Friend Encounters: Stan Lee and Sara Richard

Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends who have met celebrities.

There aren't many people who are more famous in comics and art than my friend Sara Richard, but I found a pic of her with perhaps the most famous. This is sort of like Babe Ruth meeting Ted Williams (I picked Williams for his skills and his Massachusetts ties, much like Sara).

Several years ago at Heroes Convention, both Lee and Sara were celebrity guests. At some point during the weekend, this historic event occurred. The best of the old school and all time meets one of the best of the modern era.

Lee hugged Sara, making her day. For an artist like Sara, meeting a comic legend has to be  amazing. Lee wasn't the first comics creator, but he certainly made tremendous breakthroughs in the comic field. He is thought of as the Greatest of All Time (GOAT).

I especially love this pic, because it obviously wasn't posed and it definitely shows the pure joy in Sara's face. I know how much this meant to Sara and how excited she was. I also know she deserves any recognition she gets.

Sara is a veteran of the comics and art scene, but she is still young. As he career develops, I have no doubt her legacy will grow. Plus, she is just super cool.

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Stan Lee and Sara Richard in Charlotte, NC-June 2012.

Friendly Encounters: Brimstone Meets Stan Lee

This is a weekly series about friends who have met celebrities.

Brimstone (aka Will Kucmierowski) can probably best be described as a creative entrepreneur.  He is a former wrestler who has a line of food products and a comic book series and I am sure he is involved in other ventures, too. You can find out more about him in our interview at On the Beat with Brimstone at Wizard World 2013.  You can also find more updates at EntrancetoHell.com.
At a convention later in 2013, Brimstone met the legendary Stan Lee.  I would love to hear Brimstone's thoughts on meeting Lee.  I imagine he was as excited as I was when I met Roddy Piper for the first time.  Meeting a legend like that is just incredible.
I love seeing celebs get excited about meeting other celebs.  It shows they are just people, too.  It also shows that I am not just a celeb-chaser.  A lot of us like meeting the famous people we watched in whatever field of work.
I hope I get the chance to talk to Brimstone again.  I will certainly ask about his encounter with Lee.

Stan Lee and Brimstone in Los Angeles, CA-November 2013.