Celebrity-studded Stan Lee tribute announced

Stan Lee’s legacy is to be celebrated later this month with a star-studded celebration.

The event, “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>& Uncanny Life of Stan Lee,” will be held on January 30 at Hollywood’s iconic TCL Chinese Theatre, Lee’s POW! Entertainment company announced Thursday./ppThe tribute is being produced by Legion M, Agents of Mayhem and Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment./ppa href=”https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/entertainment/stan-lee-obit/index.html” target=”_blank”Lee died on November 13/a at the age of 95. His wife of 69 years, Joan, died in 2017. Lee’s family said that he a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/16/entertainment/stan-lee-private-service/index.html” target=”_blank”did not wish to have a public funeral./a/ppKevin Smith will moderate conversations throughout the evening with celebrity speakers, including Mark Hamill, Rob Liefeld (co-creator of the Deadpool character), Michael Uslan (executive producer, “The Dark Knight”), RZA, and Tom DeSanto (executive producer, “X-Men”)./ppThere will also be discussions by some of Lee’s close friends including Marvel’s chief creative officer, Joe Quesada, and his POW! Entertainment partner, Gill Champion./ppa href=”https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/entertainment/stan-lee-obit/index.html” target=”_blank”Related: Stan Lee, Marvel Comics visionary, dead at 95/a/ppPhotos, artwork and some of Lee’s classic comic books and memorabilia will be on exhibition./ppAll net proceeds from the event’s ticket sales will go to nonprofit organization The Hero Initiative, a charity that supports comic book creators, artists and writers in need.
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