Gary Peterson’s Reviews > True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee > Status Update

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.

Enjoying this book way more than the Spurgeon's soft soap. It's not a hit piece. It shows Lee as a desperately unhappy guy who had a love for money and prestige coupled with a spendthrift wife. Lee never read or loved comics, which is sad.