As I read this book, I appreciated that it started at the beginning of Stan's life. It not only mentioned the successes he experienced, but also the hard times. I also enjoyed that the author included relevant information to Stan's life, rather than only the basics. For example, the author introduced the life of Stan Lee by stating his birth name and date of birth, but then went further by discussing his start at Timely Comics, and how he worked his way up to Editor.
From this book, my cousin and I learned a lot that we didn't know about Stan Lee. For example, I didn't know that when he was in the army, Stan's title was "Playwright". My cousin and I found this interesting because it is a fitting title for the comic writer.
I truly enjoyed reading this book because it was like a mini-biography, but it was also an easy read. It was simple to follow, but it also contained plenty of information about Lee. I think each of the books in this series has the potential to be very informative for anyone who is interested in getting to know about famous people, both past and present.
Wow! How ironic that you finished the book right before he passed! I think that this book looks like an interesting read! I think this would be a great book to have in an elementary classroom! I had so many students in my field classroom that were interested in comics. I do not know much about them, but it is important to have a variety of genres in the class to keep all readers engaged! I might have to pick this one up!
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