WITH GREAT POWER: THE STAN LEE STORY
PACIFIC NW PREMIERE

Directed by Terry Dougas, Nikki Frakes & Will Hess
United States, 80 minutes
Documentary
SUN OCT 16 @ 2:00PM
High Street
MON OCT 17 @ 7:45PM
Salem Cinema

At 88 years old, Stan Lee’s name appears on more than one billion comics and, having co-created legendary pop culture characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Hulk, his is arguably the most recognized name in comics. The Stan Lee Story explores the vivid life and imagination of this icon from the early days of his Great Depression erea upbringing through the Marvel age of comics and beyond. The film uncovers original transcripts, illustrations, photographs and stories of Lee’s fascinating journey from his early years at Timely Comics, his World War II military service, the comic book industry’s censorship battle of the 50s, the dawn of Marvel Comics to his current company POW! Entertainment. Told through the words of Stan himself as well as numerous interviews with comic creators, actors, family and friends, it paints a portrait of a man whose creativity knows no bounds. Excelsior!

Filmography: First Feature

Playing with the short film
GEAR SCHOOL: PLUG AND PLAY

Directed by Luis Calvo Liarce
& Ismael Ferrer
Spain, 9 minutes
Writer Adam Gallardo
in attendance

Salem comic book writer Adam Gallardo provides the original source material for Gear School: Plug and Play, an adventurous tale in which three students in a futuristic military academy are summoned to the director’s office to explain themselves after “borrowing” a spaceship. They offer a less-than-convincing excuse.