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Marvel Icon Stan Lee Leaves a Legacy as Complex as His Superheroes

Stan Lee supercharged Marvel Comics into one of the most important cultural forces on the planet. But how much credit does he really deserve?

Spencer Ackerman The Daily Beast Nov 2018 30min Permalink

Arts

Why 100,000,000 Americans Read Comics

The creator of Wonder Woman makes the case for superheroes.

William Moulton Marston The American Scholar Dec 1933 15min Permalink

Arts

The Man Who Made Black Panther Cool

Why was Christopher Priest nearly written out of comics history?

Abraham Riesman Vulture Jan 2018 15min Permalink

Arts Business Crime

Comic Conman

The story of a lawyer-turned-money launderer, stolen evidence, and a bunch of comics selling at outrageously high prices at auction. And Mussolini.

Russell Brandom, Colin Lecher The Verge Jul 2015 15min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

The Last Amazon

On Wonder Woman’s feminist past.

Jill Lepore The New Yorker Sep 2014 30min Permalink

The Glory Days of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee

Life at Marvel Comics in the mid-1960s.

An excerpt from Marvel Comics: The Untold Story.

Sean Howe io9 Oct 2012 30min Permalink