How Stan Lee Turned the World into True Believers

Spike Lee was born on March 20th, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia but grew up in Brooklyn. Due to his mother's death in 1977 this is where he would become a fan of the directors and their movies during that time. Spike Lee attended NYU where he had enrolled in the graduate film program. Lee would go on to produce a film that would win him a Motion Picture Arts and Science Student Academy Award. Spike Lee has directed 48 films, produced 47 and have written 14 films. Spike Lee has been an influence on the film industry as he has often had movies about controversial topics that start conversations, has been known for using double dolly shots in his films and changing how people view African American films and film making.

Spike Lee once stated "It's in my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody". Spike Lee is now known as one of the best film directors ever let me explain to you how as i show you the struggle of young spike to the great director he is today. Lee was born on March 20,1957, Atlanta Georgia, and moved to Brooklyn several years later. Spike lived in a broken home where his family was poor and Struggled to make money.

On December 28, 1922, in New York City Stanley Martin Lieber was born to Celia and Jack Lieber. His father Jack was a Romanian immigrant, and later Lieber would become an older brother to Larry Lieber. Most of his and Larry’s childhood was spent during the Great Depression and watching their parents fight and argue over money. To help make ends meet Stan helped out his family by getting various jobs, such as working in a news office writing obituaries, writing publicity for a hospital, working for a trouser manufacturer, and working at the Rivoli Theater where he met

Spike Lee grew up in a wealthy family. He was making amateur movies by age 20. He won a student academy award. He graduated from college in New York city in 1982.His production company is in his childhood neighborhood. He made a four hour documentary. He is a film director, film actor, producer.

You might be thinking “Traitor!”, but he is still loyal to Marvel Comics because in 2006, he was honoured for finishing 65 years with Marvel. He was featured in a one-shot comic book series that showed him interacting with his past creations like Spider-man, Doctor Strange, and the Fantastic Four. He was honoured in 2007, when Comic-Con International made Stan Lee action figures. He’s won awards such as the National Medal of Arts, Saturn Awards, Scream Awards, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Producers Guild of America, and Visual Effects Society

Stan Lee, a 95 year old actor, writer, publisher, T.V. host, and media producer that has created one of the most successful franchises worldwide, Marvel. With the hundreds of characters, that he either has created or helped to create, he has been able to shape the minds of many. He is able to influence from what costumes kids wear on halloween to what to what they watch. Though this might seem overwhelming or distracting to some it can be helpful to those in need of an escape, plus they can be pretty fun to read. Stan Lee, a well aged man whom hasn’t changed for anyone but has somehow changed the very world before our eyes, still works tireless.

Stan was born on November 23, 1937 in La Grande, Oregon. Stan’s childhood was far from perfect. His hard life started when his father died when he was only five years old. He loved his Mom, but it

They then developed super powers. The x-men who were mutants (humans with a unique ability) Guardians of the galaxy which is about five thieves/assassins/misfits who become mercenaries that end up saving the world. The avengers who are earth's mightiest heroes. He also created spider man which is one of the most well known superheroes ever. Stan Lee loved being creative that why he resigned from chairman because he didn’t enjoy messing with numbers.

In the case of Stan, he has several fault beliefs that get in the way of him living to the fullest. He is plagued with thoughts of underachieving in his life and passes up opportunities because he fears he will fail. In addition, he devalues his accomplishments, and he believes that others will see him as dumb. He appears to struggle with social relationships for fear of being rejected by women. He is afraid that others will think he is weak if he shows emotion. Therefore, he feels that he needs to be strong and perfect for his family to accept him. Stan feels anxiety most of the time and has had suicidal thoughts in the past. And lastly, Stan uses alcohol to self-medicate his symptoms of fear of socialization and being all alone.

Jack London was born in 1876 in San Francisco, California. When his father abandoned the family his mother remarried and he took his stepfather’s last name. London discovered early on that it was a struggle to make a living and he worked various jobs like a sailor, oyster pirate and fish patroller. Troubles began in 1893 during the national economic crisis and London joined a march of unemployed workers. After he was put in jail for vagrancy for a whole month he decided

Jack Kirby and Joe Simon briefly decide to leave the company. This gives Stan Lee free range to create characters and story lines as he pleases. After a long gray period of watered down comics that people were not enjoying reading or creating Lee makes a bold move based on the opinion of his wife, Joan Lee, who sees how much they are struggling. He pushes his higher ups to allow him to start producing comics outside the CCA. They hesitantly allow him to try this risky business move. This turns out to be just the step Timely needed as it saved them from bankruptcy. Fantastic Four is published pushing them out in front of their only leading competitor DC for the first time in history. The success of Fantastic Four brings upon the X-Men, Hulk, Iron Man, and the rise of multi cultural/ethnic characters to the comic world. Timely promptly rebrands to Marvel Comics, and the Silver Age of Comics comes to a close and the Bronze Age begins. The Bronze Age (1970’s/1985’) restored the comic culture to America and slowly began spreading around the globe as well. As they evolved Stan Lee pushed boundaries right along with it. Lee is largely credited for being the person who re-envisioned the very structure of how heroes are portrayed and wrote. He strongly believed the character under the mask is just as or more important than the hero itself. This shift in direction changed the entire way visual story telling was perceived at the time. Now characters weren’t just super, they were human too. Relatable people with struggles, relationships, and even everyday jobs. He also strived to set the majority of Marvels stories in the real world and not in fictional settings. This allowed for relatable fathomable individuals and the creation of Marvels biggest triumph character to date;

The portrayal of superheroes in films has changed in terms of their character, appearance, style and strength. Superheroes has been a popular theme in hollywood films since its inception. They are what peoples imagination can only think of. A perfect human being who saves the world .The first time superhero appeared on T.V was “The Adventures of Captain Marvel” in 1941. Superheroes was on the rise within popular comic books in 1930′s to the 1940’s as well in which they were considered the ‘Golden Age of Comic Books’ . Comic books became widespread and popular which translated into making films about them.

The introduction of Marvel 's first superhero team, The Fantastic Four, established the company 's reputation. The majority of Marvel Comics superhero stories were written by Stan Lee. Lee and Steve Ditko generated the most successful new series in The Amazing Spider-Man. Marvel 's comics had a reputation for focusing on characterization to a greater extent than most superhero comics before them. Take for example, Iron Man.

Have you seen the Hulk and Thor either by comics or the movies? The person responsible for all those great superheroes is Stan Lee. Every Marvel movie you see is thanks to the creative mind of Lee. Stan Lee was in his 40’s when his career of comics and superheroes took off.

Stanley Martin Lieber, also known as Stan Lee was born in Manhattan, lived there most of his young live. Two of his biggest influences were books and movies. He loved Tarzan, Jules Vern, King Kong he loved anything that was imaginative. His favorite hero was Errol Flynn.