretic
@Strangerland,
If Stan's output isn't your cuppa, I recommend Chris Ware, Joe Sacco, Guy Delisle, Daniel Clowes, Art Spiegleman, Marjane Satrapi. More grounded in the "real world".
But the kudos for the modern comic movement lies with people like Lee & Ditko, Bob Kane, Siegel and Shuster.
Dango bong
its a comic who cares
Toasted Heretic
So was Oblivion, Road to Perdition, Men in Black, A History of Violence, Persepolis, American Splendor, Kingsman, 300, Atomic Blonde, Sin City, Blade, The Crow, From Hell, Cowboys & Aliens, The Mask, Scott Pilgrim Vs the World...
The USA, Japan and France have a lengthy and successful history with sequential art and often lucrative, too.
lostrune2
Got to meet the man at con and photo with him
Showed him we shared one of the names, and he was pleasantly surprised, lol
He's getting up there in age, so meet him while ya still can