Armie Hammer mocked after Stan Lee tweet backfires badly

Armie Hammer's Stan Lee tribute tweet did not go down well with fans. Photos / AP, Getty Images

As celebrities flooded social media with touching tributes to Stan Lee, one tweet from Armie Hammer didn't go down too well with comic book fans.

A-listers such as Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds and The Rock all posted photos of themselves with Lee — something that Hammer wasn't a fan of.

"So touched by all of the celebrities posting pictures of themselves with Stan Lee … no better way to commemorate an absolute legend than putting up a picture of yourself," Hammer tweeted.

Hammer's tweet quickly sparked a backlash from fans of Lee, many of whom had posted photos of themselves with the comic book writer.

But still Hammer wouldn't back down from his original tweet, pointing out that he too had worked with Lee and tweeting that fans should post "his work that touched you the most".

"Posting a selfie makes his death about you and how cool you felt taking a picture with him," Hammer said.

Me.... too...?

— Armie Hammer (@armiehammer) November 12, 2018

If your answer is “post a selfie” then I think we need a cultural revamp across the board.

— Armie Hammer (@armiehammer) November 12, 2018

If Stan impacted your life (ie. All of our lives) with his work, post his work that touched you the most. Posting a selfie makes his death about you and how cool you felt taking a picture with him.

— Armie Hammer (@armiehammer) November 12, 2018

Lee died Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. While his cause of death is not yet known, the Fantastic Four creator had suffered several illnesses such as pneumonia over the past year.

Working in comic books since his teens, it was only in his 50s that Lee, then editor of Marvel Comics, decided to create more flawed superheroes.

Lee introduced The Fantastic Four and following their success Spider-Man, Daredevil, the ZX-Men and Iron Man followed.

More recently Lee was famous for making cameos in the Marvel movies which include franchises Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers.