Stan Lee Memorial Episode - The Life, Legacy, Career, and Impact of a Marvelous Legend - Ep 128

Published: Nov. 15, 2018, 5 a.m.

Excelsior! ***We celebrate the life of Stan Lee*** So we do have some MCU cameo spoilers at the end of this podcast. Look below to see when those happen if you’re allergic to spoilers of any kind. Intro / What Stan Lee Meant To Us? - Top of the Show Growing Up - 5:39 Professional Writer/Marvel Timeline - 10:48 Bringing the Properties to Visual Mediums - 20:49 Lee the Father/Husband - 24:53 Career Specs, Awards, Titles - 26:39 Death and Coverage Of - 30:16 Dirtman Lives and Other Tributes - 33:13 His Famous Marvel Cameos: Discussed and Ranked - 39:10 Outro/Social Media - 51:22 WORD of Wisdom (as if it can be anything else) - 53:17 We needed to celebrate the life & career of Stan Lee. The news of his death saddened us this week, but the tributes to his life & his life’s work encouraged us so much that we knew we must weigh in and pay tribute where we could, and where we could is this podcast episode. His was a full and happy and extraordinary life, and the size & scope of Stan Lee’s bio/ filmography is a testament to his staggering legacy. If there was any doubt, then we also list off his credits, awards, and both his comics & prose bibliography. There’s a lot to look back upon fondly. There’s a lot to laugh about & plenty of banter throughout these opening segments, so much so that we didn’t want them to end. We follow up our thanks with some of the highlights and quotes from some of those who knew him best. Both Marvel & DC Comics have released their own acknowledgments to Lee, and we also can’t resist some hot takes on the rest of the media’s eclectic coverage. To end the episode, we recap near every single Stan Lee cameo in a Marvel movie or TV series and discuss our favorites. Yes, one of us tries a Stan Lee impersonation. No, it could never do him justice. But darnit, we are true believers and do our very best to honor this great man. He was truly legendary. What’s your favorite Stan Lee movie cameo? What’s your favorite Stan Lee character, quote, or contribution? How has his career affected your lives? We hope this episode helps you all mourn & celebrate this wonderful life & career. In other words, we hope you’re true believers too. Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and our website launch is forthcoming. When legends pass on and reality sucks, do keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar. Excelsior, MMO’ers. Excelsior!