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| Hopefully this is not how Stan greeted his fans in Kentucky. |
Stanley Martin Leiber (aka Stan Lee) found himself in our fair Bluegrass State this weekend for Fandomfest, Louisville's version of Comic-Con. For anyone who doesn't know, all Stan Lee did was co-create nearly all the major Marvel characters like Iron Man, the Hulk, Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. I grew up reading his schtick in Stan's Soapbox column and swallowed all his hype-man propaganda hook, line, and sinker. He made me want to move to New York and be a comic artist. (That was my plan for at least four years until I heard a few industry horror stories and decided I couldn't hack it anyway.) But, I always told myself if I got a chance to meet this living legend, I had to make it happen. The guy is 90 years old. There aren't many, if any, people left alive that have made such an impact on popular culture. Well, I didn't. I blew my chance. I had other important things to do and let's just say Mr. Lee gets paid a pretty penny for a handshake and an autograph.
Speaking of Fandomfest, Allen did attend along with his sons and he plans on writing a complete breakdown of his day in the middle of the madness. I can't wait to read it on his CKE blog and we'll be sure to post it or share it here. From what I've heard so far, it's going to be a doozy.
Kickstarter Rant
If you missed it, Saturday I went on a little rant about celebrities using Kickstarter to crowdfund their pet projects. Spoiler: I'm not a fan. But, my biggest concern is that it could get worse.
Paranormus
I got knee deep into the Paranormus edit last night. My biggest take away was that this will be exponentially easier and faster than a Space Cops edit. That's good news when we're trying to get in under the wire for a film fest deadline. If we can get another shoot in soon, I have high hopes.
How about a short peek? (And I do mean short.)