George Pérez (b. 1954)

Born: 1954 June 9 in South Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2022 May 6 in Sanford, Florida, United States
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Biography:

George Pérez came to prominence in the 1970s penciling Fantastic Four and The Avengers for Marvel Comics. In the 1980s, he penciled The New Teen Titans, which became one of DC's top-selling series. He penciled DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths, followed by relaunching Wonder Woman as both writer and penciller.

Pérez was known for his detailed and realistic rendering, and his facility with complex crowd scenes.

Notes:

To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Name:

  • George Pérez
  • Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: George Family name: Pérez

Other Names:

  1. Pérez Type: Common Alternative Name
  2. Джордж Перез
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Creator at www.comics.org

Signatures:

  1. G. PEREZ [generic]
  2. George [generic]
  3. George Pérez [generic]
  4. George Perez
  5. GP [generic]
  6. GPz [generic]
  7. Guess Who? [generic]
  8. P [generic]
  9. Perez [generic]
  10. PEREZ
  11. PÉREZ
  12. PEREZ [no spaces]
  13. PZ [generic]

Awards:

  1. 1983: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  2. 1986: Kirby Award - Best Art Team
  3. 1986: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Cover Artist
  4. 1988: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Penciller
  5. 1992: Squiddy Award - Favorite Artist
  6. 1993: Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum Awards - Best Achievement by an Inker
  7. 1996: Thompsons - Best Achievement by an Inker
  8. 1997: Thompsons - Best Achievement by a Penciller
  9. 1998: Wizard Fan Awards - Favorite Penciller
  10. 1998: Squiddy Award - Penciller
  11. 1999: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Penciler
  12. 1999: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Creative Team
  13. 1999: Wizard Fan Awards - Favorite Penciller
  14. 1999: Eagle Awards - International Section - Favourite Comics Artist (Pencil Artist)
  15. 1999: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Penciller
  16. 2000: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Penciler
  17. 2000: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Penciller
  18. 2000: Wizard Fan Awards - Favorite Penciller
  19. 2001: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Penciller
  20. 2003: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Creative Team
  21. 2003: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Cover Artist
  22. 2003: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Penciller
  23. 2004: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Penciller
  24. 2005: Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award - [no name]
  25. 2006: Hero Initiative Awards - Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award
  26. 2017: Eisner Award - The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
  27. 2022: Inkwell Awards - Special Recognition Award
  28. 2023: Harvey Award - Harvey Kurtzman Award Hall of Fame

Awards for Issues:

  1. 1996: Squiddy Award - Reprint Collection
    Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (1997 series) [First Printing]
  2. 1997: Eisner Award - Best Humor Publication
    Sergio Aragonés Massacres Marvel (1996 series) #1
  3. 1998: Squiddy Award - Best Reprint Book
    Crisis on Infinite Earths (1998 series)
  4. 1999: Wizard Fan Awards - Comics' Greatest Moment
    Avengers (1998 series) #22 [Direct Edition]
  5. 2004: Wizard Fan Awards - Favorite One-Shot
    Avengers Finale (2005 series) #1

Relations:

  1. Spouse - Carol Flynn
    Notes: They were married from 1981 until Pérez's death in 2022.
  2. Spouse - Yvette Pérez
    Notes: They married on September 1st, 1973 and eventually divorced.

Art Influences:

George Pérez (b. 1954) stated influences by:
  1. Neal Adams (b. 1941)
  2. John Buscema (b. 1927)
  3. John Byrne (b. 1950)
  4. Steve Ditko (b. 1927)
  5. Gil Kane (b. 1926)
  6. Jack Kirby (b. 1917)
  7. Jim Starlin (b. 1949)
  8. Curt Swan (b. 1920)
  9. Barry Windsor-Smith (b. 1949)
Influences by George Pérez (b. 1954) were stated by:
  1. Mitch Ballard
  2. Kelly Corvese (b. 1965)
  3. Paris Cullins (b. 1960)
  4. Francisco Di Amorim (b. 197?)
  5. Colleen Doran (b. 1963)
  6. Greg Horn (b. 1970)
  7. Phil Jimenez (b. 1970)
  8. Jim Lee (b. 1964)
  9. Joe Madureira (b. 1974)
  10. Todd McFarlane (b. 1961)
  11. Danny Miki (b. 1963)
  12. Larry Nadolsky (b. 1957)
  13. Todd Nauck (b. 1971)
  14. Joe Quesada (b. 1962)
  15. Alex Ross (b. 1970)
  16. Rubine (b. 1983)
  17. John Watson (b. 1971)
  18. Chap Yaep (b. 1973)

Non Comics Works:

  1. Publication Title: Crisis on Infinite Earths (book) - Role: artist - Year: 2005
    Employer Name : ibooks
    Work Title: cover
    Notes: Pérez did the cover artwork in collaboration with Alex Ross for Marv Wolfman's prose version of the comic book series.

  2. Publication Title: Justice League: An Adult Coloring Book (book) - Role: artist - Year: 2017
    Employer Name : DC Comics
    Notes: Interior B&W artwork for coloring.

  3. Publication Title: Wonder Woman: Strangers in Paradise (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1988
    Employer Name : Mayfair Games
    Notes: George Pérez collaborate with author Dan Greenberg, did the interior art and cover art for this DC Heroes Role Playing Module.

  4. Publication Title: X-Men & The Avengers: Gamma Quest - Book 3: Friend or Foe? (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1999
    Employer Name : Berkley Boulevard
    Notes: Pérez did illustrations for the book.

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