It’s almost become a cliché to call Stan Lee the father of the modern superhero, but look around you, and all the major movies released by Hollywood these days are based from ideas he worked out way back in the ‘60s with such artists as Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others.
“Stan Lee’s The Academy of Heroes” seems to pick up where his old Sci-Fi Channel reality show “Who Wants to be a Superhero?” left off in 2007. This time, though, his show is being broadcast on YouTube under its own channel, dubbed Stan Lee’s World of Heroes. Viewers subscribe to the channel for updated content. YouTube describes it as a “channel for all things related to the hero lifestyle and enthusiast culture.” It’ll feature scripted and unscripted shows as well as pop culture news and comedy.
“Stan Lee’s The Academy of Heroes” spotlights real people donning costumes to make their world a better place. You also have appearances by David Hasselhoff, and former TV Blade, Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones.
And if you’re looking for Black superheroes on the channel, look no further than DangerMan, a guest on “Stan Lee’s The Academy of Heroes.”
DangerMan the Urban Super Hero is an advocate for children’s rights and through a national program DangerMan promotes literacy, safety and good health for the children in urban and under-served communities across America. He empowers
children to live their best life through education and by living a healthy lifestyle. DangerMan is also involved with the “Fun, Fitness and Good Health” national program sponsored by the Aetna Foundation.
DangerMan Entertainment will release its first action/adventure film “Girls Aren’t for Sale,” the pilot for the upcoming web-series about human trafficking on Jan. 10.
For more information, visit www.thedangerman.com or www.youtube.com/urbansuperhero.
Visit Stan Lee’s World of Heroes at www.youtube.com/user/worldofheroes.