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Creating Characters With Stan Lee

Posted by Zonk on from the pumpkin-bomb-the-hell-out-of-the-place dept.

GameDailyBiz has an interview with Stan Lee that touches on a talk he gave at the 2005 D.I.C.E. Summit entitled "Superheroes - Creating Characters for the Ages". From the article: "I submitted the idea of Spider-Man to my publisher and he hated it. I said my hero was a teenager -- the publisher said a teenager could not be a hero but only be a sidekick. I said he was insecure and had personal problems -- my publisher said a hero does not have personal problems... The lesson to be learned, don't listen to experts because they don't know what they're talking about and just get you down."

3 of 28 comments (clear)

  1. oblig penny arcade ref by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Should we thank the gods this never made it or be upset it was never given a fair chance?

  2. ob simpsons quote by howman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stan Lee won't leave my store.

    --
    flinging poop since 1969
  3. okay... by Tom7 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The lesson to be learned, don't listen to experts because they don't know what they're talking about ... and so I didn't read the article.