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Stan Lee To Co-Create Premium Cable's First Gay Superhero [Hero]

io9 - Nov 15, 2008

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 …

Also tagged: television, hero, who wants to be a superhero, perry moore

Stan Lee's Acting Talents Finally Put To Good Use [Happy Hallowe'en]

io9 - Oct 31, 2008

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 …

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Stan Lee Explains His Dream Captain America Casting [Captain America]

io9 - Sep 27, 2008

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 …

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Paris Hilton Wants To Be Stripperella [Paris Hilton]

io9 - Aug 12, 2008

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 …

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Marvel Movies Owe It All To Stan Lee And Mark Millar [Marvel Movies]

io9 - Jul 25, 2008

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 …

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Why Virgins And Superheroes Shouldn't Mix [An Open Letter To Virgin Comics]

io9 - Apr 23, 2008

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 …

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Stan Lee Coasts On Past Career To New Superhero Franchise [Stan Lee]

io9 - Apr 18, 2008

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 …

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Who Would Want To Be This Superhero? [Found Footage]

io9 - Mar 26, 2008

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 …

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The Man Receives His Own Excelsior [Stan Lee]

io9 - Mar 26, 2008

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 …

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