History Creator / GeorgePerez

George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is a near-legendary comic book artist. He began his career as an assistant for Rich Buckler at Marvel in 1973, and went on to work on several high-profile projects over the next forty years. He is most well-known for [[SceneryPorn his love of drawing crowd scenes]] - ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' featuring practically everybody in the DC Universe, or the cover of ''JLA-Avengers'' #3 featuring every single hero who had been a member of either team up to then (he actually ''sprained his wrist'' doing that cover, which ended up delaying the resolution of the crossover), or the opening arc of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' volume 3 (right after the ''Comicbook/HeroesReborn'' arc) featuring every Avenger up to that point reuniting and then getting redesigned into medieval outfits. His collaborating writers, such as Creator/KurtBusiek and Creator/MarkWaid, have noted that they can use ideas that would scare away any other artist so long as Perez does the artwork. Outside of comics, he is perhaps most famous for wearing garishly bright Hawaiian shirts when he attends conventions.

He formally [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-new-teen-titans-illustrator-george-perez-formally-r-1831894599 announced]] his retirement in 2019, citing various health issues. In December 2021 he announced on Facebook that he had been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer, with a terminal diagnosis of six to twelve months.

* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': Pérez first penciled it in the '70s starting with issue #141, then came back in the '90s to illustrate the book's [[ComicBook/KurtBusieksAvengers relaunch with Kurt Busiek]].

Perez's most famous work includes:

* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': Pérez first penciled it in the '70s starting with issue #141, then came back in the '90s to illustrate the book's [[ComicBook/KurtBusieksAvengers relaunch with Kurt Busiek]].
* ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'': With Creator/PeterDavid, Perez drew the ''Future Imperfect'' two-issue series, which introduced the Maestro.
* ''ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet'': Pérez penciled the book for the first couple of issues, and drew the first issue's famous cover.
* ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'', with Kurt Busiek
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'': Pérez wrote and drew covers for the first six issues of the book following the ''Comicbook/{{New 52}}'' reboot, with Nicola Scott and Jesús Merino.

He formally [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-new-teen-titans-illustrator-george-perez-formally-r-1831894599 announced]] his retirement in 2019, citing various health issues.

** ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1987}}'' Vol 2: Perez was plotter, penciler, and co-writer on the 1987 reboot of the character, which introduced many of the powers and background elements that would be Franchise/WonderWoman staples until the 2011 line-wide reboot. Furthermore, Creator/PattyJenkins considered Perez's work on the character a key influence for her hailed ''[[Film/WonderWoman2017 Wonder Woman]]'' film, equal to the character's original creator, William Moulton Marston, himself.

* ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1987}}'': Perez was plotter, penciler, and co-writer on the 1987 reboot of the character, which introduced many of the powers and background elements that would be Franchise/WonderWoman staples until the 2011 line-wide reboot. Furthermore, Creator/PattyJenkins considered Perez's work on the character a key influence for her hailed ''[[Film/WonderWoman2017 Wonder Woman]]'' film, equal to the character's original creator, William Moulton Marston, himself.

* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': Pérez first penciled it in the '70s starting with issue #141, then came back in the '90s to illustrate the book's relaunch with Kurt Busiek.

* ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1987}}'': Perez was plotter, penciler, and co-writer on the 1987 reboot of the character, which introduced many of the powers and background elements that would be Franchise/WonderWoman staples until the 2011 line-wide reboot.

* ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1987}}'': Perez was plotter, penciler, and co-writer on the 1987 reboot of the character, which introduced many of the powers and background elements that would be staples of Franchise/WonderWoman until the 2011 line-wide reboot.

* ''WonderWoman'': Perez was plotter, penciler, and co-writer on the 1987 reboot of the character, which introduced many of the powers and background elements that would be a staple of the character until the 2011 line-wide reboot.

* ''TheIncredibleHulk'': With Creator/PeterDavid, Perez drew the ''Future Imperfect'' two-issue series, which introduced the Maestro.

George Pérez is a near-legendary comic book artist. He began his career as an assistant for Rich Buckler at Marvel in 1973, and went on to work on several high-profile projects over the next forty years. He is most well-known for [[SceneryPorn his love of drawing crowd scenes]] - ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' featuring practically everybody in the DC Universe, or the cover of ''JLA-Avengers'' #3 featuring every single hero who had been a member of either team up to then (he actually ''sprained his wrist'' doing that cover, which ended up delaying the resolution of the crossover), or the opening arc of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' volume 3 (right after the ''Comicbook/HeroesReborn'' arc) featuring every Avenger up to that point reuniting and then getting redesigned into medieval outfits. His collaborating writers, such as Creator/KurtBusiek and Creator/MarkWaid, have noted that they can use ideas that would scare away any other artist so long as Perez does the artwork. Outside of comics, he is perhaps most famous for wearing garishly bright Hawaiian shirts when he attends conventions.

* ''TheIncredibleHulk'': With PeterDavid, Perez drew the ''Future Imperfect'' two-issue series, which introduced the Maestro.

Creator-owned work by Perez includes ''Crimson Plague'' and the upcoming ''She-Devils''.

George Pérez is a near-legendary comic book artist. He began his career as an assistant for Rich Buckler at Marvel in 1973, and went on to work on several high-profile projects over the next forty years. He is most well-known for his love of drawing crowd scenes - ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' featuring practically everybody in the DC Universe, or the cover of ''JLA-Avengers'' #3 featuring every single hero who had been a member of either team up to then, or the opening arc of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' volume 3 featuring every Avenger up to that point reuniting and then getting redesigned into medieval outfits. His collaborating writers, such as Creator/KurtBusiek and Creator/MarkWaid, have noted that they can use ideas that would scare away any other artist so long as Perez does the artwork. Outside of comics, he is perhaps most famous for wearing garishly bright Hawaiian shirts when he attends conventions.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'': Pérez wrote and drew covers for the first six issues of the book following the ''Comicbook/{{New 52}'' reboot, with Nicola Scott and Jesús Merino.

George Pérez is a near-legendary comic book artist. He began his career as an assistant for Rich Buckler at Marvel in 1973, and went on to work on several high-profile projects over the next forty years. He is most well-known for his love of drawing crowd scenes - ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' featuring practically everybody in the DC Universe, or the cover of ''JLA-Avengers'' #3 featuring every single hero who had been a member of either team up to then, or the opening arc of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' volume 3 featuring every Avenger up to that point reuniting and then getting redesigned into medieval outfits. His collaborating writers, such as Creator/KurtBusiek and Creator/MarkWaid, have noted that they can use ideas that would scare away any other artist so long as Perez does the artwork.

* ''ComcBook/JLAAvengers'', with Kurt Busiek

* ''JLA-Avengers'', with Kurt Busiek

* ''InfinityGauntlet'': Pérez penciled the book for the first couple of issues, and drew the first issue's famous cover.

* ''Superman'': Pérez wrote and drew covers for the first six issues of the book following the "[[Comicbook/{{New52}} DCNu]]" reboot, with Nicola Scott and Jesús Merino.

George Pérez is a near-legendary comic book artist. He began his career as an assistant for Rich Buckler at Marvel in 1973, and went on to work on several high-profile projects over the next forty years. He is most well-known for his love of drawing crowd scenes - ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' featuring practically everybody in the DC Universe, or the cover of ''JLA-Avengers'' #3 featuring every single hero who had been a member of either team up to then, or the opening arc of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' volume 3 featuring every Avenger up to that point reuniting and then getting redesigned into medieval outfits. His collaborating writers, such as KurtBusiek and MarkWaid, have noted that they can use ideas that would scare away any other artist so long as Perez does the artwork.

George Pérez is a near-legendary comic book artist. He began his career as an assistant for Rich Buckler at Marvel in 1973, and went on to work on several high-profile projects over the next forty years.

Creator-owned work by Perez includes ''Crimson Plague''.

* ''CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'': The famous DC Universe reboot.

* ''Superman'': Pérez wrote and drew covers for the first six issues of the book following the "DCNu" reboot, with Nicola Scott and Jesús Merino.

* ''[[TeenTitans The New Teen Titans]]'', with Marv Wolfman; this became DC's most popular comic book of the period and introduced many characters and costumes that would become iconic in later years, such as Deathstroke, Raven, and Starfire.