From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a meditation on the
deeply Jewish and surprisingly spiritual roots of Stan Lee and
Marvel Comics Few artists have had as much of an impact on American
popular culture as Stan Lee. The characters he created-Spider-Man
and Iron Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four-occupy Hollywood's
imagination and production schedules, generate billions at the box
office, and come as close as anything we have to a shared American
mythology. This illuminating biography focuses as much on Lee's
ideas as it does on his unlikely rise to stardom. It surveys his
cultural and religious upbringing and draws surprising connections
between celebrated comic book heroes and the ancient tales of the
Bible, the Talmud, and Jewish mysticism. Was Spider-Man just a
reincarnation of Cain? Is the Incredible Hulk simply Adam by
another name? From close readings of Lee's work to little-known
anecdotes from Marvel's history, the book paints a portrait of Lee
that goes much deeper than one of his signature onscreen cameos.
About Jewish Lives: Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of
interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of
Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of
Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics,
cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are
paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that
explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity
to the present. In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives
the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series
ever to receive this award. More praise for Jewish Lives:
"Excellent." - New York times "Exemplary." - Wall St. Journal
"Distinguished." - New Yorker "Superb." - The Guardian
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