RIP George Perez

 

He passed away on May 6th, 2022, at the age of 67.  Even though he had told everyone it would be happening, it still hurts.  I take solace in the fact that he is no longer in pain and his legacy will live on for quite a long time.  He was a great artist and a great writer.  Many of the artists I had been reading in comic books had been around long before I was an active reader.  George started at Marvel in 1973, which has always given me (in my mind) a sort of kinship with George's career.  He was my favorite artist.

I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to George several times at Comic Con in San Diego.  He was always gracious and talked to everyone he could.  I am still really happy I got to thank him for the JLA/Avengers series.  I didn't read everything he ever worked on, but I have read a lot of them, and I think I enjoyed about 99% of that.  He will be missed. 

Thank you for all the memories, George.