Stan Lee: The Most Heroic Man In The Marvel Universe
Stan Lee: The Most Heroic Man in the Marvel Universe
What if Stan Lee never created the stories he did? How would the world be different? Stan Lee is an unprecedented writer who helped transform the entertainment industry, specifically the comic book industry. He invented intricate characters and stories that changed people's lives. These stories helped the world in many ways. Stan Lee benefitted the entertainment industry by promoting acceptance, creating complex characters and stories, and inspiring others.
Stan Lee is a very talented storyteller who changed the entertainment industry and the lives of many people. Stan Lee was born on December 28, 1922, in New York, as Stanley Martin Lieber. He was the first child to Jewish-Romanian immigrants Jack and Celia Lieber. Lee started working for Timely Publications (now known as Marvel Comics) at the age of seventeen as an assistant. In 1942 Lee then joined the army (Parish).
Stan Lee, a talented storyteller, benefitted the entertainment industry by promoting acceptance through his stories. Stan Lee explains his creation of the X-Men characters, "'I wanted them to be diverse. The whole underlying principal of the …show more content…
X-Men was to try to be an anti-bigotry story to show there's good in every person'" ("Lee X-Men"). By creating the X-Men characters, Lee was showing the readers that being diverse is not a negative trait. His intentions were to show that people who are different are not threats, they deserve to be treated equally.
Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. Were inspirations for Lee's characters Magneto and Professor X ("Civil Rights"). Lee and the comic book artist Jack Kirby used iconic advocates for civil rights and turned them into major characters in the X-Men comic books. The characters Professor X and Magneto embodied Martin Luther King Jr. And Malcom X's actions and personalities. In the comics Professor X and Magneto were also fighting for the civil rights of the mutants. There was a message in Lee's creation of the mutant characters; "In creating character who faced prejudice because of inborn differenced, Lee baked in an effectively malleable metaphor. ' The main objective was to show that bigotry is a terrible thing,' Lee says" ("Origins of X-Men"). The situation the mutants were in was a parallel to the situation that people of color faced. They both faced the issue of prejudice. Through his comics, Lee tried to combat the issue of discrimination and bigotry.
Not only did Stan Lee promote the acceptance of minorities, but he also benefitted the entertainment industry by creating complex characters and stories. Before Lee's comics, superheroes and their stories were simple- too simple. The characters did not have personalities and the plotlines were plain. The superheroes before were not relatable to the readers because their conflicts were fiction, but Lee gave the heroes problems that people in the real worl dealt with. Spider-Man was one of the first modern day superheroes. Peter Parker was an ordinary kid; he was a sophomore in high school who was a nerd and bullied. He was also not rich by any means. In the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man, the main character went through the same problems that the kids who were reading the comics faced. He had to find solutions to these problems just like normal teenagers.
The X-Men comic books was a story of mutants who had unbelievable abilities.
They were hated and actually hunted because they were different from everyone else. Anyone who experienced discrimination could relate to the X-Men characters. The publisher of Marvel Comics at the time wanted Lee to write the comics at a lower reading level because he thought that comics were for only children, but Lee fortunately did not follow his publisher's wishes. Lee came up with the idea of the Fantastic Four story line. These characters were superheroes while they kept their day jobs. They had different obstacles that readers had never seen heroes deal with before. Creating complex storylines engaged the readers and opened the comic book industry to more opportunities, like movies and television shows ("Modern
Comics").
In addition to promoting acceptance and creating complex characters and stories, Stan Lee inspires many people with his works. Lee is known for the "dynamism" and creating his characters "with a sense of humanity" (Biography.com Editors). Lee changed the way comic books were written. After creating such dynamic characters, other comic book authors followed in his path. Lee inspired comic book authors to make the stores more riveting. Stan Lee is an inspiration to the whole art industry: "… he received a Medal of Arts honor from President George W. Bush..." (Biography.com Editors). Lee has many great achievements in his life so far and can be a role model for any artist. He has made a significant impact on the world with his comics. Lee inspires others to help better the world by making people happy with art. Lee started his career as an assistant for Timely Publications and overtime became the president and chairman for the company. Lee can easily serve as an inspiration to not just people in the art industry, but anyone who wants to achieve their goals. He started as just an assistant and with hard work and time he earned a major role in the company. Lee believed in his ideas and which became comic books, then eventually movies and television shows, and his characters even became some of the readers' heroes (Biography.com Editors).
Stan Lee's story of his progression throughout his career encourages the world to follow their dreams and be patient with the journey. When Lee started working for Timely Publications he was not even writing any stories at this time. He was just an assistant, but he waited for his chance to show his talents. This shows people that there has to be a starting point in the journey to their dream. Lee and his publisher had different viewpoints on the writing style of the comic books, but Lee had faith in his ideas. He persisted with his viewpoint and his persistence paid off. Lee's faith in his ideas teaches people that in order to succeed, belief in oneself in a necessity. Lee inspires the world to work to achieve their dreams through his own story of success.
Without Stan Lee and his stories with remarkable characters children and adults would not have important role models to look up to, which includes Lee. He is an example of not only being a success, but also being a kind and caring human being. Stan Lee is one of the best comic book authors because of his hard work and creative ideas. He has greatly impacted the entertainment industry, the lives of his readers, and the world. Stan Lee and his work benefitted the entertainment industry by promoting acceptance of diversity, creating dynamic characters and stories, and being an inspiration to others. His contribution to this world really is marvelous.
What if Stan Lee never created the stories he did? How would the world be different? Stan Lee is an unprecedented writer who helped transform the entertainment industry, specifically the comic book industry. He invented intricate characters and stories that changed people's lives. These stories helped the world in many ways. Stan Lee benefitted the entertainment industry by promoting acceptance, creating complex characters and stories, and inspiring others.
Stan Lee is a very talented storyteller who changed the entertainment industry and the lives of many people. Stan Lee was born on December 28, 1922, in New York, as Stanley Martin Lieber. He was the first child to Jewish-Romanian immigrants Jack and Celia Lieber. Lee started working for Timely Publications (now known as Marvel Comics) at the age of seventeen as an assistant. In 1942 Lee then joined the army (Parish).
Stan Lee, a talented storyteller, benefitted the entertainment industry by promoting acceptance through his stories. Stan Lee explains his creation of the X-Men characters, "'I wanted them to be diverse. The whole underlying principal of the …show more content…
X-Men was to try to be an anti-bigotry story to show there's good in every person'" ("Lee X-Men"). By creating the X-Men characters, Lee was showing the readers that being diverse is not a negative trait. His intentions were to show that people who are different are not threats, they deserve to be treated equally.
Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. Were inspirations for Lee's characters Magneto and Professor X ("Civil Rights"). Lee and the comic book artist Jack Kirby used iconic advocates for civil rights and turned them into major characters in the X-Men comic books. The characters Professor X and Magneto embodied Martin Luther King Jr. And Malcom X's actions and personalities. In the comics Professor X and Magneto were also fighting for the civil rights of the mutants. There was a message in Lee's creation of the mutant characters; "In creating character who faced prejudice because of inborn differenced, Lee baked in an effectively malleable metaphor. ' The main objective was to show that bigotry is a terrible thing,' Lee says" ("Origins of X-Men"). The situation the mutants were in was a parallel to the situation that people of color faced. They both faced the issue of prejudice. Through his comics, Lee tried to combat the issue of discrimination and bigotry.
Not only did Stan Lee promote the acceptance of minorities, but he also benefitted the entertainment industry by creating complex characters and stories. Before Lee's comics, superheroes and their stories were simple- too simple. The characters did not have personalities and the plotlines were plain. The superheroes before were not relatable to the readers because their conflicts were fiction, but Lee gave the heroes problems that people in the real worl dealt with. Spider-Man was one of the first modern day superheroes. Peter Parker was an ordinary kid; he was a sophomore in high school who was a nerd and bullied. He was also not rich by any means. In the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man, the main character went through the same problems that the kids who were reading the comics faced. He had to find solutions to these problems just like normal teenagers.
The X-Men comic books was a story of mutants who had unbelievable abilities.
They were hated and actually hunted because they were different from everyone else. Anyone who experienced discrimination could relate to the X-Men characters. The publisher of Marvel Comics at the time wanted Lee to write the comics at a lower reading level because he thought that comics were for only children, but Lee fortunately did not follow his publisher's wishes. Lee came up with the idea of the Fantastic Four story line. These characters were superheroes while they kept their day jobs. They had different obstacles that readers had never seen heroes deal with before. Creating complex storylines engaged the readers and opened the comic book industry to more opportunities, like movies and television shows ("Modern
Comics").
In addition to promoting acceptance and creating complex characters and stories, Stan Lee inspires many people with his works. Lee is known for the "dynamism" and creating his characters "with a sense of humanity" (Biography.com Editors). Lee changed the way comic books were written. After creating such dynamic characters, other comic book authors followed in his path. Lee inspired comic book authors to make the stores more riveting. Stan Lee is an inspiration to the whole art industry: "… he received a Medal of Arts honor from President George W. Bush..." (Biography.com Editors). Lee has many great achievements in his life so far and can be a role model for any artist. He has made a significant impact on the world with his comics. Lee inspires others to help better the world by making people happy with art. Lee started his career as an assistant for Timely Publications and overtime became the president and chairman for the company. Lee can easily serve as an inspiration to not just people in the art industry, but anyone who wants to achieve their goals. He started as just an assistant and with hard work and time he earned a major role in the company. Lee believed in his ideas and which became comic books, then eventually movies and television shows, and his characters even became some of the readers' heroes (Biography.com Editors).
Stan Lee's story of his progression throughout his career encourages the world to follow their dreams and be patient with the journey. When Lee started working for Timely Publications he was not even writing any stories at this time. He was just an assistant, but he waited for his chance to show his talents. This shows people that there has to be a starting point in the journey to their dream. Lee and his publisher had different viewpoints on the writing style of the comic books, but Lee had faith in his ideas. He persisted with his viewpoint and his persistence paid off. Lee's faith in his ideas teaches people that in order to succeed, belief in oneself in a necessity. Lee inspires the world to work to achieve their dreams through his own story of success.
Without Stan Lee and his stories with remarkable characters children and adults would not have important role models to look up to, which includes Lee. He is an example of not only being a success, but also being a kind and caring human being. Stan Lee is one of the best comic book authors because of his hard work and creative ideas. He has greatly impacted the entertainment industry, the lives of his readers, and the world. Stan Lee and his work benefitted the entertainment industry by promoting acceptance of diversity, creating dynamic characters and stories, and being an inspiration to others. His contribution to this world really is marvelous.