Stan Lee has a new message for The Marvel Universe, and it’s one that doesn’t have any room for social oppression of any kind. The Marvel legend posted this message just yesterday:
It’s a very good message, and here’s a great part of it:
“The only things we don’t have room for, are hatred, intolerance and bigotry. That man next to you – he’s your brother. That woman over there – she’s your sister. And that kid walking by – hey, who knows, he may have the proportionate strength of a spider! We’re all part of one big family – the human family – and we all come together in the body of Marvel.”
It’s not the first time Lee has spoken about social issues, as he spoke on racism back in October of last year:
“I always felt the X-Men, in a subtle way, often touched upon the subject of racism and inequality, and I believe that subject has come up in other titles, too, but we would never pound hard on the subject, which must be handled with care and intelligence.”
The iconic creator has had a tough time as of late, as his health has been deteriorating and his wife, Joan Lee, passed away in July of this year.
He did recently offer up some hope for fans, though, in saying that the X-Men and Fantastic Four could be coming back to Marvel Studios – or that Marvel is working on it:
“Sooner or later, they’re going to get the rights back to all our characters. They’re working on it, and they’re still making X-Men movies and stuff. Don’t worry about it. You’ll get more Marvel superheroes than you’ll have time to look at in the next few years.”
Here’s hoping Stan gets to see it happen.