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Lee said he began the "Marvel Method" because he was busy
Mark Mayerson
28 May 2017
Lee still gets more credit than he deserves, but at least Kirby is being recognized in this article.
http://www.salon.com/2017/05/28/jack-kirby-100-years-captain-america/
Mark Ricard: Lee still gets way way way more credit than he deserves.
Norris Burroughs: My favorite Kamandi episode.
Patrick Ford: That is one of the better articles on Kirby that I have seen.
As is my habit I'll direct attention at the part I think is inaccurate.
The article states as fact Lee's claim that Lee began to work Marvel Method because he was overburdened with work. That is a claim which is disputed very bluntly by Kirby and others.
The known facts indicate that Lee was writing far more pages prior to the implosion than he was after the implosion. And not only that Lee was responsible for far fewer titles (by a scale of around 10 to 1) than he was prior to the implosion.
The known anecdotal evidence also strongly suggests that Lee had always worked Marvel Method dating back to the '40s.
My hope is that at some point Lee's version of events will be presented side by side with Kirby's; without the author of a book or article endorsing Lee or Kirby.
Unless of course an author is an advocate.
A historian must strive to present the facts. A historian must strive to "stay out of it."
A historian must not "split the difference" in an attempt to be fair to both parties.
I am not a historian. I'm an advocate for Kirby. I believe Kirby's version of events. So I can present my opinion based on the facts. A historian or journalist should never do that.
Mark Ricard: Len Wein said in a interview that the "Marvel Method" dates a number of studios in the 1940s you used it at when comics where selling by the millions. This quote was in a article by Comics Scene.
Chris Tolworthy: It's not just anecdotal: in his "Secrets Behind The Comics", written in 1947, Lee flatly states that some artists "like to" write their own stories, and some artists "prefer to" have a separate writer. Lee then gives a typical example: the artist writes the story, Lee OKs it, the artist then draws it. Add in Lee editing the final dialog (as he is, after all, the editor) and this is what Kirby describes as happening in the 1960s.
Mark Ricard: Chris Tolworthy,no surprise Stan lied about something. I am always more shocked on the rare instances when he tells the truth.
Chris Tolworthy: The page where Lee says some artists "like to" write:
Patrick Ford: Basic rules for historians.
1. You must never theorize.
2, You must never parse out conflicting stories in search of a middle ground.
3. You must never consider the opinions of the reader.
Aaron Noble: "One of Kirby's most famous quotes is, 'Comics will break your heart,'" ...I thought Wood said that?
Mark Mayerson: Kirby said it to Wendy Pini.
Patrick Ford: He may have said it to a number of people. One of them was James Romberger.
http://hicksvillecomics.com/1702
Steve Meyer: I got to hear James tell that story (actually both stories) last weekend. The Kirby Museum is recording people telling stories of people who met Kirby. I happened to be sitting there while they recorded James.
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