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Stan Lee would work on videogames if he was 'young now' photo

The Guardian recently spoke with Stan Lee about his involvement with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 -- which, honestly isn't very interesting in and of itself -- but once the conversation became about videogames in general, the comic legend shared his refreshing outlook on the industry.

"If I were young now and I wanted to do stories, I would very much want to get into the videogame business because it's the most exciting. Videogames and movies are the most exciting forms of entertainment," Lee says.

"But a videogame in a way is more imaginative, it has more variety. In a movie you stick to the plotline, in a videogame you go in a million different directions," he explains. "I have no idea how they're able to do that. It's like a miracle."

What a neat concept to think about, if I do say so myself. Now the question is, what company would he work for? I wonder which game studio is the most in line with the way Marvel Comics operates.

[Image: Alan Light]


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bruceleethree's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 18:58
bruceleethree
i love stan lee. just pure and honest, hes a joyful human and I wish more people like him inhabited our planet.
Kalmah's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 18:59
Kalmah
Good to see some big names raving rather than ranting... I'm looking at you Ryan Reynolds.
Bigmoose85's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 19:03
Bigmoose85
@Kalmah

Ryan Reynolds a big name... lol

As for this story somebody get Stan a couple drinks from the fountain of youth so we can have these games that are locked away inside his head!
artha14's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 19:05
artha14
Stan Lee is my hero.
10BobMarleys's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 19:07
10BobMarleys
I just finished Civil War, Marvel comics were the greatest. I'm gonna miss them once Disney rape the life out of their IPs.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 19:13
Xzyliac
I remember when Stan Lee was my fucking hero.
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 19:18
gamadaya
Look at the size of that man's head.
hpv's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 19:48
hpv
I wonder which game studio is the most in line with the way Marvel Comics operates.

Disney Interactive?
matrixdude171's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 19:51
matrixdude171
That picture is pure awesome!!
A New Challenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 20:05
A New Challenger
Stan Lee's character descriptions and narration in the PS1/Dreamcast Spiderman videogame were a very nice touch. If I had the opportunity to have him sign something it'd probably be that game. Incidentally, it also has one of the best game endings ever.
electric goldfish's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 20:21
electric goldfish
That's the best picture of Stan I have ever seen. Love the 'stache!
He had a little voice over bit in MUA2 that was fun.

He's clearly old skool but I'd still love to play anything he wrote. It'll never happen, but still...I can dream.
Shael's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 20:34
Shael
They don't call him Stan 'The Man' Lee for nothing...^_^

I love him! His and Bruce Campbell's cameos were the only thing I looked forward to in Spider-Man movies :P
HiddenAHB's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 20:43
HiddenAHB
I really like Stan Lee, he's from a time when heroes were heroes.
Good to see more celebs saying good things about games.
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 21:30
Naim Master
Is there anyone cooler than Stan Lee in the entertainment industry?
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 21:34
Los255
Wow, Stan Lee in his prime these days would be AMAZING. Something like the American Miyamoto.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 22:21
Dexter345
An old guy outside the industry who understands the impact they can have? I love Stan Lee.
ace of knaves's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/29/2009 23:14
ace of knaves
I would really encourage him to give it a try anyway.
reindall's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 06:44
reindall
The guy on the right looks like a pimp version of Jose Mourinho.
Tascar's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 08:47
Tascar
If there's one thing I always respected about Stan Lee, it is that he is always forward looking, often ahead of his time, even if the actual quality of what goes out is sometimes not that good.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Stan Lee tried to bring comic books to the Internet by creating a series of what I can only describe as the equivalent of the motion comics we see on DVD/Blu-Ray these days except with better animation and voice acting and done on Flash. The quality of these comics were a bit iffy (although the one that featured the Backstreet Boys as superheroes was pretty amusing) but I was personally really blown away by the ideas, even if it ended up bombing in the end (partly also due to allegations of financial fraud on his partners).
Dankind79's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 09:18
Dankind79
My God is that Joe Fleishaker? He is the man
CloneTrooper's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 09:28
CloneTrooper
Stan Lee + Bioware = Things dreams are made of.

Or Black Isle/Obsidian.
OldSkull's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 10:26
OldSkull
completely off topic: the "super bear" is extremely hot!
Kris S's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 11:10
Kris S
@Bigmoose85

"Ryan Reynolds a big name...lol"

Laugh all you want but he will be huge in the next couple of years, he came very high in Total Films hot 100 and he's in 2 massive superhero movies next year. So I'll lol at your attempt at smart-assery with no actual smartness.

@CloneTrooper

Hell fucking yeah my friend :)
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