Avengers Invaders (Alex Ross)
Stan Lee will be in Santa Monica on Saturday to introduce an American Cinematheque double-feature of the Sam Raimi hit films “Spider-Man” and “Spider-Man 2″ that begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Aero Theatre.
The Marvel Comics icon who is by far the most famous name in comics (if you don’t count the heroes and villains in the stories) will also make an appearance about 6:30 p.m. across the street at a meet-and-greet at Every Picture Tells a Story, the landmark gallery and shop on Montana Avenue. The store has the exclusive license to commission and create the Marvel ArtWorks series. A new piece will make its premiere at the event: A signed and numbered Alex Ross piece featuring the Avengers and the Invaders in full heroic gallop. The piece is giclee on canvas, 31.5 inches by 20.75 inches, limited edition of 100, priced at $1,250). (The store’s management says that Lee will not sign anything at the event.)
I’ll be the one interviewing Lee onstage over at the Aero and there’s certainly a lot to talk about. There’s his assorted endeavors, of course, but it’s also been a stirring week for the Marvel Universe in Hollywood.
Marvel Studios has the No. 1 movie in America, a search underway for the director of “Thor 2″ and an all-star cast working away in New Mexico on the 2012 mega-film”The Avengers.” At Comic-Con International in San Diego, which ended Sunday, there was a major scrapbook moment for “The Amazing Spider-Man” as well as tantalizing hints about live-action television plans for Hulk, Mockingbird, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. And then on Thursday, with a far different drumbeat, came the news the heirs of Jack Kirby have been dealt a major legal setback their quest for rights to the iconic Marvel characters such as Thor, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men.
Any suggested question for Lee? Leave them in the comments section or send them my way on Twitter.
– Geoff Boucher
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