Jack Kirby's Son Bashes Stan Lee Disney+ Documentary

despite all the controversy around whether stan took credit where it wasn't due, or give the proper credit to artists/writers in the marvel stable for creating characters, I love Stan, and always like hearing and seeing him, he was such a positive driving force in the world of comics, and seemed like a pretty good guy, I actually met him many years ago and he was super nice and really fun, it was at a con and he obviously had people paying to get photos with him, he let me meet him and take a photo with him for free, he was that cool.

I liked this documentary, it was simple and it just celebrated Marvel and Stan, and kept it short and sweet.

despite all of the who got what credit, Stan did in the end make Marvel really what Marvel is, we care about these stories because of his work with them, yes we love what the characters look like because of the artists but it was Stan who kept the Marvel torch glowing all of these years with his public presence and input.

On 6/20/2023 at 9:56 PM, tarot said:

No. That is true at all. Stan always gave credit to the artists. It marvel that push him as the face of the company.

That's true. Stan at least didn't make his artists do stories were they said he was the only creator of a character.

On 6/20/2023 at 1:25 PM, PushYouDown said:

I always say "Kirby is why we like the looks of the characters, Lee is why we still care after 50+ years."

After reading all the comments, yours is the one that makes sense the most...

On 6/20/2023 at 8:22 AM, leokearon said:

Stan is like Bob Kane, constantly taking being solo credit for their creations

No. That is not true at all. Stan always gave credit to the artists. It marvel that push him as the face of the company.

I always say "Kirby is why we like the looks of the characters, Lee is why we still care after 50+ years."

If anyone has ever tried to read a Kirby penned book, you'll understand Stan's contribution was vital.

Stan is like Bob Kane, constantly taking being solo credit for their creations

Not surprised in the least, and I agree that Jack deserves far more credit. Having an idea is one thing, but in this field you have nothing if you don't also have a visual look to the characters that is both appealing and iconic. Their names imo should synonymous when talking about Marvel history.

And no surprise that Marvel would try to downplay the contributions of Jack Kirby; they're entire empire is built on taking all the credit and profit for what their artists have created over the decades.

Jack Kirby deserves the recognition Stan Lee has. It is sad to see Marvel pushing Stan while overshadowing other creators who played an equal or bigger role in the creation of the fan-favorite characters.

Neal Kirby, the son of the late Jack Kirby has expressed his animosity toward the new Disney+ documentary on the life of Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee.Kirby has posted in a series of tweets via his daughter, Jillian Kirby that states that Stan Lee receives far too much credit for creating the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, and other Marvel characters that Kirby's father helped create. Kirby states that many assume that everyone wants to believe that no one ever came to Lee with a character idea and when Lee is asked about the established character. Lee would take full credit and say it was always his idea.

Kirby also downgrades Lee's major plot points and how his father would have to beef up the plot and storylines that Lee took to create for and wants to defend all the writers and artists whose work was overshadowed.