‘Stan Lee’ Documentary Called Out By Son Of Marvel Artist Jack Kirby

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A new documentary about legendary Marvel comics writer Stan Lee is coming under fire. Over the weekend, the granddaughter of comics artist Jack Kirby shared a statement from her father Neal in response to the Disney+ doc “Stan Lee”, which was released Friday. READ MORE: The Marvel Supervillain Robert Downey Jr.

Nearly Played Before Iron Man “It’s not any big secret that there has always been controversy over the parts that were played in the creation and success of Marvel’s characters,” Neal wrote. “Stan Lee had the fortunate circumstance to have access to the corporate megaphone and media, and he used these to create his own mythos as to the creation of the Marvel character pantheon.

He made himself the voice of Marvel,” the statement continued. “It should be noted and is generally accepted that Stan Lee had a limited knowledge of history, mythology, or science,” Neal went on. “On the other hand, my father’s knowledge of these subjects, to which I and many others can personally attest, was extensive.

Einstein summed it up better; ‘More the knowledge, lesser the ego. Lesser the knowledge, more the ego.’” Addressing the true provenance of Marvel’s many iconic characters, the statement said, “You will see Lee’s name as a co-creator on every character, with the exception of the Silver Surfer, solely created by my father.