Lee, who will be turning 90 this year, was in good spirits and eager to speak with fans using the Ortsbo technology, the engine which translated the interview in real-time. The live interview attracted approximately 250 watchers throughout the hour and took questions from fans in several countries around the world. Despite the mass amount of questions submitted, Nerd Reactor managed to get a few to Stan “The Man” himself. Lee not only discussed future endeavors that will be released by his company, Pow Entertainment, but also expressed his opinion of the up-and-coming Spider-Man film as well as some of his favorite creations.
Q: Our first question is from Cecily in Denmark, and she asks you in dutch, “What was the first comic book you ever read?”
Lee: I think it was probably captain America. When I was a kid. And I couldn’t believe it, how exciting it was, and well drawn it was. And it really got me interested in comics.
Q: Fatso asked you in Finnish, “If you could have a super power, what would it be and why?”
Simmons: Well, I am proud to say that having been a marvel comic book myself, thanks to Mr. Lee in 1978, I fought Dr. Doom because I was able to fly, spit fire, and had super strength, thanks to the wonderful comic book that — I am just all heart. [Laughter] And then I found out that it was just one of Dr. Doom’s robots dressed as him, drat!
Lee: I was not going to let you defeat my favorite villain in real-time that way.
Q: From Nick in Colombia, who is asking in Spanish, “What is your advice for the public youth who want to become writers or comic book artists?”
Lee: Write comic books! [Laughter] No, obviously, the first thing you have to do is read the comics and get familiar with them, and you will find almost every comic book is written in a different style. Decide what style you prefer and most closely, parallels your own writing style, but you can’t write something unless you are familiar with the medium, so you have to steep yourself in comics first, and then you either have the ability or not.
There is no magic formula that anybody could give.
Q: Gene, it’s Rachel in the Philippines, who is asking in Filipino, “Who is your favorite comic book character?”
Lee: You better answer that correctly.
Simmons: [Laughter] It’s a loaded question because the “Kiss” Archie comic books came out as well as the forth coming line of “Kiss” comics. First time in history, two separate comic book companies have agreed on putting out the same characters in different styles.
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