It's About FREAKIN' Time
Hooray! Score one big one for the comparatively little guy!
For the last few decades, Stan Lee has been getting the short end of the stick from Marvel. You know who Stan Lee is. He created Spider-Man. And the Incredible Hulk. And the X-Men. And the Avengers. And Daredevil. And the Fantastic Four. And God knows how many other staples of comic-book history we've come to know and love (not so much with the Avengers). Anyway.
For his incredibly valuable work, Stan Lee has received zilch in the way of compensation from the 90's boom in comic-book movies. He deserves a piece of the pie for his brain-children, dammit. I don't care that he was with Marvel and they claimed ownership; that much of a contribution should be recognized. And it hasn't.
Until now. Marvel is finally being forced to pony up a dime on the profits from the Spider-Man movie series, one of the most profitable franchises in history, so far. It's a start. It's a very good start.
The great thing about Stan Lee is that for the last forty years or so (probably longer), he's been busting his hump for Marvel, with nothing to show for his efforts in the way of a percentage. And he's been a good sport about it, for the most part. I've seen interviews with him before now, footage on the Spider-Man DVD's and whatnot. He had every right to fume and be bitter, muttering under his breath about the sazza-fraggin' MAN keepin' him down, but he always appeared to be in good spirits about the whole thing. That's a little thing we call class.
Congratulations, Stan. You've earned it.
For the last few decades, Stan Lee has been getting the short end of the stick from Marvel. You know who Stan Lee is. He created Spider-Man. And the Incredible Hulk. And the X-Men. And the Avengers. And Daredevil. And the Fantastic Four. And God knows how many other staples of comic-book history we've come to know and love (not so much with the Avengers). Anyway.
For his incredibly valuable work, Stan Lee has received zilch in the way of compensation from the 90's boom in comic-book movies. He deserves a piece of the pie for his brain-children, dammit. I don't care that he was with Marvel and they claimed ownership; that much of a contribution should be recognized. And it hasn't.
Until now. Marvel is finally being forced to pony up a dime on the profits from the Spider-Man movie series, one of the most profitable franchises in history, so far. It's a start. It's a very good start.
The great thing about Stan Lee is that for the last forty years or so (probably longer), he's been busting his hump for Marvel, with nothing to show for his efforts in the way of a percentage. And he's been a good sport about it, for the most part. I've seen interviews with him before now, footage on the Spider-Man DVD's and whatnot. He had every right to fume and be bitter, muttering under his breath about the sazza-fraggin' MAN keepin' him down, but he always appeared to be in good spirits about the whole thing. That's a little thing we call class.
Congratulations, Stan. You've earned it.
posted by Casey Jones @ 1/20/2005 08:31:00 AM
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