What am I even DOING in this picture?

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Taken at the Dragon*Con banquet, me in deep conversation with Stan Lee and Neal Adams. There are days I can’t believe my life.

Stan, Neil and Peter

33 comments on “What am I even DOING in this picture?”

  2. Let me start the next rumor: You’re going to be a new hero on the next season of “Who Wants to be a Super Hero!”

  3. Please tell me you gave Neil some writing tips, because ‘Batman:Odyssey’ is atrocious. But, like a sucker, I keep buying because I love his art.

  4. Got me wondering if Messers Lee and Adams had ever worked together. Per the GCD, looks like only on Thor 180 and 181.

  6. Well, if a future X-Factor storyline starts having people discuss the “growing Earth”, we’ll know who was doing the bulk of the talking there…
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    TWL

  7. The funny thing is if I was in that picture, I’d be saying I can’t believe I’m in a picture with Stan Lee, Neal Adams AND Peter David!

    1. Funny, that was about my take on it, too. Given the consistently high level of quality of PAD’s work in all media, I’d have no problem at all seeing him belonging in such august company.

  8. Peter:
    My unsolicited advice?
    Make sure Kathleen and your children are safe and happy in your life within this dream reality and then stay asleep!

    My hope for the above image?
    Peter writes from a Stan Lee plot with Neal Adams art on a special project.

  11. Thanks, Chris, that really made me laugh this morning.
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    What I want to know is, who are the three people in the background and what are they thinking about? Thought balloons from left to right…

  12. Stan Lee rocked 1962 – 1976.
    Neal Adams rocked 1968 – 1978.
    You rock 1985 – present.

    Now who should be the center piece?

    1. Probably in the minority here, but I’d say late 70s through about ’90 (OK, some overlap) might belong to John Byrne. I do know I LOVED the work he did on almost everything from X-MEN through his restart on Supes.

      I say “almost” because I’ve never really been a Submariner fan – seemed too much a one-trick pony – so I never read his work on that character.

  13. Caption Contest!
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    “Hey, who are those two guys hanging with PAD?”
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    “I dunno, but at least they’re genuflecting properly.”
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    J.

  14. My caption: PAD: “Neal I have a Incredible Hulk idea I would like to run by you.” Neal: “Ok, what is it?” Stan: “I created the Hulk and I would love to write the itroduction and help write the back-up feature.” PAD: “Lets do it!!”. My hope: please God, let these titans create ONE story!!:)

  15. There are days I can’t believe my life.
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    Given, IIRC, that you were a “Trekkie” not unlike many of us back when the original series was all there was, I’ve wondered if you ever had a “I can’t believe Harlan Ellison was my best man.” moment. (Or perhaps I should ask, how often you have them.)

  16. Thought balloons from left to right…
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    “That Mr. Adams has a nice ášš.”
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    “Yes, he does.”
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    “I only left for a moment. Who does the bald dude who stole my chair think he is?”
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    (yeah, ok. I’ll leave the humor to PAD.)

  17. There’s so much awesome in that picture, I think I may have to spend the next hour watching the “Batman & Robin” movie just to sap off the excess.

  21. It looks like you’re getting scolded by Stan Lee while trying out for his new show Superhumans. As it turns out your dream is to be known as “The man with the fastest hand jive”.

  22. Awhile back, I heard some radio clips from an appearance from when Lebron James was on The View. The hosts began comparing him to Magic Johnson, at which point Lebron said, “Oh, I can’t even be compared to Magic Johnson.” Whoopi said something to the effect of, “Now, Now. Let’s be fair, you *can* be compared to Magic.” And she began to mention a few of the salient comparison points.

    I guess my point is, don’t make us go all Whoopi on you. You *do* belong in the picture.

    1. Gah, that was Michael Jordan, not Magic Johnson. But the rest of my sloppily posted point remains…

  25. Stan Lee: known for creating the imagery of the Marvel Comics.
    Neal Adams: known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics.
    PAD: known for helping to create the imagery of the Image Comics?????????

    (just kidding)

  26. When you can’t believe your life, it’s usually a good sign that you’ve done something right with it. Well done.

  27. All I see in this picture is three comics legends. And of those three, only one of them has produced material good enough for me to buy virtually every single thing he writes.

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