The Fabulous Art Of: George Perez

There are a handful of artists in the comic book industry who are legends in my eyes. These are artists whose work is absolutely stunning.  Artists in this category are excellent at depicting a variety of faces, facial expressions, body types, costumes, backgrounds and intricate details.  George Perez is one of those artists. The first time I saw his art was also my introduction to the DC Universe:  Crisis on Infinite Earths.  I remember being overwhelmed at his art.  The incredible characters he was drawing, the various locations, the sheer detail.  It was awesome.  As my comic book collection has grown, I’ve read many books with his name attached on art:  Avengers (Volumes 1 and 3), Fantastic Four, Justice League of America, Wonder Woman, Ultraforce, Infinity Gauntlet, Avengers/JLA, and more.  As the years go by, his art continues IMHO, to improve, rather than deteriorate.  As with the last TFAO, I’ve come across some art by George Perez on DeviantArt:

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I love this.  Love, love, love this. This is obviously a dream line-up as the characters present and the costumes worn are from different time periods (Carol Danvers wasn’t Ms Marvel when Mockingbird was on the Avengers, for instance).

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I’d love to see the story behind this comic (yeah, there likely isn’t a story, but I’d like to see one made).  It reminds me of the plans for the original JLA/Avengers crossover in the 80s which fell apart (that’s another one I wish would be finished).  A few things stand out to me:

  • Wally’s Kid Flash costume isn’t right.  His pants were red with yellow boots.
  • Wonder Girl might be able to lasso Hercules, but he’s waaaaaaaay out of her league.  She would actually be more of a match for Wonder Man.
  • Likewise, Quicksilver is no match for Kid Flash.
  • If I recall correctly, Red Star (at the time he wore that costume) couldn’t fly.
  • Sometimes I wish battles like this didn’t pair the more similar characters together.  Looking at Captain America/Robin, Scarlet Witch/Raven, Hawkeye/Speedy, Quicksilver/Kid Flash…I’d like to see some battles that are a little different.  Maybe Raven/Vision, Speedy/Beast, Cyborg/Yellowjacket, Wonder Girl/Captain America

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Ah, George Perez doing Thanos (although the third panel doesn’t look like Perez and I can’t find his signature anywhere).  I loved the issues of Infinity Gauntlet that Perez drew (wish he could have finished it darnit).  I have no idea where the Marvel Cinematic films are going with Thanos, but seeing him and the Infinity Gauntlet brings back fond memories; memories that include stellar art by Perez.

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The funny thing about this piece is that both the Anti-Monitor and Thanos are obsessed with ending life-everywhere.  You’d almost think they’d work together.  In any case, with the Gauntlet, Thanos’ power level far outstrips the Anti-Monitor, which is scary, because that dude consumes power from entire universes.

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The story behind this would be incredibly short.  The Infinity Gauntlet grants absolute mastery over time, space, reality, power, the mind, and the soul.  Even at pre-Crisis levels of power, Superman can’t match that.  Heck, at Thanos’ regular power levels, he’s at least a match for the Silver Surfer, if not more powerful, and he’s taken on Odin, one of the most powerful All-Father’s among Earth’s various pantheons.  Superman’s toast.  Even if he had the help of the JLA.

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Ah, one of comics’ best buddy relationships: Wonder Man and the Beast, drawn by one of the best. I still don’t like the jacket look on Simon though.

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I feel sorry for the Avengers here.  On their own, both Ultron and Count Nefaria have proven to be among the most powerful and deadliest foes of the Avengers.  Together? Facing a team with so few members?  Bye bye Earth’s mightiest heroes (yeah, the Grim Reaper is kinda redundant here; I know it’s a commission piece).

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Again with the Grim Reaper.  WTF? Thanos is more than enough, even without the Infinity Gauntlet.  Once again, Perez shines.

 

 

 

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The Fabulous Art Of: George Perez
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