Stan Lee Cancels Denver Comic Con Appearance

For the last two weeks all I have heard about from my "geeky" friends is how geeked they are to head to Denver Comic Con coming up in just over a week. Said geeks will be sad to learn Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee will not be appearing. And to pay between $175 to $275 to attend and meet Lee, you would have to be a pretty serious geek.

Lee, 90, apologized to fans and Comic Con officials in a statement issued Thursday.

Just want you to know I'm disappointed as hell that I can't make your Con in Denver this year.

Something came up in regards to one of my next cameos, and I can't face the fury of all of Marveldom Assembled by not being available for the shoot.

Lee, himself, announced he would be attending this year's con in a recorded message played on the closing day of last year's inaugural Denver Comic Con.

"We share our fans disappointment in this cancellation, but we are working 24 hours a day to make this a kick butt show," Charlie La Greca, co-director of Denver Comic Con told The Denver Post. "No one can replace Stan 'the man,' but fear not , Denver Comic Con already has another guest lining up that is sure to have fans far and wide just as excited."

This message was shared from Denver Comic Con on Facebook:

Bad news, guys. I can't tell you how unbelievably bummed we are about this. We FEEL your pain. We were just as excited to have him in Denver. And it's too bad Stan won't get to see all his amazing fans in the Mile High City.

Who do you think they'll get to try and fill Stan Lee's shoes?