Ironman
The reason Stan Lee was walking around the Plams is because he was given a star on the walkway of the Brenden Movie Theater at the Palms so he was there to unveil it. It was the Palms big promotion for the Ironman II movie. Not only was Stan Lee there but so were other comic artists and writers. I didn’t get to meet all the comic book people that were in attendance, however I did get to meet legendary comic creators David Michelinie and Bob Layton.
They were signing a special limited edition Ironman print for the premiere of the movie at the Palms theater. One of the things I wondered as I watched all these kids dressed in Ironman shirts, caps, etc was how does it feel to see all these kids wearing something that you created, so I asked Mr. Layton that question. He said that a lot of the stuff they have these days is really cool and when he sees it he wishes he had money to buy it all. I looked at him sort of funny and then he said, “Seriously, I wish I could afford all the things I see out there.” He went on to say that although he’s drawn some Iconic characters, he doesn’t own the characters - they belong to Marvel Comics so he doesn’t get royalties on the merchandise that is sold.
I was a bit surprised by that statement, but then he surprised me further when the head of the Brenden Theaters at the Palms told him that he and Mr. Michelinie would be out at the signing table for another few minutes then they would go to a private party. I should mention that the limited edition Ironman prints were free, they were just asking for a donation to go to help with children’s literacy. When the head of the theater told Mr. Layton that he only had a few more minutes to sign he told him that he would rather sit there all day and sign to help raise more money for the charity. He said he didn’t need to be at a private party and that besides no one would even know if he was there or not. He said he would rather be out “here” with all the fans. I don’t know if he went to the party or if he stayed and signed more prints but just the fact that he was willing to give up that private party and stay with the fans was really cool to me.
Here is what the print looks like….
Pretty Cool...huh?
I’m not going to give a review or thoughts on the film because it seems like a lot of people are saying the first one is better, but I’ll let you decided that for yourself. I will say that Scarlett Johansson is smoking’ hot as Black Widow. I'm pretty sure if he was around now, this is one of the images Geeky, Teenage Tony would use as he took one of those forty-five minute showers that teenage boys take.
On that note, I better head to work. Take care and let me know what you think of the film.
That's beyond cool on all accounts! That's amazing even. You got more guts than me getting Stans's autograph, which pretty much makes your my hero.
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it seems that most of the comic book artists and writers that I've met have been really cool. The ones that have stood out include Lee Bermejo because my nephew drew him a picture of the Joker and Bermejo acted like it was the greatest drawing he had ever seen. He encouraged my nephew to continue to draw and he took the time to take out his portfolio and place my nephews drawing with the work he was currently working on. He then drew a really cool pic of the Joker in my sketch book.
Stan Lee just happened to walk by me and I followed him, I had the comic beause I was going to get Bob Layton to sign it so I just caught up to him and asked and he signed it.
The one person I was most nervous to ask was Neil Gaiman because he just seems so cool to me - he did The Sandman and Death (how cool is that?), but he was a nice down to earth guy and signed my copy of Sandman The Dream Hunters.
I think I like comic books even more now than when I was a kid.
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Excellent...and what a cool bloke for saying that. Loved the first film, hesitating to see the second, but that picture may just sway me!
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It's not a bad movie - it's actually pretty good. I liked it but I like most movies like this. If you do go see it, stay until the end credits finish.
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Awesome, dude! I thought the movie was pretty good, and yeah... Scarlett Johansson was pretty hot in her role.
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did you like this one better than the first one or did you like the first one better? Honestly, I liked this one and watching Scarlett Johansson kick ass was really cool
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Dude that is awesome to meet a legend like that. You live in Vegas right? I'm sure you probably run into quite a few celebrities there. Last time I was there I ran into Jon Lovitz. Hey... he's no Stan Lee... but it's something.
I haven't seen IM2 yet... but I certainly plan to. I got my Iron Man T-shirt from Wal Mart and everything...
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Yes sir, I live in Vegas, and you do see your fair share of celebrities here - sometimes in the strangest places.
I liked IM2 and I'm sure I'll see it again - some friends are talking about going this Saturday to see it. This time that I saw it was with my nephew. we got comic books, autographs, dinner and went to the movie
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cool....i'm off to see ironman II this weekend.
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