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Stan Lee: A Retrospective
February 23 - July 3, 2007
EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST 6th!!!
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To countless comics fans, Stan Lee is a living legend best
known as the major creative force behind the "Marvel Age" of
comics. The exhibition will address Stan's contributions as
a writer, artist, art director, editor, promoter, and leader
of the "Marvel Revolution" during which Stan -- along
with artists Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others in the fabled "Marvel
Bullpen" -- introduced a host of novel, complex, humanized
superheroes that have since become world-famous, blockbuster
movie/television/entertainment franchises. The exhibition also
includes examples of Lee's early works, more recent creations
such as the animated television show Striperella, DC Comic's
Just Imagine: Stan Lee series, and even current projects such
as the popular "Who Wants To Be A Superhero" reality
television series.
Museum executives worked closely with organizers of the 2007
New York Comic Convention to create a double inducement
for Mr. Lee to make a relatively rare return visit to the
East Coast: the opportunity to see and celebrate the opening
of a museum exhibition dedicated to his storied comics career
combined with the invitation to be a Special Guest at the
Convention being held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
that same weekend (February 23-25).
MoCCA's "Stan Lee: A Retrospective" exhibition – on
view from February 23 through July 3, 2007 -- will include
examples of Lee's early work in comics, address Lee's crucial
role in the famed "Marvel Revolution" (including
aspects such as the "Marvel Method" of writing, Lee's
cultivation of comics fandom, and of course, Lee's role as
co-creator of now world-famous characters such as The Fantastic
Four, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Thor, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, and
more) that took place during the Silver Age of superhero comics,
and remind viewers of the ever-pioneering work that Lee is
still doing today through recent projects at DC Comics, Dark
Horse Comics, and POW! Entertainment. The exhibition is the
first ever at MoCCA devoted to a comics writer rather than
an artist -- that is, a comics creator who is not (also) an
illustrator.
"Stan Lee: A Retrospective" is sponsored in part
by New
York Comic-Con with support from POW!
Entertainment, and The
Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center as well as contributions
from Matthew Atherton, Conrad Eschenberg, Diamond Run/Tom Fagin,
Ashanti Freeman, Stan Goldberg, Richard Howell, Klaus Janson,
John McCarthy, Tom Morehouse, Matt Murray, Darren Passarello,
Jim Salicrup, Steve Saffel, Peter Sanderson, Arnold Sawyer,
Roy Thomas, Nell Wilson, Ken Wong and Craig Yoe. And, last
but certainly not least, exhibition organizers are grateful
for the gracious cooperation and incredible inspiration provided
by Stan Lee. |
