Hello, dear readers. While I procrastinate on the next formal edition of the newsletter, I wanted to flag for you the exciting fact that my book for Penguin Random House, True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, is now available for preorder!
…or you can get it at any number of other retailers, including Penguin Random House, directly.
I hate to beg, but preorders are extremely important, especially for a first-time author! If you are so inclined, I’d be greatly appreciative if you hit the “buy” button sooner rather than later. I promise it’ll be worth your while!
I’ve also set up a Facebook page for the book, which will provide followers with exclusive archival goodies related to Stan. Please like it!
Also, here’s the sole photo — shot by my mother on a disposable camera — of the only time I met Stan, at the Wizard World comic-con in Chicago, way back in the summer of either 1998 or 1999:
![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6f38dde9-e58c-4d08-a58e-13adafbc520c_3659x2429.jpeg)
Wanna prove your geek cred? Identify the comic I had him sign! If you get the answer without Googling, you get a no-prize from me.
Thanks, friends!
A