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A review by deearr
A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee by Danny Fingeroth
5.0
---> {60-second video review here} http://bit.ly/Marvelous_Life
In an alcove on the way up to the second floor of my house there are boxes of bagged and boarded comic books, many of them Marvel. Most of these are titles from the 1960’s, like The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Uncanny X-Men, Daredevil, etc. Smilin’ Stan Lee was a friend I invited into my house every time another Marvel comic book was published.
Reading this book – for me – was like visiting old friends. I recognized all the names of the artists and letterers, and it was a treat to hear author Danny Fingeroth fill in the background to stories I only partially knew.
This book, however, is not just for those of us who were fortunate enough to enjoy Stan Lee back when all the memorable characters were created. There are people alive today that have never seen any of the old comic books yet are binge-watching Daredevil or enthralled with the Black Panther movie. Stan Lee was a genius, and this book celebrates the ups and downs of his life in a way that allows one to feel as if you were there.
Mr. Fingeroth holds nothing back, and all the conversations and debates on who created what character are included. He also includes the frustrations Stan Lee experienced as well as the triumphs. For almost 50 years, Stan Lee was the face of Marvel comics, and that’s never going to change. I agree with Todd McFarlane, who said that in 20 years we will realize that Stan Lee was an even bigger influence than we thought he was. This book will explain why. Excelsior! Five stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advance complimentary ebook of this title.
In an alcove on the way up to the second floor of my house there are boxes of bagged and boarded comic books, many of them Marvel. Most of these are titles from the 1960’s, like The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Uncanny X-Men, Daredevil, etc. Smilin’ Stan Lee was a friend I invited into my house every time another Marvel comic book was published.
Reading this book – for me – was like visiting old friends. I recognized all the names of the artists and letterers, and it was a treat to hear author Danny Fingeroth fill in the background to stories I only partially knew.
This book, however, is not just for those of us who were fortunate enough to enjoy Stan Lee back when all the memorable characters were created. There are people alive today that have never seen any of the old comic books yet are binge-watching Daredevil or enthralled with the Black Panther movie. Stan Lee was a genius, and this book celebrates the ups and downs of his life in a way that allows one to feel as if you were there.
Mr. Fingeroth holds nothing back, and all the conversations and debates on who created what character are included. He also includes the frustrations Stan Lee experienced as well as the triumphs. For almost 50 years, Stan Lee was the face of Marvel comics, and that’s never going to change. I agree with Todd McFarlane, who said that in 20 years we will realize that Stan Lee was an even bigger influence than we thought he was. This book will explain why. Excelsior! Five stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advance complimentary ebook of this title.