George Perez – one of the most famous and prolific comic book artists of our time, working in both DC and Marvel – has died.
The famous pencil died at his home on Friday, surrounded by friends and family – according to his official Facebook page, which announced the sad news. Perez was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, which some media attribute to his death.
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In part, the tribute reads … “Everyone knows George’s legacy as a creator. His art, characters and stories will be revered for years to come. But as great as this legacy is, it pales in comparison to the man George was. George’s true legacy is his kindness. This is the love that brought joy to others – and I hope you all always carry it with you. “
Perez is perhaps best known for his work in DC … although he technically started with Marvel, contributing to the Avengers and the Fantastic Four in the 1970s.
Not long after, however, he moved to DC – where he made some of his most iconic works of art to date … including helping launch The New Teen Titans in ’85 with writer Marv Wolfman. They added key characters to the team, which would later become widely known and loved on Cartoon Network in the 2000s – namely Starfire, Cyborg and Raven.
The new comic became a big hit, but Perez was not done, leaving his mark on DC – in addition to “TNTT”, he also helped draw what became a dividing series of comics … “Crisis on Infinite Earths “, for which he painted much of the basic art in the mid 80’s.
The “crisis” was great because it put an end to the whole concept of the multiverse – which was being developed in comics at the time – and brought together all the DC superheroes in the world … and killed MANY of the main costumed crusaders along the way.
In fact, so many characters were taken down … that eventually DC had to restart everything completely, just to create new storylines with some of the fans’ favorites still in the picture.
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In any case, Perez helped run the comic book giant during some of his most formative years – and his work will be long remembered and remembered. He was 67 years old.
REST IN PEACE
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