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Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee

By Stan Lee, George Mair

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, May 2002
ISBN: 0743228006
MY HERO recommends this book to readers of all age groups.
Synopsis
Stan Lee is the most legendary name in the history of comicbooks. The leading creative force behind the rise of Marvel Comics, he brought to life some of the world's best-known heroes and most infamous villains. His stories, featuring super- heroes who struggled against personal hang-ups and bad guys who possessed previously unseen psychological complexity, added wit and subtlety to a field previously locked into flat portrayals of good vs. evil. Lee put the human in the super-human. In the process, he created a new mythology for the twentieth century.

In this treasure trove of marvelous memories, Stan tells the story of his life with the same inimitable wit, energy, and offbeat spirit that he brought to the world of comicbooks. He moves from his impoverished childhood in Manhattan to his early days writing comicbooks, followed by military training films during World War II, through the rise of the Marvel empire in the 1960s to his recent adventures in Hollywood.

The story of a man who earned respect by blazing new creative trails in a storytelling form once dismissed as just for kids, Excelsior! is an inspirational story about following one's vision, no matter the odds. Yet it's also the story of how some of the most exciting and memorable characters in the pop-culture universe came to thrill a generation.

User Reviews:
ronald | 6/23/2007 1:38 PM
hi stan lee i like your heros they are so cool how do you come this the heros.
joy wang | 12/27/2006 10:42 AM
luv yur comics!!! interesting cover on yur book!!! creative!!!
chase | 5/10/2006 4:48 AM
hes the daddy of super heroes
Wyatt Stphen/spiderman | 12/1/2005 11:47 PM
I love your comic books.

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