For all fans of comics and DCthere are very few things as legendary as George Perez; that’s why this year DC has decided to celebrate the 68th birthday (which will be on June 9), of this living icon, with a special two-page extension that presents a group of great artists, who decided to collaborate in this tribute.
This two-page extension, will be included in all DC books in Juneand the tribute design was designed by Dan Jurgensin it we can see a large number of heroes of DC along with his own Perezplus, as you may know, all of these characters were created by some of the biggest talent in comics, including Jim Lee, Walter Simonson, alex ross, Todd McFarlane, Dave Gibbons, Nicholas Scott, Joelle Jones, Mikel Janin, Dan Mora, jerry ordway, Daniel Sampere and more, all colored by Hi-Fi.
“When I was asked to come up with a design and layout that would honor George Perez and his incredible contributions to DC Comics over the years, I was truly honored.” “I have admired George’s work since I first saw him and have been fortunate to work with him in different capacities, on a number of projects. More importantly, I have been able to see the way George treats fans and readers. , always smiling, sociable and approachable. It was a joy to see this cover being created and I’m sure everyone who contributed feels the same way.”mentioned, Dan Jurgens.
That’s why this tribute features characters with whom Perezhas been placed in a special place in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of followers of DC around the world, including: The New Teen Titans, super girl, The Justice League of America, Trigon, Specter, Darkseid, Firestorm, Cheetah and The Amazons, Power Girl and Huntress, The Legion of Super-Heroes, and more; Additionally, accompanying the two-page spread on a separate page will be a key highlighting the characters and the artists who drew them, and you can see both the two-page spread and the key in the images.
This special tribute and living tribute to George Perezwill also be featured as a variant cover of Dark Crisis #7and each cover in that series will highlight one of the previous Crisis events from the history of DCbeginning with the original Crisis on Infinite Earths from Marvel’s Wolfman Y Perez. There will also be a special version of the variant Dark Crisis #7 available in The Hero Initiative to raise money for one of America’s favorite charities Perez.
“George Perez is one of my favorite comic book storytellers of all time. To say he’s a ‘great artist’ is an understatement.” “His work on the original Crisis of Infinite Earths inspired so much of my love for DC Comics. When I saw DC editors put together this incredible piece with so many incredible legendary artists celebrating George, I won’t lie, it was emotional. And now it’s a honor that this tribute is a version of Dark Crisis”said the writer of Dark Crisis, Joshua Williamson.