Disney has renewed its first look pact with Stan Lee’s POW Entertainment.  This will be a two year deal that gives the House of Mouse the option of taking POW’s content and spinning it into television, publishing, games, and online or mobile content.

The first project spinning out of this deal is Lee’s Time Jumper, a digital comic book series that Disney will distribute across various media (web and mobile most likely).

Project revolves around the character of Terry Dixon, an agent of the secret government org HUNT (Heroes United, Noble and True), who has a cell phone called the Articulus that’s also a time machine. When his brother is lost in time, Terry must try to find him before an a criminal cartel does.

Previous to Time Jumper, POW and Disney have created Nick Ratchet, Blaze, and Tigress.

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Comics legend Stan Lee has signed a deal with acclaimed novelist Perry Moore, author of the award-winning gay superhero novel Hero. The two creators announced their new business partnership today at the Comic-Con International: San Diego panel “LGBT Portrayals in Comics.” Lee appeared as a surprise guest at the panel, sponsored by Prism Comics, a nonprofit organization that promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) creators and comics content.
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If you tried to keep up with the myriad of announcements coming from the New York Comic Con, you might have missed the announcement that Stan Lee is forming a new partnership with Virgin Comics.

“What a dream assignment!” enthused the always-ebullient Lee. “I can’t wait to start pitting my newest, most exciting superheroes against comicdom’s most powerful, diabolical super villains and then have the fun of tossing them into far-out, thrill-a-minute adventures to challenge the readers’ imagination! And who better to share in the fun, creating wondrous new worlds without limit, than the incredibly talented and dedicated guys at Virgin Comics!”

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I told you you wouldn’t escape the seemingly never ending list of exhibitors and their schedules. Marvel has a big line up events happening at the New York Comic Con. With Skrulls running around willy-nilly, you might want to check out what they have to offer.

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Stan Lee and POW! Entertainment have announced the man with a million heroes under his belt is adding a few more to the roster with Legion of 5.  No word on what Legion of 5 will be about (I bet there are five of them), but there are already plans for a computer generated film

“Legion of 5″ — owned jointly by Rainmaker [Entertainment], POW! and Brighton [Partners] — is planned as a series of CG-animated films but with a cross-platform approach to include games, online and mobile releases. Merchandizing is part of the plan as well.

Stan the man Lee will be at the New York Comic Con this weekend, and I bet if you ask nicely he may just tell you a bit more about the project.

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Variety is reporting that Disney and POW! Entertainment (founded by Stan “the man” Lee) will partner for three films based on Lee’s work.

“Nick Ratchet” will be written and directed by Richard LaGravenese. Larry Jacobson and Sonny Grosso are in talks to produce.

“Blaze” will be written by Gary Goldman.

“Tigress” will be written by Zoe Green. State Street Pictures’ Robert Teitel and George Tillman will produce.

Anyone know anything about these “creations”? I went to the POW! Entertainment site, and it had nada except they were movies in production.

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The New York Comic Con has announced it will award Stan Lee the first-ever New York Comics Legend Award.

The reception for Stan Lee where he will receive his New York Comics Legend Award will take place on Thursday, April 17th at 8:00pm at the Virgin Megastore, 1540 Broadway, in the heart of Times Square in New York City. A limited number of tickets will be made available to fans starting March 28 at www.nycomiccon.com. This reception, which will include a selection of famous and traditional New York City fare, will center on the presentation of the New York Comics Legend Award, followed by comments by Stan Lee, as well as brief comments by select friends and colleagues of Mr. Lee.

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Marvel Comics has provided us with a sneak peek at some of the titles arriving next week. This weekend Major Spoilers brings you Avengers: The Initiative 5, Black Panther 30, Fantastic Four 549, Silver Surfer: Requiem 4, World War Hulk: X-Men 3, and Stan Lee’s The Last Fantastic Four Story. I’ve taken a peek at the full issue of the Last Fantastic Four Story, and it isn’t half bad in a Stan Lee sort of way. It’s an interesting tale that doesn’t end like you might expect it.

On Wednesday you can expect a full review of the latest Initiative installment, but for now take the jump for a preview of things to come.

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The Fantastic Four have battled nearly every baddie known to Marvel U. and they have always come out on top. So what challenge would be so difficult that they may not walk away alive? Stan Lee returns the the Fantastic Four telling us The Last Fantastic Four Story.

Marvel Comics has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the issue that arrives in August.

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In what appears to be another attempt to buy everything media, Disney has inked an exclusive deal with Stan Lee and his production company POW! Entertainment.

The multiyear contract calls for Lee — whose film-friendly characters include the Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Daredevil and Silver Surfer — to develop and produce all forms of entertainment for all Disney divisions.

I wonder if Disney actually looked at some of Stan’s productions before signing the deal; Striperella, Who Wants to be a Superhero?, and who can forget the David Hasselhoff/David S. Goyer Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD?

“Stan is considered one of the most creative and inventive forces in the industry today,” said Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook. Disney home entertainment prexy Bob Chapek was instrumental in landing the deal and will work closely with Lee on future projects.

Well if you say so…

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Avengers fans, do you really know how the team got together? Guess again. Stan Lee is bringing you an all new tale in Avengers Classic #1. Marvel Comics has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek at the issue coming in June.

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Like his previous appearances, Stan Lee will once again make a brief cameo appearance in the upcoming Iron Man movie.

In an interview with IGN, Stan Lee said, “That’s the best of all! I’m with three blondes and Tony Stark mistakes me for Hugh Hefner. I won’t tell you the rest, but it’s very funny.”

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Stan “the Man” Lee will be making a surprise cameo appearance on the February 19th episode of NBC’s Heroes. “Unexpected” has Hiro on a bus trip with Lee behind the wheel.

There have been a lot of comparisons with Heroes and X-Men, so having Marvel icon Stan Lee show up seems like a nice nod.

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POW Entertainment has a brand new direct-to-DVD animated movie written by comic legend Marv Wolfman. Stan Lee Presents: The Condor will drop March 20, 2007.

Amazon (you can preorder now) describes the animated movie as follows:

Tony Valdez (voiced by Wilmer Valderrama) is a college dropout who turned his back on his family�s robotics corporation to become a champion skateboarder. But when his parents are murdered and Tony�s legs are destroyed in a brutal beating, he uses his father�s experimental NanoBot technology to walk again. Now as the superhuman skater known as the Condor, Tony must reconcile a crime fighting conscience with his rage for vengeance. What is the missing component to his parent�s DNA regeneration formula? Why is their sinister ValTech partner creating a race of adrenaline-crazed killers? And who is the depraved super-villain sworn to destroy Condor? Maria Conchita Alonso co-stars as the voice of Mrs. Valdez in this all-new superheoro sensation written by Marv Wolfman (co-creator of TEEN TITANS and BLADE) from an explosive story by Executive Producer and comic book legend Stan Lee!

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Stan Lee, creator and co-creator of Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Hulk and numerous other Marvel characters is celebrating his 84th birthday today.

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The third special in the Stan Lee Meets series features �The Man� meeting none-other-than the ever-loving blue-eyed Thing. In Stan Lee Meets the Thing, the man who helped create the House of Ideas gets to meet one of his favorite creations, Ben Grimm of the Fantastic Four.

Celebrating his 65th year of working at Marvel, Stan is penning an all-new story where he writes himself into a story brought to life with the pencils of Lee Weeks. The story finds Stan making the mistake of bicycling through Yancy Street, which Ben Grimm will tell you is never a good idea.

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Stan Lee commemorates his 65th year at Marvel with a series of one-shots uniting him with his greatest characters! The first of these, Stan Lee Meets Spider-Man, features an encounter between Stan and everybody�s favorite wall-crawler, penned by “The Man” himself. (more…)