Metal Celebrities React to the Death of Stan Lee
Stan Lee, the iconic writer, editor and publisher of Marvel Comics, has passed away at age 95. As the creator or co-creator of some of the most beloved superhero characters of all time, Lee — born Stanley Lieber — made an impact on popular culture that few artists will ever enjoy. You don’t have to be a nerd to have at least a passing knowledge of characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Black Panther, the Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Daredevil.
But Lee was more than just a brilliant behind-the-scenes guy. He was an outsized personality and a fan favorite, which led to the Hitchcock-esque tradition of giving him a cameo in every Marvel movie.
Given that metal is always theatrical and often fantastical, and the scope of Lee’s reach in general, it’s little wonder that prominent members of the metal community have taken to social media to praise Stan the Man. We’ve collected some of those remembrances below. Lee will be greatly missed, but never forgotten. Excelsior!
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Stan Lee was a visionary and a pioneer. I owe a lot to him for personally shaping my childhood fantasy worlds, my appreciation for art on all levels, & for teaching me humanness and humility through his wonderfully insightful stories. He will be missed. Long Live FOOM ! pic.twitter.com/coMUHWXGKV
— Kirk Hammett (@KirkHammett) November 12, 2018
Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
Heartbroken.
Thank you for making me believe in heroes.#RIPStanLee— Sofa King Awesome (@CoreyTaylorRock) November 12, 2018
Scott Ian (Anthrax)
I really don’t have words to describe what Stan meant to me. I don’t know how to quantify what his imagination meant/means to my life. Everything I have ever done creatively has been… https://t.co/31NGgL35gt
— Scott Ian (@Scott_Ian) November 12, 2018
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John Dyer Baizley (Baroness)
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Alex Skolnick (Testament)
Reposting from #comiccon2018, this time in memory of & tribute to his creator, icon of comics who transformed our culture as much as his nerdy characters transformed into unstoppable forces of nature and who today has left this Earth RIP #StanLee pic.twitter.com/CvxCcE6iuy
— Alex Skolnick (@AlexSkolnick) November 12, 2018
Ice-T (Body Count)
RIP Stan Lee.. I had the honor of meeting him. 95 what a life…
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) November 12, 2018
Brendon Small (Dethklok, Galaktikon)
Oh man, RIP Stan Lee. Dammit.
— Brendon Small (@_Brendonsmall) November 12, 2018
Gene Simmons (KISS)
To Stan Lee: Thank you for making my childhood so much more exciting with your astonishing superhero characters. Thank you for inspiring me to think and dream big. Thank you for the Hulk, Thor, Fantastic Four and many others. You will be sadly missed. RIP.
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) November 12, 2018
Thank you for your imagination. A great mind. https://t.co/hklJQ5kdD6
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) November 12, 2018
Phil Labonte (All That Remains)
Damn. ???? https://t.co/Cf82xobcCe
— PhilThatRemains (@philthatremains) November 12, 2018
Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
Just got news that Stan Lee has died.
No Words.
Condolences to all the @Marvel True Believers
‘Nuff Said!
Rest In The Power Cosmic !
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Thanks @edouglas528 for the 411— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) November 12, 2018
Stan Lee was one of the architects of our childhoods. What he & his band of astounding co-creators did was incalculable. Peter Parker & Spider-Man were THERE for US. If you are a Comic Book Person – the passing of An Age Is Upon Us. It might not be Ragnarok… but it’s CLOSE! https://t.co/b8oZN4LDnI
— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) November 12, 2018
I can’t even LOOK at my BOOKS NOW. Stan Lee lived long enough, to see his visions CHANGE THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD. That-By ITSELF-is AMAZING https://t.co/2EjjwsrJWP
— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) November 12, 2018
Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves)
RIP Stan Lee. A true legend ???? https://t.co/b3b2DAzJKY
— Doc Coyle (@DocCoyle) November 12, 2018
Brian Posehn
Hey San Francisco, I’ll be at the Bindery in Haight tonight. Let’s do an individual toast to every character Stan Lee had a hand in creating and get blackout hammered. He will always be “the Man”, we love you, Stan Lee.
— Brian Posehn (@thebrianposehn) November 12, 2018
