George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American
comic book
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artist and writer, who worked primarily as a
penciller
A penciller (or penciler) is an artist who works on the creation of comic books, graphic novels, and similar visual art forms, with a focus on the initial pencil illustrations.
In the American comic book industry, the penciller is the first step ...
. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''
Fantastic Four
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'' and ''
The Avengers'' for
Marvel Comics
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. In the 1980s, he penciled ''
The New Teen Titans'', which became one of
DC Comics
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' top-selling series. He penciled DC's landmark limited series ''
Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
'', followed by relaunching ''
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...
'' as both writer and penciller. In the meantime, he worked on other comics published by Marvel, DC, and other companies into the 2010s. He was known for his detailed and realistic rendering, and his facility with complex crowd scenes.
Among the many characters Pérez created or co-created are
Cyborg
A cyborg (, a portmanteau of ''cybernetics, cybernetic'' and ''organism'') is a being with both Organic matter, organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.[Raven
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,
Starfire,
Deathstroke
Deathstroke is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character first appeared in ''The New Teen Titans'' #2 (December 1980) as Deathstroke the Terminator. In his co ...
, and the
Nightwing
Nightwing is a superhero alias used by multiple characters in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most prominent bearer is Dick Grayson, the original Robin, who adopts the Nightwing identity to assert his independence from Batman. ...
identity of
Dick Grayson
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.
Early life
George Pérez was born on June 9, 1954,
["Contributors: George Pérez," ''The New Teen Titans Archives, Volume 1'' (DC Comics, 1999).] in the
South Bronx
The South Bronx is an area of the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the Bronx, such as Concourse, Bronx, Concourse, Mott Haven, Bronx, Mott Haven, Melrose, B ...
, New York City, to Jorge Guzman Pérez and Luz Maria Izquierdo, who were both from
Caguas, Puerto Rico
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, but met after settling in New Jersey while searching for job opportunities. They married in October 1954 and subsequently moved to New York, where Jorge worked in the meat packing industry while Luz was a homemaker. George's younger brother David was born in May 1955. Both brothers aspired at a young age to be artists,
[ with George beginning to draw at the age of five.]
Career
Early career
Pérez's first involvement with the professional comics industry was as artist Rich Buckler
Rich Buckler (February 6, 1949 – May 19, 2017) was an Americans, American comics artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' in the mid-1970s and for creating the character Deat ...
's assistant in 1973, and he made his professional debut in Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
' ''Astonishing Tales
''Astonishing Tales'' is an American anthology comic book series originally published by Marvel Comics from 1970 to 1976. Its sister publication was ''Amazing Adventures'' (vol. 2).
In 2008 and 2009, Marvel produced 11 webcomics starring differ ...
'' #25 (Aug. 1974) as penciler of an untitled two-page satire of Buckler's character Deathlok
Deathlok (also referred to as Deathlok the Demolisher) is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first Deathlok, Luther Manning, appeared in '' Astonishing Tales'' #25 (Aug. 1974 ...
, star of that comic's main feature. Soon Pérez became a Marvel regular, penciling a run of " Sons of the Tiger", a serialized action-adventure strip published in Marvel's long-running '' Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' magazine and authored by Bill Mantlo
William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: '' Micronauts'' and '' R ...
. He and Mantlo co-created the White Tiger
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(comics' first Puerto Rican superhero), a character that soon appeared in Marvel's color comics, most notably the Spider-Man
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titles.
Pérez came to prominence with Marvel's superhero-team comic '' The Avengers'', starting with issue #141. In the 1970s, Pérez illustrated several other Marvel titles, including ''Creatures on the Loose
''Tower of Shadows'' is a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published by the American company Marvel Comics under this and a subsequent name from 1969 to 1975. It featured work by writer-artists Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, and W ...
'', featuring the Man-Wolf; ''The Inhumans
The Inhumans are a superhuman race of super beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many people associat ...
''; and ''Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...
''. Writer Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...
and Pérez crafted a metafiction
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al story for ''Fantastic Four'' #176 (Nov. 1976) in which the Impossible Man visited the offices of Marvel Comics and met numerous comics creators. While most of Pérez' ''Fantastic Four'' issues were written by Roy Thomas or Len Wein
Leonard Norman Wein (; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine (character), Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel sup ...
, it would be a ''Fantastic Four Annual'' where he would have his first major collaboration with writer Marv Wolfman
Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's ''The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
. Pérez drew the first part of writer Jim Shooter
James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comic ...
's "The Korvac
Korvac is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in '' Giant-Size Defenders'' #3 (Jan. 1975) and was created by Steve Gerber and Jim Starlin.
Publication history
Korvac debuted in '' ...
Saga", which featured nearly every Avenger who had joined the team up to that point. Shooter and Pérez introduced the character of Henry Peter Gyrich
Henry Peter Gyrich () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a liaison of the United States government who is often opposed to the superhuman community.
The character was portrayed by Matthew ...
, the Avengers' liaison to the United States National Security Council
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in the second chapter of that same storyline. Writer David Michelinie
David Michelinie (; born May 6, 1948) is an American comic book writer best known for scripting Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and ''Iron Man'' and the DC Comics feature Superman in ''Action Comics''. Among the characters he created or ...
and Pérez created the Taskmaster in ''The Avengers'' #195 (May 1980).
''The New Teen Titans''
In 1980, while still drawing ''The Avengers'' for Marvel, Pérez began working for their rival DC Comics. Offered the art chores for the launch of '' The New Teen Titans'', written by Wolfman, Pérez's real incentive was the opportunity to draw ''Justice League of America
The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived t ...
'' (an ambition of Pérez's that "seemed like a natural progress from the ''Avengers''").[O'Neill, Patrick Daniel. "Career Moves" (Pérez interview), '' Wizard'' #35 (July 1994).] Long-time ''Justice League'' artist died right around that time, providing an opportunity for Pérez to step in as regular artist. While Pérez's stint on the ''JLA'' was popular with fans, he received greater attention for his work on ''The New Teen Titans'', which was launched in a special preview in ''DC Comics Presents
''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring bac ...
'' #26 (October 1980). This incarnation of the Titans was intended to be DC's answer to Marvel's increasingly popular ''X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
'' comic, and it became highly successful. A ''New Teen Titans'' drug awareness comic book sponsored by the Keebler Company
The Keebler Company is an American cookie and former cracker manufacturer. Founded in 1853, it has produced numerous baked snacks, advertised with the Keebler Elves. Keebler had marketed its brands such as Cheez-It (which bear the Sunshine Biscu ...
and drawn by Pérez was published in cooperation with The President's Drug Awareness Campaign in 1983. In August 1984, a second series of ''The New Teen Titans'' was launched by Wolfman and Pérez. Moreover, Pérez's facility with layouts, details, and faces improved enormously during his four years on the book, making him one of the most popular artists in comics as evidenced by the numerous industry awards he would receive during this time. (See Awards
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.
An award may be d ...
section below.)
''Crisis on Infinite Earths''
Pérez took a leave of absence from ''The New Teen Titans'' in 1984 to focus on his next project with Marv Wolfman, DC's 1985 50th-anniversary event, ''Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
''. ''Crisis'' purportedly featured every single character DC owned, in a story which radically restructured the DC universe's continuity. Pérez was inked on the series by Dick Giordano
Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics.
Ear ...
, Mike DeCarlo, and Jerry Ordway
Jeremiah Joseph Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books.
He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining ''Crisis on Infinite E ...
. After ''Crisis'', Pérez inked the final issue of ''Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
'' (issue #423) in September 1986, over Curt Swan
Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comics artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 195 ...
's pencils, for part one of the two-part story " Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" by writer Alan Moore
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', Swamp Thing (comic book), ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman: The Killing Joke' ...
. The following month, Pérez was one of the artists on ''Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
'' #400 (October 1986). Wolfman and Pérez teamed again to produce the '' History of the DC Universe'' limited series to summarize the revised history of their fictional universe. Pérez drew the cover for the ''DC Heroes
''DC Heroes'' is an out-of-print superhero role-playing game set in the DC Universe and published by Mayfair Games. Other than sharing the same licensed setting, ''DC Heroes'' is unrelated to the West End Games ''DC Universe'' or the more recen ...
'' roleplaying game (1985) from Mayfair Games
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as well as the cover for the fourth edition of the '' Champions'' roleplaying game (1989) from Hero Games
Hero Games (''DOJ, Inc dba Hero Games'') is the publisher of the Hero System, a generic roleplaying rules set that can be used to simulate many different genres, and was the co-developer of the '' Fuzion'' system.
History
In 1981, George MacD ...
.
''Wonder Woman''
Pérez played a key role in the 1987 reboot
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of the Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...
franchise. Writer Greg Potter
Gregory Paul Potter is an Americans, American comic book writer best known for co-creating the DC Comics series ''Jemm, Jemm, Son of Saturn'' with artist Gene Colan.
Biography
Greg Potter began writing comics stories for Warren Publishing's bla ...
spent several months working with editor Janice Race
Janice Race is an American former comic book editor best known for her work at DC Comics in the 1980s.
Biography
Raised in The Bronx,Race, Janice, brief autobiographical essay for Dick Giordano's "Meanwhile" column, ''Wonder Woman'' #317 (July 19 ...
on new concepts for the character, before being joined by Pérez. Inspired by John Byrne and Frank Miller
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book artist, comic book writer, and screenwriter known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on ''Daredevil'', for which he created the character Elektra, and ...
's work on refashioning Superman
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and Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
, Pérez came in as the plotter and penciler of the series, which tied the character more closely to the Greek gods
In ancient Greece, deities were regarded as immortal, anthropomorphic, and powerful. They were conceived of as individual persons, rather than abstract concepts or notions, and were described as being similar to humans in appearance, albeit larg ...
and jettisoned many other elements of her history. Pérez at first worked with Potter and Len Wein
Leonard Norman Wein (; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine (character), Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel sup ...
on the stories, but eventually took over the full scripting chores. Later, Mindy Newell
Mindy Newell (born October 24, 1953) is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for her work with DC Comics.
Early life
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Newell graduated from high school in 1971. She then attended the Beth Israel Deacon ...
joined Pérez as co-writer for nearly a year. While not as popular as either ''Titans'' or ''Crisis'', the series was a very successful relaunch of one of DC's flagship characters. Pérez would work on the title for five years, leaving as artist after issue #24, but remaining as writer up to issue #62, leaving in 1992. Pérez returned to the character in 2001, co-writing a two-part story in issues #168–169 with writer/artist Phil Jimenez
Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite C ...
. Pérez also drew the cover for ''Wonder Woman'' #600 (Aug. 2010) as well as some interior art. For the successful 2017 ''Wonder Woman
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'' feature film, director Patty Jenkins
Patricia Lea Jenkins (born July 24, 1971) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She has directed the feature films '' Monster'' (2003), ''Wonder Woman'' (2017), and '' Wonder Woman 1984'' (2020).
For the film ''Monster'', sh ...
would credit Pérez's work on the title character as a major influence, on par with the work of the original creator, William Moulton Marston
William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893 – May 2, 1947), also known by the pen name Charles Moulton (), was an American psychologist who, with his wife Elizabeth Holloway, invented an early prototype of the polygraph. He was also known as a self- ...
.
''The New Titans''
Pérez returned as co-plotter/penciller of ''The New Teen Titans'' with issue #50 (Dec. 1988), with the series being renamed ''The New Titans'', rewriting the origin of Wonder Girl
Wonder Girl is the alias of multiple list of superheroines, superheroines featured in comic books published by DC Comics. They are associated with the superheroine Wonder Woman and possess Amazons (DC Comics), Amazonian powers.
The Wonder Girl a ...
, following the retcons in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
''. Pérez remained as penciller
A penciller (or penciler) is an artist who works on the creation of comic books, graphic novels, and similar visual art forms, with a focus on the initial pencil illustrations.
In the American comic book industry, the penciller is the first step ...
with the book through to issue #55, 57, and 60, while only providing layouts for issues 58–59, and 61, with artist Tom Grummett
Thomas Grummett (born 1959) is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as '' The New Titans'', '' The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superboy'', '' Power Company'', '' Robin'', '' New Th ...
finishing pencils and Bob McLeod as inker
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After the penciller creates a drawing with pencil, the inker interprets this drawing by outlining and embellishing ...
. The storyline "A Lonely Place of Dying" crossed over with the ''Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
'' series and introduced Tim Drake
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as the new Robin. Pérez remained as inker for the cover art to issues #62–67 and co-plotted the stories for #66–67 before departing from the ''Titans'' series once again.
Superman
Pérez was involved with Superman in various times over his career, including his tenure on ''Justice League of America'' years before. In ''Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics Inc., which later merged into National ...
'' #544 (June 1983), he designed Lex Luthor
Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor () is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (published on February 22, 1940, with a cover d ...
's trademark battlesuit. These new designs for the villain were featured as part of the licensed action figure toyline the ''Super Powers Collection
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History
In 1984, DC Comics awarded the master toy license of their characters to Kenner ...
'' and remain in use in today's DC Comics continuity. Pérez pencilled ''DC Comics Presents
''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring bac ...
'' #61 (Sept. 1983) which featured a Superman/ OMAC team-up. A few years later, Pérez inked John Byrne's pencils for the Superman/Wonder Woman story in ''Action Comics'' #600 (March 1988). He drew portions of ''Action Comics Annual'' #2 (1989) before taking over the title with issue #643 (July 1989). His work duties on ''Action Comics'' would change from writer/penciller, to co-writer/breakdowns, to providing breakdowns, with writer Roger Stern
Roger Stern (born September 17, 1950) is an American comic book author and novelist.
Biography
Early career
In the early 1970s, Stern and Bob Layton published the fanzine ''CPL'' (''Contemporary Pictorial Literature''), one of the first platfo ...
scripting stories and artists Brett Breeding
Brett Breeding (June 13, 1961) is an American comic book artist who was active in the industry in the 1980s and 1990s, primarily as an inker. He is most well known for his work on the DC Comics character Superman.
A freelancer, Breeding worked f ...
and Kerry Gammill provided finishing art, while Pérez drew all covers during his run on the title, with the exception for issue #646 with interior pencils by Keith Giffen
Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of ...
. With writer Stern, he co-created the character Maxima who first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #645 (September 1989). In the double-size anniversary issue #650 in February 1990, Pérez penciled and inked an eight page flashback story depicting Superman's first post-''Crisis'' encounter with the Justice League of America
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. Pérez briefly wrote '' Adventures of Superman'', providing plots for issues #457–59 (Aug. 1989 – Oct. 1989), and inks for issue #461 (Dec. 1989). Due to an already heavy workload while doing both ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Superman'' at the same time, he left ''Action Comics'' with issue #652 (April 1990).
''War of the Gods'' / ''Infinity Gauntlet''
It was during this run in 1991 that Pérez encountered problems working with DC. Pérez has stated that since the storyline's inception, which ran through the ''Wonder Woman'' comic and crossed over into others, he had trouble writing the '' War of the Gods'' storyline, mostly due to editorial problems.[O'Neil, Patrick Danie]
''David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview'' #104 (Winter 1991)
pp. 21–35. Cover title: "Pérez Quits DC!" Pérez felt that DC was not doing enough to celebrate Wonder Woman's 50-year anniversary. To make matters worse in his eyes, DC did not place ''War of the Gods'' in newsstand distribution, which meant that the comic book could only be found in comics specialty shops. Pérez had built up a plot to marry the characters Steve Trevor
General Steven Rockwell Trevor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Wonder Woman. The character was created by William Moulton Marston and first appeared in ' ...
and Etta Candy in his final issue. When he discovered that DC editors had decided to not only pass the ''Wonder Woman'' title's writing to William Messner-Loebs
William Francis Messner-Loebs (; born William Francis Loebs Jr., February 19, 1949) is an Americans, American comics artist and writer from Michigan, also known as Bill Loebs and Bill Messner-Loebs. His hyphenated surname is a combination of his a ...
and have Messner-Loebs write the final wedding scene, Pérez quit the title and separated himself from DC for several years. In 1992, he was guest inker on ''Deathstroke
Deathstroke is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character first appeared in ''The New Teen Titans'' #2 (December 1980) as Deathstroke the Terminator. In his co ...
the Terminator'' issues #10–11.
Also in 1991, Pérez signed on to pencil the six-issue limited series '' Infinity Gauntlet'' for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
, which was written by Jim Starlin
James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, an ...
. However, due to the turbulence happening concurrently with ''War of the Gods'', this was a very stressful personal period for Pérez, and he was not able to finish penciling the entire run of ''Infinity Gauntlet'', leaving the project part way through issue #4. The ''Infinity Gauntlet'' editorial team decided to find a replacement artist to finish the miniseries, and Ron Lim
Ronald Lim (born 1965) is an American comic book artist living in Sacramento, California. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on their various "cosmic" titles, most particularly the ''Silver Surfer'' (vol. 3) series.
Biography
Lim' ...
was the artist chosen (although Pérez offered to remain on as the inker over Lim's cover art for the remainder of the miniseries).
Because of the debacles over ''War of the Gods'' and ''The Infinity Gauntlet'', Pérez began to gain a reputation as a creator who could not finish projects as planned. Furthering that impression, he worked with independent comic book publishers Malibu Comics
Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc. (launched as Malibu Graphics) was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. Notable titles published by Malibu included ''Th ...
, drawing ''Break-Thru'' and ''Ultraforce
The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly.
The group co ...
'' (both titles were part of Malibu's Ultraverse
The Ultraverse is a defunct comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics which is currently owned by Marvel Comics. The Ultraverse is a shared universe in which a variety of characters – known within the comics as Ultras � ...
imprint), and then working at Tekno Comix drawing ''I-Bots''. However, despite being paid well by both publishers, he had no enthusiasm drawing the characters, and lost interest in drawing the titles.
1990s and return to ''The Avengers''
In the 1990s, Pérez left the spotlight, although he worked on several projects, including working on the ''Jurassic Park
''Jurassic Park'', later referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton, centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of De-extinction#Cloning, cloned dinosaurs. It bega ...
'' comic book adaptation of the movie for Topps Comics in 1993, adapted by Walt Simonson
Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' ''Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned ...
and pencilled by Gil Kane
Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character.
Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...
, with Pérez as inker, but most notably at Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
with '' Sachs and Violens'' and ''Hulk: Future Imperfect'', both written by Peter David
Peter Allen David (September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025), often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Grea ...
. David has named Pérez his favorite artistic collaborator,[ David, Peter (March 7, 2014)]
"Getting by with a little help from his friends…"
peterdavid.net. Reprinted from ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1383 (May 19, 2000). and one of the three artists whose art has mostly closely matched the visuals he conceived when writing a comic book script (the others being Leonard Kirk
Leonard Kirk is an American-born comic book artist living in Canada. He has worked on such properties as ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'', ''Justice Society of America, JSA'', ''Star Trek'', ''Batman (comic book), Batman'', and ''Witchblade' ...
and Dale Keown
Dale Keown (; born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian comic book artist known for his runs on '' The Incredible Hulk'' and his creator-owned comic book '' Pitt''.
Career
Keown started working in comics in 1986 drawing several series for Aircel Com ...
).
Pérez returned to DC Comics in October 1996 for another incarnation of the ''Teen Titans''. ''Teen Titans'' vol. 2 was written and penciled by Dan Jurgens
Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank H ...
, with Pérez as inker for the first 15 issues of its twenty four-issue run. The series ended in September 1998.
Pérez had a stint as writer of ''Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
'' vol. 2 #111–123 (December 1995 – December 1996). He would also write the crossover special ''Silver Surfer/Superman'' in 1996. Pérez finally returned to a major ongoing title for the third series of '' The Avengers'', written by Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek ( ; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the '' Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled '' Astro City'', a four-year run on '' The Avengers, Thunderbolts,'' and ''Superman.''
Early lif ...
, where he remained for nearly three years, again receiving critical and fan acclaim for his polished and dynamic art. After leaving the series, he and Busiek produced the long-awaited ''JLA/Avengers
''JLA/Avengers'' (issues #2 and 4 are titled ''Avengers/JLA'') is a comic book limited series and crossover published in prestige format by DC Comics and Marvel Comics from September 2003 to March 2004. The series was written by Kurt Busiek, wi ...
'' inter-company crossover, which saw print in late 2003. A JLA/Avengers crossover was to have been published in the 1980s, but differences between DC and Marvel forced the comic to be canceled. As the artist on the story, Pérez had drawn approximately 21 pages of the original crossover, which were not published until the 2004 hardcover edition of ''JLA/Avengers: The Collector's Edition''.
Gorilla Comics and CrossGen
In 1997, Pérez began writing and illustrating ''Crimson Plague'', a creator-owned science fiction story about an alien with ultra-toxic blood, with the first issue published by Event Comics
Event Comics was an American independent comic book publisher founded by veteran artists Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada. The company published during the years 1994 to 1999. In 1998, it was contracted to form the Marvel Knights imprint for Marv ...
. In June 2000, that issue was re-published by Gorilla Comics – a publishing imprint he co-owned with several other creators – with additional material and pages, with a follow-up issue published in September. Pérez cited the debt he'd acquired self-publishing as the reason for discontinuing the series. Artwork from the unpublished third issue was included in ''George Pérez Storyteller''.
Pérez worked for new publisher CrossGen
Cross Generation Comics or CrossGen Comics was an American comic book publisher and entertainment company that operated from 1998 to 2004. The company's assets were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2004, and designated to Disney Publishing ...
early in the 2000s, penciling four issues of ''CrossGen Chronicles''. His main project for the company was penciling '' Solus'', which was intended to be an ongoing series, but was cancelled after eight issues due to CrossGen's bankruptcy.
Return to DC
In May 2006, Pérez illustrated the cover art to one of the alternative covers to the direct market
The direct market is the dominant distribution and retail network for American comic books. The concept of the direct market was created in the 1970s by Phil Seuling. The network currently consists of:
* three major comic distributors:
** Luna ...
release of the annual '' Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide'' (36th edition) featuring ''Wonder Woman''. He was guest artist for an issue of '' JSA'' #82 (April 2006) and was cover artist from issues #82–87. He drew the first ten issues of DC's ''The Brave and the Bold
''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by a reprint miniseries in 1988, two original miniseries in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing anthology ...
'' (vol. 2) in 2007 with writer Mark Waid. Pérez worked on ''Infinite Crisis
"Infinite Crisis" is a 2005–2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordway, ...
'', a follow-up to ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', as a fill-in artist. He worked on '' Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' in 2008–2009, thus contributing to every chapter of DC's ''Crisis'' trilogy. He worked with Marv Wolfman on a direct-to-DVD movie adaptation of the "Judas Contract" story arc from ''Teen Titans'', scheduled for 2017.
He was co-chair of the board of the comic industry charity The Hero Initiative and served on its Disbursement Committee. In 2005, an animated version of Pérez made a cameo appearance in the ''Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
'' episode titled "Go", which was an adaptation of his ''The New Teen Titans'' #1. In ''City of Heroes
''City of Heroes'' (''CoH'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game originally created by Cryptic Studios prior to the IP’s acquisition by NCSoft. Previously developed by the now-defunct Paragon Studios, it is currently developed ...
'', an MMORPG
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.
As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...
about superheroes, a zone (Pérez Park) is named after him.
2010s
In September 2011, DC launched a new ''Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
'' series written by Pérez, who also provided breakdowns and cover art, with interior art by Jesús Merino and Nicola Scott. Pérez remained until issue #6. The ''New Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
: Games'' hardcover graphic novel was published the same month reuniting the creative team of Wolfman and Pérez. He was the inker of the new ''Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
'' series, also launched in the same timeframe, over artist Dan Jurgens
Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank H ...
' pencils, reuniting the mid-1990s ''Teen Titans'' art team. Pérez and Kevin Maguire were alternating artists on a '' Worlds' Finest'' revival written by Paul Levitz
Paul Levitz (; born October 21, 1956) is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002 to 2009, he worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles. Along with publisher Jenette Kahn ...
.
In July 2012, Pérez explained his departure from ''Superman'' as a reaction to the level of editorial oversight he experienced. This included inconsistent reasons given for rewrites of his material, the inability of editors to explain to him basic aspects of the New 52 Superman's status quo (such as whether his adoptive parents were still alive), and restrictions imposed by having to be consistent with ''Action Comics'', which was set five years earlier than ''Superman'', a situation complicated by ''Action'' writer Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, Humanism, humanist philosophy and counterculture, countercultural leanings. Morrison has writt ...
having not been forthcoming about their plans.
From September 2014 to December 2016, Pérez wrote and drew six issues of his own creation ''Sirens'', published by BOOM! Studios
Boom! Studios (stylized as BOOM! Studios), is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher. They are headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Random House division of Penguin Random House sin ...
. It is a science fiction miniseries dedicated to a group of women with extraordinary powers, who fight against evil across time and space.
In January 2019, Pérez announced that he was formally retiring due to various health issues, and would continue to produce only a limited number of convention-style head sketches on commission, and attend a limited number of conventions.
Personal life and death
Pérez was married to Carol Flynn. He had no children. He had a brother David, and a niece and nephew.
In October 2013, Pérez revealed that he would soon undergo laser and injection surgeries to address hemorrhaging in his left eye that had effectively made him blind in that eye. By the following June, the procedures were not yet completed, but his condition had improved to the point that he was able to resume his work. In May 2017, he was admitted to a hospital with chest pains due to a heart attack while traveling to a convention, and had a coronary stent
A coronary stent is a tube-shaped device placed in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart, to keep the arteries open in patients suffering from coronary heart disease. The vast majority of stents used in modern interventional ca ...
fitted. By January 2019, Perez was dealing with multiple health issues, including diabetes
Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough of the hormone insulin, or the cells of th ...
and problems with his vision and his heart.
In December 2021, he revealed that after undergoing surgery for a blockage in his liver, he had been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of ...
. Given a prognosis of 6 to 12 months, he chose not to pursue treatment. In early 2022, both DC and Marvel included tributes to him and his work in their comics, and jointly approved a limited-run reprint of the 2003 ''JLA/Avengers'' story he illustrated (long tied up by disagreements between the rival publishers), as a benefit for The Hero Initiative.
Pérez died at his home on May 6, 2022, due to complications from pancreatic cancer.[ An open memorial service was held at ]MegaCon
MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy literature, fantasy, Tabletop role-playing game, RPG, and Video game, gaming communities, often occurring in sprin ...
Orlando on May 22.[
The 2024 film '' Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths'' was dedicated in his memory.
]
Awards
Pérez won a 1979 Eagle Award (with Jim Shooter
James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comic ...
, Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema ( ; born Silvio Buscema, , on January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he had a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as art ...
, and David Wenzel
David T. Wenzel (; born November 22, 1950) is an illustrator and children's book artist. He is best known for his graphic novel adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit''.
Career
Wenzel's first ambition had been to work for one of the big ani ...
) for Best Continued Story for his work on '' The Avengers'' #167–168 and 170–177. In 1980 he won the Eagle Award for Best Comicbook Cover for ''Avengers'' #185. He won the Eagle Award for Favourite Artist (penciller) in 1986. Pérez received an Inkpot Award
The Inkpot Award is an honor bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International. It is given to professionals in the fields of comic books, comic strips, animation, science fiction, and related areas of popular culture, at Comic-Con Internati ...
in 1983.
In 1985, DC Comics named Pérez as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication '' Fifty Who Made DC Great''.
His work (with Marv Wolfman
Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's ''The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
and Romeo Tanghal
Romeo Tanghal (born July 24, 1947) is a Filipino comics artist who has worked primarily as an inker. He became well known in the industry in the 1980s for his work on DC Comics' '' The New Teen Titans''.
Career
Romeo Tanghal was born and raised ...
), earned '' The New Teen Titans'' #50 a nomination for the 1985 Jack Kirby Award for Best Single Issue. His collaboration with Wolfman earned ''Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
'' the Jack Kirby Award for Best Finite Series in both 1985 and 1986.
Pérez has won several '' Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards''.[''Comics Buyer's Guide 1996 Annual''. Iola, Wisconsin: ]Krause Publications
Krause Publications is an American publisher of hobby magazines and books. The company was started by Chester L. Krause (19232016) in 1952 and published '' Numismatic News''.
In the coin collecting community the company is best known for its ...
1995 pp. 30–31 He won the "Favorite Artist" award in 1983 and 1985 and "Favorite Penciler" in 1987. In addition, he won the "Favorite Cover Artist" award three consecutive years 1985–1987. ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' won the award for "Favorite Limited Series" in 1985.
Pérez worked on several stories which won the CBG award for "Favorite Comic-Book Story":
*1984 "The Judas Contract" in ''Tales of the Teen Titans'' #42–44 and ''Annual'' #3
*1985 "Beyond the Silent Night" in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #7
*1989 "A Lonely Place of Dying" in ''Batman'' #440–442 and ''The New Titans'' #60–61
In 2022, Pérez was awarded the Inkwell Awards Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award (SASRA) for his lifetime achievement in inking.["First Comics News - 2022 Inkwell Awards Lifetime Achievement Winners"]
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Bibliography
Interiors
Pencil art in all cases, except where noted:
BOOM! Studios
* ''Sirens'' miniseries, #1–6 (2014–2016)
DC Comics
* '' 52'' #25 (Nightwing
Nightwing is a superhero alias used by multiple characters in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most prominent bearer is Dick Grayson, the original Robin, who adopts the Nightwing identity to assert his independence from Batman. ...
backup story) (2006)
* ''Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics Inc., which later merged into National ...
'' #643–645 (full pencils); #647-649, 651-652 (layouts only, Kerry Gammill pencils); #650 (8 pages, pencil & inks; among other artists) (1989–1990)
* ''Action Comics Annual'' #2 (inks over Mike Mignola
Michael Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a Hellboy Universe, shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', ''Abe Sapien'', ''Lobster Johns ...
, among other artists) (1989)
* '' Adventures of Superman'' #457-459 (plots with Dan Jurgens), 461 (inks over Dan Jurgens
Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank H ...
) (1989)
* ''All-Star Squadron
The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics superhero team that debuted in ''Justice League, Justice League of America'' #193 (August 1981) and was created by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway. Although the team was introduced in the 1980s, its s ...
Annual'' #3 (among other artists) (1984)
* ''Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
'' #400 (among other artists) (1986)
* ''The Brave and the Bold
''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by a reprint miniseries in 1988, two original miniseries in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing anthology ...
'' vol. 2 #1–10 (2007–2008)
* ''Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
'' #1–12 (1985–1986)
* ''DC Comics Presents
''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring bac ...
'' #26 (New Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
preview story), #61 (Superman/OMAC) (1980, 1983)
* ''DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the shared universe in which most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. In context, the term "DC Universe" usually refers to the main DC Continuity (fiction), continuity. It contains v ...
'' #0 (among other artists) (2008)
* '' DC Universe: Legacies'' #5–6 (2010)
* ''Deathstroke
Deathstroke is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character first appeared in ''The New Teen Titans'' #2 (December 1980) as Deathstroke the Terminator. In his co ...
the Terminator'' #10–11 (inks over Art Nichols) (1992)
* ''The Flash
The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...
'' (Firestorm
A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been used ...
backup stories) #289–293 (1980–1981)
* '' Flashpoint: Secret Seven'', miniseries, #1 (pages 1-15) (2011)
* ''Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
'' vol. 5 #1–4 (inks over Dan Jurgens) (2011)
* '' Heroes Against Hunger'' (among other artists) (1986)
* '' Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'', miniseries, #1–5 (2008–2009)
* '' History of the DC Universe'' #1–2 (1987)
* ''Infinite Crisis
"Infinite Crisis" is a 2005–2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordway, ...
'', miniseries, #3–4, 6–7 (among other artists; 2006)
* ''Justice League of America
The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived t ...
'' #184–186, 192–197, 200 (1980–1982)
* ''Justice League of America'' vol. 2 #0 (among other artists; 2006)
* ''Justice Society of America
The Justice Society of America (JSA) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox during the Golden Age of Comic Books. It first appeared in '' ...
'' vol. 2 #82 (2006)
* ''Justice Society of America'' vol. 3 #50 (among other artists) (2011)
* ''New Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
'' (title then changes to ''Tales of the Teen Titans'') #1–4, 6–34, 37–50; ''Annual'' #1–3 (1980–1985)
* ''New Teen Titans'' vol. 2 (then ''New Titans'') #1–5 (1984–85); #50–55, 57–61 (1988–1989)
* ''New Teen Titans: The Drug Awareness'' (1983)
* ''New Teen Titans: Games'', graphic novel (2011)
* ''Secret Origins
''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters.
Publication history
''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...
'' vol. 2 ( Robin) #50 (1990)
* ''Secret Origins Annual'' #3 (writer/artist/inker, among other artists/cover art) (1989)
* ''Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
'' vol. 6 #8 (2012)
* ''Supergirl Annual'' #1 (inks over Dick Giordano) (1996)
* ''Superman
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'' #423 (" Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" story, Part One) (inks over Curt Swan
Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comics artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 195 ...
) (1986)
* ''Superman'' vol. 3 #1–6 (2011–2012) (writer, layout breakdowns, and cover artist)
* '' Swordquest'' miniseries, #1–3 (1982–1984)
* ''Tales of the New Teen Titans'', miniseries, #1–4 (1982)
* ''The Titans'' #25 (five pages, among other artists) (2001)
* ''Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
'' vol. 2 #1–15 (inks over Dan Jurgens
Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank H ...
) (1996–1997)
* ''Teen Titans'' vol. 3 #50 (among other artists) (2007)
* '' T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'' #4 (with Carlos "CAFU" Urbano) (2011)
* ''Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...
'' #600 (among other artists) (2010)
* ''Wonder Woman'' vol. 2 #1–24 (writer/pencils), #25–62 (writer), 168, 169, ''Annual'' #1 (writer/pencils, among other artists) (1987–1992)
* '' War of the Gods'', miniseries, #1–4 (1991)
* '' Worlds' Finest'' #1–7 (with Kevin Maguire), #8–9 (with Carlos "CAFU" Urbano) (2012–2013)
* ''World's Finest Comics
''World's Finest Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael ...
'' (Teen Titans) #300 (1984)
Image Comics
* ''Crimson Plague'' #1–2 (2000)
* ''Empire
An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...
'' #1 (backup-story, writer/artist) (2000)
* ''Witchblade
''Witchblade'' is an American comic book Ongoing series, series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint (trade name), imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owne ...
'' #92 (two pages, among other artists) (2005)
Marvel Comics
* ''Astonishing Tales
''Astonishing Tales'' is an American anthology comic book series originally published by Marvel Comics from 1970 to 1976. Its sister publication was ''Amazing Adventures'' (vol. 2).
In 2008 and 2009, Marvel produced 11 webcomics starring differ ...
'' (Deathlok
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#25 (1974)
* '' The Avengers'' #141–144, 147–151, 154-155, 160–162, 167-168, 170-171, 194–196, 198–202; ''Annual'' #6, 8 (1975–1980); #379-382 (writer for ''Double Feature'' flip-book) (1994-1995)
* ''The Avengers'' vol. 3 #1–15 (pencils), 18 (inks), 19–25, 27–34 (pencils) (1998–2000)
* ''Bizarre Adventures
''Marvel Preview'' is a black-and-white comics magazine published by Magazine Management for fourteen issues and the affiliated Marvel Comics Group for ten issues. The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group.
Public ...
'' ( Iceman) #27 (1981)
* ''Creatures on the Loose
''Tower of Shadows'' is a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published by the American company Marvel Comics under this and a subsequent name from 1969 to 1975. It featured work by writer-artists Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, and W ...
'' ( Man-Wolf) #33–37 (1975)
* '' Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' ( Sons of the Tiger) #6–14, 16–17, 19–21, 30 (1974–1976)
* ''Fantastic Four
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'' #164–167, 170–172, 176–178, 184–188, 191–192, ''Annual'' #14–15 (1975–1980)
* ''Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
: Future Imperfect'', miniseries, #1–2 (1992–1993)
* '' Infinity Gauntlet'', six-issue miniseries, #1–3 (full pencils); #4 (with Ron Lim
Ronald Lim (born 1965) is an American comic book artist living in Sacramento, California. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on their various "cosmic" titles, most particularly the ''Silver Surfer'' (vol. 3) series.
Biography
Lim' ...
) (1991)
* ''Inhumans
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'' #1–4, 8 (1975–1976)
* ''Logan's Run
''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusian future society in which both population and the consumption of resources ...
'' #1–5 (1977)
* '' Luke Cage, Power Man'' #27 (1975)
* ''Marvel Comics Super Special
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'' #4 (1978)
* ''Marvel Fanfare
''Marvel Fanfare'' was an anthology comic book series published by American company Marvel Comics. It was a showcase title featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe.
Volume one
''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and setting ...
'' ( Black Widow) #10–13 (1983–1984)
* ''Marvel Premiere
''Marvel Premiere'' is an American comic book anthology series that was published by Marvel Comics. In concept it was a tryout book, intended to determine if a character or concept could attract enough readers to justify launching their own ser ...
'' (Man-Wolf) #45–46 (1978–1979)
* '' Marvel Preview'' #20 (1980)
* ''Marvel Two-in-One
''Marvel Two-in-One'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring Fantastic Four member the Thing in a different team-up each issue.
Publication history Original series
The concept of teaming the Thing with a differen ...
'' #56–58, 60, 64–65 (1979–1980)
* '' Monsters Unleashed'' (Gullivar Jones) #8 (1974)
* '' Sachs and Violens'', miniseries, #1–4 (1994)
* ''Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
'' vol. 3 #111–123 (1995–1996) (writer)
* '' Thunderbolts Annual 1997'' (three pages, among other artists) (1997)
* ''Ultraforce
The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly.
The group co ...
/Avengers'' (1995)
* ''Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction
''Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction'' was a 1970s American black-and-white, science fiction comics magazine published by Marvel Comics' parent company, Magazine Management.
The anthology title featured original stories and literary adaptations ...
'' #2–3 (1975)
* ''What If
What If may refer to:
Film
* ''What If'', a 2006 TV film starring Niall Buggy
* What If... (2010 film), ''What If...'' (2010 film), an American film
* What If... (2012 film), ''What If...'' (2012 film), a Greek film
* What If (2013 film), ''What ...
'' (Nova
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) #15 (1977)
* ''X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
Annual'' #3 (1979)
DC Comics and Marvel Comics together
* ''JLA/Avengers
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'', miniseries, #1–4 (2003)
Pacific Comics
* '' Alien Worlds'' #7 (1984) — short story, "Ride the Blue Bus"
* ''Vanguard Illustrated'' #6 (1984) — short story, "The Trains Belong to Us"
Covers only
DC Comics
* ''Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics Inc., which later merged into National ...
'' #529, 602, 643–652 (1982–1990)
* ''Adventure Comics
''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...
'' #484–486, 490 (1981–1982)
* '' Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld'' #5–11 (1983–1984)
* ''Batman
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'' #436–442 (1989)
* ''Batman and the Outsiders'' #5 (1983)
* ''Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest'' #17–18, 21–24, 35, 50, 61, 69 (1981–1986)
* ''Blackest Night
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: Titans'', miniseries, #3 (2009)
* ''The Brave and the Bold
''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by a reprint miniseries in 1988, two original miniseries in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing anthology ...
'' vol. 2 #11-12 (2007–2008)
* ''Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
'' HC slipcase (1998; with artist Alex Ross
Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book creator, comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which ...
)
* ''Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Absolute Edition'' (2005; new dust jacket cover)
* ''Crisis on Multiple Earths'' Volume 5 TPB (2010)
* ''DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest'' #19 (1982)
* ''DC Comics Presents
''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring bac ...
'' #38, 94 (1981–1986)
* ''The Flash
The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...
'' vol. 2 #15–17 (cover artist), ''Annual'' #2 (cover art inker only) (1988)
* ''Flashpoint: Secret Seven'' #1–3 (cover artist) (2011)
* ''Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...
'' #132, 141–144 (1980–1981)
* ''Infinite Crisis
"Infinite Crisis" is a 2005–2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordway, ...
'' #1–7 (variant covers; 2005–2006)
* '' JSA'' #82–87 (2006)
* ''Justice League of America
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'' #201–205, 207–209, 212–215, 217–220 (1982–1983)
* '' Justice Leagues of:
** ''JL?'' (2001)
** ''Aliens'' (2001)
** ''Amazons'' (2001)
** ''Arkham'' (2001)
** ''Atlantis'' (2001)
** ''JLA'' (2001)
* ''Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of t ...
'' #268, 277–281, 300 (1980–1983)
* ''New Teen Titans
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'' #5 (1981)
* ''New Teen Titans Archives'' Volume 1 HC (1999)
* ''New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract'' TPB (1988 edition)
* ''New Teen Titans: Who is Donna Troy?'' TPB (2005)
* ''Secret Origins
''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters.
Publication history
''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...
'' Annual #3 (cover art) (1989)
* ''Superman
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'' #364 (1981)
* ''Teen Titans Spotlight'' #1, 19 (1986–1988)
* ''Wonder Woman
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'' #283–284 (1981), #300 (b&w illustration on inside front cover) (1983)
* ''Wonder Woman'' vol. 2 #25–32, 45–60, 120, Annual #2 (1988–1997)
* ''Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals'' TPB (2004)
* ''Wonder Woman: Challenge of the Gods'' TPB (2004)
* ''Wonder Woman: Beauty and the Beasts'' TPB (2005)
* ''Wonder Woman: Destiny Calling'' TPB (2006)
* ''World's Finest Comics
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'' #271, 276–278 (1981–1982)
Marvel Comics
* '' The Avengers'' #163–166, 172–174, 181, 183–185, 191–192, (1977–1980)
* ''Captain America
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'' #243, 246 (1980)
* ''Defenders
Defender(s) or The Defender(s) may refer to:
* Defense (military)
* Defense (sports)
** Defender (association football)
Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre Film
* ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary
* ''The D ...
'' #51, 53, 54, 59, 64 (1977–1978)
* ''Fantastic Four
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'' #183, 194–197 (1977–1978)
* '' FOOM'' #19 (1977) – wraparound Defenders cover
* ''Iron Man
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'' #102, 103 (1977)
* '' Man Called Nova'' #14 (1977)
* ''Marvel Holiday Special'' #1 (1994)
* '' Marvel Team-Up'' #65 (1978)
* ''Marvel Two-in-One
''Marvel Two-in-One'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics featuring Fantastic Four member the Thing in a different team-up each issue.
Publication history Original series
The concept of teaming the Thing with a differen ...
'' #32–33, 42, 50–52, 54, 61–63, 66, 70 (1977–1980)
* '' Mighty Mouse'' #4 (1991)
* ''Ultraforce
The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly.
The group co ...
/Avengers: Prelude'' (1995)
* '' X-51'' #5 (1999)
* ''X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
'' #112, 128 (1979)
DC Comics and Marvel Comics together
* ''Crossover Classics: The Marvel/DC Collection vol. 1'' TPB (1991)
See also
* List of Puerto Rican writers
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* List of Puerto Ricans
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* Puerto Rican literature
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Notes
References
External links
*
"DC Profiles #80: George Pérez
at the Grand Comics Database
*
*
George Pérez
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
Video interview with George Pérez
by Galacticast
Interview with George Pérez
on (re)Search my Trash
*
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1954 births
2022 deaths
American comics artists
American comics writers
American male writers
American people of Puerto Rican descent
Artists from the Bronx
Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award winners
DC Comics people
Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Florida
Inkpot Award winners
Marvel Comics people
American role-playing game artists
Deaths from cancer in Florida