Marvel Comics Celebrates What Would Have Been Stan Lee's 100th Year With Epic Humberto Ramos Artwork

Marvel Comics Celebrates What Would Have Been Stan Lee's 100th Year With Epic Humberto Ramos Artwork

Later this month will mark what would have been Stan Lee's 100th birthday, and Marvel Comics is now celebrating the incredible impact he made with a gorgeous piece of artwork by artist Humberto Ramos.

By JoshWilding - Dec 07, 2022 01:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics

Stan "The Man" Lee passed away in November 2018, but had the legendary comic book creator and writer stuck around a little longer (and the world would have been all the brighter for it), December 28, 2022 would have marked his 100th birthday.

In today's comic books, Marvel Comics has marked the fact that it's been nearly 100 years since Stan was born. They've done so with a phenomenal piece of artwork by artist Humberto Ramos featuring the icon surrounded by many of his greatest creations and co-creations. 

Among them are The Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, and even a few villains like Galactus, Magneto, and the Green Goblin. Stan's impact on the Marvel Universe is hard to put into words, and while there's often controversy surrounding a lack of credit for the artists who joined him back in the 1960s, Lee's contributions were still huge. 

Marvel Studios has released almost as many projects in Phase 4 as they did for the entire Infinity Saga. Unfortunately, Stan's regular cameos have been absent ever since Avengers: Endgame, with his final appearance in the MCU coming during Captain America and Iron Man's trip back in time together. 

The opening credits of Captain Marvel paid tribute to the writer, while Spider-Man: Far From Home was the first and only Infinity Saga movie to not feature a cameo from him. One was never discussed as his health deteriorated after Avengers: Endgame, but Stan's impact continues to be felt throughout the MCU as his characters continue to thrive on screen. 

Hopefully, this is just the first of many tributes we can look forward to throughout the month of December, as it would be great to see other artists pay homage to his work on the page.

Check out this tribute to Stan "The Man" Lee below. 
 

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Krona13
Krona13 - 12/7/2022, 1:40 PM
That art is by Humberto Ramos, not J. Scott Campbell
Doom17
Doom17 - 12/7/2022, 1:41 PM
The headline should be fixed. That is not J. Scott Campbell's work it's Humberto Ramos.
JackRussoff3
JackRussoff3 - 12/7/2022, 3:25 PM
@Doom17 - Campbell wouldn't be caught dead during this shit for them anymore.
Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 12/7/2022, 3:26 PM
@JackRussoff3 - He literslly does pinups like this all the time lol
thunderpun573
thunderpun573 - 12/7/2022, 1:41 PM
Love how this makes Stan look like he was 8 feet tall
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 12/7/2022, 2:12 PM
@thunderpun573 - same. One of my favorite parts. May not have been the tallest person, but to many the man was a giant.
thunderpun573
thunderpun573 - 12/7/2022, 2:44 PM
@TheVandalore - truly larger than life
Timelessicons
Timelessicons - 12/7/2022, 1:46 PM
I do miss Stan. His cameos were always uplifting and always brought levity to a given scene.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 12/7/2022, 1:47 PM
Miss the cameos.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 12/7/2022, 1:51 PM
This came out shortly after his passing, and it still brings a tear to my eye.

Matchesz
Matchesz - 12/7/2022, 1:56 PM
The fact we havent even seen half the characters in that little piece of art but we getting Echo and Agatha shows
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 12/7/2022, 2:00 PM
@Matchesz - To be fair they didn't even have the rights to half the characters in that picture until recently.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 12/7/2022, 2:01 PM
@Matchesz -

What are you betting that we've already seen over half of them in the MCU?
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 12/7/2022, 2:01 PM
@CorndogBurglar -

No, no. Please. I don't humor deliberately mistaken exaggeration.
supermanrex
supermanrex - 12/7/2022, 2:20 PM
@Matchesz - dude give them time to let the stories get there. most of those characters are just getting back where they belong from fox.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 12/7/2022, 2:00 PM
A touching tribute, but I do wish the artwork was more Jack Kirby inspired.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 12/7/2022, 2:11 PM
Ahh Stan. Miss him in the movies but he lives forever every time I read a comic book from the shelf.

If you've only read modern comics then go buy a Stan Lee/Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko creation and time travel to the 60s. And don't skip the letters pages!

Rest in Peace undisputed GOAT.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 12/7/2022, 2:14 PM
Ever since CGI Stan in Captain Marvel, the MCU has been cursed. I said we shoulda just let the man rest.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 12/7/2022, 2:23 PM
I forgot how old he really was when he died. It still felt too soon. He seemed immortal.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 12/7/2022, 2:36 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - Yeah. We all knew the day would come, but he was such a huge part of many of our lives, especially us older guys. He was truly a legend. Like Neal and George, industry giants that left us in 2022. May they also RIP.
grif
grif - 12/7/2022, 2:35 PM
stan or mr fantastic?
RolandD
RolandD - 12/7/2022, 3:14 PM
@grif - 😂 Hey everyone. grif has a sense of humor!
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 12/7/2022, 2:37 PM
Not a fan of the cartoonish artwork, especially on the faces, but it's decent enough and I'm grateful Marvel did it.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 12/7/2022, 2:39 PM
He died on my birthday, that was a shitty ass day. Kevin Conroy missed it by a day this year, leave me alone lol
Corruptor
Corruptor - 12/7/2022, 2:48 PM
Nice but what's up with Daredevil?
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 12/7/2022, 3:09 PM
Ramos has gotten so much better from his earlier days.

Though we should probably put an asterisk next to Stan Lee's name as far as what he did, didn't, and how much he had a hand in creating there is no doubt that it was his charisma and showmanship, and his love of if and dream of how big it could truly become that won us over, and without it there would be no industry, much less capeshit.
Thing94
Thing94 - 12/7/2022, 3:21 PM
'Nuff said!
JackRussoff3
JackRussoff3 - 12/7/2022, 3:24 PM
Let the man rest in peace


But this is who you get to draw him? Ramos?! Are you serious? Outside of crimson, I can't stand the guy.

He is one of the main offenders over the past 20 years that is tried to have this weird manga hybrid style that is atrocious

Why couldn't they get anyone else? Because I'll tell you why.. they have run off all of the good talent. They only like to hire people who think like them. And so they hire ideology over ability. This isn't a rant. It's a fact. They go to Tumblr and find people now as long as they check all of the boxes that have nothing to do with producing a damn comic book.



Egregious. Especially considering how that company treated him at the end. Piss off Marvel
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 12/7/2022, 3:27 PM
@JackRussoff3 -
Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 12/7/2022, 3:28 PM
@JackRussoff3 - Ramos has been with marvel for nearly 20 years.

You're a gd idiot. Hes a classical trained comic artists and was never on Tumblr. You dont even know comics if you're saying this crap.
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/7/2022, 4:45 PM
@JackRussoff3 - Should have been Alex Ross.
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