As maybe the largest Marvel fan ever when NetGalley, thank you, gave me a chance to review this I jumped at the chance this is one on the most honest and best biographies of Stan “the man” Lee, that I have read. Working with other comic legends like Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby was something that absolutely needs to be told to every person.

Excelsior! What a great bio of the man, the myth, the legend, Stan Lee. I learned a great deal about his life and how he built his career throughout the years and all of the ups and down. Truly a fitting tribute to a figure that changed the landscape of not only comics, but entertainment as a whole.

Going into this book, I knew next to nothing about Stan Lee other than that he's the name behind the famous Marvel characters that we are all familiar with today. And also that he had a couple cameo's on one of my favorite television shows, The Big Bang Theory. While I grew to know him as a pop culture icon in the world of comic books during my late 20's, it was insightful to learn more about him as a person and how much he had to do with the development of the comic book, superhero world we all know. This book goes in depth and tells the story of Lee's life and his journey of accomplishments that he achieved.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This book took me forever to read because it was information overload! I may not be a big enough Marvel fan to truly appreciate it!

This was an interesting biography. I went in knowing almost nothing about Stan Lee’s personal life, and I enjoyed the journey I was taken on. It was a revealing look inside the comics industry of the 20th century, and although the author seems almost apologetic to make the claim, he illustrates that Lee was only human. With a few notable exceptions it felt like a balanced look at the life of someone who clearly meant a great deal to the author. One of those exceptions was how carefully worded some passages about artists trying to unionize were phrased so as not to implicate Lee in preventing that from happening (or at least that was my understanding, but I was reading between the lines here), and the other was that in his later life, some of Lee’s home care nurses came forward with stories of abuse. According to the author, “Lee stated he would fight the claims, and they seem to have evaporated.” I understand if there was not a lot of information for the author to elaborate on, but I feel like this could have been phrased less dismissively. All in all, this was an engaging, lively biography of one of 20th century’s pop culture giants.

I received an advanced digital copy of this book from the author, publisher and Netgalley.com. Thanks to all for the opportunity to read and review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

A Marvelous Life is an endearing biography of Stan Lee. As a huge Marvel/Stan Lee fan, this was a interesting look at his upbringing and career.

Viva El Generalissimo!

5 out of 5 stars.

This was fun. As with many people, I've always had a fascination with Marvel Comics, during spells where I was reading them one after another to drier periods where I'd only pick them up on occasion. But through it all, and through the explosion of Marvel products to the small and big screens, there was the lovable presence of Stan the Man.

I read Disguised as Clark Kent for a class on Jews and comic books and was immediately interested when I saw Danny Fingeroth's name on the cover. After taking that class and understanding more of the historical social background of comics and their creators, I was ready to dive deep into this book. Fingeroth is absolutely the right person to tell this story given his history of scholarship and deep investment in the comics industry. I found his writing and stories easy to follow and insightful. I thought he did a fair job of honoring Stan Lee's legacy without overpraising him. All in all, I would recommend it to people interested in Marvel, Stan Lee, and even just the history of comics in general.

If you love Stan Lee and all he has ever done then this is the book for you.
Well written and easy to follow.

Anybody who knows anything about me knows that 1. I LOVE all things Marvel, and 2. I LOVE all things Stan Lee.

I mean, the man was just an absolute genius. He's an inspiration to me (and so many others), and I am constantly yearning to learn more about him, his life and how his mind worked.

This biography was incredibly well-researched, beautifully written, and featured so many incredible photos. A must-read for any Stan Lee fan, any Marvel fan, or anyone who just wants to be INSPIRED!

A Marvelous Life by Danny Fingeroth is just WOW!! Mindblown by it. Literally out of words for this title. I have always how his mind worked, creating all those amazing superheroes. To learn about the life of this person and get to know him better has been a pleasure.

Thank you, NetGalley for providing me with this eARC in exchange for this honest review.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

Any book that features Stan Lee is a win in my eyes.
This book was written well... the photos were fabulous.. the stories great.

i'm debating purchasing a physical copy for my bookcase.

This was a well written biography full of interesting tidbits, but ultimately I found it a bit of a slow read. Still an enjoyable book for any Marvel fan!

A through well written and researched biography of the creator of the modern superhero full of interesting bits i highly recommend

Oh god, this book was just not doing it for me. I can't believe I finished it. I was excited to read something by someone with a personal connection to Stan Lee and I feel like I didn't actually read anything about the author's perspective until the epilogue. A mash up of quoted texts telling the story of Stan Lee, that was super in depth in some periods of his life and then totally glazed over other moments. I wanted to DNF this book so many times but I trudged through it. Not exactly sure why.

I absolutely loved this book!! Ever since I started watching The Big Bang Theory, Stan Lee has become my favorite. This book shows the what Stan went through to build his empire. I will definitely recommend this book to any Stan Lee fan!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Danny Fingeroth for allowing me to read and review A Marvelous Life. I enjoyed this book. I would recommend it to fans of Stan Lee.

Well-written, entertaining and fun read. I appreciated that it covered everything from a unique perspective and didn't sugar-coat history. Highly recommended!

I received an eARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

This was fun. As with many people, I've always had a fascination with Marvel Comics, during spells where I was reading them one after another to drier periods where I'd only pick them up on occasion. But through it all, and through the explosion of Marvel products to the small and big screens, there was the lovable presence of Stan the Man.

This book is more than a story of Stan Lee's life. It actually reads like a history of comics, taking us through the early days of Siegel and Shuster creating Superman right up to the current year, where there seems to be something Marvel releasing for our viewing pleasure every week.

It was more than I really expected to learn about the comic book publishing industry, but was fascinating for all of that. Of course, no story of comic publishing is complete without the story of Stan Lee, whose career spanned more than sixty years in the field. He didn't solely create Marvel comics or the heroes we've all become familiar with, but he was the glue that held it all together and guided the company (and industry) to the modern age.

It was a sad day last year when Stan Lee died. At his age, it was certainly coming sooner or later. This was a good way to reconnect with his legacy and see just how expansive it will be for years to come.

As a former comic book collector, I couldn't wait to get to the corner store to pick up the new copy of a Marvel comic book. It was years later when I learned about Stan Lee, the man behind the books, even though his name was on the cover.

In this biography of the man best known for his involvement with some of the most iconic franchises in the world: Spider-Man, The Avengers, and the X-Men, to name a few, you learn the story of Stan Lee the man, in and out of the industry.

The author does a great job of holding the reader's interest as he takes you on the journey of Mr. Lee's life, growing up poor in New York to being hired to work for a publisher and from there, as they say, the rest is history but one that is fascinating.

If you are a fan of comic books or like to read autobiographies, don't miss this one! Great read.