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Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Feb 11, 2000 Source: The Hollywood Reporter Online Submitted By: HiC Backstreeters fight crime for superhero Lee (Wed., Feb. 9, 2000) By Paul Bond Teen heartthrobs Backstreet Boys are tweaking their image in an effort to broaden their appeal by attracting more young males to their fan base. In a deal with Stan Lee Media, the world's most popular pop band will become comic book and animated superheroes, a sort of musical X-Men. "We're partnering the best-of-breed in music with the greatest storyteller in the youth market," said Peter Paul, who co-founded Stan Lee Media with Lee, the comic book legend responsible for Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk. The partnership will give Backstreet Boys a minority equity stake in Stan Lee Media, a publicly traded company whose shares have risen 40-fold in the past year. Financial details weren't revealed, except that Backstreet Boys will get options representing up to about 3% of Stan Lee Media. Lee said that band member Nick Carter approached him late last year with the idea of a partnership. Carter had been developing the Backstreet Boys comic-book concept for three years. "Then Stan added his magic to it, and the result is phenomenal," Paul said. "A comic book is something I've always wanted to do, and we've finally made it happen," Carter said. "We hit it off as if we've been friends all of our lives," Lee said of Carter. "He's got a great sense of story." Lee and Carter quickly created a 25-page, collector's edition comic book to be printed on premium paper stock and sold at Backstreet Boys' concerts starting in Atlanta on Feb. 19. "I was spurred on at breakneck speed by working with my favorite band," Lee said. After that it's off to the Internet. Animated Webisodes will bow Feb. 29 when Stan Lee Media launches its StanLee.Net Web site. The company also said it's in talks to bring the Backstreet Boys superhero franchise to television. Stan Lee Media and Backstreet Boys will share ownership of the comic franchise and split revenue generated from it, Paul said. Backstreet Boys' latest album "Millennium" has sold 30 million copies worldwide. Concerts featuring the five young men are usually sellouts, with female audience members dominating. But, said Lee, the band's alter-ego superhero characters he helped create are intended to appeal to males. "Just by the nature of the stories, boys will like it," Lee said. Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: this site t9q1L6 This site really has all of the information I needed about this subject and didn at know who to ask. Submitted by: greal lana MiuqW0 Thank you ever so for you blog article. Fantastic. Submitted by: QbxISogTkbKKnvcNY poBz0B Submitted by: crork service seo nq37lB There as certainly a great deal to find out about this subject. I really like all of the points you made. Submitted by: crorkzz uVykRx Very neat post.Thanks Again. Submitted by: crorkz 5JVT1H This is very interesting, You are a very skilled blogger. I have joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your great post. Also, I have shared your web site in my social networks! Submitted by: nice penalty removal RHGCSL Howdy! I simply wish to give a huge thumbs up for the nice data you have right here on this post. I will likely be coming back to your blog for more soon. Submitted by: crorkz vRkPJ0 I was recommended this web site by my cousin. I'm not sure whether this post is written by him as nobody else know such detailed about my difficulty. You're amazing! Thanks! Submitted by: awesome seo yiixzO My partner and I stumbled over here from a different website and thought I might check things out. I like what I see so i am just following you. Look forward to looking over your web page again. Submitted by: crorkz matz ohMw5C Thanks-a-mundo for the blog article.Really thank you! Fantastic. Click here to see more comments. Comment on this item. Next Item: TheThreshold Proclaims ON-line Annihilation of BSB... Prev Item: Grammy Radio Network, Announces Eight Grammy Specials