{"id":49620,"date":"2018-11-12T18:50:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T02:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=49620"},"modified":"2018-11-21T19:27:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T03:27:12","slug":"iconic-comic-book-writer-and-x-men-creator-stan-lee-dead-at-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=49620","title":{"rendered":"Iconic comic book writer and X-Men creator Stan Lee dead at 95."},"content":{"rendered":"

Stan Lee<\/strong> passed away on November 12, 2018 at the age of 95; more than a year before the death of his wife Joan. XMF wanted to take a moment to pay respects to the father of the Marvel Comics Universe as we know it; the man who created legendary superheroes including the X-MEN.<\/p>\n

“It came along the minute I thought of the X-Men and Professor X,” Lee once told Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em> during a 2014 interview. “I realized that I had that metaphor [for real life struggles], which was great. It was given to me as a gift. Cause it made the stories more than just a good guy fighting a bad guy.”<\/p>\n

I’ve always connected with the X-Men for that very reason. There was something deeper going on, as it had a relatable message for many people. One fascinating aspect was always how the main villain, Magneto, isn’t inherently a villain the traditional sense.<\/p>\n

Lee said he “had no idea that any of them would become what they are today. And so much of that is due to the brilliant movie-makers who\u2019ve done the movies. Apparently, there was something about these characters that lent themselves to the type of movies that people like to see today.”<\/p>\n

Stan, you are the man and you will be deeply missed. You lived a long life and your creations will span the test of time.<\/p>\n

Excelsior!<\/p>\n