Comic Book Legend George Perez Has Terminal Pancreatic Cancer

^ Wonder Woman series

Very sad. Probably the best ever at penciling splash pages/covers that contain dozens of figures in action.

3 months! ha!

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This is so sad. George & his wife have bee together for about 40 years now & I recall he was born in 1955.

He was pro LGBT even in the 80s & went after Trump big time in the last 5 years. He was my favorite artist in all genres.

The last I heard, George is probably worth around $20 million & had at least 1 nice home in Florida.

My guess is that he was the richest comic book artist of all time & this will shoot his art prices up even more than they already are on sites like eBay. Success came to him pretty early in his early 20s (& rightly so) so he has had at least 4 decades to enjoy the good life.

To say the comic world won't be the same with out him is such an understatement. Imagine what he could've done in the next 30 years if he had them. I know he has raised lots of $$$ to help comic book workers with aid like housing, health care costs, etc. so I'm sure his peers will miss him too. His work on the late 80s Wonder Woman series made me realize how great a writer he is & that he had more to do with the writing style of other books like the New Teen Titans then what the public was told.

Here's the latest on him =

Cancer is a CUNT.

Sorry, Mr. Perez. At least you leave a great legacy.

He has Vulcan ears.

Deeply sad. When the news came out, it was so moving to see all the stories from fans and peers about what a sweet and supportive guy he was to them.

One of the best comic book artists ever, if not THE best.

His work raised the bar considerably. Bravo to him.

Sorry to hear he's ill and dying. He brought me many hours of pleasure over the years.

Probably only has a month or two left. Pancreatic cancer kills fast.

I think he is the best comic book artist of all time.

I love George. My childhood was full of memories of his work, esp CRISIS and NEW TEEN TITANS.

He managed to make Wonder Woman exciting again, after years and years of lackluster writing for the character.

Very sad news, he is a true legend in the industry. His reboot of Wonder Woman in the late 80s redefined the character.

I always loved this Wonder Woman cover from early in his run:

Can't Raven do something?

The Untold Tale of the Comics Story That Redefined Wonder Woman

Meanwhile, *certain* people are alive and in good health. It just isn’t fair.

99% of time pancreatic cancer has zero symptoms by the time they show up you have 10 months.

[quote]Meanwhile, *certain* people are alive and in good health. It just isn’t fair.

Why are you looking at me?

R21 Rob’s always had a rep for being a nice guy in the comic book biz. Utterly untalented, but personally nice.

bump for memories

This is very sad, George Perez is an absolute legend. He redefined and revitalized Wonder Woman in the late 1980s, his new approach to WW was brilliant.

I sent a lot of SASE things for him to sign along with get well soon cards to cheer him up and keep him busy at the same time. He’s a true gentleman genious in the field.

I just looked at his Facebook page & he seems well for his disease.

He just returned home from a stay in the hospital & seems in good spirits.

Closeted homosexual who accidentally outed himself in 1988 and 1989.

Ask Andy Mangels.

He sure did prove you wrong at R3 LOL!

R27 I looked Andy Mangels up but can't find out what went down between them.

Can you tell us what happened in the late 80s?

There was an Andy Mangels-written article about Gays In Comics in 1988. There was an anonymous “superstar writer/artist” who talked about being gay and closeted in the comics biz. He was saying how the industry wasn’t homophobic but he couldn’t come out.

Then he was talking about writing gay characters in comics, and he said, very huffy, that “No straight editor is going to tell me I can’t write gay characters in my stories!”

Then, midway through 1989, Perez was interviewed by Andy Mangels about his return to New Titans with the new origin for Donna Troy. When asked how editorial reacted to him depicting some of the Amazons as lesbians, Perez replied word for word what the “superstar wrier/artist” said in 1988: “No straight editor is going to tell me I can’t write gay characters in my stories!”

Thanks for that quick reply R30.

If the industry wasn't anti gay then I wonder why the superstar couldn't come out?

An anti gay family perhaps?

I think he meant the fans. Straight fanboys would freak out.

No one was out in 1988. Not Craig Hamilton, no one.

I’ve always assumed his wife is his obviously lesbian best friend.

Well, he never sucked MY dick.

R33 I saw Marv talking about killing off Supergirl in an interview.

He seemed like Snagglepuss 2.0 with his responses.

He should come out while there’s still time.

I especially loved his work on the late 90s Avengers with Kurt Busiek. Besides his epic crowd layouts and action scenes, he managed to give The Wasp (my favorite) a new costume almost every issue. Fabulous.

[quote]No one was out in 1988. Not Craig Hamilton, no one.

Man, there's a name I haven't heard in a while. WHET Craig Hamilton? I thought he did some good work in Aquaman.

Fuck cancer. I had the dearest, most loving uncle die less than 6 weeks after his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Hopefully Mr. Perez won’t suffer too much.

I scanned through Mangels article in Amazing Heroes and didn't find what you describe, r30. Can you pinpoint where your quotation is?

(Old site at link for background.)

From 2 hrs ago on FB:

Greetings all, Constance here, on behalf of George.

George is so grateful for the love and support he has received throughout his illness and and his whole career. The love all of you have shown him and Carol in this impossibly hard time is deeply appreciated. For those of you who sent in videos, thank you, George enjoyed them a great deal.

Presently, George is home and resting comfortably. He is not in any pain. There are no visitors or calls at this time, he is sleeping most of the time and is very at peace.

I thank you, as always, for respecting George and Carol's privacy and remind you to direct any inquires through this page. The attached photo is from Free Comic Book Day in 2014, this was always a favorite event of George's, he loved the chance to spend the day with his fans.

RIP, ladyfriend. She needs to suck as many black cocks as she possibly can before she goes tits up.

I don't know him, but he has a sweet face. What a sad story.

He is a legend in the industry.

Acclaimed artist Neal Adams died last week.

He did much to change the look of DC Comics in the late 60s, early 70s as George did in the early 80s.

Neal is one of my all-time favorite artists, along with George.

I loved Neal Adams' work too, but his scientific beliefs were nutter.

George Perez has died.

well fuck

The artist most responsible for turning Dick Grayson into comic's most fuckable male character.

Only 67, that's rough.

Pancreatic cancer is a bitch.

He made NPR.

George Perez and Neal Adams were my two favorite comic artists.

And both died within a week of each other. Stunning.

[quote]George Perez and Neal Adams were my two favorite comic artists.

Their styles were so different, but I loved them both, too. RIP.

Horribly sad. RIP.

The NY Times did a nice obituary

So sad… 🥲 R.I.P. George. No more suffering.

Thanks for all the dick, George! 🥲

[quote] He made NPR.

Everything does.

Gee I missed the deaths of both Neal Adams & George Perez.

May is becoming a bad month for comic fans.

Many studies show a strong connection between pancreatic cancer and fructose, so put down the Mountain Dew gurlfriends!

George Perez must have been bisexual. He was married to a woman, but he was completely into drawing hot guys, and during his run on the Teen Titans he always emphasized Robin being tied up or somehow put into bondage. He was the one responsible for Robin/Nightwing becoming the most sexualized/sexy of male superheroes.

If you've ever read Perez's run on Wonder Woman, you pretty much know he was at least bi. A straight man couldn't have written like that.

The run was brilliant, btw.

I agree he does make his male characters sexy as much as the female, but his post DC work "Sirens" was all busty women fighting each others! I was actually disappointed by it.