A new documentary about legendary Marvel comics writer Stan Lee is coming under fire.
Over the weekend, the granddaughter of comics artist Jack Kirby shared a statement from her father Neal in response to the Disney+ doc “Stan Lee”, which was released Friday.
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“It’s not any big secret that there has always been controversy over the parts that were played in the creation and success of Marvel’s characters,” Neal wrote.
My father Neal Kirby (Jack Kirby’s son) has asked me to post this written statement in response to the Stan Lee documentary released yesterday on Disney+. pic.twitter.com/V4be2xyEJg
— Jillian Kirby (Granddaughter of Jack Kirby) (@Kirby4Heroes) June 17, 2023
“Stan Lee had the fortunate circumstance to have access to the corporate megaphone and media, and he used these to create his own...
Over the weekend, the granddaughter of comics artist Jack Kirby shared a statement from her father Neal in response to the Disney+ doc “Stan Lee”, which was released Friday.
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“It’s not any big secret that there has always been controversy over the parts that were played in the creation and success of Marvel’s characters,” Neal wrote.
My father Neal Kirby (Jack Kirby’s son) has asked me to post this written statement in response to the Stan Lee documentary released yesterday on Disney+. pic.twitter.com/V4be2xyEJg
— Jillian Kirby (Granddaughter of Jack Kirby) (@Kirby4Heroes) June 17, 2023
“Stan Lee had the fortunate circumstance to have access to the corporate megaphone and media, and he used these to create his own...
- 6/19/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Jack Kirby was a titan of the comic world, but how many of the millions piling into opening weekends for the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure have never heard of him, especially compared with Stan Lee? According to his son, Neal, far too many…and we might have to agree.
While Stan Lee and Jack Kirby both played significant roles in molding characters like the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man, it is generally Lee that gets the majority of the credit, especially to the casual comic/MCU fan. But now Neal Kirby is expressing serious dismay over this, boiling over following the new Disney+ documentary, the aptly titled Stan Lee.
Neal Kirby took to Twitter – via his daughter’s account – to blast the Disney+ documentary and defend Jack Kirby’s reputation, which has fallen into the shadow of Stan Lee as time has gone on and Marvel has become a Hollywood juggernaut.
While Stan Lee and Jack Kirby both played significant roles in molding characters like the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man, it is generally Lee that gets the majority of the credit, especially to the casual comic/MCU fan. But now Neal Kirby is expressing serious dismay over this, boiling over following the new Disney+ documentary, the aptly titled Stan Lee.
Neal Kirby took to Twitter – via his daughter’s account – to blast the Disney+ documentary and defend Jack Kirby’s reputation, which has fallen into the shadow of Stan Lee as time has gone on and Marvel has become a Hollywood juggernaut.
- 6/18/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Neal Kirby, son of the seminal Marvel Comics artist and writer Jack Kirby, has shared a statement expressing his distaste with Disney+’s new documentary spotlighting the life of Stan Lee.
Credited as one of the leading creators of Marvel Comics, Lee’s life and legacy are given a detailed exploration through the doc, which premiered on the streamer on June 16. Kirby released a skeptical statement about the film through the Twitter account of his daughter, Jillian Kirby.
“It should be noted and is generally accepted that Stan Lee had a limited knowledge of history, mythology, or science,” Kirby wrote. “On the other hand, my father’s knowledge of these subjects, to which I and many others can personally attest, was extensive. Einstein summed it up better; ‘More the knowledge, lesser the ego. Lesser the knowledge, more the ego.’”
My father Neal Kirby (Jack Kirby’s son) has asked me...
Credited as one of the leading creators of Marvel Comics, Lee’s life and legacy are given a detailed exploration through the doc, which premiered on the streamer on June 16. Kirby released a skeptical statement about the film through the Twitter account of his daughter, Jillian Kirby.
“It should be noted and is generally accepted that Stan Lee had a limited knowledge of history, mythology, or science,” Kirby wrote. “On the other hand, my father’s knowledge of these subjects, to which I and many others can personally attest, was extensive. Einstein summed it up better; ‘More the knowledge, lesser the ego. Lesser the knowledge, more the ego.’”
My father Neal Kirby (Jack Kirby’s son) has asked me...
- 6/18/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
The new Disney+ documentary, “Stan Lee,” was brought to task Saturday by Neal Kirby, son of revered comics creator Jack Kirby, who slammed the bio-doc as the latest in Lee’s “over 35 years of uncontested publicity.”
Raising questions about creator credit for much of his father’s work at Marvel — credit that for years has fallen to Lee, particularly in the public eye — Kirby shared a series of messages via his daughter Jillian’s Twitter account to express his continued frustration with Lee’s ubiquity as the mind behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Raising questions about creator credit for much of his father’s work at Marvel — credit that for years has fallen to Lee, particularly in the public eye — Kirby shared a series of messages via his daughter Jillian’s Twitter account to express his continued frustration with Lee’s ubiquity as the mind behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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‘Stan Lee’ Review: Marvel Pays Tribute to Its Comic Book Legend
“If you were to look at a list and timeline of Marvel’s characters from 1960 through 1966, the period in which the vast majority of Marvel’s major characters were created during Lee’s tenure, you will see Lee’s name as a cocreator on every character,...
- 6/18/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
The new Disney+ documentary on the life of Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee has drawn flak from his cocreator’s son.
Disney+’s documentary, Stan Lee, has been challenged by Neal Kirby, who posted a series of tweets with the assistance of his daughter, Jillian Kirby. The complaint states that Lee receives far too much credit for creating the Fantatic Four, the Incredible Hulk, and other Marvel characters that Kirby had a hand in bringing to life.
“Are we to assume Lee had a hand in creating every Marvel character? Are we to assume that it was never the other cocreator that walked into Lee’s office and said, ‘Stan I have a great idea for a character!’ According to Lee, it was always his idea. Lee spends a fair amount of time talking about how and why he created the Fantastic Four, with only one fleeting reference to my father.
Disney+’s documentary, Stan Lee, has been challenged by Neal Kirby, who posted a series of tweets with the assistance of his daughter, Jillian Kirby. The complaint states that Lee receives far too much credit for creating the Fantatic Four, the Incredible Hulk, and other Marvel characters that Kirby had a hand in bringing to life.
“Are we to assume Lee had a hand in creating every Marvel character? Are we to assume that it was never the other cocreator that walked into Lee’s office and said, ‘Stan I have a great idea for a character!’ According to Lee, it was always his idea. Lee spends a fair amount of time talking about how and why he created the Fantastic Four, with only one fleeting reference to my father.
- 6/18/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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