Shortly after Craig joined Twitter, a conflict of sorts broke out between his loyal Robot Skeleton Army and Stan Lee’s (@TheRealStanLee) POW Brigade. This was brought on by tweets from Stan claiming that the Robot Skeleton Army was a threat to his brigade, and attempting to declare war. On March 30th, 2010 at 12:11 AM, he tweeted “But there is another matter that soon may call for action! I have learned that another titan of tweets dares to form his own militia!” [i] “While we've created a POW! Brigade to serve and save mankind, another is recklessly forming a robot skeleton army! O, the senses reel!” [ii] He then went on to imply that there would be a war between the two legions, and expressed concern that there were many who followed him as well as Craig on Twitter. Following that, Stan sent this tweet “Our cause is just, our troops at the ready. So stand you down, CraigyFerg! Disarm your Skeletons! Let peace prevail! Excelsior!”[iii] Craig responded at 8:33 that night, imploring for peace: “Great Stan. Yield I beseech thee or hear the dreaded plinky ribcage xylophone calling roboskeletons to war.”[iv] With each of the leaders in a seeming conflict, both groups responded. At this time, the Historians do not have enough information from the POW Brigade to discuss their side accurately and completely. In the Robot Skeleton Army, many of Craig’s followers responded in kind, alternately calling for a war with Stan Lee’s Brigade, or calling for a peaceful end to the situation. Throughout the night, there was much made of the continued tweets of Stan Lee, and the possible reaction by Craig himself. The very next day, though, all of these warlike preparations were forgotten in the news that Craig had won the Peabody Award for Excellence in Radio and/or Television Broadcasting. [v]
Tomorrow, we will explore the depths of what some call the madness of Stan Lee. We will also soon analyze his appearance on the Late Late Show itself.
-The Librarian
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