According to a report at the Cinematical Blog, Stan Lee has just inked a deal with Disney to...essentially produce new ideas for movies, television, and DVD's. Lee and his POW! Entertainment is expected to be a creative force giving Disney any number of original characters.The two biggest things I can think of off the top of my head that Lee has given us in recent years have been the short lived Stripperella and the reality show Who Wants to be a Superhero. Given his recent track record, I would call this a win for Lee and a loss for Disney.
Let's face it, Lee, while still a name, just isn't the creative force he once was.
Much like his former partner in comics, Jack Kirby, Lee's work has declined with age. Sure, late in the game Kirby had come up with DC characters The New Gods, Darkseid, and the One Man Army Corps (OMAC), but he also did Kamandi: Last Boy on Earth.
Here's hoping Lee can show some of the old magic that he had when partnered with Kirby and the two came up with the Silver Surfer, the Incredible Hulk, and Fantastic Four.
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