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Stan Lee on New Line of Kids Comics

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    POW! Entertainment Chairman Stan Lee on his latest project.

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-- man incredible Hulk the fantastic four X-Men -- the veggie.

All -- characters from the brilliant mind of Stanley now chairman and chief creative officer.

Of Powell entertain He joins us from LA -- -- what was the inspiration for this new line of comics.

In titled -- these kids universe.

Well it occurred to me I've been doing so many things for teenagers and adults.

And I've been neglecting the very young kids in that didn't seem fair.

And then I remembered years ago I had done a lot of comics for young people you probably.

Haven't heard of them -- had forgotten but I did -- -- silly seal and zinc and Ziggy pig.

Head Coach Steve that Edwin -- all kinds a little things like that we've been.

There was a group of cartoon -- called every -- -- and we have the comic book rights.

And I did echo what inject -- -- mighty mouse and all the votes.

And it occurred to me why don't I do that sort of thing again for the kids today so there you have it stand least kids universe.

So stand by how do you know if -- character is going to resonate I mean Spider-Man.

Has been popular for generations.

So when you're creating these characters what's the trick to making them really.

Get a Korean and become popular and and stick around -- not only a new generation but for generations to come.

Well I'd.

Love to have a very fancy complex answer I could give you that would impress you but -- surely.

I just right for -- -- -- feel if that something I would want to read.

I'm not that different than millions of other people if five like it I hope that other people will like it -- so I really.

Just right for myself.

When I did -- him and I said wow this is a great idea -- -- -- -- that -- and it as simple as that.

You know stand we know there's a great aftermarket a great collector's market for these classic comic books.

But when you're making new characters in new comic books.

How do you make money this is after all business network.

How do you make money from it is about expanding the the brand in the movies and TV and products and whatnot.

Well just the way you said you do expand if the book does well.

Then people want to -- games based on the book hopefully they'll want to do a movie -- television series the book.

It's sort of the starting point and situations.

Of this sort in fact today.

When people do comic books.

The first thing on their mind is.

I hope I can do this in such a way that some movie producer will read it and say wow this'll make a great said Boll movie and then.

How do you feel -- about classic comic books moving into the digital -- And I feel wonderful about it because it's just another way.

To tell these stories instead of simply having them on the printed page now you could see them.

On your computer you can get them on your Smartphone.

And you can there is so many ways to get stories today that we didn't -- years to go.

And the comic books are sort of the -- spring that's where they originate.

And then -- branch off into all these different areas.

All I thank you so much stand -- we appreciate it tomorrow don't -- DC comics co publisher.

Jim and Dan deal bulls will be here thank you again Stanley IDB issues and so stand out wonderful tell I thought He didn't really mall rats fantastic.

How as a caveat I guess I place.

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