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The Dallas Comic Con over the weekend was a huge success, definitely the biggest pop culture event Texas has ever seen, with attendance numbers hitting an estimated 10, 000 fans over the two days. One of the most exciting moments of the show was the Sunday Q&A with Stan “The Man” Lee, moderated by legendary Marvel artist John Romita Jr., who was also making a rare appearance at the event. Amongst the many questions Lee fielded from fans, one that got huge enthusiasm from the audience was regarding his cameos in upcoming Marvel movies, such as CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER and director Marc Webb’s reboot THE AMAZNG SPIDER-MAN – Stan was not asked to cameo in Matthew Vaughn’s X-MEN FIRST CLASS. While answering the question, Mr. Lee revealed not only who he’s playing in the film, but what is going on around him, which sounds rather fun. Check out the clip below to see and hear for yourself. You could say this is a minor spoiler, though it gives us something cool to look forward to. Thanks to Rachel Parker of DFWLive.org for shooting this moment – full Q&A video coming soon!
I tried to pry out of Stan what the CAP cameo would be, but he was pretty tight-lipped on that one. Here’s a little comic book knowledge for ya – Stan Lee didn’t actually have anything to do with the creation of Captain America, it was Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. However, Stan’s first editorial work was on that title before his writing and character-creating days really kicked in. Oddly enough, Stan did co-create the X-Men, which makes it that much more odd he’s not in the upcoming film, and equally odd that he is in the CAP movie.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
