December 27, 2022 at 6:56 am
Stan Lee was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame four years ago for his lifetime achievements. Born in New York on December 28, 1922, the comic book writer and film producer was – along with his collaborators – the first to bring complex characters and a well thought-out shared universe into the world of superhero comics, thereby merging the small publisher Marvel Comics big media company.
Lee comes from a Jewish family originating from Romania and his origins are sometimes reflected in his comics: Captain America fights once morest Nazis and Hulk recalls the old Jewish stories regarding the Golem. The modern superheroes and superheroines are an echo of the old heroic sagas and also repeatedly fall back on set pieces from Greek mythology or biblical stories. The myth of the hero, who either has to go through a development process himself or “beats the bad neighbor down”, as the cabaret artist Thomas Maurer puts it, transcends the boundaries of times and cultures. In his “Thoughts for the Day,” Maurer spans the spectrum from Superman, the “good and naïve powerhouse,” to the modern series “The Boys,” an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes, as famous as stars, become influential like politicians and worshiped like gods, misuse their powers instead of doing good.
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Composer: John Williams 1932
Title: Superman / Theme from the film of the same name
Orchestra: Prague Philharmonic
Director: Nic Raine
Length: 02:00 min
Label: EMI 724357674324 (Do-CD)
