i was a huge comic book fan as a kid, and stan lee is practically an icon unto himself. the guy invented spider man and the x-men! i wanted to shoot him on 4x5 with my speed graphic, which promptly broke the minute we got there. stan was really nice about everything and even let me return the next day to shoot some more when i fixed the camera. he wouldn't remove his sunglasses, though, so we ended up doing a profile. all in all, it worked out pretty well, and when i sent him a print i got a thank you card with spiderman drawn on it. he said it was very "arty", so i guess that's good. i remain a devoted fan, and i'd put my money on anything this guy does.  
 
         

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