Lee passed away in November at the age of 95 from heart and respiratory failure, as well as aspiration pneumonia — the inhaling of stomach acid, saliva, or food into the lungs. A private funeral was held per his wishes. He is survived by his daughter J.C. Lee. His wife Joan Lee passed away at the age of 93 in July of 2017 after she was hospitalized due to a stroke.
Marvel took to Twitter to thank Lee and celebrate the Marvel icon on his birthday. You can check out the tweet below.
Lee almost quit the comic industry for good in 1961 but before he did, his wife Joan encouraged him to write one more comic. Lee went on to write Fantastic Four with the help of Jack Kirby. After the book resonated with readers and Lee was asked to write more titles similar to that of Fantastic Four. He went on to create iconic titles such as Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man, Black Panther, The Incredible Hulk, and The Avengers.
His legacy will carry on in both Marvel Comics as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe which continues in 2019 with Captain Marvel, Marvel’s first female-led superhero film, Avengers: Endgame, the highly-anticipated follow up to Avengers: Infinity War, and Spider-Man: Far From Home, the sequel to 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame is expected to star Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Josh Brolin and Chris Pratt.
A culmination of 22 interconnected films the fourth installment of the Avengers saga will draw audiences to witness the turning point of this epic journey. Our beloved heroes will truly understand how fragile this reality is and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it.
Avengers: Endgame is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 26, 2019. Other known projects from the studio include a Black Widow standalone film starring Scarlet Johannson, which is being directed by Cate Shortland from a script written by Jac Schaeffer, and the Black Panther sequel that Ryan Coogler is returning to direct as well as write. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was originally set to begin production in early 2019 but has since been put on hold.
Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we learn it.
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