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Post by berkley on Dec 8, 2021 16:43:11 GMT -5
While never a huge fan, I always thought the drawing of Poison Ivy on the bottom of this page was one of the best portrayals of the character:
Haven't seen that before, what comic is it from? I would say that Perez drew my favourite versions of a few characters - e.g. the Back Widow, Moondragon - and would be in my top 5 for many others - e.g. the Black Panther - even though in many cases he didn't get to draw them all that often. And beyond that, I like his style so much that I can imagine him producing favourite versions of characters I haven't even seen him draw, e.g. Doctor Strange. He'd be one of my dream artists for pretty much any superhero series I can think of.
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Post by spoon on Dec 8, 2021 17:37:28 GMT -5
While never a huge fan, I always thought the drawing of Poison Ivy on the bottom of this page was one of the best portrayals of the character:
Haven't seen that before, what comic is it from? I would say that Perez drew my favourite versions of a few characters - e.g. the Back Widow, Moondragon - and would be in my top 5 for many others - e.g. the Black Panther - even though in many cases he didn't get to draw them all that often. And beyond that, I like his style so much that I can imagine him producing favourite versions of characters I haven't even seen him draw, e.g. Doctor Strange. He'd be one of my dream artists for pretty much any superhero series I can think of.
Batman #400 - one of those jam issues, where various artist each draw a few pages. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 8, 2021 18:51:07 GMT -5
No one can ever convince me Perez isn't the best comic artist ever.. I've never seen work by him I didn't like, and alot of what he did is among my favorites. I was just sharing with my younger daughters who he was when they were watching the Teen Titans Go! episode he and Marv Wolfman are in. Let's hope the doctors are a bit wrong   |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 10, 2021 23:42:36 GMT -5
A gut punch as someone else said a few posts back. I first discovered him with Avengers 141 and/or 142. I was 11 or 12 and distribution here was poor, but my best friend at school had an uncle who dropped off cartons of comics which we devoured. No order to them, so it was a real lottery, but I always remembered him for his take on the western heroes(so 142 more than 141 I guess).
Jump forward a couple years and I start to collect. My first issue is 170 and Im an immediate fan. Over the next year or so I manage to find most of the Nefaria and GOTG stories and become an utter Avengers fool. They are my team, and they are handled by what I still consider to be the best team in their run, the Shooter/Perez combination. When they had both gone just after 200 I felt the book never really recovered.
I got to eventually see those amazing JLA covers and was there for most of his Titans work. He is simply an icon. Who could look at that cover for the Crisis collection and not be stunned. Just how many people did he draw on ONE single cover?
He is the first comicbook artist whose work I actively sought, much like Frazetta was the first artist I looked for, and I hold them both in the highest regard.
I am truly saddened by the news, the world will be...lesser
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Post by Duragizer on Dec 12, 2021 21:02:18 GMT -5
My first real exposure to Perez was through COIE. I absolutely loved the art; each page was perfection. His hand alone convinced me for quite a while that the story itself was any good.
An element I love about Perez's work is the effort he puts toward making each female character look distinctive. It's a quality sorely lacking amongst comic artists working in the superhero genre, even the good ones.
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Post by tonebone on Dec 13, 2021 11:44:52 GMT -5
While Perez's work on The New Teen Titans, Crisis on Infinite Earths and History of the DC Universe are masterworks of the medium, for me, the moment he really came into his own to begin standing among the great artists was on his adaptation of Logan's Run:  Although he (and Klaus Jansen) did not have likeness rights of the actors, Perez's own take captured the essence of the characters and the world(s) they inhabited, while bringing his own dramatic edge to comic, so it was not one of those adaptations that simply appeared like copies of publicity photos:    ...and more gorgeous and powerful work from the adaptation:    ...and a concept sketch:  Easily in my top 4 of greatest comic book film adaptations. Thanks for this. It's among my favorites, as well. My wife recently bought me the missing issue from my run of this so I can bind it into a hardcover. I have always loved it, just as I loved the movie. This was Perez being unleashed to create his own world. Similar to the movie, but more beautiful and frightening in many ways. |
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Post by tonebone on Dec 13, 2021 11:52:47 GMT -5
My first Perez comic where I really took note of his brilliance was JLA 200. That cover mesmerized me. I studied over it and the intricate drawing and the wild design. About the same time, New Teen Titans debuted. Man, I was hooked, and he was, for me, the pinnacle of comics art at the time. I remember reading interviews with him in Comics Scene and other fan magazines. He was one of the few artists that I actually saw photos of. In high school, I grew a beard because he had one.   |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2021 16:49:14 GMT -5
I love everything that has been posted. After an already stunning run on the original New Teen Titans series in the early 80's, I remember the early Baxter series covers were jaw dropping to me and showcased just how good the premium format could be. This is one of my favorites:  |
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Post by arfetto on Dec 22, 2021 12:07:22 GMT -5
I can't be as enthusiastic about the original Ultraforce as I used to be (due to real life things concerning the first writer), but one thing I appreciated about Perez was how he would give such visual distinction to characters and I would like to use his Ultraforce art as an example.
Before Perez's version, the Contrary design was not very unique or interesting to me (though I did like the artists on Freex overall, hers was quite a generic design), but Perez made her stand out by increasing her forehead size.
Now she looked like no other character in the comic. Maybe I am just weird, but I love when he does minor stuff like this (Raven's cheekbones being another example before it was written into a plot point haha).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2021 1:01:26 GMT -5
I had forgotten about this one, another old favorite:  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2021 1:08:58 GMT -5
This Perez cover was indirectly responsible for me exploring a lot of indy stuff in the mid-80s. I picked up this issue and the rest of the Anything Goes mini and it served as a gateway for me getting into a lot of indy stuff.  -M |
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Post by beyonder1984 on Dec 25, 2021 10:52:56 GMT -5
I loved everything I came across from George. I am glad he was always rated high in the CBR public polls, and I was pleasantly surprised because he was not as hyped by Wizard like the 90s eXtreme Image guys. Also, when I read history books about the comic book industry, more time is spent on Joe Schuster, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Buscema, the Romitas, Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, John Byrne, Frank Miller, Dave Cockrum, Dave Gibbons, Dave Jurgens, and Todd McFarlane. If Perez is mentioned the authors quip that he was known for drawings "lots of characters".
I have a feeling if George came up in the 1990s he would be part of the Image revolution. He's one of the "older guys" who was able to still pencil "hot" events and remain relevant to many generations. For New 52, I wish he was able to pencil for Grant Morrison on Action Comics instead of writing Superman.
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Post by chadwilliam on Dec 25, 2021 16:00:56 GMT -5
Probably the most completed version of 1983's Justice League/Avengers not to be crossover out there. Inked, colored, and lettered by a fan, but with Perez's pencils.
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Post by berkley2 on Dec 28, 2021 22:51:58 GMT -5
Probably the most completed version of 1983's Justice League/Avengers not to be crossover out there. Inked, colored, and lettered by a fan, but with Perez's pencils.
linkI'm going to refrain from looki g at it until i get back to my PC but thanks for posting the link. I look forward to reading itand comparingitto the later Busiek/ Prrez JLAvengers. The whole idea of Marvel/DC crossovers is problematic for me because for the most part I'm not that interested in the big DC icons, but i've always been curious about this one. |
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