A MARVELOUS LIFE: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee
Wednesday, November
20th at 7:30 PM
$25 Members | $30
Public | Includes a copy of A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee
A MARVELOUS LIFE
offers a
behind-the-scenes look at how Stan Lee became known as the voice and face
of comics. As editor, publisher and co-creator of Marvel, he was the glue
that held the industry together. With creative partners including Jack
Kirby and Steve Ditko—with whom he had tempestuous relationships that
rivaled any superhero battle—Lee created world-famous characters including
Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Hulk.
November 12th marks the first anniversary of Stan Lee’s death. With
so much to uncover from Lee’s life and career, the world has grown more
eager to understand his journey, especially now that he’s gone. Through
exclusive interviews with Lee himself, as well as his colleagues, family
and friends, andunique access to Lee’s personal archives at the University
of Wyoming, author Danny
Fingeroth uses never before seen material to illuminate the
man behind so much of the media that defines today’s pop-culture.
Despite Lee’s success, his career was haunted by conflict and controversy.
Was he the most innovative creator in the comic book industry? Was he a
lucky no-talent whose only skill was taking credit for others’ work? Or was
he something else altogether? In A
MARVELOUS LIFE, Fingeroth attempts to answer these
questions while offering his unique insider’s view of Stan Lee, delving
into his invention of Marvel Comics, how he redefined the word “hero,” and
reconstructed the world’s idea of how a story should be told.
About the Author:
Photo credit: Peter Nelson DANNY FINGEROTH is a native New Yorker, comics world insider, writer and editor, and pop-culture critic and historian. He is famous for his books on comics and superheroes and offers informed, insightful observations about the psychological motivations of the people who create our popular culture. He grew up in the first generation of Marvel-loving kids and has had a career in comics for 40 years, working closely with Stan Lee on numerous projects, seeing him as both an icon and a colleague. Fingeroth was involved in the writing and editing of Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men and The Avengers at Marvel Comics. For more information, please visit http://dannyfingeroth.com/.
R. Sikoryak is a cartoonist whose books include Masterpiece Comics, Terms and Conditions, and The Unquotable Trump (published by Drawn & Quarterly). He’s drawn for The New Yorker, The Nation, MAD, and The Nib. He also teaches Illustration at Parsons School of Design and hosts the live comics performance series Carousel.
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