AmazingFantasticIncredible

Inthisgorgeouslyillustrated,full-colorgraphicmemoir,StanLee—comicbooklegendandcocreatorofSpider-Man,theX-Men,theAvengers,theIncredibleHulk,andalegionofotherMarvelsuperheroes—shareshisiconiclegacyandthestoryofhowmoderncomicscametobe.StanLeeisamanwhoneedsnointroduction.Themostlegendarynameinthehistoryofcomicbooks,hehasbeentheleadingcreativeforcebehindMarvelComics,andhasbroughttolife—andintothemainstream—someoftheworld’sbest-knownheroesandmostinfamousvillainsthroughouthiscareer.Hisstories—filledwithsuperheroesstrugglingwithpersonalhang-upsandbadguyswhopossessedpreviouslyunseenpsychologicalcomplexity—addedwitandsubtletytoafieldpreviouslylockedintoflatportrayalsofgoodvs.evil.Leeputthehumaninsuperhumanandindoingso,createdanewmythologyforthetwentiethcentury.Inthisbeautifullyillustratedgraphicmemoir—illustratedbycelebratedartistColleenDoran—Leetellsthestoryofhislifewiththesameinimitablewit,energy,andoffbeatspiritthathebroughttotheworldofcomics.MovingfromhisimpoverishedchildhoodinManhattantohisearlydayswritingcomics,throughhismilitarytrainingfilmsduringWorldWarIIandtheriseoftheMarvelempireinthe1960stothecurrentresurgenceinmovies,AmazingFantasticIncredibledocumentsthelifeofamanandthelegacyofanindustryandcareer.Thisfunny,moving,andincrediblyhonestmemoirisamust-haveforcollectorsandfansofcomicbooksandgraphicnovelsofeveryage.