Scioli Tom - I Am Stan A Graphic Biography Of The Legendary Stan Lee - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: The first graphic novel biography of the legendary Stan Lee co - creator of many of Marvel's beloved superheroes from Eisner - nominated comics creator Tom Scioli. Everyone knows Stan Lee: His work at the creative helm of Marvel Comics resulted in the creation of many of the superheroes we know and love today including Spider - Man Iron Man Black Panther Doctor Strange and more. During his decades - long career at Marvel Lee turned the comic book publisher into a cultural juggernaut that shaped and defined the burgeoning industry. In I Am Stan critically acclaimed artist Tom Scioli reveals the man behind the comics and cameos using the same medium Stan Lee revolutionized. This stunning graphic novel takes readers from his early days in the comics industry through his rise at Marvel (then Timely Comics) where his career was touched by other iconic creatives including Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Their collaboration would lead to the creation of the most iconic superheroes of today and bring about the Marvel Age of the 60's and 70's that introduced new industry stars like Steve Ditko and John Buscema. Readers will follow Lee's trajectory from his daily life at Marvel to his later years as a spokesperson for the company and for comics as a whole and finally to his last years away from the spotlight. Scioli provides a clear - eyed view of Lee's triumphs at Marvel as well as the controversies that surrounded the creator at the end of his life. Told in Scioli's inimitable vividly cinematic illustration style I Am Stan reveals Stan Lee's life through the medium he knew best and reveals the inner workings of the legendary creator.
Title: I Am Stan A Graphic Biography Of The Legendary Stan Lee
Author(s): Scioli Tom
Publisher: Potter/ Ten Speed/ Harmony/ Rodale
Barcode: 9781984862020
Pages: 208 Pages, Black-And-White Illustrations
Publication Date: 9/12/2023
Category: Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-Fiction