AMAZING FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE, A Marvelous Memoir, by Stan Lee and Peter David, Illustrated by Colleen Doran, Simon & Schuster, 2015
Thanks, Stan for reviewing your own book. Now I can take a nap.
KIDDING! Although Stan "The Man" Lee, the patron saint of super heroes, has shared insights on his life growing up in his Origins of Marvel Comics books and Bullpen Bulletin pages, (Not to mention the "Bio-Autography" "EXCELSIOR! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee", written with George Mair.), there's never been anything quite like AMAZING FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE, an all-ages graphic novel-style autobiography which traces the fulfillment of his American dream from a hardscrabble life in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood to the creation of the most beloved super hero of all times. In this cleverly written and handsomely illustrated book, Stan introduces us to his most fascinating character, the one we only THOUGHT we knew...Stan Lee. We follow him from the Golden Age of Comics to the present, and along the way we see him as a soldier in the Second Great War, trying to convince his publisher that mutants and not-so-jolly green giants will sell, and fighting his deadliest enemy, Dr. Frederic Wertham, the author of the notorious comic book expose, "Seduction of the Innocent."
Whether you're a Permanent Marvelite Maximus, a newcomer, or just somebody who wants to find out why the fuss over those dang long underwear characters, AMAZING FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE belongs under the tree or next to the Menorah. Not only does it speak to super hero fans of all ages, it also speaks to the amazing, fantastic, incredible hero in all of us. Nuff said!
Steve out!
