Actually, I am saddened by this. People are unique and we shouldn’t be able to copy them. Stan gave me the highest rank of a Marvel Fan And we emailed each other. I was a F.F.F. A Fearless Face Fronter. He often forgot what he had written in the 1960s and 70s and would ask me about that.
What they are doing with his image invoice is not only distasteful. It’s creepy. this illustration of mine was published when we lost Stan. it’s bottom caption tells you how I feel.
Kind of off tangent to AI, but deeply related to Stan Lee, did you ever follow this documentary?
The implications and footage are deeply alarming, although it echoes rumors that were circulating when he was still alive. It's just landed a distributor and release date, according to this article from The Hollywood Reporter:
Stan Lee Documentary 'The Final Chapter' Lands DistributionThe extent of the alleged abuse was covered back at the time, including in another article by The Hollywood Reporter back in 2018:
Stan Lee Needs a Hero: Elder Abuse Claims and a Battle Over the Aging Marvel CreatorIf true, it would explain why the estate is so in favor or digitally reanimating Lee.
I would expect the documentary to hit streaming by the end of the year, although not on Disney+.