Marvel wins and loses in hours

Many of our favourite celebrities flocked to the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California for the glitzy 44th E! People’s Choice Awards ceremony on Sunday, but it was Marvel Studios that claimed the top honours.

The studio snagged the title of Movie of 2018 for Avengers: Infinity War. Adding to its big score, it also took home trophies for both male and female movie star of the year (Chadwick Boseman, pictured and Scarlett Johansson, respectively), action star of the year (Danai Gurira), and best action movie of the year (Avengers: Infinity War). However, the jubilation was short-lived with the death of Marvel Comics visionary Stan Lee mere hours later.

Lee, 95, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles on Monday morning, according to Kirk Schenck, a lawyer for Lee’s daughter.

The illustrator, who started in the business in 1939, co-created Black Panther, Spider-Man, X-Men, The Mighty Thor, Iron Man, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Ant-Man and other characters.

Lee revolutionised comic books and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in superheroes.

It’s these human intricacies that, when adapted to screen, helped catapult Marvel movies franchise and secure big awards. – Citizen reporter