Lee was responsible for ushering in the age of the realistic, down to earth, underdog type characters when the standard was the bright, shiny Superman type. They famously turned him down dozens of times when he brought them the idea of Spider-Man stating that not only was he too dow...
And the man who made that all possible was Stan Lee. His characters, his worlds, his ideas appealed to me more. Yes, I am talking about Spiderman, the ultimate misunderstood young man, co-created by Lee and Steve Ditko. So it was thanks to Lee’s co-creation of Spiderman that I sta...
PartBirdman of Alcatrazand partCount of Monte Cristo,Stan Lee’s Batman was a unique take on the Caped Crusader. The choice to make Wayne Wilson an ex-con (albeit a wrongfully imprisoned one) who gains his skills in prison is admittedly a bit stereotypical for an African American hero. (...
Quick Facts Original name: Stanley Martin Lieber Born: December 28, 1922,New York,New York, U.S. Died: November 12, 2018,Los Angeles,California(aged 95) Founder: Stan Lee Media Awards And Honors: National Medal of Arts (2008) Show More ...
Kenton also featured outstanding jazz improvisers, including saxophonistsLee KonitzandArt Pepper, trumpeter Conte Candoli, and trombonistFrankRosolino, but his emphasis was less on improvisation than on elaborate arrangements, often employing instruments uncommon to earlier jazz such as bass saxophone, tuba...