"I think people are fascinated by superheroes because when we were young we all liked fairy tales, and fairy tales are stories of people with superpowers, people who are super in some way-giants, witches, magicians, always people who are bigger than life. Well, as we got older, we outgrew fairy tales. Most people don't read fairy tales when they're grown-ups, but I don't think we ever outgrow our love for those kinds of stories, stories of people who are bigger and more powerful and more colorful than we are." 
                              
                                                                    -Stan Lee speaking at the 2014 Phoenix Comicon