Celebrities pay tribute to Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee

He was the mastermind behind Marvel Comics and it’s legendary superheroes including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, X-Men and the Fantastic Four, however, at the age of 95, comic book creator Stan Lee has sadly passed away on Monday.

The news of Stan’s death was confirmed by Kirk Schenck, a lawyer of Stan’s daughter, J.C. Lee who announced the writer passed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

His iconic characters have undoubtedly shaped pop culture after their soaring success at the movie box office, generation after generation.

Now Hollywood celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Evangeline Lilly, Chris Evans and several others have taken to social media to pay their respects to the ‘creative genius’.

“We’ve lost a creative genius,” Hugh Jackman wrote on Twitter.

“Stan Lee was a pioneering force in the superhero universe. I’m proud to have been a small part of his legacy and …. to have helped bring one of his characters to life. #StanLee #Wolverine.”

Dwyane Johnson also shared a tribute, writing “What a man. What a life.”

“When I first broke into Hollywood, he welcomed me with open arms and some very sage advice I’ll forever take to heart. A true icon who impacted generations around the world. Rest in love, my friend. #imagination #stanlee.”

Evangeline Lilly also took to Twitter to pay respects, saying that Stan will always be her inspiration in life.

“Stan…more than a master of stories, you always seemed like a master of living. I will look to you for inspiration for the rest of my life. You live on. xoxo Your Wasp,” she wrote.

Not only working as a writer but also an editor, publisher Hollywood executive and self-promoter of Marvel, Stan played a critical role in the revival of the comic book industry in the 1960s by bringing these superheroes and their sophisticated action-packed plots to life.

The creative talent also became known for his own cameos in the Marvel Comic movies, television shows, and video games with his most recent on-screen appearance being in this year’s release of Venom.

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