Petition for Stan Lee memorial statue in NY 0

[Aweandlorder]

40k+ signed!

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/05/11/stan-lee-new-york-city-statue-petition/

[theCapraAegagrus]

That would be cool.

He is immortalized in close to 50 movies (and named on seemingly billions of comic books), though, so a lack of statue wouldn't bother me in any way.

[Robot Man]

His "origin" is NY but he ended up making his home in LA. We have always thought of him as a native son. He has a star in a prominent place on the Hollywood Hall of Fame. A statue of him here would be great too. Where would the movie biz be without him today?

[theCapraAegagrus]

22 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

...Where would the movie biz be without him today?

Just remaking every movie from the 80's and 90's, obviously.

Original material is in very short supply these days (part of the reason why comic book properties are so huge).

[KirbyJack]

45 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

Where would the movie biz be without him today?

Honoring Jack Kirby?

Just stirring the pot! Love Stan.

[gunsmokin]

I’d prefer a Kirby statue in a nice Thousand Oaks park.

[Aweandlorder]

16 minutes ago, gunsmokin said:

I’d prefer a Kirby statue in a nice Thousand Oaks park.

Up in City Island, NY there are 2 cross roads where a kirby statue would fit perfectly: Kirby St & King Ave

 

 

[shadroch]

Stan did not live in New York City until he moved to California. He lived on Long Island for many years.

I believe he moved to Long Island in the early 50s.  In the mid 70s, he split his time between a Manhattan apartment and a house in the Hamptons but most of his best work was done in Hewitt Harbor. 

Jack Kirby and Joe Simon both lived in my town of Mineola when they got out of the service. I proposed a plaque or a statue several years ago and was laughed at. As one person said, if we don't have a statue to Will Rogers, why would we have one for Stanley Kirby, whomever that is.

Edited May 15, 2019 by shadroch

[Xenosmilus]

3 minutes ago, shadroch said:

Stan did not live in New York City until he moved to California. He lived on Long Island for many years.

That defiantly complicates things .

[Aweandlorder]

I think his wife was a major factor. From all the documentaries I've seen she played a major role in most decisions he made (just as a wife should...) I wouldn't be surprised if she chose the locations (Long Island, California etc) 

I can't remember which doc it was from where someone said half jokingly that we owe it to stans wife for creating the MCU, since of her high spending habits Stan had to work extra harder creating and promoting more and more superheroes titles in the 60s