
I just want to be able to say goodbye with smiles as well as tears. He also explained that he hopes to set up one final book signing, as well as a public appearance "wherein I can be photographed with as many of my fans as possible, with the proviso that I get to hug each and every one of them. The cover of a comic book is created to draw attention, and it is usually up to the artist to create a striking image to entice the customer to purchase the comic. I am humbled and forever grateful."Įven in revealing his cancer diagnosis, Pérez similarly took time to thank his fans. And so much of that is thanks to all of you, the GREATEST fans in the world. That’s a pretty nice legacy to look back on. Due to the uniqueness of each item, please refer to the photos provided in this auction. Please see photos for more details regarding the condition of the comic. "Now I can sit back and watch the stuff I helped create entertain whole new generations. January, 2019 'Fantastic Four' Issue 3 Marvel comic book. Released in 2005, Fantastic 4 starred Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, and a pre-Captain America Chris Evans as the superhero team who gain powers after being exposed to cosmic rays following a failed space experiment. Here's a suggested reading order of Walter Simonson's Fantastic Four comics: 212 (Cover only, and it is worth the price of admission alone.) Marvel Age 80 (Great cover, great article.) s 334-336 (Stories & Covers by Walt, and I'm. New fan art reimagines the Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer poster as a Marvel comic book cover. In 2019, Pérez announced his retirement from comics due to various health issues and his declining eyesight. "I’ve had a wonderfully good run doing exactly what I have wanted to do since I was a child," he said at the time. It's a narrative best told in comics, as Simonson bends time and plays with the rules of static imagery. In the early 2oo0s, he and Kurt Busiek teamed up for the Marvel/DC crossover JLA/Avengers (aka Avengers/JLA). In the early 1990s, he also returned to Marvel to work with Ron Lim on Infinity Gauntlet, which served as the inspiration for much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Infinity Saga. He took over as the main artist of The Avengers with Issue #141 and also worked on Fantastic Four, "The Korvac Saga" and co-created Taskmaster.ĭuring his Marvel tenure, Pérez simultaneously worked on The New Teen Titans for DC, which reunited him with Marv Wolfman, with whom he first collaborated on Fantastic Four Annual. Pérez also took over as the artist on Justice League of America, and in 1984, he and Wolfman began work on DC's first major continuity reboot, Crisis on Infinite Earths.Īfter Crisis, Pérez helped establish DC's new continuity on titles like Wonder Woman, The New Titans and Action Comics.
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Pérez made his professional comics debut with 1974's Astonishing Tales #25 and would soon co-create White Tiger with Bill Mantlo for Deadly Hands of Kung Fu.
