Month: May 2008

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Stan Lee

Stan Lee (photo by Alan Light)
(photo by Alan Light)

Stan Lee, former president of Marvel Comics, co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, and several other comic book characters.

In 1998, he started Stan Lee Media, a new internet-based production and marketing studio, which grew to 165 people and went public. He produced the animated web series The 7th Portal and voiced the characters Izayus, The Drifter, and The Accuser.

Near the end of 2000, investigators discovered illegal stock manipulation and in February 2001, Stan Lee Media filed for bankruptcy. Stan Lee’s lawyer Peter Paul fled to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Excelsior!

In 2003, Lee created the animated series Stripperella for Spike TV, which was cancelled after thirteen episodes. In 2004, he announced plans to collaborate with Hugh Hefner on a superhero cartoon featuring Playboy Playmates and announced another superhero show that would feature Ringo Starr as the lead character. ‘Natch!

On July 27, 2006, Who Wants to Be a Superhero? starring Stan Lee debuted on the Sci Fi Channel. At the July 2007 Comic-Con International, Hasbro introduced a Stan Lee action figure. ‘Nuff said!

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Episode 103: Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 103

Our summer movie rundown!

In this episode:

  • comments by Manny the Mailman in NJ and Brian in NJ,
  • a picture of the dueling Dr. Phils,
  • The Incredible Hulk (2008) starring Edward Norton,
  • Stan Lee,
  • another stupid style (giant headphones in public),
  • boom boxes,
  • D batteries,
  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) starring Jason Segel,
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) starring Harrison Ford,
  • Iron Man (2008) starring Robert Downey Jr.,
  • Speed Racer (2008) starring Emile Hirsch,
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) starring Ben Barnes,
  • Postal (2007) directed by Uwe Boll,
  • Uwe Boll vs. Michael Bay,
  • Get Smart (2008) starring Steve Carell,
  • The Love Guru (2008) starring Mike Myers,
  • WALL-E (2008) starring Fred Willard and Jeff Garlin,
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) starring Ron Perlman,
  • Meet Dave (2008) starring Eddie Murphy,
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (2008) starring Brendan Fraser,
  • The Dark Knight (2008) starring Christian Bale,
  • Space Chimps (2008) starring Andy Samberg,
  • The Longshots (2008) directed by Fred Durst,
  • Step Brothers (2008) starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly,
  • Land of the Lost (2009) starring Will Ferrell,
  • The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson,
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) starring Samuel L. Jackson,
  • and Tropic Thunder (2008) starring Ben Stiller.

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Episode 102: Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 102

Our interview with the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog in NYC!

In this episode:

  • getting Juliana Hatfield on the show,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Natalie Imbruglia),
  • friend and filmmaker Jonald Reyes,
  • That Asian Thing on Independent Features (www.independentfeatures.com),
  • The Net (1995) starring Sandra Bullock,
  • a librarian at the Belleville Public Library trying to send a fax,
  • our interview with Joan Diver of the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog in NYC,
  • Dennis Haskins,
  • and the Screaming Orphans live.

Photos of the Screaming Orphans at Tir Na Nog:
Flickr – Screaming Orphans, NYC 5/10/08

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