The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) will host "Stan Lee: A Retrospective" exhibition honoring the famed comics creator and industry pioneer. The exhibition is sponsored in part by Reed Exhibitions and scheduled to open at the MoCCA on Feb. 23, 2007, to coincide with Stan Lee's scheduled appearance as a special guest at Reed's New York Comic-Con (www.newyorkcomic-con.com) being held at the Javits Convention Center that weekend.
MoCCA's "Stan Lee: A Retrospective" exhibition will include examples of Lee's early work in comics, address Lee's crucial role in the famed "Marvel Revolution" (including aspects such as the "Marvel style" of writing, the cultivation of a "Merry Marvel Marching Society" fanbase, and of course, Lee's role as co-creator of now world-famous characters such as The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Thor, Dr. Strange, Daredevil and more) that took place during what has since become known as the Silver Age of superhero comics, and remind viewers of the ever-pioneering work that Lee is still doing today through recent projects at DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics and POW! Ent.
Stan Lee, himself, is expected to be at the MoCCA on Friday night, Feb. 23, for an Invitation-Only Opening Night Reception for "Stan Lee: A Retrospective" Exhibition Sponsors & VIPs who help underwrite costs associated with mounting this ambitious and groundbreaking show -- described by Wong as the first MoCCA exhibition devoted to a comics writer rather than an artist -- that is, a comics creator who is not (also) an illustrator. Invitations to this exclusive Opening Night Reception (among other Exhibition Sponsor benefits) can be secured at Sponsorship levels starting as low as $500.
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