Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-4651179-20181113132311

As you might already be aware of, yesterday marked a sad day for the comic book community. Legendary creator Stan Lee passed away at the age of 95. Characterized by his exuberance, cadence and showmanship, Stan Lee marked a before and after in the history of comic books in the '60s.

Together with his many contributors, including Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Don Heck, Stan Lee ushered a new era of this sequential medium, marked by the creation of a new type of superheroes that were human and flawed, and struggled with insecurities and the hardships of life while protecting the world and saving the innocent, breathing new life into this type of modern myths and bringing them closer to us.

Through the Bullpen Bulletins and his famous Stan's Soapbox column, Stan also brought a new level of interactivity with readers, giving Marvel a friendly and chatty voice, and making his audience feel like part of a big family together with the Marvel bullpen.

The library of characters co-created by Stan Lee is almost as big enthusiasm and warmth, and it includes heroes and villains such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Doctor Doom, the X-Men, the Hulk, Magneto, Black Panther, Daredevil and Doctor Strange. You can check all of the colorful characters he created here.

We would like to use this space to commemorate the life and work of this visionary creator.

Excelsior. 