Stan Lee

It's clearly an infomercial for Stan Lee and Marvel, but he's such an engaging and charming raconteur that you don't mind.

I appreciated that the filmmakers allowed [unflattering] information in the film... But this is a film made by people who love Stan Lee.

For anyone who only knows Stan Lee from his Marvel Cinematic Universe cameos and his general pop-culture presence, this movie offers a solid introduction to the origins of a whole generation of superheroes.

It's far from a complete biography, but it makes at least some effort to engage with the messier aspects of Lee's life. Ultimately, however, this is a celebration of Lee and the cheerleading he did for comics, and that is surprisingly moving.

With great Disney+ power does not, apparently, come with great biographical responsibility. Lee was a complicated man as much as a creator of canon-worthy superheroes and a Comic-Con deity. He deserves a 360-degree warts-and-all doc... So do we.

By allowing Lee to tell the story largely in his own words, it conveys a genuine sense of what made him as big and colorful as any of the spandex-clad figures that he helped birth and spring off the page.

Thwarted by superhero worship...

This is a loving tribute to the best known of the comic book creators who helped create so many iconic superheroes and villains.

The well-made documentary hits all the high points and is a ready reckoner for anyone interested in a one-sided telling of comics history.

The film is so eager to flatter Lee by presenting him as he saw himself that it misses the distinctly ethnic discomfort and context that birthed the World of Marvel.