Stan Lee's thoughts on Venom

[The Overlord]

Has Stan Lee ever expressed any feelings on Venom, one way or another?

 

[Tempest19]

"He is one might adversary, true believe. 'Nuff said."

Actually, I have no idea.

 

[Man-E-Toys]

misleading thread title, no?

 

[Tempest19]

No, your eyes percieve you young padawan.

It is or it is not. There is no is. Therefore, it is not.

 

[Doomriderr666]

Haha yeah.. This is something I've wanted to hear about for a while

 

[Sam Fisher]

He did do interviews on the Venom Saga DVD...

 

[Peter B. Parker]

I honestly want to hear what Todd McFarlane (sp?) thinks of Venom in Spider-Man 3.

 

[Doomriderr666]

Venom briefly mentioned by Stan positively
http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/spider-man-3-stan-lee-interview

 

[Tony Stark]

I honestly want to hear what Todd McFarlane (sp?) thinks of Venom in Spider-Man 3.

I'm sure he'd want to see more of him. Todd is a monster movie guy and Venom was his first chance at creating the type of villian that he envisioned for Spidey. Todd wasn't too hip on the classic villians except perhaps Lizzard, but really emphasized the 2nd tier guys like Rhino.

Venom was a direct inspiration for Spawn (a livinig costume), and they even have a similar look minus the cape.

The movies are obviously out of the John Romita venue, including their soap opera like plot. Todd took an extreme departure from those books, purposefully. So many other artists just tried to do their imitation of Romita.

Todd was really the first Spider-man artists post- Romita to put his own unique spin on it (no pun intended).

 

[The Overlord]

He did do interviews on the Venom Saga DVD...

huh, what did he say?

 

[GoldGoblin]

I wonder if Stan Lee is mad that his Vulture villain was taken out and replaced by Venom.

 

[Tempest19]

Doubt it. Because the 'film' version of Vulture isn't the Vulture that I know- at least....

I mean, was Vulture revenge hungry or was he "regain my youth" oriented?

Because the plan was to have Vulture be EXACTLY like Venom, just not named Venom or look like Venom... if that makes sense?

 

[The Amazing Lee]

Stan is going to put down Venom, even if it isn't his creation or if he does not like Venom.

He has to promote his own creation (Spiderman that is)

 

[GoldGoblin]

But there wouldn't be Venom if he didn't create spidey,and maybe he feels like it is a slap in the face to replace the Vulture with a villain that he didn't create.

 

[YodatheHobbit]

It would be nice if you retitled your thread *What are*Stan Lee's thoughts on Venom*?* to avoid confusion.

 

[kooguy911]

actually, on the spiderman "ultimate villan showdown" dvd theres a neat little soapbox thing where stan talks about the spiderman universe for like 20 minutes. In one part he mentions venom, heres the exact quote of what he says for those interested:

Venom is a really great character and I'm very sorry that I didn't create Venom (stan laughs). But, the idea of a character that could take your identity and change you, I thought it was a brilliant stroke and he's proven to be a... a very popular villan.

 

[Maxx Moon]

Has Stan Lee ever expressed any feelings on Venom, one way or another?

Why should he express something towards a "character" that is totally overrated by kiddies and just a muscle steroid guy with no brain .

He is like Raimi, he likes the REAL CLASSIC VILLAINS and rightfully so, those ones were and will always be great cause they have a SOUL...

 

[The Overlord]

Why should he express something towards a "character" that is totally overrated by kiddies and just a muscle steroid guy with no brain .

He is like Raimi, he likes the REAL CLASSIC VILLAINS and rightfully so, those ones were and will always be great cause they have a SOUL...

Why not, Venom is the movie, so why not comment on him?

Besides if you want call Venom a "just a muscle steroid guy with no brain", then what the heck is Rhino? Is Rhino a better character then Venom because Rhino was created Stan Lee?

 

[Abaddon]

does anyone expect Stan to bash Venom?

 

[jimmylace]

“I’m sorry that I didn’t create Venom because he’s a very interesting character; somebody who comes from somewhere not of Earth and he’s able to take over Spider-Man so to speak and make him a different person.

 

[kooguy911]

stan's just talking around the fact that he doesnt like venom. He doesnt want to admit it because venom is so popular.

 

[DocLathropBrown]

stan's just talking around the fact that he doesnt like venom. He doesnt want to admit it because venom is so popular.

Don'tcha just love it when people try and inject their bias into the opinion of somebody big to try and give their own point credibility? Stan's words cannot be interpretted in way such way that you do, that's just what you want to believe.

Want proof? Nobody asked Stan "Do you like Venom?" Thus, the positive comments that he makes about Venom are all of his own free will, and if he didn't like Venom, he just wouldn't have to say anything. Making those statements of his own free will means he obviously does like the character. And face it, aside from how he's been portrayed at times, Venom is a great character in concept at the very least.

I can't get this anti/pro Venom thing among fans. The children and the childish love Venom; they overrate him (And yes, claiming he's better than Doctor Octopus or the Green Goblin IS a stupid statement). Yet, the people who despise Venom completely underrate him because he's been portrayed poorly. He has potential to be one of Spidey's best, but no writer has ever done anything great with him. There are other Spidey villains with just as shallow an origin as Brock, but they're accepted because they're 30+ years old, yet Venom gets the shaft only because he's 20.

The way the Animated Series and the new film have portrayed him, he's a worthy Spidey villain. They actually give Brock real reasons to hate Peter, and give him some depth. Raimi would not have added him otherwise. Just because he's in the conclusion doesn't mean he was an afterthought, not when the plot builds up to him.

 

[Infinity9999x]

Don'tcha just love it when people try and inject their bias into the opinion of somebody big to try and give their own point credibility? Stan's words cannot be interpretted in way such way that you do, that's just what you want to believe.

Want proof? Nobody asked Stan "Do you like Venom?" Thus, the positive comments that he makes about Venom are all of his own free will, and if he didn't like Venom, he just wouldn't have to say anything. Making those statements of his own free will means he obviously does like the character. And face it, aside from how he's been portrayed at times, Venom is a great character in concept at the very least.

I can't get this anti/pro Venom thing among fans. The children and the childish love Venom; they overrate him (And yes, claiming he's better than Doctor Octopus or the Green Goblin IS a stupid statement). Yet, the people who despise Venom completely underrate him because he's been portrayed poorly. He has potential to be one of Spidey's best, but no writer has ever done anything great with him. There are other Spidey villains with just as shallow an origin as Brock, but they're accepted because they're 30+ years old, yet Venom gets the shaft only because he's 20.

The way the Animated Series and the new film have portrayed him, he's a worthy Spidey villain. They actually give Brock real reasons to hate Peter, and give him some depth. Raimi would not have added him otherwise. Just because he's in the conclusion doesn't mean he was an afterthought, not when the plot builds up to him.

I agree with that. Though I think some writers have done good by him. His first two apperances were good stories IMO. They were like classic Spidey stories, except I thought Venom had a bit more menace to him then some of the older villians.

 

[XXTBWCXX]

Why should he express something towards a "character" that is totally overrated by kiddies and just a muscle steroid guy with no brain .

He is like Raimi, he likes the REAL CLASSIC VILLAINS and rightfully so, those ones were and will always be great cause they have a SOUL...

I always see a post from you bashing the Venom character...and if you have The Venom Saga, you'd know that Stan Lee likes the character, mostly because Venom is the nega-Spider-Man (which is why I love Venom, he's the Bizarro to Superman).

Venom is better that a stack of Spidey's villains...Rhino, Vulture, Mysterio, Chameleon, Man-Wolf...yah, those villains blow.