Open Thread: Happy Birthday Stan Lee!
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That Stan Lee is alive and spinning story webs still warms my heart. Not so much out of geek love; I’m pretty much Team Kirby when it comes to comics history and disputes (Yes, I kinda hate that I sort-of just used Twilight nomenclature, but it’s concise, and I presume you know I’m not suggesting Jack Kirby should be the one to deflower Kristen Stewart). Rather, it gives me hope that attending every party to which I’m invited, noshing on the free food, telling the same stories family members have already OD’ed on and smiling at everyone is a recipe for immortality. Because that would mean I’m on the right track. Except for the part where I help create major superheroes; maybe that should be a New Year’s resolution.
I doubt he’s reading – or I’d have been far more flattering above – but feel free to discuss what Stan Lee means to you in comments below. Then have a great weekend – New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day blogging levels will be akin to those of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, respectively, after which news should start happening again.
Wait for it…
Obligatory Stan Lee exclamation coming…
EXCELSIOR!
About The Author
Luke Y. Thompson has been writing professionally about movies and pop-culture since 1999, and has also been an actor in some extremely cheap culty and horror movies you will probably never hear much about (he is nonetheless mostly proud of them, as he met his wife on one). As editor of The Robot's Voice since 2012, he can take the blame for the majority of the site's content, all of which he creates because he loves you very, very much. (Although he loves nachos more. Sorry.) Prior to TRV, Luke wrote for publications that include the New Times LA, Los Angeles CityBeat, E! Online, OC Weekly, Geekweek, GeekChicDaily, The L.A. Times, The Village Voice, LA Weekly, and Nerdist