Now that NFTs are a growing trend, many artists and companies are taking advantage of the train to sell their creations as non-fungible tokens. Your goal, obviously, is to build an attractive source of income. There are many examples, however, not all of them are as curious as the one that we will introduce you to today. Believe it or not, one of Stan Lee's works will try to try his luck as NFT . Does anyone doubt its success?
The MakersPlace platform, which in recent weeks significantly increased its NFTs for sale, opened the door for Stan Lee himself. To be more specific, this is a pilot episode of the web series The 7th Portal , which premiered in early 2000 with great anticipation. The reason? Stan Lee reflected his vision of a superhero universe that is set in the digital age.
Be careful, The 7th Portal has no relationship with Marvel. In fact, its publication was the responsibility of Stan Lee Media , a production house based in Los Angeles (California) founded in 1998 by Stan Lee and Peter F. Paul. Unfortunately, the project did not go as expected and a series of financial irregularities – associated with the dotcom bubble – led them to bankruptcy in 2000 .
Who owns the assets of Stan Lee Media?
It is worth mentioning that Stan Lee himself disassociated himself from said company years before his death (2018), as he did not want to be associated with legal scandals unrelated to his activities. So who owns the pilot and other assets of The 7th Portal if the production company no longer exists? The answer, unfortunately, no one knows. And it is that an anonymous collective acquired all the works of Stan Lee Media and now it seeks to take advantage of its investment.
The set of digital files that make up the NFT of The 7th Portal was selected by Shirrel Rhoades , former executive vice president of Marvel Comics and a trusted partner of Stan Lee, according to CBR. Right now it is difficult to predict how much you could earn from the sale. Considering that it is the first NFT related to the creator of Spider-Man, and that the pilot of The 7th Portal was the first episode of a web series in history , the price will surely reach the millions of dollars.
