Throughout June, DC is celebrating the 68th birthday of legendary comic book creator George Pérez with a special spread honoring one of the comics community’s most beloved characters.
Perez died on May 6, 2022.
Described by an all-star artist roster that spans generations, including Alex Ross, Jim Lee, José Luis García-López, Todd McFarlane, Colleen Doran, Dave Gibbons, Dan Jurgens and more, the images show every DC character Pérez at its best. He is known for painting his career in homage to his signature style. The image also shows a deathstroke drawn by García-López and Perez himself surrounded by New Teen Titans.
This spread appears in all DC magazines sold in June to celebrate Pérez’s birthday on June 9th. A separate page is also included with keys identifying the related characters and artists. Both images can be seen below.
Each artist worked with a layout designed by Jürgens and the entire image was colored in Hi-Fi.
“It was an honor to be asked to come up with a design and layout that honors George Pérez and his many incredible contributions to DC Comics,” Dan Jurgens said at DC’s April announcement.
“I was impressed from the first time I saw George’s work and I was fortunate to work with him in a variety of capacities on several projects. More importantly, I could see how George treats his fans and readers, always smiling, sociable and friendly. It was great to see this cover come to life and I’m sure everyone who contributed will be of the same mind.”
DC George Perez Birthday Tribute (Image Credit: DC)
Here is a full list of all the characters shown in the image and the artists who drew them, along with a main page.
- monitor and anti-monitor – Jim Lee and Scott Williams
- trine – Todd McFarlane
- ghost – Alex Ross
- dark side —Walter Simonson
- Firestorm and Justice League Satellite – Scott Collins
- Ares and Hippolyta – Phil Jimenez
- cheetah and amazon – Colin Doran
- Lady HIVE and HIVE Agents – Scott Koblish
- vigilante – Dave Gibbons
- Cheshire – Joel Jones
- brother’s blood – Daryl Banks
- black fire – Mike McConne
- Gizmos & Mammoths – Klaus Janssen
- glitter – Bruno Redondo
- Simon – Michel Yanin
- neutrons and jinx – Dan Mora
- army of superheroes – Franz Manapool
- American Justice Society -Jerry Odway
- Power Girl & Slayer – Kevin Maguire
- Justice League of America (and background) – Dan Jurgens & Nom Rapmund
- Superboy Prime & Alexander Luthor – Ivan Reis
- supergirl – Gary Frank
- precursor – Adam Hughes
- Faria – Daniel Sampere
- Jericho & Cole – Nicola Scott
- New Teen Titans, Deathstroke, George Perez – Jose Luis Garcia-Lopes
DC George Perez Birthday Tribute Key (Image Credit: DC)
The tribute image will be included in all of DC’s June titles as well as serving as a cover variant for Dark Crisis #7, the finale of the monthly event series starting in June.
To raise money for one of Pérez’s most popular charities, the Hero Initiative is selling a special version of the cover. Pérez was a founding member of the Hero Initiative Board of Directors, chaired the Payments Committee, and for many years was a familiar face at what was once the largest single fundraising event.
“The Heroes Initiative is one of my greatest prides,” Pérez told Newsarama late last year.
Each issue of Dark Crisis includes a transforming cover highlighting the earliest DC Crisis events in DC history, starting with Marv Wolfman from the first issue and Crisis on Infinite Earth by Pérez.
DC has promised artwork and more details on the cover of the metamorphosis in the coming weeks.
“George Pérez is one of my favorite comic book narrators. To say he’s a ‘great artist’ is overly understated,” said Joshua Williamson, author of Dark Crisis. “His work on the original Crisis of Infinite Earth inspired my love for DC Comics a lot. It’s no lie to see DC editors crafting this incredible piece of work with so many great legendary artists celebrating George. It was inspiring. And now I am honored to receive this accolade on the cover of Dark Crisis.”
In December 2021, Pérez announced to the comics community that she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and plans to spend the rest of the day celebrating the comics with friends, co-creators, and fans who will continue to live in thousands of formers. And millions of the latter.
DC’s birthday tribute is the latest attempt to celebrate his announcement and death on May 6. On April 21st, Marvel announced a special tribute to Pérez in Avengers #55, and last month DC, Marvel and the Hero Initiative teamed up to deliver a new limited-edition collectible from the JLA/Avengers that has been out of print for years.
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All-star tribute to the last George Pérez to be published in all DC June titles
DC will celebrate what would have been the 68th birthday of iconic comic book creator George Pérez for the entire month of June with a special two-page spread honoring one of the most beloved figures in the comic book community.
Pérez died on May 6, 2022.
Illustrated by a multi-generational all-star roster of artists including Alex Ross, Jim Lee, José Luis García-López, Todd McFarlane, Colleen Doran, Dave Gibbons, Dan Jurgens, and many more, the image features all of the DC characters Pérez was best known for drawing over his career in an homage to his signature style. The image also features Perez himself surrounded by the New Teen Titans and Deathstroke drawn by García-López.
The spread will appear in all of DC’s periodicals on sale in June, in celebration of Pérez’s birthday on June 9. A separate page features a key identifying the characters and artists that participated will also be included. Both images can be seen below.
Each artist worked from a layout designed by Jurgens, and the entire image is colored by Hi-Fi.
“When I was asked to come up with a design and layout that would honor George Pérez and his many incredible contributions to DC Comics over the years, I was truly honored,” said Dan Jurgens in DC’s announcement in April.
“I have admired George’s work since I first saw it and have had the good fortune to work with him in different capacities, on a number of projects. More importantly, I’ve been able to see the way George treats fans and readers, always smiling, gregarious and approachable. It was a joy to watch this cover come together and I’m sure everyone who contributed feels the same way.”
DC George Pérez birthday tribute (Image credit: DC)
Here’s a full list of all the characters featured in the image along with the artists who drew them, followed by the key page:
The Monitor & Anti-Monitor – Jim Lee & Scott Williams
Trigon – Todd McFarlane
The Spectre – Alex Ross
Darkseid – Walter Simonson
Firestorm & the Justice League satellite – Scott Kolins
Ares & Hippolyta – Phil Jimenez
Cheetah & the Amazons – Colleen Doran
Lady H.I.V.E. & H.I.V.E. agents – Scott Koblish
Vigilante – Dave Gibbons
Cheshire – Joëlle Jones
Brother Blood – Darryl Banks
Blackfire – Mike McKone
Gizmo & Mammoth – Klaus Janson
Shimmer – Bruno Redondo
Psimon – Mikel Janín
Neutron & Jinx – Dan Mora
The Legion of Super-Heroes – Francis Manapul
The Justice Society of America – Jerry Ordway
Power Girl & Huntress – Kevin Maguire
The Justice League of America (and the background) – Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund
Superboy-Prime & Alexander Luthor – Ivan Reis
Supergirl – Gary Frank
Harbinger – Adam Hughes
Pariah – Daniel Sampere
Jericho & Kole – Nicola Scott
The New Teen Titans, Deathstroke & George Pérez – José Luis García-López
DC George Pérez birthday tribute key (Image credit: DC)
In addition to being published in all of DC’s June titles, the tribute image will be featured as a variant cover for Dark Crisis #7, the finale of the monthly event series that begins in June.
A special version of the variant cover will be offered for sale by The Hero Initiative to raise funds for one of Pérez’s favorite charities. Pérez was a founding member of Hero Initiative’s board of directors, served as chair of its Disbursement Committee, and for years was a familiar face at fundraising events, at one time its single biggest fundraiser.
“The Hero Initiative is one of my greatest sources of pride,” Pérez told Newsarama late last year.
Every issue of Dark Crisis features a variant cover highlighting a previous DC ‘Crisis’ event from DC’s history beginning with Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman and Pérez for the first issue.
DC promised artwork and more details about the variant covers in the coming weeks.
“George Pérez is one of my favorite comic storytellers of all time. To say he’s a ‘great artist’ is a massive understatement,” said Dark Crisis writer Joshua Williamson. “His work on the original Crisis of Infinite Earths inspired so much of my love for DC Comics. When I saw DC editors pull together this incredible piece with so many amazing legendary artists celebrating George, I won’t lie, it was emotional. And now it’s an honor to have this tribute be a cover to Dark Crisis.”
In December 2021 Pérez shared with the comic book community that he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and subsequently announced his plans to live out his remaining days celebrating comic books with his friends, co-creators, and fans, of which there are thousands of the former and millions of the latter.
DC’s birthday tribute is the latest effort to celebrate him in light of his announcement and his death on May 6. On April 21 Marvel published a special tribute to Pérez in Avengers #55, and last month DC, Marvel, and the Hero Initiative teamed up to offer a limited new collected edition of JLA/Avengers, which had been out of print for years.
How George Pérez drew the entire Marvel and DC Universes and redefined the superhero genre.
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All-star tribute to the last George Pérez to be published in all DC June titles
DC will celebrate what would have been the 68th birthday of iconic comic book creator George Pérez for the entire month of June with a special two-page spread honoring one of the most beloved figures in the comic book community.
Pérez died on May 6, 2022.
Illustrated by a multi-generational all-star roster of artists including Alex Ross, Jim Lee, José Luis García-López, Todd McFarlane, Colleen Doran, Dave Gibbons, Dan Jurgens, and many more, the image features all of the DC characters Pérez was best known for drawing over his career in an homage to his signature style. The image also features Perez himself surrounded by the New Teen Titans and Deathstroke drawn by García-López.
The spread will appear in all of DC’s periodicals on sale in June, in celebration of Pérez’s birthday on June 9. A separate page features a key identifying the characters and artists that participated will also be included. Both images can be seen below.
Each artist worked from a layout designed by Jurgens, and the entire image is colored by Hi-Fi.
“When I was asked to come up with a design and layout that would honor George Pérez and his many incredible contributions to DC Comics over the years, I was truly honored,” said Dan Jurgens in DC’s announcement in April.
“I have admired George’s work since I first saw it and have had the good fortune to work with him in different capacities, on a number of projects. More importantly, I’ve been able to see the way George treats fans and readers, always smiling, gregarious and approachable. It was a joy to watch this cover come together and I’m sure everyone who contributed feels the same way.”
DC George Pérez birthday tribute (Image credit: DC)
Here’s a full list of all the characters featured in the image along with the artists who drew them, followed by the key page:
The Monitor & Anti-Monitor – Jim Lee & Scott Williams
Trigon – Todd McFarlane
The Spectre – Alex Ross
Darkseid – Walter Simonson
Firestorm & the Justice League satellite – Scott Kolins
Ares & Hippolyta – Phil Jimenez
Cheetah & the Amazons – Colleen Doran
Lady H.I.V.E. & H.I.V.E. agents – Scott Koblish
Vigilante – Dave Gibbons
Cheshire – Joëlle Jones
Brother Blood – Darryl Banks
Blackfire – Mike McKone
Gizmo & Mammoth – Klaus Janson
Shimmer – Bruno Redondo
Psimon – Mikel Janín
Neutron & Jinx – Dan Mora
The Legion of Super-Heroes – Francis Manapul
The Justice Society of America – Jerry Ordway
Power Girl & Huntress – Kevin Maguire
The Justice League of America (and the background) – Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund
Superboy-Prime & Alexander Luthor – Ivan Reis
Supergirl – Gary Frank
Harbinger – Adam Hughes
Pariah – Daniel Sampere
Jericho & Kole – Nicola Scott
The New Teen Titans, Deathstroke & George Pérez – José Luis García-López
DC George Pérez birthday tribute key (Image credit: DC)
In addition to being published in all of DC’s June titles, the tribute image will be featured as a variant cover for Dark Crisis #7, the finale of the monthly event series that begins in June.
A special version of the variant cover will be offered for sale by The Hero Initiative to raise funds for one of Pérez’s favorite charities. Pérez was a founding member of Hero Initiative’s board of directors, served as chair of its Disbursement Committee, and for years was a familiar face at fundraising events, at one time its single biggest fundraiser.
“The Hero Initiative is one of my greatest sources of pride,” Pérez told Newsarama late last year.
Every issue of Dark Crisis features a variant cover highlighting a previous DC ‘Crisis’ event from DC’s history beginning with Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman and Pérez for the first issue.
DC promised artwork and more details about the variant covers in the coming weeks.
“George Pérez is one of my favorite comic storytellers of all time. To say he’s a ‘great artist’ is a massive understatement,” said Dark Crisis writer Joshua Williamson. “His work on the original Crisis of Infinite Earths inspired so much of my love for DC Comics. When I saw DC editors pull together this incredible piece with so many amazing legendary artists celebrating George, I won’t lie, it was emotional. And now it’s an honor to have this tribute be a cover to Dark Crisis.”
In December 2021 Pérez shared with the comic book community that he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and subsequently announced his plans to live out his remaining days celebrating comic books with his friends, co-creators, and fans, of which there are thousands of the former and millions of the latter.
DC’s birthday tribute is the latest effort to celebrate him in light of his announcement and his death on May 6. On April 21 Marvel published a special tribute to Pérez in Avengers #55, and last month DC, Marvel, and the Hero Initiative teamed up to offer a limited new collected edition of JLA/Avengers, which had been out of print for years.
How George Pérez drew the entire Marvel and DC Universes and redefined the superhero genre.
#Allstar #tribute #George #Pérez #published #June #titles
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