The definitive biography of Marvel legend Stan Lee, celebrating the
100th anniversary of his birth. Stan Lee's extraordinary life was as
epic as the superheroes he co-created, from the Amazing Spider-Man to
the Mighty Avengers. His ideas and voice are at the heart of global
culture, loved by millions of superhero fans around the world. In Stan
Lee: A Life, award-winning cultural historian Bob Batchelor offers an
in-depth and complete look at this iconic visionary. Born in the Roaring
Twenties, growing up in the Great Depression, living and thriving
through the American Century, and dying in the twenty-first century,
Stan Lee's life is a unique representation of recent American history.
Batchelor examines Lee's fascinating American life by drawing out all
its complexity, drama, heartache, and humor, revealing how Lee
introduced the world to heroes that were just as fallible and complex as
their creator--and just like all of us. An up-close look at a legendary
figure, this centennial edition includes completely new material to give
the full measure of a man whose genius continues to mesmerize audiences
worldwide. Candid, authoritative, and absorbing, this is the biography
of a man who dreamed of one day writing the Great American Novel, but
ended up doing so much more--revolutionizing culture by creating new
worlds and heroes that have entertained generations.
