I may be a DC guy but I respect and admire Stan. He’s one of the great writers who made the Silver Age incredible. He also co-created many characters I grew up with in the Seventies and Eighties. What makes Stan impressive? His career finally got rolling at age 38 with Fantastic Four #1. According to an interview (or was it his appearance on Dinner For Five), the comic was a long shot because his boss (and father-in-law) told him to create a team book since DC was having success with Justice League of America. Stan’s wife suggested that he wrote what he felt like, he wanted to quit anyway, why not make this a great finale.
Maybe I’ll gain some greater insight when I get around to reading this recent iPad/Kindle acquisition. Stan is sharp too. His guest commentary on The Simpsons was hilarious, intriguing and Al Jean just let him run the room. Amazing for a guy whose appearance was only a couple scenes.
I want to close with an announcement. After the memorable time I had at this year’s WizWorld, I made their Austin site my Firefox home page in order to be ready. Several days ago, they updated and Stan Lee will be the big guest! Gotta’ save up for a VIP ticket, maybe another for my nephew Hunter, he missed out.