The son of the late comic book creator, Jack Kirby, slammed Disney+’s new Stan Lee documentary. The new movie titled “Stan Lee” reviews the late comic artist’s evocation, but in a statement Kirby’s son calls it “Stan Lee’s greatest tribute to himself.”

Kirby was well known for his contributions to the creation of many well-known Marvel characters, including Captain America, Iron Man, Fantastic Four and Black Panther.

“It’s no big secret that there has always been controversy about the roles they played in the creation and success of Marvel characters,” Neil Kirby said of his father and Stan Lee in a statement shared by his daughter, Jillian. “Stan Lee was fortunate enough to have access to the corporate mouthpiece and the media, and he used it to create his own myths about the creation of Marvel characters. He became the voice of Marvel. It should also be noted, and it is generally accepted, that Stan Lee had limited knowledge of history, mythology, or science. On the other hand, my father’s knowledge of these matters, which I and many others can personally attest to, was extensive. Einstein summed it up best: “More knowledge, less ego. Less knowledge, more ego.”said Neil Kirby.

“If you look at a list and timeline of Marvel characters from 1960 to 1966, when the vast majority of major Marvel characters were created during Lee’s tenure, you’ll see Lee’s name as a co-creator on every character , with the exception of Silver Surfer, who was solely created by my father” he noted and commented: “Suppose Lee had a hand in the creation of every Marvel character? We have to assume there was never another co-creator who walked into the office and said, “Stan I have a great idea for a character!” According to Lee it was always his idea».

“My father retired from comics in the early 1980s and died in 1994. Lee had over 35 years of undisputed publicity, of course, with the support and blessing of Marvel as he strengthened the Marvel brand as a side effect of strengthening his himselfadded Neil Kirby.