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Comic Quotes by Stan Lee

85 Comic quotes by Stan Lee

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Stan Lee marvels at how mobile comics blend a book and a cartoon, creating a fantasy feast for the mind. He recalls his mother making him discard his early collections, yet he still feels the X‑Men stories address racism and inequality. He also notes that reading a printed comic feels unique, while digital versions let us enjoy the same story in many ways.

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You can't kill a good comic book series.

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Comming from your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man

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Comic books to me are fairy tales for grown-ups.

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I think superheroes are bigger than life and they're very colorful.

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I love Marvel and the people there. Im glad I m still part of it.

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I think the world has a place for gay superheroes, certainly.

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I love Marvel and the people there. I'm glad I'm still part of it.

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There's just something that feels nice about holding a comic book!

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I never thought that Spider-Man would become the world wide icon that he is. I just hoped the books would sell and…

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I had a publisher who felt comics were just for little kiddies, so he never wanted me to use words of more…

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Comics are stories; they're like novels or anything else. So the first thing you have to do is become a good storyteller.

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We have enough to do just trying to make our company what we want it to be. As far as whether I…

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I'm used to doing comic books, where every month there's a new comic book! I find that the movie business is not…

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I enjoy the fact that we have these mobile comics now, which are sort of a cross between a comic book and…

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The comic book industry has turned into the wellspring for all of these movies that are all based on the comic books.

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Marvel Studios has depicted the Marvel superheroes so beautifully that the whole world loves them.

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No matter how good a story is, if you're at a newsstand and you see a lot of comic books, you don't…

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I think I've got 12... Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Plastic-Man, Green Lantern, Sandman, The Justice League, The Atom Legion…

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I think any comic book - or really, any book that you can read - in a sense is an educational tool…

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Some people will say, "Why read a comic book? It stifles the imagination. If you read a novel you imagine what people…

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I always thought it was more interesting to think about Reed Richards. As you know, he had the ability to stretch, and…

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The thing to me that's fun is trying to make the characters seem believable, or realistic. And it's especially challenging when you're…

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You remember when Tobey Maguire was first selected, most of the fans were angry. They felt, what kind of a guy is…

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I like Silver Surfer because he's the most philosophical, always philosophizing about the human race and the human condition and why people…

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... And we talk it out. Lately, I've had Roy Thomas come in, and he sits and makes notes while we discuss…

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The cliché I tried to avoid was I hated "teenage sidekicks." I always figured if I were a superhero, there's no way…

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The comics of course, help the movies, because all of the comic fans want to see the movies. And the most amazing…

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Quality. That's the first word, the one word that comes to mind when I think of the books published by Abrams. In…

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The purpose of this is not show that I can do it better, because I think Superman is perfect. The original creation…

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Some artists, such as Jack Kirby, need no plot at all. I mean I'll just say to Jack, "Let's let the next…

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I'm no prophet, but I'm guessing that comic books will always be strong. I don't think anything can really beat the pure…

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The way I'm doing it is I'm trying to think to myself, "Okay, I have the name Superman, and he's going to…

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Superheroes in New York, Give me a break!

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When I was a kid, my favorite superhero was Robin Hood.

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It's amazing what these superhero movies have become.

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“Coming from your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!”

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The movies have made the comic books much more valuable and more respected.

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I thought it would be great to do superheroes that have the same kind of life problems that any reader - that…

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In fact, I was too dumb to save any of the old comic books or the old artwork. I used to give…

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I didn’t write 'Guardians of the Galaxy.' I’m not even sure who they all are. I can’t wait to see the movie.

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I think the way you become a good storyteller is to read a lot of stories and evaluate them in your own mind.

I enjoy the fact that we have these mobile comics now, which are sort of a cross between a comic book and an animated…

To tell you the truth, I never thought of myself as much of a success.

I am so impressed with people who can really make a big movie, a good movie. The amount of work that goes into it…

MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S A SERENDIPITOUS…

Your humans slaughter each other because of the color of your skin, or your faith or your plitics -- or for no reason at…

That's what everybody tells me. "I would've had a great comic-book collection, but my mother made me throw them away." But when I was…

I have always tried to have a message, not to be a preacher, but a message that shows it's better to be a good…

I was in the beginning when [comic book superheroes] started, but not anymore. Now I expect it. I've gotten very used to it.

I always felt the 'X-Men,' in a subtle way, often touched upon the subject of racism and inequality, and I believe that subject has…

Every kid loves fairy tales, stories of witches and giants and magicians. Then, when you get a little older you can't read fairy tales…

Wherever we find news, excitement, mystery and adventure, there, too, we find the newspaper reporter. Always on the alert for something new, ready to…

I hated teenagers in comics because they were always sidekicks. And I always felt if I were a superhero, there's no way I'd pal…

The experience of reading a printed comic book will never change, but now, thanks to the digital age, there are many different ways to…

I'm just somebody who tries to write things that entertain people. And if I can do it in a way that makes them prefer…