"Not only a comic book, but I can’t read the newspaper or a novel or anything,” he said.
It's a mild October day in Southern California, but the regurgitated air inside the Los Angeles Convention Center is freezing.
Dougas, wisely, plays the straight man while Stan does one of the things he does best: charm journalists.
“Stan has always been focused, of course, on helping with literacy, helping children and families,” Dougas says.
You learn about how he screwed Kirby and Ditko, about how those two were the real creative forces behind Marvel.
“I don't know of anyone who knows Stan and doesn't love him, even if they hate things he's done.”.
To understand Stan Lee, you must understand that his is one of the more remarkable second acts in American culture. »