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exboyfil

(17,918 posts)
Mon May 9, 2022, 11:39 AM May 2022

George Perez, beloved superhero comic book artist, dies at 67

Some tremendous art on Wolfman's Teen Titans run. Also Crisis. 67 is way too young to die. RIP to his family and friends.

Thank you for the exciting and beautiful art. You made Wolfman's story come alive. Made my college years a blast.

"A comic book legend is gone. Five months after publicly announcing his terminal cancer diagnosis, artist and writer George Pérez — who redefined the Teen Titans, created the first great superhero crossover event, and influenced countless other artists — has died, his friends and family confirmed on social media Saturday. He was 67 years old."


https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/george-p-rez-beloved-superhero-211143096.html

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George Perez, beloved superhero comic book artist, dies at 67 (Original Post) exboyfil May 2022 OP
I'll never forget his work on the Avengers in the 70s... First Speaker May 2022 #1
And Neal Adams a few days earlier AZSkiffyGeek May 2022 #2
Several years ago, when Len Wein died MurrayDelph May 2022 #9
Assuming you had Perez spelled the correct way with the accent mark. Which for some reason gets Carlitos Brigante May 2022 #3
Copy and paste from the Yahoo article exboyfil May 2022 #4
Yup. Whether I copy and paste or use the Alt-### thingy. It types it in. But Carlitos Brigante May 2022 #5
Yes exboyfil May 2022 #6
Wow having some 80s as kid flashbacks. I loved The X-Men. It was so good that I would catch my Carlitos Brigante May 2022 #8
I met him and knew him for quite a while before learning who he was whopis01 May 2022 #7
Teen Titans went downhill without him Johonny May 2022 #10

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,506 posts)
2. And Neal Adams a few days earlier
Mon May 9, 2022, 12:03 PM
May 2022

Two absolute giants. I read a post that said the best way to explain to non-comics readers just how big a deal they were was to say "Imagine if Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg died the same week."

MurrayDelph

(5,413 posts)
9. Several years ago, when Len Wein died
Mon May 9, 2022, 02:53 PM
May 2022

Forest Lawn did NOT have a single place to put a car, so many people attended his funeral.

My wife and I got to explain to Larry Niven what a big deal Len was. Niven just thought he was a nice guy who threw good parties.

Carlitos Brigante

(26,746 posts)
3. Assuming you had Perez spelled the correct way with the accent mark. Which for some reason gets
Mon May 9, 2022, 12:10 PM
May 2022

omitted whenever I try using those characters.

exboyfil

(17,918 posts)
4. Copy and paste from the Yahoo article
Mon May 9, 2022, 12:21 PM
May 2022

I think you are right. I corrected it to without the accent.

Thanks.

Carlitos Brigante

(26,746 posts)
5. Yup. Whether I copy and paste or use the Alt-### thingy. It types it in. But
Mon May 9, 2022, 12:24 PM
May 2022

once I post, it's gone. I didn't think it was a browser issue. Since I'm able to do it on YouTube comments and other platforms...... aaaanyway. Off topic. We lost him too soon.

exboyfil

(17,918 posts)
6. Yes
Mon May 9, 2022, 12:37 PM
May 2022

I still remember my college friend handing me a copy of New Teen Titans #1. I had read some Titans as a kid, but I mostly was into the Legion. Didn't know what to expect, but gobbled it up along with Moore's Swamp Thing and the new X-Men (which I had been reading since Giant Size #1).

Carlitos Brigante

(26,746 posts)
8. Wow having some 80s as kid flashbacks. I loved The X-Men. It was so good that I would catch my
Mon May 9, 2022, 02:01 PM
May 2022

older siblings, who thought comics were lame, reading them. For some reason I dabbled with DC but Marvel was king, for me.

whopis01

(3,704 posts)
7. I met him and knew him for quite a while before learning who he was
Mon May 9, 2022, 01:25 PM
May 2022

It was through something that had nothing to do with comic books. Our partners were both involved in a dance group together and he and I were both there with them. He was a really nice guy. I used to talk with him at those events for ages before realizing who he was.

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