True believer : the rise and fall of Stan Lee
Book |
First edition. |
Crown,
New York :
[2021]
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Ridge | BIO LEE-R 2021 | Biographies | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Fleming - Beamsville | 741.5973 Lee -R | Non-Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee, an artist and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture at a steep personal cost. He served as editor in chief of Marvel Comics for three decades and, in that time, launched more pieces of internationally recognizable intellectual property than anyone other than Walt Disney: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Thor...the list seems to never end. But Lee's unprecedented career was also pitted with spectacular failures, controversy, and bitter disputes. Lee was dogged by accusations from his longtime collaborators Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko over who really created Marvel's signature characters--icons for whom Lee had always been suspected of taking more than his due share of credit. A major business venture, Stan Lee Media, resulted in stock manipulation, bankruptcy, and criminal charges. And in his final years, after the death of his beloved wife, Joan, rumors swirled that Lee was a virtual prisoner in his own home, issuing cryptic video recordings as a battle to control his fortune and legacy ensued. Lee's most famous motto was: "With great power comes great responsibility." True Believer chronicles every triumph and every misstep of an extraordinary life, and leaves it to readers to decide whether Lee lived up to the responsibilities of his own talent.
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Details
- ISBN: 9780593135716
- Physical Description: 394 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmprint
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
- General Note: LSC 37.00
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-376) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: Overture : what it takes -- Ambition and its discontents. Escape at any cost (To 1939) -- Means of ascent (1939-1945) -- Quiet desperation (1945-1961) -- Mister Marvel. What price victory? (1961-1966) -- Lonely at the top (1966-1972) -- Chafing in the C-suite (1972-1980) -- Lost in Hollywood (1980-1998) -- Get rich quick. The great experiment (1998-2001) -- Spotlight and shadow (2001-2017) -- Disintegration (2017-2018)