Every Major Marvel Comic Character Stan Lee Helped Create
Stan Lee, who died today at the age of 95, leaves behind a long legacy as a legend of the comics industry. And that includes the many, many characters he helped to create, from Spider-Man to the original X-Men to the Fantastic Four to the founding members of the Avengers... and more.
To celebrate the Man, we've put together a slideshow of some of his most famous creations. There are far too many characters that came from the mind of Lee and his collaborators to include here, so we've tried to narrow in on the best recognized and most important of the group.
Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie Screenplay Tossed by Game Creator
The script for a movie adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy's was "wrapped up and greenlit" by producer Jason Blum and director Chris Columbus, but has been thrown out because the game's creator, Scott Cawthon, claimed it didn't match his vision.
As reported by Variety, via an update by Cawthon on Steam's forums, he claimed that he "had a different idea for it," and one that he liked better.
We Saw Two Hilarious Extra Scenes From Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
While the world was treated to the Pokemon: Detective Pikachu trailer today, IGN and a small group of press were invited to Legendary headquarters to screen two additional scenes from the movie. As you’ve no doubt gleaned from the trailer, the whole production is driven by Ryan Reynolds’ hilarious turn as Detective Pikachu, and the two scenes highlight his unique brand of humor.
(We also got a look at several to-scale models of what certain Pokemon look like in live-action and an awesome prop Pokemon chess set, which you can see below.)
The first scene saw protagonist Tim Goodman talking to Detective Pikachu inside the Hi-Hat Cafe, a coffee bar with a Ludicolo barista. Any good detective has a bar they frequent, but given this is a kid-friendly affair, Detective Pikachu gets his fix by drinking endless cups of coffee instead of bottles of booze. This scene was from early on in the film where they establish the main mystery of the movie: Tim thinks his father, detective Harry Goodman, died in an accident, but Detective Pikachu convinces him that he’s likely still alive and there’s a larger conspiracy afoot, so they need to find Tim's dad and find out who's behind his disappearance. Eventually Pikachu does win Tim over and they agree to work on the case together, but it doesn’t come without a great deal of bickering between the two. As the trailer highlighted, Tim is pretty caught off guard by the fact that he can understand Pikachu, so he’s justifiably rattled, but he also finds Pikachu to be a little grating and hard to handle.
Breaking Down The Grinch’s Box Office Debut
Illumination Entertainment has another hit on their hands with a new animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, which opened with $67.6 million. With an additional $13.1 million coming from foreign markets, its worldwide debt of $80.7 million has already secured a profit for the film, which has a production budget of $75 million. When compared to the other eight films produced by Illumination Entertainment, The Grinch doesn’t stack up as high as you might think, so we’re breaking down its opening weekend when compared to the rest of Illumination’s slate.
The Grinch’s opening weekend ranks as the sixth best out of Illumination Entertainment’s nine films, behind another Dr. Seuss adaptation, The Lorax ($70.2 million), Despicable Me 3 ($72.4 million), Despicable Me 2 ($83.5 million), The Secret Life of Pets ($104.4 million) and Minions ($115.7 million). Its debut fared better than the very first Illumination film, the original Despicable Me ($56.4 million), Hop ($37.5 million) and Sing ($35.3 million). All of Illumination’s films have at least broken the $100 million domestic box office barrier, with the lowest-grossing film being Hop at $108.1 million, but oddly enough, a lower debut doesn’t often foreshadow a lackluster domestic performance.
Best Black Friday PC Deals
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If you've been holding off on getting a new laptop, PC, or components to build your own, you made a wise decision. The best Black Friday deals on gaming PCs and everything else computer-related have already started in some cases. If the deals haven't already started, we have a really good idea of what's coming down the pike for Black Friday 2018. You can already get a look at the best Best Buy Black Friday deals, as well as the best Dell Black Friday deals, among others.
Best Black Friday PC Deals
If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.
If you've been holding off on getting a new laptop, PC, or components to build your own, you made a wise decision. The best Black Friday deals on gaming PCs and everything else computer-related have already started in some cases. If the deals haven't already started, we have a really good idea of what's coming down the pike for Black Friday 2018. You can already get a look at the best Best Buy Black Friday deals, as well as the best Dell Black Friday deals, among others.
The True Legacy of Stan Lee at Marvel Comics
The pop culture world was dealt a huge blow today with the news that Stan Lee passed away at the age of 95. Lee is widely celebrated as one of the primary architects of the Marvel Universe. He co-created many of the company's most famous heroes and villains and managed to become the public face of Marvel for decades. But ultimately, Lee's true legacy at Marvel Comics isn't any one character or franchise, but the deep inspiration he provided for generations of creators that followed.
Lee's resume includes a laundry list of iconic superhero characters - Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and on and on. That said, Lee isn't singlehandedly responsible for creating any of the characters he's so closely associated with. Spider-Man was a joint creation with Steve Ditko. Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men were all developed alongside Jack Kirby. But that's the beauty of comics - it's generally a collaborative medium. If you didn't have Kirby's boundless imagination and superhuman work ethic paired with Lee's sense of humor, grandiose storytelling style and marketing skills, none of these characters would be what they are today. It's safe to say many of them might never have left the drawing board in the first place.
The True Legacy of Stan Lee at Marvel Comics
The pop culture world was dealt a huge blow today with the news that Stan Lee passed away at the age of 95. Lee is widely celebrated as one of the primary architects of the Marvel Universe. He co-created many of the company's most famous heroes and villains and managed to become the public face of Marvel for decades. But ultimately, Lee's true legacy at Marvel Comics isn't any one character or franchise, but the deep inspiration he provided for generations of creators that followed.
Lee's resume includes a laundry list of iconic superhero characters - Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and on and on. That said, Lee isn't singlehandedly responsible for creating any of the characters he's so closely associated with. Spider-Man was a joint creation with Steve Ditko. Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men were all developed alongside Jack Kirby. But that's the beauty of comics - it's generally a collaborative medium. If you didn't have Kirby's boundless imagination and superhuman work ethic paired with Lee's sense of humor, grandiose storytelling style and marketing skills, none of these characters would be what they are today. It's safe to say many of them might never have left the drawing board in the first place.
101 Amazing Little Details in Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 promises an unparalleled level of depth, from its vast, sprawling world, to the people and animals within it, and how it all fits together in a way that is quite unlike any open-world game before it. You're never quite know how each encounter with another character will pan out because each person is different. Similarly, it's filled with moments where you'll ask yourself, "I wonder if I can do that?", and chances are you probably can, no matter how outrageous it is.
Child’s Play: New Poster, Release Date Revealed for Chucky Reboot
MGM and Orion Pictures have released a new poster for Child's Play, the Chucky reboot, that reveals a June 21, 2019 release date.
"More than a toy... he's your best friend," reads the poster, which depicts a warehouse full of boxes of Buddi toys. A box in the foreground gives a good look at the packaging, which includes a WiFi signal above the "i" in Buddi. Icons along the side of the box indicate Buddi can be controlled by phones, tablets, and computers when connected to WiFi.
