num_pages: 192
description: In this gorgeously illustrated full-color graphic memoir Stan Leecomic book legend and cocreator of Spider-Man the X-Men the Avengers the Incredible Hulk and a legion of other Marvel superheroesshares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came to be.Stan Lee is a man who needs no introduction. The most legendary name in the history of comic books he has been the leading creative force behind Marvel Comics and has brought to lifeand into the mainstreamsome of the worlds best-known heroes and most infamous villains throughout his career. His storiesfilled with superheroes struggling with personal hang-ups and bad guys who possessed previously unseen psychological complexityadded wit and subtlety to a field previously locked into flat portrayals of good vs. evil. Lee put the human in superhuman and in doing so created a new mythology for the twentieth century.In this beautifully illustrated graphic memoirillustrated by celebrated artist Colleen DoranLee tells the story of his life with the same inimitable wit energy and offbeat spirit that he brought to the world of comics. Moving from his impoverished childhood in Manhattan to his early days writing comics through his military training films during World War II and the rise of the Marvel empire in the 1960s to the current resurgence in movies Amazing Fantastic Incredible documents the life of a man and the legacy of an industry and career.This funny moving and incredibly honest memoir is a must-have for collectors and fans of comic books and graphic novels of every age.
language: English
title: Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir
publisher: Gallery Books