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Real-life 'Weapon X' Brian Dawkins pays tribute to Stan Lee

Tributes and memorials came pouring in when news broke that comic book icon Stan Lee died Tuesday at 95, including one from a former Eagle who became closely associated with one of the characters Lee helped to create.

Brian Dawkins, who is a well-documented fan of the X-Men character Wolverine and became known by the superhero’s “Weapon X” alias, posted his own tribute to Lee on Twitter.

Mr. Stan Lee. I never had the honor and pleasure of meeting you, yet I’ve known you my entire life! THANK YOU for blessing me and all the other sci-fi geeks with your beautiful mind and showing us what else there is out there for us to tap into & escape to!