Stan Lee's profile is used to promote NFTs (Image via Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, and therealstanlee/Twitter)On Tuesday, December 16, the late Stan Lee's Twitter account announced the launch of the NFT collection of the Indian comic character Chakra The Invincible, which Lee helped launch in the early 2010s.The Tweet made from Stan Lee's profile read:"From championing diversity to embracing new tech, Stan was 1 step ahead of the curve. To honor his innovative spirit, Stan's 1st Indian hero, Chakra The Invincible, debuts in his own NFT (digital art) collection from 7:30pm PT 12/27-12pm PT 12/29!"Stan Lee, the former creative head of Marvel Comics, passed away at the age of 95 in 2018. However, social media profiles in his name were maintained by his firm, with the handle, '@TheRealStanLee.'Stan Lee@TheRealStanLeeFrom championing diversity to embracing new tech, Stan was 1 step ahead of the curve. To honor his innovative spirit, Stan's 1st Indian hero, Chakra The Invincible, debuts in his own NFT (digital art) collection from 7:30pm PT 12/27-12pm PT 12/29! Sign up: chakraverse.io7:10 PM · Dec 14, 202198891114From championing diversity to embracing new tech, Stan was 1 step ahead of the curve. To honor his innovative spirit, Stan's 1st Indian hero, Chakra The Invincible, debuts in his own NFT (digital art) collection from 7:30pm PT 12/27-12pm PT 12/29! Sign up: chakraverse.io https://t.co/p9cQcKxiUIFans voice displeasure at Stan Lee's legacy being used to promote the NFT launchSeveral fans of the late comic writer Stan Lee took offense at his social media use to announce Chakra The Invincible's NFT. Multiple replies to the tweets voiced their disapproval of such action and claimed that this defiled Stan's memories, while others stated that NFTs should not be done this way.YouTuber Jacksepticeye called the event awful, while Dictionary.com replied with the definition of the verb 'defile' under the tweet.monumental disappointment@someguyidk18@TheRealStanLee You really had to defile the name of a dead man?00:01 AM · Dec 15, 20213@TheRealStanLee You really had to defile the name of a dead man? https://t.co/AEpM5gNNVPDictionary.com@Dictionarycom@TheRealStanLee The verb 'defile' was first recorded in 1275–1325, and comes from the Old French word 'defouler,' meaning "to trample on, violate."8:32 PM · Dec 14, 202112884717573@TheRealStanLee The verb 'defile' was first recorded in 1275–1325, and comes from the Old French word 'defouler,' meaning "to trample on, violate."Crazy Frog@TrueCrazyFrog@TheRealStanLee NFTs shouldn't be done this way. This is terrible.11:55 PM · Dec 14, 202125009915@TheRealStanLee NFTs shouldn't be done this way. This is terrible.Dolan Dark@DolanDark@TheRealStanLee Can't believe Stan Lee came back from the dead just to promote an NFT10:17 PM · Dec 14, 2021594211754@TheRealStanLee Can't believe Stan Lee came back from the dead just to promote an NFTGehrig Schreiber@skurletonVA@TheRealStanLee to the person behind this account:11:38 PM · Dec 14, 2021543178@TheRealStanLee to the person behind this account: https://t.co/axvERISKkIДжоуи@sxftiedom@TheRealStanLee11:11 PM · Dec 14, 20219981724@TheRealStanLee https://t.co/8YB2i0GMFlSanta-Kaizer 🎄🎄🎄@ZetaDragoon@TheRealStanLee10:10 PM · Dec 14, 20214695180@TheRealStanLee https://t.co/SEL82deAKyAkemono 🎨🍩@paperciderfirst bob ross, now stan lee..... might as well defile their graves when you're at it08:05 AM · Dec 15, 20213first bob ross, now stan lee..... might as well defile their graves when you're at itKing Bash “Bah Humbug” 🎄@TheBashNation@TheRealStanLee I want the identity of whoever posted this, now!8:22 PM · Dec 14, 2021446790@TheRealStanLee I want the identity of whoever posted this, now! https://t.co/ykXtLV56ez🎄Megumi Bandicoot🎄@TheRealGoomi@TheRealStanLee7:54 PM · Dec 14, 2021565955@TheRealStanLee https://t.co/IXoSQdClNPOrange Comet's response to the NFT controversyStan's firm stated on their official webpage of the NFT drop,"Honoring what would have been Stan Lee's 99th birthday on December 28, we are inviting all of Stan's fans to celebrate his amazing legacy with us by sharing ownership in a limited NFT collectible around one of his first international superheroes."The event, which triggered a wave of criticism from fans, is not an isolated incident. Previously, the social media profiles which shared therealstanlee.com's blog post created much confusion amongst fans as to why Stan Lee's name was being used for promotion.As per the official website:"The CHAKRAVERSE Collection No. 1 will consist of an extremely limited collection of 6,880 unique generative art pieces based on characters from the graphic novel. Each of these NFTs are ONE OF A KIND and embrace Stan Lee's original characters while reimagining them exclusively for this NFT collection."The NFT drop will reportedly have seven auctions and include loot boxes.