World Documentary Movie Premiere of Legendary & Iconic Marvel Comic Book Creator: “Stan Lee: The Final Chapter” By Jon Bolerjack

With exclusive, never-before-seen footage, Stan Lee: The Final Chapter gives a first-hand account of Lee’s enduring positivity, amidst the power struggles, exploitation, and behind-the-scenes turmoil that surrounded the beloved creator during his final chapter.

This film unveils new insights into what Lee experienced during that time, and the role individuals in his inner circle allegedly played in seeking control of his affairs. Producer, Editor and Filmmaker Jon Bolerjack, who started out for Stan Lee as only a Photographer & Videographer, then also became Stan’s assistant during his final years, documented much of the period on camera. The resulting footage, captured over four years, forms the backbone of the documentary and provides a rare look at the challenges and manipulations Lee faced in his final years.

In this Documentary: Stan Lee’s 1st., and longtime road and memorabilia Manager was Max “Mac” Anderson (also known as Max Martin Anderson). After managing Lee’s public appearances and autograph deals starting in 2007, Anderson was fired in 2017 amid allegations of exploitation.

Lee’s daughter, Joan Celia “J.C.” Lee, sued Anderson for elder abuse and the alleged theft of over $21 million in memorabilia, autograph revenue, and appearance fees, and pushed her father to work tireless hours until months before his death and manipulated him into signing over valuable rights and items, and she claimed that Anderson pushed her father to work tireless hours until months before his death. She accused him of stealing at least $11.1 million in autograph revenue and $10.2 million in appearance fees. Anderson has denied ever handling money at events, which saw Lee earn roughly $35,000 in a single day signing autographs and taking pictures. The lawsuit alleged Anderson funneled Lee’s property and cash into his own businesses, such as Excelsior Collectibles.

Anderson leveraged his control over Lee’s life to steal cash— as well as hundreds of pieces of collectibles and memorabilia, including Batman creator Bob Kane’s original drawing of the “Joker” and movie props featured across Marvel movies, and original movie props like Iron Man’s mask, the arm of Nebula from Guardians of the Galaxy, and a set of X-23 claws from Logan.— toward the end of his former boss’ life.

Shortly after meeting Lee around 2007, Anderson assumed exclusive control of his operations for comic book conventions and public appearances until he was pushed out of Lee’s circle by J.C in 2017. He also acted as a caretaker for the aging comic book writer, who was in his 80s and 90s at the time and was essentially blind, coordinating health care services while serving as a business fiduciary in some dealings.

Over the course of almost a decade, Anderson, who said he didn’t receive monetary compensation for his work and was paid in the form of autographs on collectibles, accompanied Lee to 111 comic book conventions around the world. At these conventions, Anderson and a business partner operated a booth where fans could purchase a signatures on collectibles for up to $120 a piece. The origins of the business, “Stan Lee Collectibles,” was a subject of the lawsuit, which alleged that Lee didn’t see any profits from the venture. Before Lee died, he signed an agreement granting Anderson a worldwide license for use of his name and likeness in perpetuity for a dollar, the lawsuit alleged.

The Department of Justice charged Anderson with failing to report over $1.2 million in income earned from selling Stan Lee-autographed memorabilia at comic conventions between 2015 and 2018. Anderson pleaded guilty to two counts of willfully subscribing to a false tax return. The U.S. Department of Justice sentenced Anderson to a year and one day in federal prison and ordered him to pay $482,833 in restitution!

Right after this Doc was over, in the theater, during the Q & A- the Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, and Star of the film: Jon Bolerjack talked about his Doc, and so I was able to ask him: “At the end of the film it stated that between 2014 and 2018- 8 million dollars was stolen from Stan Lee, and to this day none of the money has been accounted for-  so what is the latest status update on that?” . . . . “Anderson got a very large fine (almost half a million), but did they ever find any of the other millions in cash?”

So then Jon said: “the FBI has never been able to locate any of the cash . . . . . and so 8 million dollars is still not accounted for . . . . it’s cash- which is very hard to trace back” 

The Q & A had the key people from the movie: PRODUCER/WRITER/DIRECTOR: Jon Bolerjack, PRODUCERS: George Chan, and Alex Barajas, and in the film itself: Stan Lee, Rob Liefeld, Roy Thomas, and Jon Bolerjack: At trial, witnesses, including Anderson’s twin brother who worked security at some events, were set to testify that they saw Anderson handling “duffel bags” of cash, which was allegedly used to buy art and other luxury items, according to court filings. Anderson’s ex-wife was also set to tell the court that she saw Anderson handle significant amounts of cash after returning home from events with Lee and that he kept “stacks of cash” in a large bedroom safe.

When this twin brother was arrested by the police for some crimes- he had to explain that it was NOT him- that his twin brother was using his identity to commit all of these crimes, so he had to go to court with his mother, with his birth certificate to prove that he was only the twin brother- not the person committing all of these crimes- so then the judge finally agreed that it was the “EVIL TWIN BROTHER” that committed all of these crimes! 

After the movie I was fortunate to meet the “Good Twin Brother” who told me to make sure that I know that HE is NOT the evil twin: The 2nd manager in this Documentary was Keya Morgan. On May 25, 2019 it was reported: “Keya Morgan The former manager of late Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee, whose legacy of superheroes was believed to be worth more than $50 million, was arrested in Arizona Saturday morning based on a warrant for alleged elder abuse, false imprisonment and grand theft, police said.” Right after this film, I was able to meet the giant 7 foot tall Bodyguard for Stan Lee: “Witnessing the treatment that Stan endured during those final years, especially at his age, really changes you,” said Bolerjack. “The people around him believed they were untouchable, and I felt a responsibility to document what was happening. It took ten years to finish this film, but sharing the truth about those years is something I owed to Stan and to his fans.” This is a great Doc on a legend of showbiz, that I recommend that everyone should see! Right after the Doc on Stan Lee- as you can see in the above photo: I was lucky to make it to see the West Coast Movie Premiere of “Coaled Blood”: an “edge of your seat” thriller about a tight-knit group of unemployed West Virginian coal miners, who one year after a catastrophic mining disaster, the surviving miners reunite, and convene at a remote cabin for their annual deer hunting trip to discuss the unspeakable acts they committed the year prior out of desperation to make ends meet, and then take justice into their own hands against the owners of the coal mine who get rich off of their backbreaking hard labor of 90 hours a week in unhealthy conditions deep down in a coal mine, and then try to collect ransom for a desperation-fueled crime they committed one year prior. There is great acting and emotion in this movie, with a story that will keep you hooked every second. As you can see in the above and below photos taken inside the movie theater, during the Q & A, right after this movie: the Producer/WRITER/DIRECTOR: Sean Perry – as you can see holding the Mic- 2nd from the right of the below photo: and Alexander Molina, with a great cast of David Keith, Damian Sommerlad, Jonathan D’Ambrosio, Samuel Dunning, Conor Donnally, Dereks Thomas, Alexander Molina, James Wirt, and Paige Grimard: Along with a great cast in this movie, the main star is the 72 year old: David Keith, who has been acting in movies and on TV since 1979, till today- making it an illustrious career of over 46 years! The list of his credits are too long to list for this story, but a few of his early movies were: co-starred with Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). He played a local thug in The Great Santini (1979), starred in The Lords of Discipline (1983) and White of the Eye (1987), and held a prominent supporting role opposite Matthew McConaughey in U-571 (2000). He played opposite Drew Barrymore in the science fiction horror film Firestarter (1984), and opposite Brooke Shields and Martin Sheen in Running Wild (1995). However, I remember David Keith best when he played Elvis Presley (above photo) in Chris Columbus’ Heartbreak Hotel (1988), and I really enjoyed it, when I took my good friend “Pookie” to see this movie when it premiered in Hollywood. Unfortunately it was never show again on TV, or available on DVD- so I was really hoping that it would be released again – it’ s a great movie to see, where David does an amazing acting job of playing Elvis, and performing all the Elvis Music used in this movie, in a real cute story.

So, I like to dedicate this show to my Good Friend Pookie! From the West Coast Movie Premiere of “Coaled Blood” Starring David Keith, who starred in this movie, and who also starred in the movie: Heartbreak Hotel, when he played the role of Elvis Presley!