If you are looking to add more non-fiction to your collection, then look no further! Well...look further than this book but definitely add this one to your collection.
Stan Lee, creator and Marvel characters Spiderman, The Hulk and the Fantastic Four has FINALLY created a comic book memoir of his life. Starting with his very humble beginnings, he narrates his life from there and his journey through the halls of comic bookdom, including some amazingly talented people he was not only able to meet but work with as well. He tells about his stint in the military during World War II writing beside the likes of Theodor Geisel and other notable cartoonists that would become famous in their own right. Lee also lovingly shares the story of his romance with his wife of six decades and the reader is able to see how their relationship had an impact on Lee's professional career. He takes us all the way to present day where people watch for his cameo appearance in any Marvel movie.
What made Stan Lee such an icon is the fact that he changed the face of comic book writing, broke through some huge barriers put up by corporate suits and federal laws (on comics, of all things!) and continued the popularity of comic books from page to screen while continuing to write to audiences ranging from children to adult.
And if you think this is just another memoir, think again. Lee manages to expertly weave the history of Marvel Comics from page to screen and beyond so the reader not only gets a glimpse of his life, but a timeline of Marvel from its early beginnings to present day.
Another interesting facet of this book is the narrator himself. Yes, it's Stan Lee (and artist Colleen Doran did a stellar job of creating real life superheroes...got to see it to understand what I mean) but in the audience is a little boy who is fascinated with his tale and inserts himself into Lee's narration. Lee knows that little boy well because....it's himself. He weaves narrator and audience into a beautiful story of past and present which any comic book fan will devour.
Highly recommended by JH/HS and beyond. As only Stan Lee can do so well.
