Podcast: OTAKU USA - Episode #3
As the New York Comic Con looms on the event horizon, Peerless Pat of OTAKU USA magazine interviews Stan “The Man” Lee about ULTIMO, his upcoming manga collaboration with Hiroyuki Takei (Shaman King) for Shueisha. The comics legend also waxes rhapsodic about the Japanese live-action Spider-Man, sumo wrestlers, and the lasting appeal of heroes in a world gone mad! Jolly Joseph Luster dons a long blond wig to read aloud from Thor #171 (written by Stan, natch) and confesses his love for the Black Cat, while the all-new, all-different OTAKU USA theme song arrives like you always knew it would courtesy of the sensational sounds of Marxy.
IF THIS BE PODCASTING...THEN SO BE IT!
HOT LINKS
OTAKU USA magazine
Marvel's Stan Lee, Shaman King's Takei to Join Forces
Stan Lee, Bones Confirmed to be Working on Hero Man
New York Comic Con
Thor #171
Iron Man villain Ultimo
The Merry Marvel Marching Society
Oh man, oh man. I don't even read American comics but I still think Stan Lee is "The Man." He is so fucking awesome in every interview I've ever seen/heard him in, and this is no exception. Congrats, Patrick.
Also, the theme song is great.
Posted by: wildarmsheero | April 14, 2008 at 07:30 PM
...Win. Absolute win.
Posted by: Gaijinder | April 14, 2008 at 08:31 PM
I'm guessing Ultimo won't have any connection Ultimo Dragon either. :(
Surprisingly good interview though! Surreal to hear Stan Lee talking about manga and stuff..
Posted by: Ken H. | April 14, 2008 at 10:43 PM
I'm a little girl from Hicksville, NY.
Posted by: I'm getting paid, and you're getting killed, bitch | April 15, 2008 at 06:42 PM
Stan who ????
Posted by: Steve Ditko | April 15, 2008 at 07:13 PM
Stan is the greatest!!!
Posted by: John B. | April 15, 2008 at 07:15 PM
Ugh! This has soo much potential for this team-up to go bad. Has anyone read anything Lee has written in the last ten years or so? It's all been awful (Stan Lee Imagining the DC Universe, the occasional issue of Fantastic Four, all those bad movies and everything that's come-out of Lee's, POW Entertainment)his writing style doesn't hold up at all. Please let this be more of an actual collaboration that him doing the writing and Takei just doing the art and designs.
Posted by: Brandon D. | April 15, 2008 at 08:08 PM
I'd like to go on record to say that 2007's
"The Last Fantastic Four Story" (with great art by John Romita Jr.) was the most recent thing that Stan wrote that I actually enjoyed quite a lot! Also, Fat Momma is Stan's best new character since Irving Forbush!
Posted by: Patrick Macias | April 15, 2008 at 09:10 PM
Best photo of Stan Lee I've ever seen.
Posted by: Bernie | April 16, 2008 at 05:44 AM
THE THIRD RAIL!!!
YOU'RE TOSSING ME ONTO IIIIIT!!
Posted by: Mr. Mason | April 23, 2008 at 04:58 PM
THIS KNIFE!!!
YOU'RE STABBING ME WITH IT!!!
Posted by: Patrick Macias | April 23, 2008 at 08:49 PM