Stan Lee’s company POW! Entertainment on Monday posted an open letter to Bill Maher after the HBO host wrote a disparaging blog post questioning the legacy of the Marvel icon, who died Nov. 12.
“Mr. Maher: Comic books, like all literature, are storytelling devices,” the statement from POW! reads. “When written well by great creators such as Stan Lee, they make us feel, make us think and teach us lessons that hopefully make us better human beings.”
It continued, “One lesson Stan taught so many of us was tolerance and respect, and thanks to that message, we are grateful that we can say you have a right to your opinion that comics are childish and unsophisticated. Many said the same about Dickens, Steinbeck, Melville and even Shakespeare. But to say that Stan merely inspired people to ‘watch a movie’ is in our opinion frankly disgusting.”
Stan Lee’s Company Blasts Bill Maher’s “Disgusting” Remarks About Late Marvel Icon
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Bill Maher did that for the attention and everyone fell for it.
He’s a dumb prick who’s just pissed that no one will give 2 fuqs when he dies.-
The irony is I kinda like Bill. But you’re right, comments like his certainly don’t endear him to me.
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Another “dumb prick” trying to get attention. :-D
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If he wanted to slam Stan Lee now that’s he’s dead (essentially pussing out), that’s fine. Whatever. Trying to belittle a group of people to elevate yourself is just being a pathetic, insecure person.
And to assume it’s reading comic books that has dumbed people down (I believe it’s actually a stat showing the complete opposite) & resulted in Trump getting elected is a Plastic Man/Reed Richards type stretch.
Where was this notion before Lee’s death? And maybe Maher should rethink the company he’s kept over the years.
