We had the chance to sit it on one of Stan Lee’s Q&A’s during Wizard World’s Philadelphia Comic Con this past weekend. Here are a few interesting things you may not know about the godfather of superhero comics.
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Kyle Roberts follows up his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stop motion video with that other mutant team and their action figures. ‘Nuff said.
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The golden anniversary of Marvel’s band of mutants takes place next year. To commemorate the occassion, the various X-titles will have variant covers that will take you back to a time when the franchise wasn’t yet a mainstream Hollywood property. Case in point are the covers to All-New X-Men #6 with the cast of Generation X by Chris Bachalo and X-Factor #250 with every person that’s been on the roster (wearing their late 80s/early 90s uniforms) by Clay Mann.
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Kris Anka showcases the various outfits being worn by Cyclops, Scarlet Witch, Invisible Woman, Spider-Man, She-Hulk, Iron Man, Deadpool, Red She-Hulk, Thor, Rogue, Cable, Captain America, Sif, Hulk, Hawkeye, Broo, Noh Varr, Stealth Iron Man, Elektra, and Nova in the latest Marvel issues.
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This picture of a suave-looking Stan Lee circa 1983 is from Sean Howe’s upcoming book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story and it’s glorious.
Here’s an excerpt from the book:
STAN LEE, CENTERFOLD (photograph by Eliot R. Brown)
When Stan Lee visited New York in January 1983, the editorial staff was at the peak of its yuk-yuk, hand-buzzer giddiness. They’d been shooting photos of each other in superhero costumes for some of the covers—several staff members appeared on the cover of the last issue of SPIDER-WOMAN—and now they were putting together a comic that consisted wholly of photos of intra-office hijinks. They wanted to include Stan the Man. Lee, the original ringmaster, jumped at the chance to pose for a nude centerfold. Marvel staffers photographed Lee with an oversize comic book covering his private parts; soon after, they received a call from his assistant in L.A. “Stan is wild,” said the assistant. “He should not have been naked for your centerfold. Please. Don’t.” (A Hulk costume was later superimposed over Lee’s body in postproduction.)
Notice how the comic had to be oversize. Get it, Stan!
Kevin Wada’s latest X-Men commission brings together Magneto, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Wiccan, and Speed for a family portrait.
You know what’s cool? Crossovers. Batman and Superman. Wolverine and Hulk. Debbie and Dallas. Adding to the list of rad crossovers is The Amazing Spider-Man collection from Hong Kong/Japanese label A Bathing Ape and Marvel Comics consisting of super fresh tees, mesh snapbacks, and a tote.
Bapes Amazing Spider-Man collection drops Saturday, July 14th.
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Daily Graffiti: Mag-f***ing-Neto by Merlyn_One.
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A Little Bit On The America’s Next Top X-Model Side: Kevin Wada dresses up the X-Men’s Oya, Storm, Frenzy, and M with some fashion designs straight out of the 90s.
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A Little Bit On The Avengers Side: Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America get retrofitted in this entry by Brian Kesinger for We Love Fine’s shirt design contest.
A Little Bit On The X-Women Side: Kevin Wada has some more bonus X-Men redesigns with this recent commission piece of Rogue, Ms. Marvel, Emma Frost, Polaris, Storm, Psylocke, and Sage.
A Little Bit On The Amazing Spider-Man Side: Surprisingly, this trailer looks less like the 2002 Spider-Man than expected. Dare I say it actually looks kind of awesome!
A Little Bit On The Fashionably Mutant Side: Kevin Wada and Max Wittert return with round 4 of trendy X-Men costume redesigns. Wada’s batch includes Magneto, Mirage, Bishop, and Scarlet Witch. Wittert’s group includes Nightcrawler, Aurora and Northstar, Ms. Marvel, and Dead Girl.
