Video není dostupné.
Omlouváme se.
Fatman Beyond: Farewell, Stan Lee
Vložit
- čas přidán 13. 11. 2018
- WATCH MORE FAT MAN ON BATMAN AND SUBSCRIBE: ►►bit.ly/1Up4nQ1
Fatman Beyond - Special Guest Tara Strong! (Fatman Beyond) ►►bit.ly/FatmanBe...
Kevin and Marc share their stories and thoughts of the sensational Stan Lee with the live audience at Scum & Villainy Cantina, then hand the mic over to the audience of true believers to share their personal stories of Stan.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONNECT WITH US!
For the Audio Podcast: www.smodcast.co...
Follow Kevin Smith on twitter at: / thatkevinsmith
Follow Marc Bernardin on twitter at: / marcbernardin
Tickets for all SModCo shows available at: seesmod.com
Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash jayandsilentbob...
"He loves you like a son" hit me like a train.. rip Stan
Same
Hit me like Thor's hammer. I was on the verge of tears up to that point then he said that and then 😭😭😭😭
Bittersweet considering that his only daughter turned out to be an entitled brat who abused him.
"...the next time I saw him, I gave him a hug." Well of course you fucking did. Fuck, I would too and I didn't even know the man.
I read this comment before hearing that part...it didn't prepare me.
I’m 50 yrs old and when I was 8 yrs old I hated reading and it was causing problems for me in school so my dad bought me a stack of Marvel Comics and said read these and come back and tell me how you feel about reading. That began my love of the marvel universe and reading in general. To this day I’m a avid reader. So thank you Stan Lee and my dad for opening my eyes to the wonderful world of reading. I would have loved to watch Stan Lee’s face the first time he watched each one of his comics come to life on the big screen. Rest In Peace and thank you
Retro Pyro 👍
Similar with me. I hated reading until my mother allowed me to read Harry Potter and it changed my opinion, which eventually led to me writing my own stories.
Parallel in much the same way. 55 now, when I was a kid went to visit my cousin in Arizona, who had a bunch of war comics, and ONE FF comic. Loved that FF comic, FF #139, 1973. Thus began my true love of reading, and Marvel Comics. Would never have even heard of the word "doppelganger" if not for Mr. Fantastic.
Same here. My mum did they same thing. A massive reader too
I’m glad I’m not the only one who was like that as a kid. I hated reading books but the first book I remember reading all the way through was a Tick comic book. I loved it!
Stan Lee is pretty much everyone's childhood. From comics to movies, he's one of the architects of modern mythology.
Wow
Out of anyone, Kev and Mark were the guys I wanted to hear pay homage to Stan
And Patton Oswalt.
Hell yeh same here especially given how close Stan and Kevin were
I can't think of Kevin Smith without thinking of Stan Lee.
sipioc Agreed, and to think how close we were to losing Kevin this year too.
Agreed. We all just lost the coolest Grandpa ever.....and we needed these goofs to remind us that it’s okay....Nuff said.
That moment where he heard that Stan loved him like a son was beautiful, made me tear up.
I just wanted to share how I met Stan Lee.
April 14th, 2015. (I think during the Age of Ultron Premiere) I was visiting Beverly Hills, California for work. Between meetings, I decided to stop for a coffee at Starbucks. As I was sitting outside sipping my coffee, when my coworker nonchalantly says, “hey, Stan Lee is walking towards us”... “Yea Right!” I replied. As I look down the sidewalk, sure enough... The Legend, Stan, the Man, Lee was walking up the sidewalk towards me!!! Holy CRAP!!! With Shaking Hands, I quickly get out my camera phone. I call out, “Mr. Lee??!!! Mr. Lee??!!! Can I PLEASE get a photo with you, I am such a huge fan. Graciously, Stan thought for less then a second and said, “Yea, Ok.”
He was so kind and gracious and I am so thankful I was able to meet him away from a Comic Con with all the fanfare. I was shaking for the next few hours.
I live in Michigan, and never thought I would have the privilege and honor of meeting Stan. He basically created my childhood and he totally lived up to the hype.
Excelsior.
Stan's appearance in "Mallrats" is my favorite moment.
That’s what got me into comics, watching mallrats way too young, also made a blatant mallrat myself👌
@@Wangan280z I live in NJ with a mall 10 minutes away, and an auction that people come from.states over to go to. Watching Mallrats, espexially when Brody brings them to the Dirt Mall and him explaining his love for the dirt mall hit me so close to home.
Kev and Walt Flanagan on an episode of either Smodcast or Fatman went to my Auction and recorded it!! That was so awesome
KS I had no idea you and Stan Lee were so close. Family. That is an amazing tale of a dream becoming real, becoming life. My condolences.
@@robdario661 Mallrats is his best cameo.
First live action film I ever hear a Marvel character even being mentioned
This was the eulogy for Stan Lee I was waiting for, thank you Mr Smith. How many men have reached into so many corners of the world in such a positive way? It really does feel smaller now.
How many PEOPLE
I'm ready for Kevin to make me cry.
Im ready for Kevin to cry
@Flintlock Avery well, the story at the hour mark will probably make you reset again
It didn't get real till he said "It ain't fair I should go before Stan Lee" I had to pause the video and collect myself. Deep cut right there.
@Flintlock Avery I made it three minutes.
@Flintlock Avery forgot about what followed like 17 minutes later :'(
God must have came up with a concept for a new universe and needed Stan to team up with with Jack to put in work on the blueprints.
Rest well, Stan. Your legacy will live forever. EXCELSIOR.
Sherman Williams not before the SJW continue to wreak Marvel. I hope they kick out them from DC because they are wreaking all my favorite comics.
@@RiolNeo963 Comics are comics, man. They change, trying out new things to connect to a new generation. Back in the 90s, everyone was dark and edgy and Daredevil had a shitty looking armored grey suit with red highlights. It sucks when our old favorites no longer speak to us the way they used to, but there's a good chance they will again in the not too distant future.
Jack probably would have told him to screw off. To Jack, Stan was just a credit stealing con man. Not saying that's my opinion as well btw.
Haha i can picture it now "man im God i should be able to figure this out" *gets creators block for 75 years, calls stan lees office* "hi stan? Its God....what the heck you mean hes busy?!? Well get him to call me back!" *proceeds to wait two more decades while stan beast modes it*
The Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson were Cultural Icons, but Stan Lee has to be the #1 Cultural Icon in the last 100 years. Like Kevin said, Stan Lee became STAN LEE to everyone who ever picked up a comic.....
Stan & Jack Kirby together were like "The Jackson Five", a phenomenon that set the bar for greatness, but Stan was MJ, the one that was destined for a level of recognition his brothers never acheived. Life chooses who is loved and who is beloved, and sometimes some are more.
#RIP Jack Kirby
#RIP Stan Lee
When he said “he loves you like a son.” My heart man. 😢
I nominate Kevin Smith to direct that Stan Lee Biopic & Marc Bernardin to Co-write. I'd watch the shit out of that.
Excelsior Stan Lee. 😢
Stan Lee's biopic deserves better than that, someone like Martin Scorcese - then start talking.
@@RighteousBrother
Scorsese would just palm it off to one of his underlings.
Smith is a highly under-rated Director, regardless of his last few outings. His self deprecation on that front doesn't do him any favours.
Given the genuine affection both men established over the past decades & Stan's desire to play a role in another Kevin Smith film, this would be the perfect culmination. A Biopic on Stan Lee desrves to be heartfelt & sincere. I stand by my nomination.
I nominate that jay and silent bob do a scene in a marvel movie, written by marc. Would be cool if bob dropped the "he loves you, you know...like a son" on spidey in regards to tony stark but i feel as though this crosses a line, besides, marc could write a scene just as beautiful, thats a beautiful tip of the cap to stan, without imiatating life so at least it would be in a craftsmans hands kinda thing..
He's too close to the source material
@@Glitch_in_the_Matrix I won't watch a bio pic that Kevin doesnt do, especially after watching this. At the very least, Kevin has to be executive producer or very involved consultant. Otherwise that's a no watch for me.
Stan Lee was one part Mark Twain and one part PT Barnum, a uniquely American author who created a modern mythology. They’re never be another like him.
No offence. But PT was a massive piece of shit in real life.
Gregory Floriolli I hope there are others like him, some day.
I never had the luck to mee Mr. Lee. I always wanted to meet him. He created stories that made me want to draw comics, write comics, LIVE comics. Losing him is like losing a blood relative.
Chadhulhu Vieth I was in the Panel, I saw him on the backstage and he walked past by me and everyone in the hallway at Portland Oregon Comic Con. That was 2 and a half years ago.
The way Stan Lee ment to Kevin is the how I feel about Kevin he's the best.
Quick share. The first comic book I read at 10 years old was a re-print of a Stan Lee Spider-Man issue. Without giving the number you will all know the issue it's the one where the goblin has dropped a building on Spidey, he is trapped and no matter how hard he tries he can't lift the rubble off. Then in the moment he is going to give up he remembers sick aunt may who is waiting for her heart medication which he has under his costume and even though he knows he is not strong enough he still tries one more times and with the thought of saving his aunt he lifts the rubble off.
This was the story that shaped my life, no matter how hard things got, no matter how heavy the burden I lifted the rubble off me.
Thank you Stan you will be missed but never forgotten.
PS im 37 and have been collecting comic's since that day.
Stooge Club I will never forget “The Amazing Spider-Man” #33 (1st series). This is the story you’re referring to. This was the greatest monologue ever given by a superhero, ever. This was why I feel that Stan Lee was the greatest writer, ever.
Your tribute to Stan on Instagram really tugged my heart strings and had to be the best written paragraphs in someone’s memory.
This video came sooner than I expected, but not sooner than I needed...truly beautiful homage to a beautiful man. I need your voice in my life Kevin, it means more to so many of us than you could know. I love hearing you speak for hours about so many things, and this time it was no different. Marc as always offers a perfect balance to your monologue, and inspires so many clever thoughts from you like your own Salma Hayek muse mixed with the truth of Chris Rock’s Rufus unabashedly giving his honest critique. That moment around 1:15 talking about your last time you were supposed to see him, and the comic relief you had in part thanks to Marc felt so natural, cathartic, and needed. It honestly reminded me of when everyone was so stiff after my uncle passed as we all gathered at my aunts house, and once the first joke mid sad story was cracked we all felt like we could breathe again. Almost like that’s what we should be doing, is laughing while being sad, in honor of someone who brought us joy. And my uncle was that for my family, and Stan Lee was that for so many people including myself, and so are you to so many people including myself. As always, thanks for sharing, and thanks for taking care of yourself so I can selfishly enjoy your contributions to this world that much longer! Excelsior forever indeed!
This is a beautiful Irish wake for the Irrepressible Stan Lee. Thank you guys for doing this, and posting it so quickly. I wept watching it. You're lucky to have so many wonderful memories with the Man Kevin, thanks for sharing them. Be at Peace Stan. Excelsior!
"You take for granted the time you have with people. Then one day you wake up and the time is gone..."
That line made me look up at my wife where she is sitting at the table filling application forms for our two boys' new school for next year. Paused the video and walked upstairs to watch my two boys sleep. Thanks for that, Kev.
my brief moment of stan lee (as posted on tumblr the day he died)
stan lee died today. stan lee, along with jack kirby and steve ditko and larry lieber and many others, was so important and instrumental to the superhero genre. the foundation of his work shaped my childhood and imagination. thanks to the mcu, stan lee’s work has carried over into such a wide audience.
i am such a fan of comics and artwork and fandoms that i have volunteered at many conventions cuz i love that atmosphere. a few years ago, i was a volunteer at emerald city comicon in seattle for the sixth floor panel rooms. eccc is constantly trying different configurations for the autograph and photos area and this year photos and signing were also on the sixth floor (which was just a mess of a configuration cuz the space was so overcrowded and i don’t think they’ve tried that one again).
this was also the last year stan lee came to eccc. for a few years by that time, stan was doing a farewell tour of sorts to all the major cons.
the panel room i was running was directly across from the green room where the guests go to chill, and decompress, and prepare for signings, and photos, and crowd and fan engagement. id seen a handful of celebrities and it was really neat to be in such a happening bit of the con.
and then stan lee came out for his signing.
this was a busy corridor. there were panels happening on both sides of the aisleway, and ppls queued up to go to this or that panel, or meandering through to look at schedules, or passing by on a mission to see or meet someone whose work inspired them. a busy thoroughfare of about 150 ppl.
stan lee came out of the green room, with three body guards and two or three ppls who were working at the con like me.
you know that tumblr trope where a story is exaggerated to “a hushed silence fell and everyone clapped”? well, that happened.
everyone milling about the corridor went quiet, parted to the sides to let stan lee and his entourage pass, and applauded. it was ten seconds or so and then he was gone. i joked with one of the other volunteers that we could track stan lee’s transit through the con by following the trail of applause.
and that’s it. :) that’s my brief moment of stan lee, an experience that me and 100 or so ppls shared. a moment in which we all so briefly got the opportunity to acknowledge and thank a man for his lifetime of work.
thank you, stan lee
excelsior!
Mallrats was the first time I saw Stan Lee on screen. Not Only do I think that Mallrats is one of the BEST underated comedies EVER, but also it gave me the image of Stan that I carried through all my life. Thank yu Kev and Marc for this beautiful eulogy.
He won't be forgotten. I've passed him on to my son and he's promised to pass him on to his kids and grand kids when he has them. So thankful that my brother passed him on to me before they both passed. They will forever be entwined in my family's history even though they never got to meet.
Stan is in gods office right now, god's holding his perfect issues of marvel comics ready to be signed
okay, fuck that got me.
The one above all.
@HELL'S HITMAN god is an abstract thought created by human beings,to get themselves through the human condition,they can't cope with the thought of nothing at the end of it all,really is that all there is, every culture has done this,and anyway who the heck knows
Man
You got me right in the feels.
😥😭😭😥
I'm an atheist and still that made me tear up, what a beautifu piece of writing.
You are truly lucky Kevin, he reminds me of my dad, also now gone. Every time I called on the phone, he'd always yell, "HELLO SON!" like we'd havent talked in years, so much energy in men like that, and the world is darker without them.
Kev wasn't lying, that Lee/Liefeld/McFarlane clip was savage.
and here i thought; here's another guy using savage when it really is mildly harsh. But you Sir, are not wrong in calling that clip savage. I mean if you ever wondered what savage really means you should watch Stan Lee tear those guys a new one. Holly shit that guy tells it as he sees it. So so many awesome burns, that the boys just seem to ignore. he was watching a catastrophe unfold itself. they couldn't even draw feet!! Stan must have been crying and laughing his ass off on the inside at the same time at that point :D
I was cracking up! I think he made McFarland cry! 😭😭😭
Where in the video does he talk about it?
@@JustWandering 48:30
@@metropolis-xu4nr Thanks! ;)
This video made me laugh and cry. Thanks for sharing some great stories about the legend of Stan Lee. Excelsior!
1:02:40 seeing Kevin almost break down. Damn that hurt
1:12:10
Aaron Scoggins Marc got him tho.
1:15:30
😭
Ikr
I'm used to it now. He cries all the time haha
Okay, it happened, Kevin made me cry, it happened at the point of him telling the Audi story and him finding out that Stan thought of him as a son. So touching.
Thank you for shaping so many people's lives. RIP Stan Lee🙏
I"ve been watching a few of these tributes to Stan, and there's something about this one that seems WAY more genuine. Every other channel talks about the impact that Stan had on them and their career, and while that's great and all, none of that is about Stan. This is frankly the only Tribute that remembers Stan for who Stan was, plain and simple.
P.S. I'm truly impressed with the way Kevin has transformed himself over the years. If he keeps it up, he might just surpass Stan the Man
Diversity and comics Stan Lee video made me almost cry at work the day he passed went home later and listened to it again and made me cry there.
In my 37 years on this rock, I don't think I've witnessed such an outpouring of love towards one person, and their legacy. Stan could not be more deserving of it either. I never got to meet him, sadly, which will always be a regret, because I've wanted to thank him for the X-Men since I was a child. I discovered them in middle school when I was bullied mercilessly for being a socially awkward runt, and reading about their struggles and triumphs in the face of prejudice helped me cope and get through an incredibly lonely time. He helped shape my moral compass through his creations, and I'm forever indebted to him for it. Excelsior, sir!❤️❤️❤️
The thing about "Pictures with Stan" is it's a tribute to the same sense of graciousness that Mark Hamill exudes also. Stan Lee was always gracious to fans. Maybe some people mean well, but simply don't get it.
First Ditko now Stan...... RIP to the both you who gave a lot of joy to us fans in creating one of the best universe.
Ps. Kevin That was a good impression... LOL
Pps. 1:02:58 Kevin was hit really hard by Stan's passing. Its so obvious that he's trying to hold himself together....a truly heartfelt farewell.
Thank you for the emergency session of Fatman Beyond. How many billions of people did Stan influence over his 95 years? And he did it with love, compassion and hard work. He is, and always will be, THE Man! EXCELSIOR!
I've been crying for the last two days. I'm so sad that my kid won't get to grow up knowing "The Man", the way we did. He is the single greatest person the world has lost, since Bob Marley. Maybe, even since Jesus. R.I.P. Stan "The Man" Lee. Excelsior!!!!!!! Thank you, for a great childhood.
i feel the same way, you just said it better.
I am not a big cryer, but man, your stories of Stan Lee hit me and I never even met the man. Thank you for this video Kevin. And thank you Stan for everything you did for my geekness. Stan, you will be missed by many.
That was absolutely stunningly beautiful, I havent cried and laugh so much in watching a video! Kevin you are amazing and blessed to have had such an amazing time with Stan! He was lucky to have had you in his life. Thank you for making this episode, this brought so much feelings out. This man was a legend and at 32 years old his stories keep the kid alive in my soul. Thank you Stan Excelsior!!!!!!
Kevin Smith your my Stan Lee. Thank you both for all the great stories and memories. Watching this was hard for me and I’m not the sentimental type but even I teared up hearing many of your stories thank you for sharing.
YOU TOO will be Legendary.
I showed Stan to my two young daughters and now that they know he's gone, all three of us revere him. Thank you Stan for making me believe in heroes again and when I grew older and the world got rough, the love my children have for your characters reminded me that heroes are real. You were a hero Stan and we all believe again.
Thank you Kevin & Marc for sharing your sentiments on Stan Lee. I've been in this weird limbo of mourning where only a full episode of Fatman Beyond could encapsulate how I'm feeling and in turn allowed me to exhale. That need to be felt was important for me in Stan's passing. God bless & Excelsior!
It was cool to hear the behind the scenes about Stan Lee and Mallrats. Still one of my favorite movies. Of course all of the Stan Lee stories where fun to hear. Damn, heartfelt stuff...Thank you
STAN LEES birthday should be a national holiday because he helped change the face of AMERICA more than anyone in the last 100 year. RIP Stan and make some new story's so God has some relief... nuff said
Excelsior day? Stan-a-palooza? Fantastic Festival? Cmon help me out people...ooooh how about instead of the stark expo....the Stan Lee Exibition? His wife said he was a poet...to honour his work in a way they honour the works of famous poets(dont ask me to name any) seems fitting for a man of his stature.
daniel hogan excelsior day
True Believers. What a life. So long , sir.
I rarely post any comments on youtube, but I felt that this beautiful edition of the Fatman Beyond show deserved all the love and respect that I have. As a 41 years old man I witnessed as my favorites superheroes made it from the comic books to the movies, and as Kevin constantly says “what a great era to be alive”. This great era has some pillars, and perhaps the greatest pillar is Stan Lee.
I’ve always considered myself a DC Comics fan, but I do love Marvel characters, many of them were born from Stan’s imagination. Thanks again for all of them.
To Kevin, thanks for a heart felted show. Listening you talking about Stan made me laugh and cry. I will (need to) watch it again.
He will live eternally through all of us true believers!
Kev is so right about the love of Stan being multi generational. I played this on my commute home and when I walked in the kids have GOTG2 on. As soon as Stan’s cameo comes on my 10 yr old daughter says “rest in piece Stan Lee” in the sweetest way that only a 10 yr old daughter can and it was all I could do to keep from bawling over a man I never met but definitely impacted not only my life but my kids and generations to come in a fantastic way! That’s a legacy man!!!
I never met Stan Lee...but man did I ever want to, and now do I wish I had. Seriously, when you said "he shaped your morality"...he did. It's cheesey, but "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" is something everyone, especially those with power in this world should understand. If you have the power to effect change, make sure you do it for good reasons and if you have to do so negatively, be judicious. I remember his Stan's Soapbox, I remember reading the letters at the end of comics people would write him for clarification or to ask him how he felt about things. When it comes down to it, he and Jack Kirby were essential to my life. The sun is a little less brighter when I think about the fact he's gone. I like to think now, if there is a heaven, that it's like it was when the Fantastic Four go to heaven to bring the Thing back, only this time, the One Above All (as Jack Kirby) is sitting there at an easel with Stan giving him story beats and ideas for eternity.
RIP Stan Lee I have to take a bucket off my list. But don't worry it's not empty because even if I never got to meet you, you filled it up with magic, superpowers, and dreams. Thank you.
Kevin and Mark still have buckets with more room to fill.
My dad passed Marvel comics and Stan Lee down to me in the early 80s when he felt I was old enough to appreciate what had been so important to him as he was growing up and I have done exactly the same with my son. So my dad, my son and I all had this connection through this wonderful, wonderful man; Stan Lee.
Unfortunately this April my dad passed away and now Stan. I am honestly heartbroken but amazingly thankful that 3 generations of my family could have that. Thank you Stan.
Thanks for sharing your stories, of Stan, Kev. Your personal relationship with him really offered us incredible insight to "The Man" behind the legend. The world mourns an icon, while you mourn a friend. A second father. I commend you for taking the time to share with us. Although, you're mourning on a much greater level, than most of us fans could imagine, we mourn with you. And this time you took to share with us, has (for myself, anyways) helped with that process. Sincerely, Thank you.
Damn, Kevin hit it right on the head. My kid is 18 now, and I explain the "ol days" of Marvel Comics to him all the time. I remember telling him "hey, that's Stan Lee in that scene", when we saw him in one of the earlier Marvel movies. It's always been a fun shared experience between us over the last 10+ years. Thanks, Stan for creating amazing experiences that will span generations. 'Nuff Said.
RIP Stan. Thank you Kevin Smith for sharing all these stories. This video is an excellent tribute and memory of the man that helped create so many heroes and became a hero to all of us.
Amazingly well done and said. I had to make a lot of excuses at work for why the dust was bugging my eyes so bad.
Kevin Smith Sir, you have won the internet this day. Nothing else on here for this day will compare to how both amazing and saddening this video is or will be. What a great way to send off such a great man, but with people being in a room with other people telling stories. Also, the idea of a Mad Men based on the comic book culture is such a fantastic idea, and I think you could do a DC and Marvel Mad Men with Jerry Siegel , Joe Shuster,, and Bob Kane on one side of the story, and Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko on the other. You could even show Jack Kirby leave and go to DC and back to Marvel again.
Oh man... this one will make me cry.
RIP Stan Lee and thank you for showing us all those fantastic worlds and adventures.
This Was A Beautiful Episode of #FatmanBeyond ❤
Being a young black male I try to advocate to my peers the importance of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to African Americans during the civil rights movement and beyond. The meaning behind the X-Men. The forwardness of Black Panther. I 100% feel that Stan Lee was a big factor in the change in perceptions many white people had towards Black people in the 60s. God bless Stan Lee. This white man paved the way for a lot of boys who look like me to dream that a hero can look like me and be great. I will always regard Stan the same way I do many of our great civil rights leaders. Truly an Amazing man. Wish he could stay alive forever..
Thank you Kevin, Mark and everyone for sharing your stories about Stan Lee. Their are few of us that never got to meet the man. I really regret not meeting him. RIP Stan Lee. Nuff said.
I forgot who came up with it, but he was everybody´s favorite uncle (no relation). He made being old look cool and bearable. Thanks, Stan.
Thank you so much for this, Kevin. I work overnights and watched this during my shift. Broke out in tears multiple times. I'll miss Stan with all my heart. I've told many friends that Stan Lee is like the Grandfather I never met in person, but I felt like I knew him my entire life.
Thank you for offering Stan a safe place when he was being abused Kevin. I disagree with you on some things but will always love and respect you for that.
What do you disagree with him about?
His take on Solo and The Last Jedi and a couple other things. Still love him though.
My thoughts exactly Nirvana.
@@redneckreviews2285 So you right-wingers don't like human decency. And yet you don't like abuse of Stan. How do these two competing ideas work in your mind? Republicans are truly shitty human beings.
@Nirvana NeverDies CNN ideological? What? That makes no sense. Also, what is it about Republicans that you like, if it's not hatred for race/gender/sexuality or whatever? Trump and his supporters are strong fascists, by the way. That's fact. Why do you support that, and yet claim to care about other people?
I was lucky enough to be a audience member
RIP Stan Lee
you will be forever missed by all your fans for now and forever
Im watching this for the first time and im crying and smiling at the same time. You two had a great relationship and I love the stories.
Damn Kev... every time you got teary eyed, I did too. R.I.P. Stan
Kevin, I already loved you!! This was so amazing, thanks for offering your beautiful and hilarious stories... Both of you!
Amazing farewell for a amazing man. Thank you so much for sharing Kevin. I never had the honor to meet him. He was and still is my role model not just making comics, but as outstanding human being. We love you Stan. We all miss you, and forever will.
Thank you for this. I've been crying on and off since I heard he passed. I forgot how many people he's touched and how I'm not at all alone in my grief. I never even got to meet him but he's had one of the biggest impacts on me as and artist and as a person I can think of. RIP Stan Lee.
Bless you guys. RIP Stan Lee. Such a cool crowd up in here.
This is an absolutely beautiful tribute to a Great Man. A Modern Day Legend. I think Todd McFarlane quote it best, "Our Modern Day Disney." RIP Stan.
I was in tears from the personal tribute/story part from the middle of the episode. Good work Kev.
Stan Lee is the reason I know english. We didn't have internet back when I was kid and one day I was walking through a store and saw this comic with cool art (Superheroes were not famous back then it was the 80's). I spended hours reading a comic with a english-Spanish dictionary at my side and when I found a word it didn't appear in the dictionary I would go nuts looking for other dictionary or pestering my friends to translate it for me (usually it was the name of a place or a superhero). I wouldn't be where I am today if it were not by comics from the bottom of my heart thank you Stan Lee.
Thanks for all the great stories everyone.
Kev, you know him better than any other. You gotta direct his biopic. Just a thought.
He would be the first to tell you he just doesn't have the skills for that kind of movie
When a man loses his wife like that, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't expecting it 😕
PLF honestly, when I saw his name hit trending I knew before I clicked it.
Well they where married for nearly 70 years. That shit must have hurt.
Its sad but beautiful....their love was real, tangible, never ending for one another... I know ive never had that, most of us will never have it or even see it...but they loved each other everyday, for a lifetime.. Right up to the end...true love.
PLF
To be honest, not that I wanted it, but I honestly expected it sooner. I’m surprised he lasted as long as he did....
Poor guy.
The man was 95. People were expecting it to happen at any time. Probably years ago. Not that people wanted it to happen, just that people sort of knew that it was only a matter of time before he eventually passed. Especially after his wife died.
I relate so heavily to Kevin. He’s able to put into words what I fail to. When I was speechless after Stan’s passing, Kevin was able to articulate how I felt. As a nerdy kid who occasionally read comics but was more into marvel action figures and marvel video games, I always knew Stan and remember him narrating an old Spider-Man video game. I was also obsessed with the Spider-Man show and Stan Lee was always just a figure that was there throughout marvel before I ever knew who he was or what he did. I remember seeing him in a movie for the 3rd or 4th time and asking my older brother (who’s a massive comic book nerd) started telling me everything about him and I fell in love. Some part of me really felt like he was one of his characters, he’d just keep living and finding a way to come back. Part of me is still hoping he’s just in the infinity stone and he’ll come back some day...
Thanks Kevin and Marc for this space for us all to listen to your stories about arguably the greatest storyteller of our time. When you broke down, I began to break down. And you saved me from balling my eyes out with the rings joke. Thanks for that. R.I.P. Stan Lee #excelsior
Rip Stan Lee. Your creativity has had such a huge impact on my childhood, growing up. Your life meant a lot to so many of us.
We need you more than ever Kevin, stay healthy dammit!
Kevin Smith, funny you mention the "Dinner for Five" episode. I just watched that before I watched this. SL was so awesome and wonderful in it. I live the clip where he tells you, MH, JJ, and JL how he used to be embarrassed to be a comic writer. The story he tells of trying to avoid telling people at fancy parties in the 60's and 70's what he did was so funny. Also I love how he mentions that the band KISS put some of their own blood in the KISS comic Marvel did. So funny and such an awesome human being. Great job by you and Mark honoring the icon Stan Lee. EXCELSIOR!
The first comic I ever read was a Spider-Man comic when I was 7...maybe 8...I am 31 now. For the life of me I cannot remember the title. All I remember was that it was paperback, very thick. It had multiple stories in it that were linked. When I say thick, I mean it was as half as thick as the Bible...it involved giant robot spiders that Spider-Man battled...and another I had was the Fantastic Four, it was another very thick paperback which included multiple interconnected stories. I remember what even the covers look like, but for the life of me, I can't remember the title...and for that I am a little ashamed and saddened because those two comics introduced me to Stan's amazing universes. I should be able to remember the titles because I've been looking for them for years and found nothing. Anyway...since those two comics, I have been a die-hard Marvel fan and thanks to Stan...I actually had a good memorable childhood because without his stories, I literally would not have any good childhood memories. I think it's also cool that we both shared, as well as millions of others, the same favorite superhero, Spider-Man...although Captain America is a close 2nd lol
Thank you Stan for my childhood...even though we never met and you never knew I existed. For 23-24 years, I always thought of you as my surrogate grandfather...and will continue to do so for the rest of my life.
Excelsior!!!
Stan Lee cameo in MallRats is my all time favorite cameo and I will always remember
Needed this, Fellas.Thanks for getting it out there so quick.
It's the memorial we all need and the one we want, Mike.
>bro hug, passes you a glass of Whisky< "Excelsior!"
Can always count on Kev and Marc when it matters. Thanks brothers.
Much love to the great Kevin Smith.
Great stories Kev! For as many people as there were that saw/met Stan in the flesh there were as many that missed their chance. I never got to meet the man in person but the one commonality (thanks Marc for the perfect description) we all share is that we all came in contact with him in one form or another. Now everytime I go to a con and see a marvel cosplayer, That's Stan Lee. Everytime I watch a marvel movie, That's Stan Lee. Everytime I talk to my kids about comic books, super heroes, and yes even Kevin Smith... That's Stan Lee. He's intertwined in all of our lives forever. The true definition of "gone but NEVER forgotten."
I love Kevin's "Stan Falls Down" story! I fell over a couch and did the same thing, popped up like whackamole with "I'm okay!"
I used to read Spiderman and Captain America comics all the time in the 80's. Stan had so much energy and enthusiasm for his work and now Marvel is like the modern day movie western. Miss him already.
Thank you Kevin and Mark. A meaningful, loving, funny, touching, and wonderful tribute to an iconic man. He inspired so many fans all over the world. Mark said it best: he changed the world. Kevin you, like others, were blessed to now and love him. There will never be another one like Stan Lee. R.I.P. true believer. Excelsior. 'Nuff said.
I can’t help but be sad about him being gone but I know I shouldn’t be he had a great life and loved everyone
This was an awesome tribute. It's a testament to Stan the Man how many people there are whose lives he touched.
Never met him myself, but he left me a ton of great characters who taught me what it means to be a good person.
Listening to the podcast on my ipod now and i had tears when you spoke about Stan loving you like a son and the moment you found out that Stan died. You also mentioned about no longer making new memories and taking people for granted. Very sweet words.
I love the witty and elegant way Marc addresses, contextualises and disposes of the entire 'who did what at 60s Marvel' controversy in about ten seconds flat (06:29).
It's the biggest betrayal, when the body fails the soul. I lost my grandmother right before her 96th birthday. Seemingly, she shared the same mental faculties, and humor, as Stan did to the last. I'm sure there are other many stories of the same. Thanks for giving us all a piece of Stan that makes us feel we know him as a person, and less like a walking deity.
The man could not have gotten a better eulogy than what was said by Kevin. Made me cry. I wish I could have shaken Stan’s hand and let him know what he’s meant to me. RIP Stan.
Thanks for doin this, guys. Not everybody with this passion has someone to lean on when a tragedy like this happens. It means a lot.
Much love, Kevin - thank you for being such an awesome Comic Book advocate! Don't be sad that he's gone - be happy that he was here!! He lived for 95 years, holeee shit!! Dude gave us so much more than we could have ever imagined or asked for. Don't be sad, the trail has NOT ended. It has truly only just begun. Only in the past 10 years have we really seen the potential that these comics had. I am just so glad that we finally began to recognize and appreciate his work on the scale that it truly deserved. If he had passed in 1998 - it would be a much suckier world.
While all the heavy stories about Stan hit like a freight train I particularly love the end when Kevin signs off, picks his stuff up and gives Cap’s shield a little touch before moving off. A lovely touch.
Great work guys, Stan would be proud.
Someone posted on reddit the idea that Deadpool dressed as Stan should take over the cameos. I kinda like the idea, I think Stan would too.
Just finished watching this, I didnt want to comment until I had seen it all, this was even better than I expected it to be, so thank you Kevin Smith, Rest In Peace Stan Lee (1922-2018)