Comic Industry Reacts To Bill Maher's Response To Stan Lee Backlash, Attack On Comic Book Fans

Prior to the holiday season ramping up, comedian and talk show host Bill Maher penned an op-ed that lashed out at fans of comic books and superhero movies. Immediately in the wake of Stan Lee's death, the blog post certainly set the entertainment world aflame for a few days.

Then last night, Maher took to his weekly HBO show — Real Time with Bill Maher — to double-down on his November blog post. The host dedicated the last six minutes of his show to a rant where he continued lashing out at fans and collectors alike.

"You can, if you want, like the exact same things you liked when you were ten but if you do, you need to grow up," Maher said in the rant, amongst other things. "That was the point of my blog. I'm not glad Stan Lee is dead, I'm sad you're alive. By the way, if someone says you're being childish and you react by throwing a tantrum, you're not Iron Man — you're Irony Man. Let me tell you, people were pissed about this post, I wasn't even aware I ruffled so many capes until I saw that forty thousand Twitter followers unfollowed me like that [snaps]."

Needless to say, comics Twitter was quick to take to the microblogging platform to share their opinions on the situation. Keep to scrolling to see the reactions of several industry professionals!