ON this date in 2000 - It was announced that Stan "the Man" Lee would create a comic book of the Backstreet Boys.
At the time, Bun Man and Mr. Purple were working as cartoonists in Stan's studio.
Mr. Purple, upon hearing the news, blurted out "We do Superheroes, we don't do this boy band shit..."
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Bun Man replied, "Dude, Stan's going to make them Cyber Crusaders..."
Mr. Purple countered "I beg to differ, dude, they're a boy band, they will always be just a boy band...
Giving them a cartoon is like giving all these freakin' little kids a sports trophy for participating..."
Mr. Purple had a point...
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