Status Updates From True Believer: The Rise and...

What's most depressing is Stan's GREED. He, his wife, and MPD daughter were all profligate spenders. What an unhappy family! No better is megalomaniacal King Kirby, who comes across poorly as a glory hound and similarly money obsessed. Was it their being Depression-era kids or their Jewish heritages? I'm disillusioned and disenchanted with both men.

Love the conflicting accounts Reisman has assembled of Marvel's creation. Stan and Jack are both a pair of egomaniacal liars is my takeaway. Sad.