As American comic books continue to make great strides into mainstream popular culture, the story of Stan and his steadfast dedication and perseverance to see these characters brought to the masses is equal to, if not greater than the comic book accomplishments of the aforementioned super heroes.
Prior to Stan Lee’s iconic characters, superheroes had always been too perfect. They were big, invincible to harm, never mad mistakes, and superior to humans in every way.
Stan changed this trend by giving the reader characters that had faults and every day problems. Spider-Man was a nerd, Iron Man was an alcoholic, and the X-Men were social outcasts.
For generations of readers, Lee’s comics would inspire them to face life’s challenges, to do the right thing even when it’s hard, and to never ever give up.
As a public figure, Stan had always been adored by the masses and continued to inspire his fans around the world with public appearances up until his passing on November 12, 2018 at the age of 95. Marvel comics and films are now a multi-billion dollar business and continue to inspire millions of people around the world with their stories.
Why is the comic-book entertainment business so popular?
なぜ漫画本のエンターテインメント事業がそんなに人気があるのですか?
たぶん、夢があるからではないでしょうか。
悪い人を正しい人がやっつけるというところに魅力があるんだろうなぁと思います。
実際の世の中と違って、とても分かりやすい。
そこがいいところではないか?と思います。
I think the reason may be that the comic-book entertainment has a dream. There is a charm where the evils are beaten by heroes of justice. It is easy to understand unlike the real world. This is the reason why I think.
Do you think fictional stories are a good way of teaching people real-world values?
架空の物語は人々に現実世界の価値観を教える良い方法だと思いますか?
いい方法だと思いますね。
とにかくストーリーがわかりやすいですから…。
現実社会はそうはいきません。
いろいろな要素が複雑に絡み合っています。
架空の物語、特にヒーローものは、悪を正義がやっつけるというとてもシンプルな話が多いと思います。
Yes, I do. It is easy for us to understand real-world values by fictional stories. The fictional stories are not complex like the real-world. The evils are defeated by justice heroes. This describes the real-world situation should be.
I think their characters or their efforts makes some people likable. A lot of experiences makes such people’s characters and the stories from such people have many meaning for us.
I inspired from Star Wars a lot. When I was a boy and I went to the movie theater to see the first series of Star Wars. I was surprised the world view of Star Wars and I was very impressed.
We don’t have to be the very best in the room all the time we only need to play our part and never give up. You are not afraid to push and pull your way to the top. The sights are beautiful at the top and let’s quickly get to the summit together and enjoy the scenery. Thank you for the wonderful discussion Ko. Good morning!
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