STAN LEE CELEBRATES CHILDREN’S LITERACY, EDUCATION AND FUN AT 1ST EVER STAN LEE’S KIDS UNIVERSE DAY THIS PAST WEEKEND

Los Angeles February 4, 2012---This past Saturday, Comic icon Stan Lee headlined the inaugural Stan Lee’s Kids Universe Day, a daylong celebration advocating literacy, education and fun for over 100 kids in Los Angeles. Held at Giggles N’ Hugs in Century City, Stan Lee’s Kids Universe Day was the brainchild of Paris Kasidokostas Latsis and Terry Dougas at 1821 Comics (www.1821comics.com) and Stan Lee with his company POW! Entertainment. The event was sponsored by Stan Lee’s World of Heroes and was hosted by actress Jaime Pressly, whose five-year old son also attended the celebration. Stan Lee’s Kids Universe Day featured a slew of interactive activities including a reading from Stan Lee, a face painting competition, and a variety of arts and crafts games throughout the event. Lee also welcomed families from the Make-A-Wish Foundation who were invited to the event.

At Stan Lee’s Kids Universe Day, 1821 Comics, Lee and POW! Entertainment unveiled their first two properties that are available beginning today from their new family friendly imprint Stan Lee’s Kids Universe (SLKU). The first property from the label is colorful children’s book MONSTERS VS. KITTENS by Dani Jones. The second property SLKU unveiled is a game for the IOS platform (iTunes) titled GOOBEEZ: PIRATE ADVENTURE.

1821 Comics co-founder Paris Kasidokostas Latsis said: “This kick off event really laid the foundation for our fun, family oriented label and we will be releasing a slate of more books, e-books and games in the coming months. Our goal is to make our titles available on these emerging platforms as well as the traditional platforms to reach as many people as possible.”

“STAN LEE’S KIDS UNIVERSE was created to provide children with big imaginations an entirely new universe to explore, with the view of telling stories that they haven’t read before yet provide educational value as well,” said Stan Lee. “I was thrilled to be able to bring this new franchise and its colorful characters to life at Stan Lee’s Kids Universe Day. I am excited to meet a new generation of brigadiers.” 

 “The Stan Lee’s Kids Universe brand at its core is both fun and educational and our mission is to also support childhood literacy and arts education,” added Terry Dougas, CEO and co-founder of 1821 Comics. “It was an absolute delight to see Stan having a great time and interacting with the kids this past weekend. It was also rewarding to see the reaction that the kids are having to our new characters.” 

Stan Lee’s Kids Universe was created by Paris Kasidokostas Latsis and Terry Dougas, founders of the graphic novel and comic book company 1821 Comics, Comic legend Stan Lee, Founder, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment and his producing partner, President and CEO of POW! Entertainment Gill Champion. The imprint includes: picture books, digital e-books, graphic novels, mobile games, interactive books and animation properties for ages 1-10. Several additional properties will be released in the coming months from the label.

MONSTERS VS. KITTENS by Dani Jones is available both in hard cover and soft cover editions. A Digital e-book edition is also available on iBooks and Kindle. An audio/visual digital copy of Stan Lee reading the book to kids is available from A Story Before Bed (www.astorybeforebed.com/stanleeskidsu)

GOOBEEZ: PIRATE ADVENTURE follows Peg Leg Mcgee and his band of pirates land on Goobeez Island looking for lost treasure, but instead they find the mythical Goobeez who inhabit the island.  The pirates kidnap Goobeez and have taken them to their ship, the mission is to save the Goobeez and help them escape the pirate ship and get them back to land. GOOBEEZ: PIRATE ADVENTURE is available for download now on iTunes.

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Website: http://www.stanleeskidsuniverse.com

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About 1821 Comics

1821 Comics is a comic book/graphic novel company based out of Los Angeles, California founded by entrepreneurs Paris Kasidokostas Latsis and Terry Dougas. The company is devoted to bringing exciting eye popping new titles to the world of comics. 1821 Comics titles include New York Times Best Selling and Guiness World Record holder ‘Romeo and Juliet: The War’, ‘Warlords’ and the upcoming ‘Lockbox’, written by New York Times best selling author Tony Lee.  Along with its own titles, 1821 is teaming up with some of the top publishers on new cutting edge books. 1821 Comics will remain a diverse publisher with projects for men, women, and children spawning all age groups. The company is highly devoted to story, content, and artwork that will move readers from beginning to end. For further information visit www.1821comics.com.

About POW! Entertainment, Inc.

POW! Entertainment, Inc. (OTCQB: POWN), a multi-media entertainment company, was founded by noted comic book writer Stan Lee, together with award-winning producer Gill Champion and the late intellectual property specialist Arthur Lieberman. POW!’s principals have extensive backgrounds in the creation and production of original intellectual properties, including some of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time. POW! is utilizing Stan Lee’s historical background by perpetuating his legacy while creating and developing all new live-action films, television, digital games, merchandising, licensing and related ancillary markets, all of which contribute to global expansion. POW! partners with third parties and strategic alliances, including studios and networks, in the production and distribution of new POW! character franchises. For further information visit www.powentertainment.com.