Amazing Fantastic Incredible

A Marvelous Memoir

By: Stan Lee, Peter David, Colleen Doran, Stan Lee - introduction

Narrated by: Peter Riegert

In this gorgeously illustrated, full-color graphic memoir, Stan Lee—comic book legend and cocreator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other Marvel superheroes—shares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came to be.

Stan Lee is a man who needs no introduction. The most legendary name in the history of comic books, he was the leading creative force behind Marvel Comics, and brought to life—and into the mainstream—some of the world’s best-known heroes and most infamous villains throughout his career. His stories—filled with superheroes struggling with 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 superhuman and in doing so, created a new mythology for the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

In this beautifully illustrated graphic memoir—illustrated by celebrated artist Colleen Doran—discover the true story behind the man, written with the same inimitable wit, energy, and offbeat spirit that he brought to the world of comics. Moving from his impoverished childhood in Manhattan to his early days writing comics, through his military training films during World War II and the rise of the Marvel empire in the 1960s to the current cinematic resurgence, Amazing Fantastic Incredible documents the life of a man and the legacy of an industry and career.

This funny, moving, and incredibly honest memoir is a must-have for collectors and fans of comic books and graphic novels of every age.

Spirited and Entertaining

If you could sum up Amazing Fantastic Incredible in three words, what would they be?

'Nuff said! It emerges as a unique look at the history of a formative figure in the redefinition of the comic book form.

What other book might you compare Amazing Fantastic Incredible to and why?

None come to mind.

Have you listened to any of Peter Riegert and Stan Lee ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The untold backstory! Thrilling! Chilling!

Any additional comments?

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Great stories from a really great guy

Excelsior! Listening to the stories of Stan Lee's life is heartwarming and inspiring. The performance is upbeat and positive, just like Stan the Man himself. Well done.

Stan lee knows how to bring a smile

Great storytelling full of positive fun
I also recommend taking the MOOC at EdX that Stan Lee did with Michael Uslan for more on history (and technique) of writing comics

Amazing

I loved this book so much one of my all time favorites excelsior thanks stan lee for everything

very fun!

great narrator. fun radio style sound effects and multiple voice storytelling approach. very entertaining. I would recommend.