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I'm not a comics guy, but for me, it's telling that Stan Lee had a burst of creativity in which all his best characters were created, and
later was unable to replicate anything like that success over the next 30-40 years of his career. I also think that, after Fantastic Four hit big, Stan Lee was spread across so many projects that he didn't really have time to give each of them the creative attention they deserved, and more of the creative responsibility was pushed onto the artists than Lee would like to admit.
And with Flava Flav and Chuck D, both had well-defined roles that they were happy with - Chuck as the MC/political voice of the group and Flava as the guy who builds the hype and mocks the critics. And the collaboration between the two, (and Terminator X) was obvious.
While with Lee/Kirby/Ditko, there were unclear roles - for example, Lee gave some instructions, the artists fleshed out the ideas, the artists work then influenced the writing - and at the same time, people insisting there was no collaboration. "I created the character, he just drew the pictures according to my instructions" vs "I created the characters by drawing them based on his vague instructions, and he responded to them by filling in the bubbles". The people involved have a bad relationship and each side diminishes the role of the others.
NYV: Why is Stan Lee's legacy in question? Feb 23, 14:52
20 years ago this would have been a disgruntled fan letter, at best. Now, with public shaming all the rage... Feb 23, 18:23
Crap - I had only read the first 1/3 and it looked like a blog rant. Kept reading - wow. Ignore most of above. {nm} Feb 23, 18:26
I'm not a comics guy, but for me, it's telling that Stan Lee had a burst of creativity in which all his best characters were created, and Feb 24, 13:34
Seems a pretty good sum up. The rest is petty grievances from fans, mostly about quantity vs (perceived lack of) quality {nm} Feb 24, 14:37
I don't begrudge Lee a writing credit or claiming to be a co-creator. But sole creator seems too much for me. {nm} Feb 24, 20:11
Just wait for the inevitable movie. :) {nm} Feb 24, 09:18
Will Stan be attached due to his cameo? :) {nm} Feb 24, 12:46
I think Ken Burns needs to get on this {nm} Feb 25, 08:54
My serious 2 cents inside. Feb 24, 17:13