BURGER BOYS COMIC CREATOR MAKING NEW HEROES OUT OF BACKSTREET.Byline: Jason Z. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Staff Writer ENCINO - Stan Lee For the fictional character of this name, see . Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922[1]) is an American writer, editor, former Chairman of Marvel Comics, and memoirist. has hatched a superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. gang likely to have preteen pre·teen adj. 1. Relating to or designed for children especially between the ages of 10 and 12. 2. Being a child especially between the ages of 10 and 12; preadolescent. n. A preteen boy or girl. girls buying flame-broiled hamburgers in huge numbers. Lee, who has created such superheroes Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings. Superheroes may also refer to:
Noun a street in a town far from the main roads Adjective denoting secret or illegal activities: a backstreet abortion backstreet n Boys. The boy band's superhero alter-egos will be featured in a Burger King promotional campaign beginning in August, just after the launch of their online series of animated episodes. Peter Paul, co-founder of Stan Lee Media Stan Lee Media (SLM) was an Internet-based creation, production and marketing company that created branded super hero franchises for applications in all media. Its 165 man animation production studio was based in Los Angeles, California from 1998- 2001. , said the Burger King campaign is expected to help build interest in ``The Backstreet Project,'' Stan Lee Media's series of animated Webisodes featuring the band. The action figures will be imprinted with the Internet address of The Backstreet Project: www.backstreetproject.com, Paul said. At the same time Encino-based Stan Lee Media is rolling out additional media properties, its business side is gaining visibility as well. The company begins trading today on the Nasdaq Small Cap market, a national exchange of smaller stocks. The next step, one Paul said the company hopes to take within 45 days, is to apply for listing on the Nasdaq National Market. Its move from the over-the-counter electronic bulletin boards to the Nasdaq Small Cap market represents a planned progression the company has been following since it became a publicly traded entity through a reverse merger with an existing company, Paul said. The move also is likely to bring more investor attention, he said. ``Financially it means that we are now able to be recommended by brokerage firms, and that institutions can now invest in the company who were otherwise prohibited because of the bulletin board restrictions,'' Paul said. Independent analyst Jeff Pittsburg already has noticed Stan Lee Media's stock and has placed a ``strong buy'' recommendation on it, setting a $75 price target. Shares of Stan Lee Media closed at $15.13 Monday, an increase of 88 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. . The stock has traded as high as $31 per share. Lee's approach to the Internet appealed to Pittsburg. ``Instead of converting existing audio and video content for the Internet, the latest concept is to develop new, unique content specifically for the Internet audience,'' Pittsburg writes in his analysis. ``The king of comic book superheroes has developed an entirely new set of character franchises just for the Web.'' In addition to the Backstreet Boys, Lee is creating Web-based animated episodes for a reintroduced Mighty Mouse, and Paul said there is a potential for creating similar properties based on such DC Comics characters This is a list of characters owned or published primarily by DC Comics. Note that most, but not all, of these characters exist within the DC Universe; some listed are part of the Wildstorm Universe, others of Alan Moore's America's Best Comics line, and others are characters from as Superman. Lee recently signed on with DC Comics - long the rival to his Marvel Comics home - to breathe new life into its characters. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) The Backstreet Boys will be the subject of a Stan Lee Media online series of animated episodes, and will be featured in a fast-food promotional campaign. (2 -- color) Alter-egos of The Backstreet Boys in action in ``The Backstreet Project,'' Stan Lee Media's series of animated Webisodes featuring the band. Stan Lee Media |
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