{"product_id":"true-believer-the-rise-and-fall-of-stan-lee-paperback","title":"True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbraham Riesman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture--at a steep personal cost\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHUGO AWARD FINALIST - EISNER AWARD NOMINEE - \"A biography that reads like a thriller or a whodunit . . . scrupulously honest, deeply damning, and sometimes even heartbreaking.\"--Neil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStan Lee was one of the most famous and beloved entertainers to emerge from the twentieth century. He served as head editor of Marvel Comics for three decades and, in that time, became known as the creator of more pieces of internationally recognizable intellectual property than nearly anyone: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk . . . the list goes on. His carnival-barker marketing prowess helped save the comic-book industry and superhero fiction. His cameos in Marvel movies have charmed billions. When he died in 2018, grief poured in from around the world, further cementing his legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what if Stan Lee wasn't who he said he was? To craft the definitive biography of Lee, Abraham Riesman conducted more than 150 interviews and investigated thousands of pages of private documents, turning up never-before-published revelations about Lee's life and work. \u003ci\u003eTrue Believer \u003c\/i\u003etackles tough questions: Did Lee \u003ci\u003eactually\u003c\/i\u003e create the characters he gained fame for creating? Was he complicit in millions of dollars' worth of fraud in his post-Marvel life? Which members of the cavalcade of grifters who surrounded him were most responsible for the misery of his final days? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd, above all, what drove this man to achieve so much yet always boast of more?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbraham Josephine Riesman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Providence-based journalist, writing primarily for \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine about arts and culture. Her work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hugo Award (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53143705518387,"sku":"9780593135730","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/S0luRG1FYmpoMzJyd0VKaW9Cbkl4Zz09.webp?v=1773816636","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/true-believer-the-rise-and-fall-of-stan-lee-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}