The Recommender: Comic Book Aficionado J.J. McCorvey Shares A Stunning Testament To Grandparents

The three best things Fast Company's assistant editor found on the Internet this week. Name: J.J. McCorveyRole at Fast Company: Assistant Editor, printTwitter: @jmccorveyTitillating fact: J.J. has a massive comic book collection–-thousands--of mostly Marvel Comics. “Pshh, plenty of folks love comics!” you might say. But plenty of folks probably have not bad-mouthed Stan Lee at Comic-Con for repeatedly destroying the pronunciation of someone’s name on a panel, only to turn around and realize Lee was standing right behind them on the escalator. J.J. is sorry, Stan. More so, he wishes he’d have taken the elevator. Things he’s loving:Read Full Story     Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

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