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“Deadpool and Wolverine” Upholds Marvel Tradition with Shout Out Easter Eggs to Its Creators

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Fans of Marvel comics will be losing their minds Thursday picking out all the Easter eggs in “Deadpool and Wolverine.”

So here’s a little heads up about two of them, each part of Marvel tradition. There are shout outs to Deadpool and Wolvine’s creators.

First up to look for a is a store in the background called Liefeld’s Just Feet.The scene appears in the movie’s trailer, but a lot of people might not know what it means.

Rob Liefeld is the creator of Deadpool, the Marvel comic character. He also invented some other Marvel characters, but this is the one he’s most famous for. “Just Feet” is an inside joke among Deadpool fans — Liefeld is famous for not drawing feet well.

The other shout out, of course, is to Marvel creator Stan Lee. When he was alive, Lee made a nano second appearance in every one of the movies based on his characters. Even in death he’s never missed a step. Keep an eye out for Stan. His picture is preceded by a banner serving as an ad for “Stan Lee Steemer.”

In New York, we have been bombarded for decades by ads for Stanley Steemer, a home cleaning service. Very clever.

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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