Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic BookStan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book
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Current format, Book, 2003, First edition, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsNewspaper writers Raphael and Spurgeon trace how Lee revamped an outdated genre and drew talented but often irascible illustrators along on the project. They draw on interviews with Himself and his former associates, archival material including letters and unpublished scripts, and analysis of his comics oeuvre. Distributed in the US by Independent Publishers Group. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Chronicles the life of the comic book legend, detailing his start in the business, how he revitalized the industry, and his numerous accomplishments.
Based on interviews with Stan Lee and dozens of his colleagues and contemporaries, as well as extensive archival research, this book provides a professional history, an appreciation, and a critical exploration of the face of Marvel Comics. Recognized as a dazzling writer, a skilled editor, a relentless self-promoter, a credit hog, and a huckster, Stan Lee rose from his humble beginnings to ride the wave of the 1940s comics books boom and witness the current motion picture madness and comic industry woes. Included is a complete examination of the rise of Marvel Comics, Lee&;s work in the years of postwar prosperity, and his efforts in the 1960s to revitalize the medium after it had grown stale.
Read more about Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book at <A HREF="http://www.stanleebook.com/index.html">www.stanleebook.com</A>.
Chronicles the life of the comic book legend, detailing his start in the business, how he revitalized the industry, and his numerous accomplishments.
Based on interviews with Stan Lee and dozens of his colleagues and contemporaries, as well as extensive archival research, this book provides a professional history, an appreciation, and a critical exploration of the face of Marvel Comics. Recognized as a dazzling writer, a skilled editor, a relentless self-promoter, a credit hog, and a huckster, Stan Lee rose from his humble beginnings to ride the wave of the 1940s comics books boom and witness the current motion picture madness and comic industry woes. Included is a complete examination of the rise of Marvel Comics, Lee&;s work in the years of postwar prosperity, and his efforts in the 1960s to revitalize the medium after it had grown stale.
Read more about Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book at <A HREF="http://www.stanleebook.com/index.html">www.stanleebook.com</A>.
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- Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, [2003], ©2003
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