Stan Lee, Marvel Comics' Real-Life Superhero, Dies at 95

Jamesiv1 said:
Stan Lee's net worth is estimated between $50-80 million.

Marvel's superhero flick's have netted $24 billion in box office alone, not to mention the merchandising.

$50 million doesn't seem like much in comparison, for the guy that created it all.
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Stan Lee didn't actually own any part of the characters he created. Unlike nowadays, at that time people working in comics worked under work for hire contracts. Everything they created was wholly owned by the company they worked for by contract. This was typical in those days. In some cases the comic publishers have made some concessions on this in order to better conform to modern sensibilities. I'm not sure if such was the case with Lee.
 
ADULTING

http://www.real-time-with-bill-maher-blog.com/index/2018/11/16/adulting

November 17, 2018

By Bill Maher

The guy who created Spider-Man and the Hulk has died, and America is in mourning. Deep, deep mourning for a man who inspired millions to, I don’t know, watch a movie, I guess. Someone on Reddit posted, “I'm so incredibly grateful I lived in a world that included Stan Lee.” Personally, I’m grateful I lived in a world that included oxygen and trees, but to each his own. Now, I have nothing against comic books – I read them now and then when I was a kid and I was all out of Hardy Boys. But the assumption everyone had back then, both the adults and the kids, was that comics were for kids, and when you grew up you moved on to big-boy books without the pictures.

But then twenty years or so ago, something happened – adults decided they didn’t have to give up kid stuff. And so they pretended comic books were actually sophisticated literature. And because America has over 4,500 colleges – which means we need more professors than we have smart people – some dumb people got to be professors by writing theses with titles like Otherness and Heterodoxy in the Silver Surfer. And now when adults are forced to do grown-up things like buy auto insurance, they call it “adulting,” and act like it’s some giant struggle.

I’m not saying we’ve necessarily gotten stupider. The average Joe is smarter in a lot of ways than he was in, say, the 1940s, when a big night out was a Three Stooges short and a Carmen Miranda musical. The problem is, we’re using our smarts on stupid stuff. I don’t think it’s a huge stretch to suggest that Donald Trump could only get elected in a country that thinks comic books are important.
 
Anti Federalist said:
ADULTING

http://www.real-time-with-bill-maher-blog.com/index/2018/11/16/adulting

November 17, 2018

By Bill Maher

The guy who created Spider-Man and the Hulk has died, and America is in mourning. Deep, deep mourning for a man who inspired millions to, I don’t know, watch a movie, I guess. Someone on Reddit posted, “I'm so incredibly grateful I lived in a world that included Stan Lee.” Personally, I’m grateful I lived in a world that included oxygen and trees, but to each his own. Now, I have nothing against comic books – I read them now and then when I was a kid and I was all out of Hardy Boys. But the assumption everyone had back then, both the adults and the kids, was that comics were for kids, and when you grew up you moved on to big-boy books without the pictures.

But then twenty years or so ago, something happened – adults decided they didn’t have to give up kid stuff. And so they pretended comic books were actually sophisticated literature. And because America has over 4,500 colleges – which means we need more professors than we have smart people – some dumb people got to be professors by writing theses with titles like Otherness and Heterodoxy in the Silver Surfer. And now when adults are forced to do grown-up things like buy auto insurance, they call it “adulting,” and act like it’s some giant struggle.

I’m not saying we’ve necessarily gotten stupider. The average Joe is smarter in a lot of ways than he was in, say, the 1940s, when a big night out was a Three Stooges short and a Carmen Miranda musical. The problem is, we’re using our smarts on stupid stuff. I don’t think it’s a huge stretch to suggest that Donald Trump could only get elected in a country that thinks comic books are important.
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Personally, I'm grateful for trees, oxygen, and Stan Lee. Does Maher think people can only be grateful for one thing and they should choose wisely? :confused: (especially odd considering he choose two things) I'd also like to point out that my Hardy Boys books had some drawings sprinkled through the book. Not as many pictures as a comic book, but still. And how can anyone with a bit of smarts in their brain not see how witty and deep comics like Calvin and Hobbes are? Lots of pictures. Lots of wisdom. Also, just because a book doesn't have pictures doesn't make it more important or worthy of reading than a comic.

I'll never give up comic books. Why should I? I enjoy them and buying car insurance isn't a struggle for me in the least since I only ever got one ticket in 1997.:monocle: I also use the word adulting. It doesn't mean I think what I'm doing is hard because I used all my smarts reading a comic on the shitter, it just means it's an adult chore I don't like doing. And frankly, anyone who would rather use their smarts paying car insurance than reading a comic on the crapper is someone who really needs some excitement in their life. And I don't get why he cares about me using my smarts on comics - whatever that means. Does he think my smarts are rationed and if I read a comic it makes buying car insurance hard?:confused:

Yes, there are dumb professors who write dumb papers about a great many dumb topics. So what? Does he think we ran out of smart people and that's why the colleges hired dumb people to be professors?:confused:

So people using their important smarts on comic books gave us Donald Trump? How does considering comics important inspire people to MAGA? :confused: What should be important to people? To me, lots of things are important. I don't want to brag but I actually consider a great many things important. :monocle: I actually think comic books are more important than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combined. Hell, I wouldn't even piss on Clinton if she was on fire. Trump's a toss up. It would depend on my mood and how much beer I drank. I would definitely piss on my comic book collection.

And how does he know how smart average Joe was in the 1940's? :confused:

Maher supported Clinton. When are these people going to realize she didn't lose because of the Russians, the patriarchy, white women, racism, or comic books? She lost because she is such a massive pile of :bigpoo::bigpoo::bigpoo: she made Trump:bigpoo: look good.


I can't believe I wasted some of my important smarts reading this garbage. I'm not sure I have enough leftover to be grateful for trees, oxygen, and books without pictures.


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Anti Federalist said:
Oh?

And what's got sand in their vaginas about Stan Lee?
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My best guess is it's because he was a successful white man with a sense of humor who invented characters young boys admire and men enjoy. Young girls and women also enjoy the stories and characters but the comic book world is male dominated. Plus, it's fun and people who think comics are important gave us Donald Trump because they wasted their important smarts on stupid things(Bill Maher told me so).
 
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Suzanimal said:
Personally, I'm grateful for trees, oxygen, and Stan Lee. Does Maher think people can only be grateful for one thing and they should choose wisely? :confused: (especially odd considering he choose two things) I'd also like to point out that my Hardy Boys books had some drawings sprinkled through the book. Not as many pictures as a comic book, but still. And how can anyone with a bit of smarts in their brain not see how witty and deep comics like Calvin and Hobbes are? Lots of pictures. Lots of wisdom. Also, just because a book doesn't have pictures doesn't make it more important or worthy of reading than a comic.

I'll never give up comic books. Why should I? I enjoy them and buying car insurance isn't a struggle for me in the least since I only ever got one ticket in 1997.:monocle: I also use the word adulting. It doesn't mean I think what I'm doing is hard because I used all my smarts reading a comic on the shitter, it just means it's an adult chore I don't like doing. And frankly, anyone who would rather use their smarts paying car insurance than reading a comic on the crapper is someone who really needs some excitement in their life. And I don't get why he cares about me using my smarts on comics - whatever that means. Does he think my smarts are rationed and if I read a comic it makes buying car insurance hard?:confused:

Yes, there are dumb professors who write dumb papers about a great many dumb topics. So what? Does he think we ran out of smart people and that's why the colleges hired dumb people to be professors?:confused:

So people using their important smarts on comic books gave us Donald Trump? How does considering comics important inspire people to MAGA? :confused: What should be important to people? To me, lots of things are important. I don't want to brag but I actually consider a great many things important. :monocle: I actually think comic books are more important than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combined. Hell, I wouldn't even piss on Clinton if she was on fire. Trump's a toss up. It would depend on my mood and how much beer I drank. I would definitely piss on my comic book collection.

And how does he know how smart average Joe was in the 1940's? :confused:

Maher supported Clinton. When are these people going to realize she didn't lose because of the Russians, the patriarchy, white women, racism, or comic books? She lost because she is such a massive pile of :bigpoo::bigpoo::bigpoo: she made Trump:bigpoo: look good.


I can't believe I wasted some of my important smarts reading this garbage. I'm not sure I have enough leftover to be grateful for trees, oxygen, and books without pictures.


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My best guess is it's because he was a successful white man with a sense of humor who invented characters young boys admire and men enjoy. Young girls and women also enjoy the stories and characters but the comic book world is male dominated. Plus, it's fun and people who think comics are important gave us Donald Trump because they wasted their important smarts on stupid things(Bill Maher told me so).
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Suzanimal again.

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Anti Federalist said:
Covered.

Just for the record, I think Maher is an asshole, and did not agree with his post, I was just setting it out there.
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He's one of the Smug "Intellectual" Liberal Elite.

As others pointed out, he probably didn't mind cashing that check from Iron Man 3.

 
"I never speak on topics I know little or nothing about. Why? I never want to be the fool. In other words, I don't wanna make a Bill Maher out of myself." - comic artist Greg Capullo

"...More people cared about Stan Lee's death than care about Bill Maher alive." Comic writer Neil Gaiman
 
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