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I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee by Tom Scioli
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee
By Tom Scioli
Book 195/200
Genre: Biography
Format: Digital, Graphic Novel
Pages: 208
Published: 2023
Rating: 5/10
Art: 7/10
Stan Lee is an icon of the comic book world. Writer, spokesman, and cameo specialist, Lee helped shape comics into what they are today. Scioli does a good job at detailing the complicated history of Stan Lee in comic form. The artwork has a reminiscent 60's and 70's comics feel to it that I did like. I do appreciate Scioli not pulling punches when showing Stan's various controversies. Stan (allegedly) screwing over artists and shady deals are depicted throughout the book.
However, my biggest complaint with this book is how disjointed the storytelling is. Really there is no plot to this book, it is a collection of one-page events from Lee's life with no direct through line other than Stan being in them. And no dates or anything were shown, so a lot of scenes happened without any context. This was rather unsatisfying, and unfortunately, hurt my experience reading.
By Tom Scioli
Book 195/200
Genre: Biography
Format: Digital, Graphic Novel
Pages: 208
Published: 2023
Rating: 5/10
Art: 7/10
Stan Lee is an icon of the comic book world. Writer, spokesman, and cameo specialist, Lee helped shape comics into what they are today. Scioli does a good job at detailing the complicated history of Stan Lee in comic form. The artwork has a reminiscent 60's and 70's comics feel to it that I did like. I do appreciate Scioli not pulling punches when showing Stan's various controversies. Stan (allegedly) screwing over artists and shady deals are depicted throughout the book.
However, my biggest complaint with this book is how disjointed the storytelling is. Really there is no plot to this book, it is a collection of one-page events from Lee's life with no direct through line other than Stan being in them. And no dates or anything were shown, so a lot of scenes happened without any context. This was rather unsatisfying, and unfortunately, hurt my experience reading.