Marvel Replaces Punisher #NYCC Panel with Stan Lee Event

Marvel shocked and/or disappointed New York Comic Con attendees with the news that they were canceling The Punisher panel that was planned for Saturday, October 7th.

Well, Marvel fans won’t have to walk away completely empty-handed, as it has been revealed that there will be a replacement panel for the Punisher, and it will be starring none other than Stan “The Man” Lee himself!

As Marvel announced in a tweet, the event will be called “Joe Quesada Presents: My Chat w/ Stan Lee – An Exclusive Screning” and will be held on Saturday, October 6th at 5:15pm, the same slot that The Punisher was set to occupy.

Check out the announcement and a detailed description of the event, as revealed by the New York Comic Con official site:

On April 14th 2017, Stan Lee and Joe Quesada sat down for a very intimate and entertaining conversation at the Paley Center to benefit The Hero Initiative. With attendance purposely limited, this extremely candid interview about Stan’s life and Marvel Comics has only been seen and enjoyed by the 125 people that were in the audience that day.

Marvel and The Hero Initiative are now providing NYCC attendees with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend an exclusive screening of this interview and experience Stan as he answers questions that he has rarely been asked and reveals never-before-heard stories and thoughts on some of the greatest moments in his personal life, professional career, and the history of Marvel.

In addition to removing The Punisher from the NYCC lineup, Marvel is also delaying the series’ planned October release until “late fall,” in lieu of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Be sure to check out all of our New York Comic Con coverage; we’ll keep you updated about when The Punisher will premeire.