Comic Riffs: stan lee


Posted at 09:49 AM ET, 08/13/2012

RIP JOE KUBERT: From ‘Sgt. Rock’ to the Kubert School, creator-teacher leaves a legendary legacy [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
RIP JOE KUBERT: From ‘Sgt. Rock’ to the Kubert School, creator-teacher leaves a legendary legacy

By Michael Cavna  |  09:49 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe kubert, jerry robinson, bill gallo, stan lee, scott mccloud, mark waid, mark evanier, frank cho, adam kubert, andy kubert, paul levitz

Posted at 12:19 AM ET, 07/03/2012

THE AMAZING ‘SPIDER-MAN’: Stan Lee’s Top 10 Quotes About his Web-Slinging Co-Creation
By Michael Cavna
THE AMAZING ‘SPIDER-MAN’: Stan Lee’s Top 10 Quotes About his Web-Slinging Co-Creation

By Michael Cavna  |  12:19 AM ET, 07/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  spider-man, stan lee

Posted at 12:51 PM ET, 05/03/2012

‘The Avengers’ to ‘Spider-Man’: Nearing 90, Marvel mastermind STAN LEE shoots from the still-hip (about Whedon, Kirby and RDJ)
By Michael Cavna
As he nears 90, STAN LEE isn’t slowing down: He revels in “Avengers” film, Spider-Man’s 50th birthday and new documentary and feature-film projects. A Q&A with the Marvel mastermind.

By Michael Cavna  |  12:51 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  stan lee, marvel comics, jack kirby, joss whedon, morgan spurlock, the avengers, spider man, epix, with great power, san diego comic-con

Posted at 08:57 PM ET, 03/11/2012

RIP MOEBIUS AND McQUARRIE: March is a cruel month for fans of two men with otherworldly imaginations
By Michael Cavna
Already this dark March, two men with otherworldy imaginations have left our world in too swift succession.

By Michael Cavna  |  08:57 PM ET, 03/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  moebius, ralph mcquarrie, stan lee, george lucas, william gibson, ridley scott

Posted at 04:02 PM ET, 03/06/2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILL EISNER: Clearly, the legend’s creative spirit lives on
By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna  |  04:02 PM ET, 03/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  will eisner, stan lee, scott mccloud

Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 12/28/2011

STAN LEE’s BIRTHDAY TODAY: As the ‘Spider-Man’ co-creator turns 89, here are our 20 Favorite Quotes from the Marvel mastermind
By Michael Cavna
As the “Spider-Man” and “X-Men” co-creator turns 89 Wednesday, here are our 20 Favorite Quotes that Lee has shared with Comic Riffs in recent years.

By Michael Cavna  |  01:00 PM ET, 12/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  stan lee, marvel comics, tom brevoort, neil gaiman, marc nathan

Posted at 12:01 AM ET, 12/17/2011

BEST QUOTES OF 2011: From Gaiman to Watterson, the Year in Comic Riffs
By Michael Cavna
From Neil Gaiman to Bill Watterson, here are our favorite witty and poignant lines this year straight from our interviews with cartoonists and other creators.

By Michael Cavna  |  12:01 AM ET, 12/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill watterson, neil gaiman, art spiegelman, berkeley breathed, jeff smith, roger ebert, richard thompson, david lloyd, susie cagle, sherif arafa, matthew inman, oatmeal comic, james ward byrkit, stan lee, garry trudeau, matt wuerker, joe simon, jerry robinson, vincent zurzolo, craig thompson, mark fiore, ana juan, lincoln peirce, jef mallett, mike luckovich, domitille collardey, julia wertz, dan didio, renae de liz, craig yoe, bob moyer, tom jenkins, sylvain chomet, mike keefe, josh neufeld, lauren redniss, g.b. tran, scott snyder, frank cho, stephen hess, tom toles, nate beeler, peter dunlap shohl, dalia ziada, darrin bell, molly norris, gary groth, r. crumb, roz chast, peter robbins, jean schulz, mike manley, tom wilson jr., kevin rechin, tom brevoort, lynda barry, dwayne mcduffie, kevin rechin, bil keane, eduardo barreto

Posted at 02:10 PM ET, 12/15/2011

JOE SIMON, RIP: Remembering the legendary ‘Captain America’ co-creator, who has died at 98
By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna  |  02:10 PM ET, 12/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe simon, jack kirby, neil gaiman, stan lee, jerry robinson

Posted at 01:29 PM ET, 12/08/2011

JERRY ROBINSON, RIP: Pioneering Batman artist and comics ambassador dies at 89
By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna  |  01:29 PM ET, 12/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jerry robinson, joe simon, stan lee, jim lee, batman, the joker

Posted at 10:48 AM ET, 10/11/2011

JOE SIMON TURNS 98 TODAY: It’s been a very good year — and career — for the ‘Captain America’ co-creator
By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna  |  10:48 AM ET, 10/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe simon, stan lee, jerry robinson, neil gaiman, jack kirby, marvel comics

Posted at 03:38 PM ET, 08/08/2011

STAN LEE celebrates the Marvel Age’s golden anniversary
By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna  |  03:38 PM ET, 08/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  stan lee, marvel, fantastic four

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 05/27/2011

BALTIMORE COMIC-CON: Stan Lee will be the Guest of Honor
By Michael Cavna

By Michael Cavna  |  01:30 PM ET, 05/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  baltimore comic-con, stan lee, marc nathan

Posted at 08:24 PM ET, 03/30/2011

‘THE GOVERNATOR’: Stan Lee teams with Schwarzenegger for alter-ego comic & TV show [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
COMIC RIFFS | Comics great Lee will reportedly draw inspiration from real life for comic book and TV show.

By Michael Cavna  |  08:24 PM ET, 03/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  stan lee, arnold schwarzenegger, the governator

Posted at 07:30 AM ET, 01/11/2011

IMAGE OF THE DAY: New Yorker cover artist sends Spider-Man to the hospital
By Michael Cavna
Barry Blitt had a big assignment and very little time, and that was precisely when his Spidey sense of humor kicked in: What if the webslinger, he mused, was rendered as a Last Traction Hero? "The first thing that...

By Michael Cavna  |  07:30 AM ET, 01/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Interviews With Cartoonists, Interviews With Cartoonists | Tags:  Barry Blitt, Christopher Tierney, Francoise Mouly, Julie Taymor, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, The New Yorker magazine

Posted at 06:45 PM ET, 01/04/2011

STAN LEE gets a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
By Michael Cavna
(Photo: Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images) Stan Lee has helped build iconic comics characters out of stone, sand and adamantium. On Tuesday, the Marvel mastermind conquered concrete. Lee has just received a star on the Walk of Fame sidewalk in front...

By Michael Cavna  |  06:45 PM ET, 01/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Interviews With Cartoonists, Interviews With Cartoonists, Interviews With Cartoonists | Tags:  Gill Champion, Stan Lee, Todd McFarlane

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 10/11/2010

'Superheroes': Turning 97 today, JOE SIMON reflects on his legacy with JACK KIRBY (*As do STAN LEE and NEIL GAIMAN)
By Michael Cavna
(Courtesy of Titan Books) Besides our boyhood fandom of Batman and our adulthood appreciation of Henry Selick, comics god Neil Gaiman and Comic Riffs humbly share at least one other cartoon-land trait: our mutual regret over our not meeting...

By Michael Cavna  |  02:30 PM ET, 10/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Superheroes, Superheroes, Superheroes, Superheroes | Tags:  Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mark Evanier, Neil Gaiman, Stan Lee, Titan Books

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 10/09/2010

STAN LEE announces two new projects at New York Comic Con (MTV heroes, assemble!)
By Michael Cavna
Several weeks back, Comic Riffs put Stan Lee in touch with a die-hard Marvel fan in the Midwest who had created a short tribute video. Lee was so generous with his time with the fan that it prompted this...

By Michael Cavna  |  12:30 PM ET, 10/09/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Geek Buzz | Tags:  MTV, New York Comic Con, Stan Lee, Stan Lee's 7, The Seekers

Posted at 01:45 PM ET, 08/24/2010

QUICK HIT: Stan Lee's super-powered pitch to comics retailers
By Michael Cavna
With three superheroes on the horizon, Friend of Comic Riffs Stan Lee is appealing directly to comics retailers, whom the Marvel legend calls the "most important link between creators and our loyal readers." In a new video, Lee is...

By Michael Cavna  |  01:45 PM ET, 08/24/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Superheroes, Superheroes | Tags:  Chad Hardin, Chris Roberson, Javier Pina, Khary Randolph, Mark Waid, Paul Cornell, Stan Lee

Posted at 10:30 PM ET, 08/10/2010

People of Earth, Attention!: This 'Avengers' is the Fan Video of the Day
By Michael Cavna
"People of Earth, attention! People of Earth, attention!... ...This is the voice from clearly the best video of the day. Last week brought the public unveiling of the "Avengers" teaser trailer that was straight outta Comic-Con. If anything, though,...

By Michael Cavna  |  10:30 PM ET, 08/10/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Geek Buzz | Tags:  Ivan Guerrero's Premakes, Marvel Entertainment, Stan Lee, The Avengers, Timely Comics

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 07/31/2010

'Riffs Picks: The Week's TOP 10 COMICS TWEETS
By Michael Cavna
From Comic-Con forays to Callahan bouquets, it was a particularly memorable week in comics-world tweets. Here are The Ten Tweets that most caught the ever-watchful eye of @ComicRiffs: 10. @God_Damn_Batman: Arkham Asylum is the most disgusting den of filth...

By Michael Cavna  |  12:15 PM ET, 07/31/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Top Tweets | Tags:  Ann Beaton, Dave Gibbons, Jim Lee, John Callahan, Richard Thompson, Ruben Bolling, Scott McCloud, Stan Lee, Top Tweets

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 07/21/2010

Has COMIC-CON outgrown San Diego? 9 big-time guests tell us where to go
By Michael Cavna
Let the pilgrimage to the land of "Scott Pilgrim" begin. Ten of thousands of people will descend upon San Diego today for the 41st Comic-Con International -- the largest such convention in the world and the granddaddy of all...

By Michael Cavna  |  11:30 AM ET, 07/21/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  San Diego Comic-Con, San Diego Comic-Con, San Diego Comic-Con | Tags:  Berkeley Breathed, Comic-Con International, Dan DiDio, Jerry Robinson, Keith Knight, Kevin Michael Richardson, Olivia Munn, San Diego Comic-Con 2010, Sergio Aragones, Stan Lee, Tom Richmond

Posted at 09:24 AM ET, 07/15/2010

And the winner of The Post's NEXT GREAT CARTOONIST contest is...
By Michael Cavna
After three months of comic plot twists, the final panel has long last arrived. The Post put out the call in May in search of "America's Next Great Cartoonist," and 500 aspiring comic artists responded. Now that readers, judges...

By Michael Cavna  |  09:24 AM ET, 07/15/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  America's Next Great Cartoonist | Tags:  America's Next Great Cartoonist Contest, Amy Lago, Darrin Bell, Garry Trudeau, Gene Weingarten, Hilary Price, Jerry Scott, Lalo Alcaraz, Olivia Walch, Richard Thompson, Signe Wilkinson, Stan Lee, Stephan Pastis, Tom Toles

Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 07/06/2010

SUPER SITES: The Top 10 COMIC-CON Links We're Likin' This Minute
By Michael Cavna
Any day now, the geeked-out behemoth that is San Diego Comic-Con will announce its 2010 schedule. And because of that, thousands upon thousands check the official San Diego Comic-Con website daily, eager for even mere morsels of new information....

By Michael Cavna  |  10:15 AM ET, 07/06/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  San Diego Comic-Con | Tags:  Comic-Con International, Harry Knowles, Joss Whedon, Keep Comic Con in San Diego!, LatinoReview, Morgan Spurlock, San Diego Comic-Con, Stan Lee, Televisionary

Posted at 10:55 AM ET, 06/01/2010

Donald Glover as Spider-Man? Like Spidey, the online campaign gains traction [UPDATED]
By Michael Cavna
Donald Glover may or may not have Spidey sense, but the actor-writer's already proved one thing over the weekend: He definitely has business sense. Responding to the report last week that cited the five actors said to be in...

By Michael Cavna  |  10:55 AM ET, 06/01/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Geek Buzz, Geek Buzz | Tags:  Donald Glover, Marc Webb, Spider-Man, Stan Lee

Posted at 11:05 AM ET, 05/28/2010

'NEXT GREAT CARTOONIST': Check out the final list of celebrity judges
By Michael Cavna
Wake the kids, text the neighbors. The list of "celebrity judges" for The Post's "America's Next Great Cartoonist" Contest is now complete. Comic Riffs came a-callin', and a dozen top cartoonists generously said yes. Frankly, we don't know quite...

By Michael Cavna  |  11:05 AM ET, 05/28/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  America's Next Great Cartoonist | Tags:  America's Next Great Cartoonist Contest, Darrin Bell, Garry Trudeau, Gene Weingarten, Hilary Price, Jerry Scott, Lalo Alcaraz, Mike Krahulik, Richard Thompson, Signe Wilkinson, Stan Lee, Stephan Pastis, Tom Toles