This week comic book legend Stan Lee received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
Born Stanley Martin Lieber in 1922, Lee has been part of the comic book industry since 1939 when he joined Timely Comics (the precursor to Marvel Comics). At Marvel, he worked as a writer, editor, publisher and ultimately as the president and chairman of the company. There he co-created with superstar artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko some of Marvels biggest superhero icons such as: Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Daredevil and Doctor Strange.
After reading Jack Kirby’s Forever People and New Gods comic books and watching 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dirk was assimilated during first grade recess into the collective known as Science Fiction. Fueled by the visions of mad scientists such as Philip K. Dick and Frank Herbert, he has quietly searched the galaxy for the next BladeRunner, Brazil and Dark City. Born in San Francisco and currently enjoying a steampunk version of Ft. Lauderdale, when not grokking Science Fiction he spends his time with family and friends and just maybe trying to enter the dreams of disingenuous politicians.
