The Stan Lee Story

First published as a signed Collector's Edition and sold out within a week, this is an unparalleled account of the life and times of Stan Lee, written and edited with the Godfather of comics himself. His tale is told by Roy Thomas, who brings "you are there" insights to Lee's journey alongside never-before-seen photographs, original comic art, ...

Amis éclairés, voilà un gros morceau! L'histoire presque vraie de Stan Lee: un mastodonte extravagant qui a exigé près de dix années de travail, consacré au seul et unique parrain des comics. Depuis son enfance new-yorkaise en pleine Grande Dépression, pendant l'aventure qui transforma Marvel en éditeur de comics numéro un dans le monde et jusqu'à sa réinvention, dans les années 2000, en tant que directeur de la création de la société internationale de divertissement POW! Entertainment, Stan «the Man» Lee a résisté à l'épreuve du temps et demeure une légende dans l'histoire des comics. Stanley Lieber fait ses premières armes chez Timely Comics en 1940 à tout juste 17 ans, et se retrouve propulsé au sommet de la hiérarchie seulement deux ans plus tard. Ce n'en qu'en 1961 qu'il déclenche une révolution dans les comics, baptisée plus tard du nom d'«ère Marvel». En collaboration avec un bataillon d'artistes légendaires parmi lesquels Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita et Jim Steranko, Stan a débridé une cascade étourdissante de personnages qui ont depuis accédé au rang d'icône des comics -- les Quatre Fantastiques, Hulk, Spiderman, Thor, Iron Man, les X-Men et les Avengers, pour ne citer qu'eux. En 1980, il déménage à Hollywood et poursuit l'aventure, en développant des projets télévisuels et cinématographique qui formeront les fondations des «films Marvel». La participation constante de Stan à ces événement mondiaux de plusieurs milliards de dollars témoigne de son influence. À la tête de POW! Entertainment, il est devenu un maître ès médias, travaillant tour à tour avec des rock stars, des ligues sportives, des magnats du cinéma ou des producteurs de télé-réalité, une polyvalence qui étoffe encore sa stature dans le monde entier.Publié à l'origine en une Édition collector signée qui fut épuisée en une semaine, l'ouvrage a été écrit et édité avec l'entière coopération de Lee. Son histoire racontée par son successeur chez Marvel, le fameux auteur, éditeur et historien des comics Roy Thomas, qui y apporte des éclairages de première main et aborde avec une absolue clairvoyance les moments clés du parcours de Lee vers l'immortalité pop culturelle. Avec ses centaines de trésors de l'art des comics, une sélection de photos intimes puisées dans ses archives familiales, un avant-propos rédigé par Lee en personne, un essai aux airs de roman et un épilogue inédit signés Roy Thomas, un coffret protecteur et un livret complémentaire contenant les rééditions complètes des comics de Stan produits durant des décennies, ce livre est un hommage titanesque digne de son sujet, par son poids comme sa carrure.Publié à l'origine en Édition collector signée, désormais disponible en édition courante et illimitée XXL Tous les personnages Marvel sont © MARVEL

The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal cost HUGO AWARD FINALIST • “A biography that reads like a thriller or a whodunit . . . scrupulously honest, deeply damning, and sometimes even heartbreaking.”—Neil Gaiman Stan Lee was one of the most famous and beloved entertainers to emerge from the twentieth century. He served as head editor of Marvel Comics for three decades and, in that time, became known as the creator of more pieces of internationally recognizable intellectual property than nearly anyone: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk . . . the list goes on. His carnival-barker marketing prowess helped save the comic-book industry and superhero fiction. His cameos in Marvel movies have charmed billions. When he died in 2018, grief poured in from around the world, further cementing his legacy. But what if Stan Lee wasn’t who he said he was? To craft the definitive biography of Lee, Abraham Riesman conducted more than 150 interviews and investigated thousands of pages of private documents, turning up never-before-published revelations about Lee’s life and work. True Believer tackles tough questions: Did Lee actually create the characters he gained fame for creating? Was he complicit in millions of dollars’ worth of fraud in his post-Marvel life? Which members of the cavalcade of grifters who surrounded him were most responsible for the misery of his final days? And, above all, what drove this man to achieve so much yet always boast of more?

Discover the life of Stan Lee—a story about creating your own adventures for kids ages 6 to 9 Stan Lee was a famous comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher for Marvel Comics. Before he helped create heroes like the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Black Panther, Stan was an imaginative boy who spent hours reading all sorts of different stories and letting his thoughts run wild. These stories inspired him to come up with exciting plots and new characters of his own. Explore how Stan went from being a young boy growing up in New York City to a comic book legend. The Story of Stan Lee includes: Core curriculum—Discover the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of Stan's life, and take a quick quiz to test your knowledge. Short chapters—Learn all about Stan Lee with quick chapters that make it fun for new readers like you to keep reading. A visual timeline—Watch Stan progress from kid to comic book icon with a visual timeline marking the major milestones of his life. How will Stan's colorful imagination and hard work inspire you?

Based on interviews with Stan Lee and dozens of his colleagues and contemporaries, as well as extensive archival research, this book provides a professional history, an appreciation, and a critical exploration of the face of Marvel Comics. Recognized as a dazzling writer, a skilled editor, a relentless self-promoter, a credit hog, and a huckster, Stan Lee rose from his humble beginnings to ride the wave of the 1940s comic books boom and witness the current motion picture madness and comic industry woes. Included is a complete examination of the rise of Marvel Comics, Lee's work in the years of postwar prosperity, and his efforts in the 1960s to revitalize the medium after it had grown stale.

The Amazing Spider-Man. The Incredible Hulk. The Invincible Iron Man. Black Panther. These are just a few of the iconic superheroes to emerge from the mind of Stan Lee. From the mean streets of Depression-era New York City to recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Lee’s life has been almost as remarkable as the thrilling adventures he spun for decades. From millions of comic books fans of the 1960s through billions of moviegoers around the globe, Stan Lee has touched more people than almost any person in the history of popular culture. In Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel, Bob Batchelor offers an eye-opening look at this iconic visionary, a man who created (with talented artists) many of history’s most legendary characters. In this energetic and entertaining biography, Batchelor explores how Lee capitalized on natural talent and hard work to become the editor of Marvel Comics as a teenager. After toiling in the industry for decades, Lee threw caution to the wind and went for broke, co-creating the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and others in a creative flurry that revolutionized comic books for generations of readers. Marvel superheroes became a central part of pop culture, from collecting comics to innovative merchandising, from superhero action figures to the ever-present Spider-Man lunchbox. Batchelor examines many of Lee’s most beloved works, including the 1960s comics that transformed Marvel from a second-rate company to a legendary publisher. This book reveals the risks Lee took to bring the characters to life and Lee’s tireless efforts to make comic books and superheroes part of mainstream culture for more than fifty years. Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel not only reveals why Lee developed into such a central figure in American entertainment history, but brings to life the cultural significance of comic books and how the superhero genre reflects ideas central to the American experience. Candid, authoritative, and utterly absorbing, this is a biography of a man who dreamed of one day writing the Great American Novel, but ended up doing so much more—changing American culture by creating new worlds and heroes that have entertained generations of readers.

Graphic memoir about the career of Stan Lee, the American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.