StanLee

We've previously seen the estate of Jack Kirby try to wrestle back ownership of the characters the King of Comics had created for Marvel, and now it's apparently time for the corporation bearing the name of Kirby's co-conspirator to try the same thing...

The co-creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers and an enduringly popular figure throughout the comics readership and greater media landscape, writer Stan Lee confirmed over the weekend that he underwent surgery to implant a pacemaker, an electrical device used to to regulate the beating of the heart...

Science: North Street Labs have turned Captain N into Captain (e)N(vy) with the introduction of their NES light gun outfitted with an actual 445nm diode. Creators: Despite canceling a few convention appearances, Stan Lee is reportedly doing just fine...

Movies: James Gunn is officially directing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Creators: In a recent interview, Grant Morrison broke down why he doesn't want to do monthly superhero comics any longer. Gaming: New screen shots from Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth show what the game will look like on Nintendo's Wii U console...

TV: Joss Whedon discusses what fans can expect on ABC's potential S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series. Movies: It looks like Guillermo del Toro's mech vs. monster movie, Pacific Rim, will be getting the 3D treatment before its July 12 release. Animation: Luis Pelayo Junquera brings The Punisher to life in an animated adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's "Do Not Fall In New York City" stor

Movies: Former Spider-Man Tobey Maguire has signed on to voice the leading role in Fox Animation's adaptation of Doug TenNapel's Cardboard OGN. Censorship: Matthew Loux's Sidescrollers OGN from Oni has been removed from the Enfield, Connecticut school district's ninth grade summer reading list after a complaint from a parent about its profanity and sexual references...

If I had to guess, I'd probably say that, somewhere out there, an artist has previously depicted Stan Lee sitting on a throne, master of all he surveys. But with a little twist, artist Camilla d'Errico (Nightmares and Fairy Tales) has given us something different: Stan Lee sitting on a throne on top of a giant pile of adorable Marvel toys...

The year is 1991. George HW Bush is the President of the United States. Oil fields are burning in Kuwait. Terminator 2 is breaking box office records. C+C Music Factory, Color Me Badd and that terrible Bryan Adams song from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves are all over the airwaves...

If you thought all Captain America had been up to between getting thawed out of a block of ice and teaming up with Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye in The Avengers movie was destroying punching bags, you'll be happy to know that a newly-revealed bonus scene sees Steve Rogers actually leave the gym...

Today is Michael Jackson's birthday, and in addition to cranking up Off the Wall, we're celebrating around here by remembering that time that the King of Pop almost bought Marvel Comics so that he could play Spider-Man in a movie. Seriously: That was a thing that almost happened...