Bill Maher: Comics is not a meditation on the human condition

Bill Maher highlighted the controversy surrounding his remarks about the death of Stan Lee by casting even more shadow on comics and comics. The late night HBO host appeared on "Larry King Now" and explained that he had not paid attention to the reaction because he "does not follow every stupidity that people lose" in the social media. After Stan Lee's death earlier this month, Maher took advantage of his "Real Time" blog on November 17 to criticize fans who idolized Lee through tributes and essays.

"The guy who created Spider-Man and Hulk died and America is in mourning," wrote Maher. "A deep mourning for a man who has inspired millions of people, I do not know, watching a movie, I guess. Someone on Reddit posted: "I am incredibly grateful for having lived in a world including Stan Lee." Personally, I am grateful to have lived in a world of oxygen and trees, but to everyone's world. "

Stan Lee's team at POW! Entertainment reacted to Maher's message posted earlier this week on the blog, calling it "disgusting." The statement said: "Comics, like all literature, are tools of storytelling, when they are well written by great creators such as Stan Lee, they make us feel, make us think and teach us lessons that hopefully make us better human beings. "

Maher clarified his position to King stating that he did not want to "hit Stan Lee". is ridiculous.

"I'm agnostic on Stan Lee," said Maher. "I do not read comics. I did not even read them when I was a kid. What I was saying is a culture that thinks comics are deep meditations on the human condition is a stupid fucking culture. And that people get angry about it just proves my point. "

You can watch Lee and Maher's conversation in the video below.

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