It's been some time since Bill Maher lashed out against Stan Lee fans after the death of the Marvel icon. Now the Politically Incorrect host is ready to apologize for what he has said. Although Maher tried to clarify his statements against Lee, he still ended up insulting the entire comic book culture as well as Kevin Smith.
The host of Real Time with Bill Maher decided to open up about the Stan Lee controversy after admitting that people regularly accost him about the rant. "Okay, your day has come," he said during the episode.
"Tonight's editorial is about Stan Lee who, if you missed it, died in November," said Maher. "And a few days later, I posted a blog that in no way was an attack on Mr. Lee, but took the occasion of his death to express my dismay at people who think comic books are literature and superhero movies are great cinema and who, in general, are stuck in an everlasting childhood. Bragging that you're all about the Marvel Universe is like boasting your mother still pins your mittens to your sleeves."
Maher went on to say comic book fans need to grow up at some point in their life.
"That was the point of my blog. I'm not glad Stan Lee is dead, I'm sad you're alive. By the way, if someone says you're being childish and you react by throwing a tantrum, you're not Iron Man — you're Irony Man. Let me tell you, people were pissed about this post, I wasn't even aware I ruffled so many capes until I saw that forty thousand Twitter followers unfollowed me like that [snaps], to which I say ‘Good riddance, go follow Yogi Bear.'"
The comic book fans weren't the only ones Maher spoke about. He also mentioned Smith, who had also spoken up about him on social media.
"Director Kevin Smith accused me of 'taking a shot when no shots are f--kin' necessary,' except again my shot wasn't at Stan Lee. It was at, you know, grown men who still dress like kids," Maher said. "Can we stop pretending that the writing in comic books is so good? Oh, please. Every superhero movie is the same thing — a person who doesn't have powers, gets them, has to figure out how they work, and then has to find a glory thing. Justice League, glowy thing. Iron Man, glowy thing. Spider-Man, glory thing. Captain America, glowy thing."
Smith or Lee's representatives have not yet commented on Maher's new rant.
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