I've seen so many accolades and tributes over the last few hours that are far more poetic and inspiring than I anything I could ever express. (Though it's lovely to see how many lives he touched.) But the one thing that I would add is that he had a voice, both spoken and in written form, that was truly, absolutely, forever unique. The warmth and enthusiasm that he had for both his characters and the fans of them, simply couldn't be matched. He had a way of making every reader and listener feel as if they were being invited into the best, most welcoming world of stories that could ever be imagined. He really did change the world.

So I hope he's now spreading the word upstairs, (and that word should be 'Excelsior!' of course.. ;) ) And telling them some Marvelous stories too.

Thank you Stan. You definitely were the 'Man!' in all our lives..