So much has been said, but I figure I'd add my .02 cents.
Stan Lee's impact has been discussed, for good and ill elsewhere. I'm just a weirdo flinging words out into the void, so I'll keep this brief. Marvel Comics under Lee's leadership helped shape our popular culture. For that, and for helping create some of the most memorable characters in popular literature, hats off to him.
Lee's style of writing was a huge inspiration to me. I've come back over the old Marvel Essentials and so many of the stories stay with you. From the bickering of the Thing and Johnny Storm to such villains as Doctor Doom and the Green Goblin, plus all the nifty guys and gals of the long underwear set, Lee's prose would set the standard.
The world is all the poorer for his passing, but the work he left behind has and will continue to inspire many more. Just because something is escapist doesn't mean it has to be dumb.
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