An animated short was recently put together as a tribute to the creative visionary Stan Lee, matched to previously unheard voiceover recordings.

In the short, Lee illustrates for a charmed and entertained audience offscreen the versatility of the F-word, calling it "the most useful word in the English language." Naturally, the clip is rife with examples of the expletive and its variations, as well as warmth and irony -- considering Lee introduces his opinion early on in the video by saying, "I don't say it because I don't say dirty words."

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The clip, entitled Sessions With Stan, is produced and directed by Aron Fromm, who worked for a decade as Lee's sound editor, with character design by Kosperry. Fromm offers some background into the history of how he came to have the recording, describing it as "one of my favorite memory of the old man." The recording was supposed to be a few takes of Lee doing his trademark "Excelsior" catchphrase before subsequently turning into a riff of Lee praising his favorite swear word and warmly teasing the folks in the studio. Lee delivers the "Excelsiors" with robust enthusiasm before chuckling to himself that his take was "fucking fantastic."

The animation features Lee in his iconic wide, square glasses and sweater vest, standing in an office adorned with Marvel paraphernalia. The lighting is warm and yellow and the animation captures the playfulness of Lee's delivery and general disposition. As Fromm's animated short ends with one final "fuck you" to someone offscreen, the credits begin the words "In Memory of Stan Lee."

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Stan Lee was born on Dec. 28, 1922, and passed away Nov. 12, 2018, and is best known as the creative mind behind the small business-turned-cultural empire that is Marvel Comics. In his decades-long career, he co-created memorable characters such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Doctor Strange, Daredevil and the X-Men. Later on, he became known for the cameos he made in the Marvel films, often playing innocuous bystanders who would offer drops of poignant wisdom or comically move, unfazed, through the magnificent worlds he helped create in real life.

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Source: Gizmodo