# RIP, George Pérez

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** comic-books-manga, celebrity-death\
**Created:** [May 7, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130 "2022-05-07T23:57:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![wjChia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wjChia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wjChia)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130/1 "2022-05-07T23:57:01Z")

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> **[DC Remembers George Perez](https://www.dc.com/DC-Remembers-George-Perez)**
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> GEORGE PÉREZ (1954-2022)

An absolute legend of the comics world has left us. A few months ago, he announced that he has terminal cancer, and thankfully the comics industry has spent the time since then celebrating his life and work.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130/2 "2022-05-07T23:59:30Z")

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A very sad passing. Perez was an absolutely brilliant artist. Godspeed, George.

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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130/3 "2022-05-08T13:22:43Z")

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The first superhero comic book I remember following was The New Teen Titans. Always loved the art.

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130/4 "2022-05-08T14:20:51Z")

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One of the best in the business. With a lot of comic-book artists, there tends to be one generic face, and you need costumes and haircuts to tell them apart. Perez could draw a crowd of characters, and each person would be unique, with a distinctive nose, a distinctive jawline, etc.

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**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130/5 "2022-05-08T15:33:40Z")

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Neal Adams last week and now George Perez. Giants who will be missed.

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130/6 "2022-05-09T12:03:43Z")

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Best comic book artist ever. If a company wanted someone to draw a project that featured thousands of characters, he’s the only one anyone would consider turning to. He will be sorely missed, and deservedly celebrated.

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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-perez/964130/7 "2022-05-09T12:25:57Z")

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Perez wore his out his wrist doing a JLA/Avengers crossover featuring every single hero who had been a member of either team up to then . He definitely earned his comic-book stripes. RIP!