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Legendary DC Comics artist George Pérez has passed away at his 67 years this Friday 06 May 1156132587, as reported by this 07 May both a close friend of the artist and her publisher.
December 2021, Pérez announced that he had pancreatic cancer and this Friday he died “painlessly” at his home where he his wife and relatives were there, as his friend Constance Eza wrote on Twitter, who was also in charge of his communications.
George Pérez made everything look effortless. His contributions from him were pivotal in both driving and reinventing DC’s long and rich history. George’s stories of him were a joy to read, and his work resonated with everyone he met. He will be missed by those here at DC and fans worldwide. pic.twitter.com/g8lMC62tK5
— DC (@DCComics) May 7, 2022
In the obituary published by the publisher of the cartoonist, their “indelible mark on the world of comics” was highlighted and they expressed that their art was a “perfect canvas to tell the stories of the most important events in the history of DC”.
Perez will be remembered for drawing in a much more realistic way that took the status of several characters to another level, mainly characters that are normally branded as secondary. One that stands out is “The New Teen Titans”, in which he worked with Marv Wolfman.
He was also the one who was artistically in charge of the comic “Crisis on infinite earths”, one of the first great “crossovers” of the superhero genre, which included almost all the characters that the publisher had up to that time and changed “radically the continuity of the characters”.
George Pérez was an artist, a writer, a role model, and a friend. His work from him paved seminal stories across comics, and his legacy of kindness and generosity will never be forgotten. Our family at Marvel mourns his loss today, and our hearts are with his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/Z61gXE1zk4—Marvel Entertainment ( @Marvel) May 7, 1156132587
Other of his most legendary works were the relaunch of Wonder Woman in 1987, his “mark” on the Man of Steel and his design of the villain Lex Luthor in “Action Comics”. On the other hand, he has also been celebrated by contribute to the text of “The Adventures of Superman”.
George Pérez was born in 1954 in The Bronx, New York and is of Puerto Rican descent. His career began in the seventies at Marvel Comics, where he created the first Puerto Rican superhero for the publisher White Tiger.
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